Gold Coast Arts Center Offers VacationArts Program

Celebrate the school Holiday Recess with an all-day creative program offered at the Gold Coast Arts Center in Great Neck. Gold Coast Arts Center is again offering its highly popular VacationArts program on no-school days for children in pre-K through seventh grade.

This year’s holiday program is on December 26, 27 and 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children can attend on one or more of these days and participate in fun and educational activities, including art, music, chess, acting, dance, and the all-popular edible art all of which are taught by great teachers. Each day of VacationArts is full of activities offered in a creative space. Children leave the Arts Center each day feeling happy, confident, and accomplished.

“VacationArts is a terrific opportunity for children to experience every aspect of creativity, including art, dance and theatre,” says Ellen Schiff, Director, School for the Arts.

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 Winter Recess in February and Spring Recess in April. Gold Coast Arts Center’s members get special pricing! For specific details and 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©(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 nearly 25 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 workshopsfor 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.