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HOLIDAY BANNER PROJECT


Kaitlin Dvoracek, Sammy Ortiz, Jinadege Theodule

Jeremias Andres, Massiel Liriano, Gerardo Llanos

Downtown Lake Worth Avenues Create an Outdoor Gallery Displaying Students’ Art Work

The 10th Annual Christmas Banner Project transforms Lake and Lucerne Avenues in downtown Lake Worth into an outdoor gallery this holiday season, where colorful holiday banners created by Lake Worth High School art students will be prominently displayed on lamp posts flanking the avenues. We invite you to show your support for these young artists by coming to Lake Worth this holiday season and strolling the avenues to enjoy these original works of art.

Under the direction of Lake Worth art teacher Sharon Crocilla, and funded by proceeds from the Street Painting Festival, the 10th annual “Christmas Where the Tropics Begin” banner project features original works of her students. Ms. Crocilla has incorporated the Holiday Banner Project as part of her curriculum. The students do all of the designs and work themselves. Each student submits a preliminary drawing and an advisory board of the Street Painting Festival committee juries the submitted designs that the students then turn into banners.

The banner project fosters creativity, instills pride in the students and offers a public venue in which to exhibit their works of art where the entire community can enjoy their talents.

In an effort to fulfill its mission of creating art in public places, this project is underwritten by Street Painting Festival, Inc., a non-profit organization made up of a volunteer committee working in partnership with the Greater Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce and the City of Lake Worth.


Kevin Yeong, Tedley Meralus, Travis Marsh		Jesus Dejesus, Nadly Christophe, Noe Garcia

Sindy Morales, Frank Nieves, Matt Mrazovich		Ashley Constandi, Daniella Cruz

Christina Vander Sande, Adam Dorancamp, Lissa Leite-Silovich		Mayra Borja, Tim Bober, Greysell Ricardo

A Special Gift to the Community

The Street Painting Festival, in collaboration with local artist/ sculptor Claudia Jane Klein, commissioned an outdoor sculpture as a gift to the City of Lake Worth. Street Painting Festival Committee members unanimously selected the mermaid design from four options the artist proposed for consideration. The sculpture has taken the artist more than a year to complete.

Part of the mission of the Street Painting Festival is to give back to the community by way of community projects associated with the arts. The Festival Committee has worked towards The Sculpture Project for a number of years and is proud to announce its completion.

Mermaid 2000 was unveiled on January 16, 2002, amid much pomp and celebration and was attended by city and county officials, sponsors of the Festival, and many friends and family members. A reception followed at the Mango Inn Bed & Breakfast in Lake Worth. The sculpture will make its home at "Fountain Park Triangle" (at Bryant Park), the semi-circular walkway/park facing north towards the golf course at the foot of the Lake Worth Bridge and will remain there for all to enjoy. She enjoys pedestrian admirers'. Please take time to go visit her!