Local Girl Scout Launches Nature-Themed Art Contest for K-8

ATLANTA – Getting outdoors has been a common “stay
sane” strategy during the coronavirus pandemic. Now a local girl scout
is asking kids to take inspiration from the plants and animals that they
have observed and create works of art to be replicated on PATH400.

Picture Your Path
is an art contest organized by Katie Maier, a rising junior at The
Lovett School who is pursuing her Girl Scout Gold Award. When Maier was
in fifth grade, her artwork was one of 10 designs selected for
installation along the first segment of PATH400 as part of Livable
Buckhead’s Playing with Shadows contest. That experience inspired her to
give the same opportunity to other young artists.

Picture Your Path is open to all students in grades Kindergarten
through eight living in the greater Atlanta area. Entries should be
drawn in crayon, colored pencil or marker and must be based on the theme
“Plants and Animals Native to Georgia.” Entries will be submitted to
Livable Buckhead, and judges will select three designs to be recreated
as murals on columns along the newest section of PATH400 between Lenox
Square and Miami Circle. Contest entries are due on September 15.

For more details visit www.livablebuckhead.org/pictureyourpath.

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About Livable Buckhead

Livable Buckhead is a nonprofit organization that strives to ensure
the long-term viability and prosperity of the Buckhead community. The
organization achieves its mission by working cooperatively with
individuals, public entities and private businesses to integrate
sustainable strategies. Livable Buckhead implements programs related to
greenspace, recycling, energy efficiency, commute alternatives, arts and
culture, real estate development and land use. For more information
about Livable Buckhead and its programs, visit livablebuckhead.org.

About PATH400

PATH400 is a 5.2-mile walkable, bikeable greenway being constructed
on public land adjacent to GA400 extending from the bank of Peachtree
Creek northward toward the northern edge of Atlanta. It is the
centerpiece of a broader greenspace plan, the Buckhead Collection,
initiated by Atlanta Councilman Howard Shook. Livable Buckhead is
spearheading the PATH400 project in partnership with the Buckhead
Community Improvement District (Buckhead CID) and the PATH Foundation.
Several other agencies and organizations are involved in the development
of PATH400, including Georgia Department of Transportation, the City of
Atlanta, MARTA, Atlanta Neighborhood Planning Unit B, and Atlanta
Public Schools. PATH400 will increase access to community amenities such
as arts, historic, and cultural exhibits; neighborhood pocket parks and
greenspaces; retail centers; and learning centers. For more information
about PATH400 or to donate to the capital campaign, visit
livablebuckhead.com.

About PATH Foundation

In just 24 years, PATH has developed over 235 miles of trail
throughout Georgia and has become a nationally recognized model for
trail-building success. PATH’s linear parks have become part of the
landscape in urban and rural areas, in affluent and impoverished
communities. PATH trails are bringing people together from all races,
ages, income levels and cultural backgrounds. Significant progress
toward building Atlanta a network of trails includes: The Silver Comet,
Stone Mountain, Lionel Hampton, Westside, Arabia Mountain, Chastain
Park, South Decatur Trolley, Northwest Atlanta, and Freedom Park Trails.