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First City Art Center Offers 
Creatisphere Summer Art Camp 
Age 7-12 & Teen Summer 
Workshops Age 12-16 

 

First City Art Center(FCAC) announces 

dates for Creatisphere Summer Art Camp 
and Teen Summer Workshops held at 1060 N. 
Guillemard St., Pensacola. 

Creatisphere Summer Art Camp offers 

hands-on classes in pottery, drawing, 
sculpture, photography, glass blowing, 3-d 
design, mixed media, painting, printmaking, 
textiles and more! Creatisphere takes art “out 
of the box,” allowing participants to explore 
and experiment with unique art forms that 
encourage creative development, critical 
thinking and innovation. Each week campers 
work in the Ceramics and Hot Glass Studios, 
and visit the 1060 Art Gallery where they can 
observe artists working in their studios. In 
addition to art activities, each day includes 
a light session of movement, such as Yoga 
or outdoor games. Select weeks FCAC will 
partner with the Mess Hall.

New this year- Teen Summer Workshops 

for age 12-16. This program is specifi cally 
designed for teens who have a strong interest 
in art. Working in a studio environment teens 
gain understanding of complex concepts, 
develop problem-solving and risk-taking 
skills. Workshops include: Sculpture: 
Ceramics and Woodworking, Printmaking 
& Photography, Textiles and Mixed Media, 
and Stained Glass & Pottery on the Wheel. 

This program is great for students who have 
graduated Creatisphere Summer Camp or 
those new to FCAC. The workshops are open 
to all skill levels, no experience required. 
Select weeks FCAC will partner with Bare 
Hand Collective. 

For more information, contact 429-1222 or 

visit www.FirstCityArt.org .

Tony Burton, P.E., Honored With 
Baskerville-Donovan Inc.’s (BDI) 
Annual Chairman’s Award 

 
Local 

engineering fi rm 
Baskerville-
Donovan, Inc. 
(BDI) announced 
its selection of 
Tony Burton, 
P.E., as the 2018 
Chairman’s Award 
recipient. This 
award recognizes 
an employee who best embodies the fi rm’s 
culture of excellence. Candidates are 
nominated by coworkers and then reviewed 
by a selection group who chooses one 
candidate for fi nal review and approval by 
the board of directors. The entire process 
is completed under a cloak of secrecy. The 
winner is announced at an “all hands” 
company meeting, with the winner’s family in 
attendance as an added surprise. The recipient 
will be acknowledged again later at a special 
board luncheon.

Tony Burton, P.E. earned his Civil 

Engineering degree from Florida A&M 
University and his master’s in Structural 
Engineering from the University of Alabama 
at Birmingham. He has over 13 years of 
experience in his fi eld. In his work and private 
life, Tony puts God, family, friends and 
community fi rst and foremost.

“We believe our most important asset is our 

people. Tony is an outstanding example of the 
culture that we are forming as the foundation 
of our organization. We congratulate Tony for 
winning the Annual Chairman’s Award and 
for joining a group of past recipients who are 
an inspiration to us all,” said BDI President 
and CEO Fred C. Donovan Sr.

For more information about BDI’s 

services or career opportunities, please visit 
baskervilledonovan.com.

UWF Receives $39,550 Donation 
From Frank Brown Songwriters 
Festival For Larry Butler Award

 
The University of West Florida celebrated 

a $39,550 donation to the UWF Department 
of Music in support of the Larry Butler 
Memorial Music Award on Wednesday at 
the Museum Plaza in Historic Pensacola. The 
new funds are a result of a special concert at 
the Flora-Bama and a private concert in the 
home of Teri Levin, featuring Don Schlitz, 
a Grammy award-winning songwriter and 
newly-inducted member of the Country 
Music Hall of Fame, as part of the Frank 
Brown International Songwriters Festival, in 
November 2017.

The donation will help fund student 

participation in academic competitions and 
performance-related travel experiences, 
including the Lancaster International Piano 
Festival in Pennsylvania, the Interharmony 
International Music Festival in Germany 
and Italy, and the UWF Ireland Experience 
Program.

The Larry Butler Memorial Music Award 

was created in 2015 by Peggy Butler in 
memory of her husband, a Grammy Award-
winning songwriter and producer and 
Pensacola native. Over $93,000 has been 
raised by the Butler family and friends to 
support the Department of Music.

Larry Butler worked with renowned 

recording artists, such as Johnny Cash and 
Kenny Rogers, during his career in Nashville, 
and continued to show appreciation for his 
hometown through his generosity, including 
holding a benefi t concert to raise money for 
the rebuilding effort following Hurricane 
Ivan.  

For more information about the Larry 

Butler Memorial Music Award, please contact 
the UWF Foundation, Inc. at 850.474.3118.

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