Creative Activites for the Youth in Tangipaphoa Parish, Louisiana

             Tre Irving of Amite, LA learning photograpy

Exploring the Arts in Tangipaphoa Parish

Nurturing Our Roots Fine Arts Gallery Art Program for children mission is to help the youth to explore their creative abilities. Every child regardless of income or social status should have an opportunity to express their creative capabilities. Lots of children spend their time being creative, drawing, coloring, painting and sometimes making their own toys. This past week Nurturing Our Roots Fine Arts Gallery had the opportunity to assist children with the arts. Whether that is through taken photographs, painting, drawing, planting a garden or horseback riding, the children enjoy exploring and pursuing fun things. Taking photographs is an art, whether the child or young adults are taking the photographs or being photographed, they all like cameras. Photography can be used to teach children lessons in science, travel, history, graphic designing, and can be used to enhance the child communication skills. Professional photojournalist Wesaam Al-Badry and Walter C. Black, Sr., believes that the best way to teach children about photography is just simply put a camera in their hands. Children learn technology five times faster then most adults.

Horseback Riding in Fluker, LA

Photo Credit: Walter  C. Black, Sr.

When my brothers were growing up in the Amite, LA as children, they would pretend that they were riding horses. Sometimes while watching the television series "Bonanza" they would pretend that the horses belong to them.  The children in Fluker, La enjoy riding horses as much as they enjoy playing football or basketball. It was good to see the youth outside enjoying activities like horseback riding. Many kids today like to sit inside and play video games. Children who live in extreme poverty can't afford video games so they play outside more then children who has access to video games.

   Bernard Temple teaching Pre-K Art Students      

"Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last, you create what you will"

I haven't met a child yet that doesn't like to draw, color, paint or, enjoy arts and crafts. Nurturing Our Roots Fine Arts Gallery in Amite, LA is committed to encouraging the child to expand their creativity art capabilities. Arts is a powerful tool that help children developing many academic skills, such as critical thinking,  and how to stay focus. Art is science, the children can learn how to explore the arts through recycling items such as, paper, bottles, wood, and other items that we throw away. Children have great imaginations and can find creative ways to take trash and recycle it by making art. More importantly they can learn important lessons about recycling and how recycling can help save energy and natural resources.


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