New Cultural Diversity Exhibit Debuts at Warsaw Public Library: Win Cultural Cuisine Gift Cards for Visiting!

The OrthoWorx Diversity Council is sponsoring a traveling cultural exhibit, featuring artwork created by children in the community and cultural artifacts from around the world.

The cultural artifacts are on loan from OrthoWorx Diversity Council members. The Warsaw Community Public Library (WCPL) is hosting the exhibit through August 2013. “The display was created to introduce people to items they may never have seen before and educate them about the respective cultures,” states Gennie Brissette-Tipton, Communications Specialist, OrthoWorx.

The cultural exhibit features unique artwork created by children at the OrthoWorx Diversity Booth at WCDC Artober First Friday event last year. With the help of Diversity Council members and WCPL’s Genealogy Club, children learned the origin of their surname. Then, they traced their hands on construction paper, printed their names and countries of origin and cut it out to adhere to a collective poster/wreath. The exhibit also features several cultural items, ranging from foreign currency and traditional clothing to Korean wedding ducks and a model of the Taj Mahal built out of mini-blocks. A brief description, including the country of origin, accompanies each piece in the exhibit.

In addition to being featured at WCPL, the cultural exhibit is slated for display throughout Warsaw Community Schools (WCS). The exhibit will start in elementary schools and finish at the Gateway Center. The schedule of the WCS tour follows:

Claypool Elementary – Start Date: September 3, 2013, End Date: September 13, 2013
Eisenhower Elementary – Start Date: September 16, 2013, End Date: September 27, 2013
Harrison Elementary – Start Date: September 30, 2013, End Date: October 11, 2013
Jefferson Elementary – Start Date: October 14, 2013, End Date: October 25, 2013
Lincoln Elementary – Start Date: October 28, 2013, End Date: November 8, 2013
Leesburg Elementary – Start Date: November 11, 2013, End Date: November 22, 2013
Madison Elementary – Start Date: November 25, 2013, End Date: December 6, 2013
Washington Elementary – Start Date: December 9, 2013, End Date: December 20, 2013
Edgewood Middle School – Start Date: January 6, 2014, End Date: January 17, 2014
Lakeview Middle School – Start Date: January 20, 2014, End Date: January 31, 2014
Warsaw High School – Start Date: February, 3, 2014, End Date: February 14, 2014
Gateway Center – Start Date: February 17, 2014, End Date: February 28, 2014

A number of local restaurants, including Cerulean, Cancun Authentic Mexican Restaurant, China Palace, Pho Café and The Korner Grill, are supporting the exhibit, offering gift cards for cultural cuisine. Simply take a picture of yourself in front of the exhibit while it is on display at WCPL. Post it to MyWarsaw.Net Facebook page and be entered into the drawing. At the end of August, names will be drawn for the gift cards with winners being posted on MyWarsaw.Net Facebook page. Click here for more details.

*Please note the library is closed the week of August 19, 2013 through August 24, 2013.