Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Derby aims to expand its art class offerings

By Patricia Villers
Register Staff
DERBY — City Bureau of Youth Services Director John Saccu and Valley Arts Council President Rich DiCarlo are collaborating to make more art more available to students.
Saccu said Tuesday that students “need to be exposed to different kinds of art” and given an opportunity to discover their talents. He’s using seed money from a portion of a state Department of Education grant to offer free classes in illustration at Derby High School during the school day.

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