# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Art Building Community Developing Expression” (ABCDE Workshop for Kids)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Lisbon Arts Initiative Launches Youth Art Program “Art Building Community Developing Expression” (ABCDE) offering arts learning, expression, and exposure for Local Kids. The Free Program date is April 18, 2026 at the New Lisbon Presbyterian Church, Lisbon, Ohio. ABCDE is an arts-based program created for youth in grades K-5, on April 18, 2026, from 10: 00 AM – 2:00 PM.

This ABCDE project is LAI's second public arts initiative. The focus is to offer these youth an opportunity to learn, experience, and gain exposure to the arts through their participation in 18-minute/to 60-m experiential workshops led by local artists. These workshops include dance, improvisation, music, and painting. We are hoping future workshops can include poetry writing, puppetry, sculpture, and more. The Artists are compensated through private and OAC funding.

The ABCDE workshop will give students in grades K-5 a chance to learn and expand their experiences in the arts as they participate in experimental workshops taught by local artists:
· Dance workshop will be taught by Christine Martin, owner of Leap of Faith Dance Studio at the Trinity Playhouse and a choreographer for productions by Stage Left Players in Lisbon. 
· Paul Dahman, Stage Left’s master teacher, will orchestrate the improv class.
· Debbie Fonner, retiring music teacher at Lisbon’s McKinley Elementary, will lead a music class
· Barbara Schmidt, a retired art teacher from East Liverpool Schools and owner of Warm HeARTs Studio in Columbiana, will teach visual arts.
 
“I’m so excited to be able to find creative ways to help bring the arts into our community,” says Mark Hamilton, Lisbon Arts Initiative President and Source Gallery, Owner. “This second workshop will be a fun way for kids to experience some of the variety in arts and performance and begin to think about what forms of expression they like best, what touches their heart. The Lisbon Arts Initiative team is looking forward to offering this and many more future events.”
 
Parents have the option of signing up their kids in advance or just show up the day of the workshops. We ask that the kids bring their own box lunch, water will be provided for the kids.
 
Adults and local high school HONOR SOCIETY student volunteers will also be onsite at each workshop and escort the students from one arts project to another.
 
Following the event, the ABCDE team will evaluate feedback from the participating youth, parents, and artists in order to determine the best options to continue offering arts events and programs for area youth, and to identify currently available opportunities for expression.

Other ABCDE members include Kandace Cleland, executive director of Stage Left Players; Deborah Fonner, Lisbon Exempted Village Schools music teacher; Kristen Huston, executive director of the Almost Perfect Foundation; and Georgia Smith, Lisbon Counseling Center.

For more information download the Press Release and see the Registration Form online.

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Online Registration Form
https://forms.gle/ZUrqi6bQ8F8So7CX7

The Lisbon Arts Initiative – LAI Mission: The mission of LAI is to advance the arts in all its forms by using art + creative engagement to increase belonging, engagement, and making under-served communities better, by providing additional forms of access and support to community events, exhibitions, installations, performances, and educational programs, and fostering collaborative arts outreach.
The LAI is focused on arts and community development for the Village of Lisbon, OH, in addition to connection and collaboration with neighboring communities and other nonprofit organizations in the advancement of this mission.
Mark Hamilton, President, Lisbon Arts Initiative – LAI
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lisbon/art-building-community-developing-expression-abcde-workshop-for-kids/200029943612206
- **Event Categories**: Art, Workshops, Kids, Entertainment, Music, Exhibitions, dance, fine-arts, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Lisbon
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: New Lisbon Presbyterian Church
- **lat**: 40.773437
- **long**: -80.767571
- **full address**: New Lisbon Presbyterian Church, 201 N Nelson Ave, Lisbon, OH 44432, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Art Building Community Developing Expression” (ABCDE Workshop for Kids) being held?
  - **A:** Art Building Community Developing Expression” (ABCDE Workshop for Kids) takes place on Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm at New Lisbon Presbyterian Church, 201 N Nelson Ave, Lisbon, OH 44432, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Art Building Community Developing Expression” (ABCDE Workshop for Kids)?
  - **A:** Art Building Community Developing Expression” (ABCDE Workshop for Kids) is organized by Lisbon Arts Initiative.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Art Building Community Developing Expression” (ABCDE Workshop for Kids) is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Lisbon, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Art Building Community Developing Expression” (ABCDE Workshop for Kids) sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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