Part Time Position at The Art Place

The job entails meeting and greeting the public, helping the office staff and with events and activities.

Cobb County Government has posted a part-time position for a recreation leader at The Art Place-Mountain View.  The position is general in nature and involves work up to 29 hours a week. The pay is between $7.98 to $13.57 an hour.  Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent and be able to work with the public and the staff.  For more information click here. 

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Youth Camps at The Art Place

Registration is underway for July sessions of the Curtain Call Youth Players.

Curtain Call Youth Players camps will be held at The Art Place - Mountain View this summer for children is grades kindergarten through 12th grade. Participants will experience adventures in acting, dancing, singing and teamwork, creating a final performance for family and friends. Campers will perform a short play at the end of each camp to display their talents. High school master classes will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m., July 2-6. Experienced instructors will cover playwriting, improvisation, stage combat and acting for film. The cost is $50 per session, or $175 for all four. Elementary Playhouse will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m., July 16-20 for rising third through fifth graders. Participants will enter the "Court of King Arithmetic," where he, his …

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Time to Plant Musical Seeds

Registration is underway at The Art Place and Draisen Edwards Music Center for spring classes.

Registration is underway now at two locations in East Cobb offering Musik to Grow classes that nurture musical talents and aspirations in children.  Spring classes begin later this month at The Art Place Mountain View and the Draisen Edwards Music Center, with both lasting through mid-May. Gardeners know the right time to plant seeds -- not too early before the possibility of frost and not too late when the sun is too hot. Let's discuss the best time for planting musical seeds in order help our children fulfill their music potential.  It is tempting to wait until elementary years to enroll a child in violin or piano lessons and bypass early childhood music experiences. There is no doubt that a young child can learn certain skills on these …

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Teacher Spotlight: Victoria Spencer Smith

Smith is an instructor at The Art Place-Mountain View who teaches actors, writers and directors of every discipline how to increase their core awareness of what dropping into character really means.

Victoria Spencer Smith grew up in Atlanta an only child. She says that is probably why she still loves playing cops and robbers. She does not have an accent unless she needs to call on her Southern roots. She visits with her grandmother to enjoy the company, and get the accent right. Smith loves a good laugh and making everyone around her a little happier and free. Her greatest joy (outside of working with dynamic, creative people who trust in the synergy of the universe) is watching her son grow so gracefully and pure of soul. She can always take a lesson or two from an eight year old. Her magic is just around the corner willing the characters and the story to come to life through hard work, and of course blood, sweat and tears. She's …

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PatchCast

A Horrific and Brutal Murder

A video roundup of your regional headlines Tuesday, Dec. 6.

Click on a link below to read more about stories featured in today's PatchCast: 'Horrific and Brutal Murder' (Jorelys Rivera) The Art Place: Ushering in the Holiday Spirit

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Artist Attic Sneak a Peek 2011

The Art Place-Mountain View offers handmade items created by students, instructors and staff that will make for great holiday gifts and decorating.

An assortment of holiday decorations and gifts await you at The Art Place-Mountain View's Artist Attic. All items are handmade by students, instructors and staff. Great one of a kind gifts for families, teachers or friends. Great prices and one-stop shopping. The show runs Nov. 17-Dec. 17 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 770-509-2700 for weekend and evening hours. Artists included in this year's show include: Teresa Barnes Bill Ensign Renee Speenburgh Erin Fleitcher Sonja Allers Linda Zlotnik Mary Sue Burnsed Lori Holmes Jennifer Loughlin Marjie Schutz David Batley Marilyn Snyder Robin O’Connor Ann Wallin Donna McMinn Christine Biasetti Pam Beagle-Daresta Hugo Rodriguez Darra Jannuzzo Sarah Dunnell Nelah Gabler Tehwan Tso TinTin Lukita Rie Sato …

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Art Place Given Cultural Affairs Award

The Girls Fusion Art Program, a collaboration among The Art Place, Mountain View Arts Alliance and Cobb County Girls Court, addresses the special needs of adolescent girls in the judicial system.

Northeast Cobb's The Art Place and Mountain View Arts Alliance recently accepted a 2011 State GRPCA Cultural Affairs Program Award for its "Fusion" Cobb County Girls Court Program. The Girls Fusion Art Program allowed 15 young women to discover that art can be an emotional outlet. They were given this opportunity as an alternative to more negative experiences, such as youth detention centers. Many of the participants commented that they learned patience, learned how to cope with their feelings and learned to express themselves through art. The program was success in helping impact these youth in a critical time in their lives.

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And the Band Played On—Despite Stormy Weather

Delta Moon rocks the house with a free concert in Northeast Cobb.

First time visitors and veteran attendees filled the lawn Saturday night for the fifth Summer Stars concert performance of the season, hosted by The Art Place and the Mountain View Arts Alliance in Northeast Cobb. The free summer concerts series started in 1992. It has become a popular event for locals and residents from the surrounding area alike. “Throughout the year, we hold a variety of fundraisers to help support the free concert series, as well as raising money for the MUST Ministries charity,” said Dave Patterson, MVAA board member for 15 years. John and Terri Callozzo have been attending the free concerts for the past 10 years and, with Delta Moon being one of Mr. Callozzo’s favorite bands, they were eagerly anticipating the night’…

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Campers Get Creative with Multimedia

This past week, The Art Place Mountain View hosted a "Multimedia Camp" for middle school children.

"Multimedia Camp" for middle school children was held weekdays this past week at The Art Place - Mountain View. Up to 24 students participated in each of the two daily sessions.  Instructor Betsy Khuri has a passion for both children and art, evident in her interaction with kids.  "Multimedia Camp was designed to encourage the creative side of students," said Khuri. Multimedia Camp focused on the art of papier-mache and shadow boxes. Students made papier-mache animals, dancing and other figurines, and shadow boxes. In addition to making art, students played different games intended to keep the creative juices flowing.  "We encourage our students to think out of the box and to be different. We want to see different creations and not just …

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