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Arts Celebration at Kids Castle May 31
The Friends of Kids Castle will hold an Arts Celebration at Kids Castle on Saturday, May 31 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to recognize the artists, sponsors, and volunteers, who have donated their time, artistic skills, and charitable contributions to the Mural Arts Program.
The Mural Arts Program, spearheaded by Art and Beautification Coordinator, Jacqui Devlin, is comprised of thirty-nine talented artists with backgrounds in watercolors, acrylics, and exterior paints. Some of the artists range in experience from local student artists, collegial artists, amateur and professional artists of the likes of Jim Lukens, Harry Boardman, Dean Thomas, Pia St. Onge, and Michael Kuyper, whose works can be found in galleries around Bucks County.
Murals will be posted along the brick walkway, which will line the outside perimeter of the castle forming a one-of-a-kind interactive, outdoor museum depicting the Bucks County landscape, historical and cultural sites, as well as highlighting the names of local businesses and organizations, which have supported the Save Kids Castle Initiative. The murals range in size from 2'x3', 4'x3', and 6'x3' panels.
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“It’s exciting to see so many people coming together to make the Mural Arts Walkway a reality,” says Devlin. “It really is going to be a wonderful museum for people to relax and walk along taking in various features of Bucks County.”
For more information about the Mural Arts Program, please contact Jacqui Devlin at aftondevlin@yahoo.com.
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Kids Castle is located at 425 Wells Road in Doylestown Township. Named by the children of Doylestown Township through an art contest in 1996, it was built without the use of taxpayer dollars through volunteer community effort. It is located in Central Park, a 108-acre park that offers a multitude of active and passive recreational opportunities.
The Friends of Kids Castle recently announced the kick-off of Phase II of its three-phase project. Build the Kingdom at Kids Castle will add new play structures to the areas surrounding the castle and create play environments where children of all ages and abilities can be together and have fun. The play areas will address developmental needs of the whole child by intentionally providing opportunities for physical, cognitive, communicative, social and emotional, and sensory development.
These areas have been divided into four kingdoms, one of which will contain equipment for children under age five, and another that will house a large play piece with ramps from one end to the other that twist and turn while elevating more than four feet off of the ground. There will be plenty of multiple play areas accessible to all, including those in a mobility device.
To find out more about Phase II, volunteering, or to make a donation, visit SaveKidsCastle.org.