Youth Summer Art Workshop Announced

For students, summer is seen as an opportunity to step away from the daily grind of classes and homework. But learning doesn't have to end with the ring of the scholastic year's final bell, and the Windsor Historical is presenting young Windsor students with an opportunity to continue their learning through a workshop steeped in the arts and history.

Registration is now open for students in grades 3 through 6 to enroll in the Historical Society's summer mural workshop, which aims to educate students through the use of painting, collage and mixed media art forms.

Through the use of such art forms, it is the Historical Society's hope to help students understand the development of Windsor through the incorporation of the town's development.

With local artist Jeanne Manzelli at the helm, students will be taken through a guided tour of Windsor "transported back to a time before interstate highways
when horses were an essential part of most households."

Students will learn about the shift of Windsor's center from the Palisado Green to the current green in Windsor Center, and the effect of the establishment of a train stop in the center of town.

Using the knowledge gained, students will work with Manzelli to create "a modern take on historical maps" by utilizing design, composition, and scale and color techniques learned in the workshop.

The week-long workshop costs $100. Registration is now open. for this week-long workshop is $100 per student. Space is limited so sign up early. For more information, contact Christina Vida 860-688-3813 x104 or email cvida@windsorhistoricalsociety.org.