Arts Trek facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Arts Trek is a fun, yearly festival that celebrates different kinds of art! It takes place in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in the United States, usually in the middle of spring. This special event is organized by the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art. It happens on the beautiful campus of St. Gregory's University.

What is Arts Trek?

Arts Trek is a one-day festival where visitors go on a "performance walk." Imagine moving around the university campus in an organized way. As you walk, you get to see many different live art shows!

What Can You See and Do?

During the performance walk, you can enjoy many types of fine arts. These include:

Choirs singing beautiful songs.
Artists performing spoken word poetry.
Exciting scenes from theatre plays.
Amazing interpretive dance performances.
Artists creating live mural paintings right before your eyes!

Awards and Recognition

Arts Trek is a very popular and well-loved event. In 2012, it won a special award. The Central Oklahoma Frontier Country Marketing Association called it an "Outstanding Event." This means it was one of the best events around! The festival was so good that it received this same award again in 2014.

All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:

Arts Trek Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.