Ashley Bryan Art Series Youth Art Festival
September 21, 2024
10:30am – 12:30pm
African American Research Library and Cultural Center
2650 Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
Ashley Bryan Art Series Youth Art Festival, an afternoon dedicated to art and stories.
- Meet award-winning writer/illustrator Johnnie Christmas for an engaging presentation that will ignite young imaginations and inspire a love of art and literacy
- Experience African culture and tradition as storyteller Windell Campbell brings African stories to life
- Join Sherri Winston, acclaimed youth author, for a creatine writing workshop designed to inspire and empower young writers.
- Unleash your creativity with local artist, Ruth Burotte.
Party on the Pool Deck @ the YMCA
L.A. Lee YMCA/Mizell Community Center
1409 NW Sistrunk Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
1pm – 4pm
Party on the Pool Deck will include open swim opportunities for youth, water safety education, swim testing, and book signing by Johnnie Christmas, author of this year’s featured book Swim Team.
Free book giveaways, while supplies last
This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Helios Education Foundation
Presented in partnership with the L.A. Lee YMCA