Hampton Community Day at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center

February 16, 2007

The Peninsula Fine Arts Center is holding a free City of Hampton Community Day from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 25 to recognize the support of the city of Hampton and the Hampton Arts Commission for the exhibition Las Artes de Mexico.

The event will include a gallery talk and tour at 1:30 pm. In addition, children can create Mexican-inspired fabric designs at 2:30 pm.

Las Artes de Mexico celebrates the rich and diverse artistic legacy of Mexico through pottery, paintings, folk art and prints.

Continuing through April 1, 2007, this exhibition is made possible in part with the support of the City of Hampton and the Hampton Arts Commission, the City of Newport News, and the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Peninsula Fine Arts Center is located within Mariners' Museum Park at 101 Museum Drive, Newport News. For more information call 596-8175, or visit www.pfac-va.org.