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Children, parents and grandparents flocked to a special installment of the Artful Afternoon on Sunday, October 7 that celebrated the 80th anniversary of the first art classes at the Community Center. Participants delighted in printmaking, drawing and stamping projects themed around Greenbelt’s rich history in the arts.
Sheila Maffay-Tuthill, the education and volunteer coordinator at the Greenbelt Museum, was enlisted to assist with this special anniversary event. With her help, children learned more about the artwork of Lenore Thomas Straus, the sculptor who crafted the bas reliefs on the Community Center and the Mother and Child statue in Roosevelt Center. Participants used stamps of her work to create their own art pieces.
This event is very special to Maffay-Tuthill because it allows children to “understand the special Greenbelt heritage, with its emphasis on the arts from the very beginning.”
The Artful Afternoon also brought in some new young artists in the making from the community. Paisley Mckelvey attended the event for the first time with her daughter Kamia Jeter because she saw it on Facebook and was intrigued. She said they enjoyed the event so much that they want to return to the Community Center for some art classes in the future.
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