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StoryLine is a unique public art project for Charlottesville Parks and Recreation’s Summer Camp.

The StoryLine Project will join local artists and designers with young people (grades 4-6) in the Parks and Recreation Summer Camp to explore and interpret the places where they live.

The project centers on a walking expedition of the neighborhoods and the environs of Charlottesville, during which participants will learn to use close observation and creative expression as a means of understanding spaces, places, and the stories that enrich them. Throughout the StoryLine walk, four teams of young people and artist mentors will gather information and ideas about their neighborhoods through personal interviews, poetry, sketching, photography, journaling and more. The project will culminate with a collaborative mural on the Community Chalkboard illustrating the participants’ layered visions of their StoryLine walk and the areas it explored.