Eufaula Summer Arts is a longstanding initiative of the Eufaula Area Arts Council beginning in the early 1990s and continues to enrich the lives of Eufaula ‘s youth by hosting celebrated Teaching Artists to share their talents during Eufaula Summer Arts 2024, June 10-13 at Eufaula Elementary during Beacon activities for 1st through 8th grades.

This year Allied Arts in Oklahoma City and Hobby Lobby are partners with the Eufaula Summer Arts 2024 and promise to be a celebration of creativity, education, and community spirit, thanks to their generous support.

Students attending Beacon will also have the chance to participate in the Teaching Artist classes. Interested Beacon students are encouraged to request placement in these classes during this week. Private classes will start at 9 am and are over at noon or 1 depending on the student’s grade level. Free lunches and hardship scholarships are available. To support accessibility, Hardship Scholarships are available for students with regular/private enrollment priced at $50 for the week. Private students are for students not enrolled in Beacon. The last 2 classes of the day are for Beacon students.

Applications to attend private classes for Eufaula Summer Arts 2024 are at the Eufaula Chamber of Commerce lobby on North Main.

This year, this event will feature the talents of Joann McMillan, Monty Harper and Heather Burns who are esteemed educa-tional specialists with the Oklahoma Arts Council. These Teaching Artists will engage students in storytelling with performing puppets, creating youthful songs and spirited dancing. The onsite coordinators are Jim and Selina Dornan who are both dedicated and passionate about nurturing student growth and artistic explorations.

For more information, interested parties can contact Eufaula Area Arts via text at 918689-6080, or 918-6162096 and 918-617-1689 or by sending an email to info@eufaulaareaarts. org.