Gold Coast Arts Center VacationArts Program During Winter Recess

Celebrate Presidents’ Week with an all-day creative program offered at the Gold Coast Arts Center in Great Neck! Gold Coast Arts Center School for the Arts once again offers its popular VacationArts program on non-school days for children in pre-K through seventh grade.

This year’s winter program is on February 19, 20, 21, and 22 from 9:00 a.m.until 3:00 p.m., with activities that include art, music, chess, acting, and dance, taught by experienced instructors. Each day of VacationArts is full of artful activities in a professional and creative environment. Children leave the Arts Center each day happy, confident and proud of what they’ve accomplished in VacationArts.

“After experiencing one day at the Gold Coast Arts Center, children want to spend their whole vacation here,” said Ellen Schiff, Director, School for the Arts at the Gold Coast Arts Center.

The program takes place at the Gold Coast Arts Center, 113 Middle Neck Road in Great Neck, NY, 11021. The affordable tuition includes a nut-free snack and a full lunch while offering optimal flexibility for parents. VacationArts is also available during Spring Recess in April. The Arts Center offers sibling discounts for all camps and classes, and special pricing is available to Members. For specific prices, or to learn more about the programs and activities offered through VacationArts, please call 516-829-2570 or visit http://goldcoastarts.org/school-for-the-arts/vacationarts/.

About the Gold Coast Arts Center
The Gold Coast Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting the arts through education, exhibition, performance and outreach. Located on the North Shore of Long Island, it has brought the arts to tens of thousands of people throughout the region for more than 20 years. Among the Center’s offerings are its School for the Arts, which holds year-round classes in visual and performing arts for students of all ages and abilities; a free public art gallery; a concert and lecture series; film screenings and discussions; the annual Gold Coast International Film Festival; and initiatives that focus on senior citizens and underserved communities. These initiatives include artist residencies, after-school programs, school assemblies, teacher-training workshops and parent-child workshops. The Gold Coast Arts Center is an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Partners in Education program, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. More information can be found at www.goldcoastarts.org.

Photo caption: Children learning the art of cartooning, one of several programs offered at the Gold Coast Arts Center’s VacationArts program February 19, 20, 21, and 22. Photo courtesy of the Gold Coast Arts Center.