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Westminster plans expanded Arts Week with live murals, concerts and accessibility focus
Summary
City volunteers and organizers described a multi-venue Arts Week centered on live mural painting, school arts exhibits and a Westminster Music Extravaganza that will funnel proceeds to arts education and accessibility programs.
Organizers and board members at the Westminster Inclusivity Board meeting on Feb. 12 outlined this year’s Arts Week, a partnership-driven, largely indoor festival featuring live mural painting, student exhibits, performances and a proposed Westminster Music Extravaganza to raise funds for arts education and accessibility.
The program matters because Arts Week is intended to widen participation in local arts, provide paid or supported opportunities for artists and generate scholarship funds for arts enrichment and a proposed theater intensive at Westminster High School.
At the meeting, Kate (Staff member) said Arts Week will prioritize indoor venues because of a small budget and the need to avoid weather-related cancellations. “This year is really coming together as a partnership,” she said, describing a full seven-day schedule with multiple sites across the city. Kate said five muralists will paint live across five businesses, with a total of 12 hours of live painting spread across three dates.
The weekend centerpiece will be multi-site activities in…
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