Announcing the FLY Children’s Art Center in Ypsilanti

Even the kids are getting into Ypsi’s emerging arts identity.Excerpt:My friend Ruth Marks is launching an incredibly cool children’s art program in Ypsi called FLY, and I had an opportunity this weekend to ask her a few questions about it… Here’s the interview:MARK: So, what’s FLY?RUTH: FLY Children’s Art Center is a non-profit organization that makes meaningful art making experiences accessible to children ages 5-10 in Ypsilanti. We chose our name FLY in reference to flight, in reference to the 90’s hip-hop term for amazing, and to signify For the Love of Ypsilanti. We offer open studio style classes in the community for a small fee, as well as activities inside public schools at no cost to the students.Read the rest of the story here.

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Even the kids are getting into Ypsi’s emerging arts identity.

Excerpt:

My friend Ruth Marks is launching an incredibly cool children’s art program in Ypsi called FLY, and I had an opportunity this weekend to ask her a few questions about it… Here’s the interview:

MARK: So, what’s FLY?

RUTH: FLY Children’s Art Center is a non-profit organization that makes meaningful art making experiences accessible to children ages 5-10 in Ypsilanti. We chose our name FLY in reference to flight, in reference to the 90’s hip-hop term for amazing, and to signify For the Love of Ypsilanti. We offer open studio style classes in the community for a small fee, as well as activities inside public schools at no cost to the students.

Read the rest of the story here.

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