Welcome to the Art in
Action newsletter. Connect with current happenings at Art in Action,
museum shows, local events, and fun activities for kids. Art in Action
enriches children's lives through art.
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Art of Giving - November 19, 2008
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 Join Art in Action and the San Mateo Public Library to discover the art of giving by supporting children at the Shelter Network. Enjoy an afternoon of stories, treats, and help make a "Giving Tree." Please bring books and art supplies (paint, brushes, paper, markers, watercolors, modeling clay, glue, beads, etc.) to donate to the children who reside at Shelter Network. These supplies will help stock their art room.
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:30 pm
Location: San Mateo Main Library, 55 W. Third Ave., San Mateo
Contact Mara Grimes to learn more
The Shelter Network provides housing and support services for homeless families and individuals in the Peninsula. For more information
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Art in Action Teams up with Secret Builders!
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Secret Builders is a virtual world website for children ages 5 to 14 powered by a web 2.0 community of children, parents, educators, writers, artists and game developers. Children explore virtual lands, undertake quests, play games, maintain homes, nurture pets, and interact with friends. The "One For All" feature allows kids to raise funds for their schools or favorite charities by simply answering Math and English questions. Each answer gives virtual money to the kids and REAL cash for their cause!
To learn more
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First Grade Library Art Shows
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 In the second in a series of library art shows this year, first grade artwork is on display in ten local libraries from November 10 - December 12, 2008.
Stop by and enjoy art created by our young artists at the following libraries:
Foster City Library - Audubon, Brewer Island, Foster City, Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School
Half Moon Bay - Kings Mountain
Hillsdale Library - Laurel
Menlo Park Library - Nativity
Millbrae Library - Spring Valley
Redwood City Library - Adelante, Clifford, Henry Ford, Orion, Redeemer Lutheran, Roy Cloud, Selby Lane
Redwood Shores Library - Belmont Oaks, Nesbit, Sandpiper
San Bruno Library - Allen
San Carlos Library - Arundel, Brittan Acres, Central Elementary, Cipriani Heather, IHM, Notre Dame, St. Charles, White Oaks
San Mateo Library - College Park, Fiesta Gardens, George Hall, Highlands, North Shoreview Montessori, Park, St. Gregory, St. Matthew, South Hillsborough, Sunnybrae
View details
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| School of the Month
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 Cipriani Elementary School
Belmont, CA
Check out Cipriani Elementary School's new website featuring their students' artwork. "The display on the web and in the local library helps build a creative school community for our students, parents and teachers," says Cipriani's Art in Action Site Coordinator, Nannette Mahar. The slide shows on the school's website use free website software from www.webschoolpro.com and is used for all the district's schools, according to webmaster Barbara Tallent. The website also features a description of the Art in Action program. We encourage other schools to include their Art in Action program on their school's website.
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 Americans for the Arts - Why Ask For More?
Just like kids need to have good nutrition on a daily basis, kids need to have their daily serving of the arts. Chances are, though, that your kids are not getting enough art-in or out of school. The arts are much more than just fun "extra" activities for kids. Studies have shown the far-reaching benefits of an arts education. To learn more
California State PTA Arts Planning Grant - September 2008
California State PTA, with nearly one million volunteer members across the state, has received a one-year, $175,000 planning grant from the Hewlett Foundation to develop a comprehensive long-range plan to identify, develop and mobilize "Parents for the Arts" throughout California. To read more and click on California State PTA Arts Planning Grant.
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E-magination is a monthly art resource for parents and teachers using the Art in Action program. To suggest events, submit articles, ask questions or give feedback, contact us on-line or call 650.566.8339.
(C) 2008 Art in Action
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Stanford ER Run
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Join
Art in Action on Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 - for a fun filled,
family friendly day. Participate in the 5k Fun Run/Walk, visit the many
booths, or cheer on runners as they cross the finish line. Join the fun
in a safe and supervised kids' center with music, snacks, free gifts,
prize drawing, mini run, bounce houses, and art projects led by Art in
Action instructors. Bring your family & friends - and support the
cause!
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| Invitation to Submit Student Artwork |
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Art in Action invites all students at AiA schools to submit original art work to be considered for permanent display at the Stanford Hospital and Clinics' Pediatric Emergency Room.
For details
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Thanks to The Hurlbut-Johnson Fund
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Art in Action thanks The Hurlbut-Johnson Fund for their recent grant of $12,500.
Hurlbut-Johnson's
donation will continue to assist us in bringing art to more students in
the Bay Area. It is because of ongoing supporters like them, that we
have been so successful in achieving our mission of bringing a quality
visual art program to children in the Bay Area. We thank them for
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Art in Action School Referral Program is Launched
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Area schools, and you can help us. Please tell your friends with
children in grades K-8 about Art in Action. We'll give your school a $50 credit against future Art in Action purchases, when your referral leads to a new school's sign-up for Art in Action. For more information or to download a sample letter. |
Gallery Highlights
San Jose Museum of Art
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Frida Kahlo:
Portraits of an Icon
Shedding light on the life and art of Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954), this exhibition features approximately fifty photographic portraits of the legendary Mexican artist. Drawn from the collection of Spencer Throckmorton, a specialist in Latin American photography, the exhibition includes works by several of the most renowned photographers of the twentieth century: Manuel Alvarez Bravo and Nickolas Muray.
Date: Oct. 11-March 22
Location: 110 South Market St., San Jose
Call 408.271.6840
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Donate to Art in Action through Amazon.com
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Now you can donate to Art in Action through Amazon.com!
When you make your Amazon.com purchases through the Art in Action website a portion of the proceeds will go to support the Art in Action program. Your purchases help us bring art to more children. Thank you for your continued support. View the link located at the bottom of our homepage.
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Got Photos?
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| Art in Action accepts any and all kid's art photos. Email them to us at photos@artinaction.org. We might use them on our new website! |
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