Celebrate Art Appreciation Month with art badges

Submitted by John Silver, GSCO Guest Blogger

Metro Denver

Denver

Hello Girl Scouts!

Did you know that August is Art Appreciation Month?

Here are some art-related badges that you might like to earn:

1. Daisy: Outdoor Art Maker

2. Brownie: Pottery

3. Junior: Drawing

4. Cadette: Comic Artist

5. Senior: Collage Artist

6. Ambassador: Outdoor Art Master

Here are some organizations that may be able to help you with meeting the requirements for these badges:

1. Art Students League of Denver http://asld.org/

2. Arvada Ceramics Art Guild – This organization has a program designed to help a Brownie Girl Scout complete the Potter badge from start to finish! More information under Girl Scouts of Colorado’s Anytime Activities.

3. Studio Arts Boulder http://www.studioartsboulder.org/

4. Carbondale Clay Center http://www.carbondaleclay.org/

5. Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College https://fac.coloradocollege.edu/

6. Durango Arts Center https://durangoarts.org/

7. Foothills Art Center https://www.foothillsartcenter.org/

8. Glenwood Springs Arts Council https://glenwoodarts.org/

So, go make some art!  If you earn an art-related badge, you could inspire others by sharing your project on the GSCO Blog in August.

John Silver of Metro Denver is proud to be an adult volunteer for Girl Scouts of Colorado. As the brother and son of Girl Scouts, John is now an adult seeing Girl Scouts through new eyes. John will be reporting on things he learns– that you might not know either! He will also be researching badge earning and other opportunities for Girl Scouts today.

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