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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| Summer ARTcamp is Here!
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Wild World of Animals!
Planning
your child's summer activities? Explore the Wild World of Animals from
puppies and fish to lizards and bugs! Create your own masterpieces
inspired by Matisse, Klee, Gauguin and other artists. Projects include
3-D animals, nature weaving, fish printing and group mural. Design a
sketchbook and pet portfolio to proudly display your artwork. Weekly
sessions run June 22-July 31, M-F, 9:00 am -12:00 pm.
For more information
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| Art in Action Celebrates 100th School!
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Art in Action is celebrating the addition of our 100th school, Fremont Elementary in Stockton Ca. Thanks to dedicated parents and teachers who value a quality arts program, Art in Action is enriching the lives of children across California and beyond.
Check out these school websites to see how to effectively communicate with and inform your parents. Have your webmaster/mistress see how easy it is to design a page and highlight the wonderful art on display in the school.
St. Charles School
Lafayette Elementary School
Cipriani Elementary School
Adelante Spanish Immersion
St. Michael School
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Fourth Grade Library Art Shows
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 In the fifth in a series of library art shows this year, fourth grade artwork is on display in ten local libraries from Feb. 9 - March 9, 2009. 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 Library - Kings Mountain, Hatch
Hillsdale Library - Laurel
Menlo Park Library - Nativity
Millbrae Library - Spring Valley
Redwood City Library - Adelante, Clifford, Orion, Redeemer Lutheran, Roy Cloud, Selby Lane, North Star Academy
Redwood Shores Library - Belmont Oaks, Nesbit, Sandpiper
San Bruno Library - Crestmoor, El Crystal
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, St. Timothy, South Hillsborough, Sunnybrae
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Art Contest for Stanford Pediatric Emergency Department
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We received 228 fabulous submissions from 148 students at Art in Action schools for our Art Contest for the Stanford Pediatric Emergency Department. The submissions are being reviewed right now by a panel of Art in Action staff and outside advisors. We will contact the finalists by the end of February with the results. Congratulations to all the participants who have made this contest a huge success!
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| Art Advocacy
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 Are you concerned about cuts in art education at your child's school? Use these two websites to get direct links to your representatives. It's easy and it's free. Americans for the Arts influences national policy. California Alliance for Arts Education tells you what's going on at the state level. Your voice WILL make a difference!
Let Your Voice Be Heard!
Friday afternoon, a terrible amendment, authored by Senator Coburn (R-OK), was included in the Senate's version of the economic stimulus passage. The Coburn Amendment prohibits stimulus funds going to "any aquarium, zoo, golf course, swimming pool, stadium, community park, museum, theater, art center, and highway beautification project."
The amendment passed by a vote of 73 to 24. Senator Boxer opposed the amendment, but Senator Feinstein voted in favor, even though she is a member of the Senate Cultural Caucus. Learn more
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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.
Copyright 2009 Art in Action
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Art Workshop
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The Best Art Show
Thurs., March 12, 2009
Send your curator to this workshop! Art in Action's own Lisa Tsuruoka will show creative ways to frame children's artwork and demonstrate how to create a beautiful and exciting display. A slide show of past Spring Art Shows will inspire you!
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Register
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Art in Action Expands Nationwide!
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We see a growing interest for Art in Action's program, also outside the Bay Area. You can help us bring Art in Action to more children. Please tell your friends with children in grades K-8 anywhere in the nation 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 the Art in Action program.
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Thank You to The Susan and Richard Hare Family Foundation
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Art in Action thanks The Susan and Richard Hare Family Foundation for their recent grant. This grant will help us bring art to more students through our K-8 programs and teacher training in Bay Area schools in 2009. 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 and beyond. We thank them for making a difference.
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Gallery Highlights:
San Jose Museum of Art
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 The Prints of Andy Warhol
Perhaps
the best-known leader of the Pop art movement, artist and filmmaker
Andy Warhol created iconic portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Kennedy,
and Elizabeth Taylor. This exhibition, culled from the extensive collection of
the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, provides an overview of the
artist's career through more than 60 lithographs and screen prints
dating from the 1960s through the 1980s.
Date: Feb. 14-May 31, 2009
Location: 110 South Market Street, San Jose
Call 408.271.6840
More info
There is also a Warhol exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco during the same time period. More info
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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! |
| Book of the Month |
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Masterpieces Up Close: Western Painting from the 14th to 20th Centuriesby Claire d"HarcourtFull-color reproductions of more than 20 paintings. Informative
text helps children learn why these paintings have intrigued art lovers
for centuries and discover just what makes each work a masterpiece.Read more |
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