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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. See previous newsletters
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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.
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| Letter from the Executive Director
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We are so excited that the Online Resources are in production mode. Last fall many of you saw the animated lesson sample, and we've worked hard to translate it into reality this year. The template is ready and being filled with content! Thanks to dedicated interns, volunteers, board members and friends, we expect to have many lessons available in the fall, but we will need additional funding to complete this project.
These Online Resources, available to Art in Action schools, will make your teaching easier and more powerful! They will help you prepare to teach, as well as show students the process and techniques for creating a masterpiece. Please let us know if you want to get involved in building this resource. There are many ways to help, including creating the content, checking websites, donating to support the project, and being an intern. (See jobs below.)
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Art Contest Winners Selected
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 The winners of the Stanford Student Art Contest have now been selected; 148 students from 35 Art in Action schools submitted 228 pieces of art, and 17 were chosen. Members of the Judging Committee were artists, art professionals, and teachers. "We're delighted that so many Art in Action students submitted such fine and creative art," says Judy Sleeth, Executive Director of Art in Action. "I wish to thank all the participants and their parents, and I congratulate the winners."
The winning artworks will now be professionally framed by Atherton Fine Arts and will be shown at a reception. The winners will be informed of the details of the final display as soon as the arrangements have been made.
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Fifth Grade Library Art Shows
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 In the sixth in a series of library art shows this year, fifth grade artwork is on display in ten local libraries from March 9 - April 6, 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 Advocacy
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 National Arts Advocacy Day March 30, 2009
Americans for the Arts presents Arts Advocacy Day in Washington DC -- bringing together a broad cross section of America's cultural and civic organization and hundreds of grassroots advocates to underscore the importance of developing strong public policies and appropriating increased funding for the arts. Learn more about "Arts Advocacy Day".
Empowering "Parents for the Arts" Webinar
Parents strive to influence how schools districts educate their children. But what moves parents to act on behalf of arts learning? New research reveals the beliefs and characteristics of "Parents for the Arts" and what compels them to advocate for change. Register for a Webinar to share ways to empower parents to speak out in favor of arts learning, a vital part of a well-rounded education. This is the 4th in a series of Webinars funded by the Ford Foundation, in conjunction with the Integrating the Arts and Education Reform Initative.
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| Summer Interns Needed
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ARTcamp Interns
Do you enjoy working with kids? Do you have a passion for art? Check out Art in Action's summer ARTcamp internship! Interns work directly with an art teacher assisting them with art projects and supervising outdoor camp activities. Interns work with small groups of K-3 students in a classroom setting or at a Recreation Center. Interns work Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and are expected to commit to working a minimum of 3 weeks during the summer ARTcamp period. They will earn community service credit for their volunteer hours. ARTcamp is held in Burlingame, Campbell, Foster City, Los Altos, Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo, and Sunnyvale.
Design Interns
High school and college students (and adults) are invited to apply for Design internships at Art in Action. Interns will be taught Flash animation and Dreamweaver editing skills to help build content for the Art in Action Online Teacher Resources. The internship will begin in mid-June until the end of July. Interns will work at least 4 of the 6 weeks, from 9-1 Monday through Friday.
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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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| Best Art Show Workshop is a Huge Success! |
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Art Show Curators from over 17 schools attended the Best Art Show Workshop this month to learn helpful tips for putting on a spectacular display of student art. Several curators commented that the video and handouts gave them a variety of ideas from organizing the mounting and hanging of artwork to using the art show as a way to build parent involvement and support. To see an art show in your area
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Order Your ARTboxes Now And SAVE 5%!
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Our popular ARTboxes with lesson specific pre-packed materials for 24 students are ready to give you a head start on the next school year! Place your order now, and we'll give you a 5% discount. This offer includes Full and Paper Plus ARTboxes. To qualify, you must pay half of your total bill at the time of the order. This offer is good only until June 1, 2009. Use the Request for Quote form and we will figure the discount and total for you.
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High School Students Create Murals for SFMOMA!
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SFMOMA has commissioned renowned artist Kerry James Marshall to create two murals for the museum's Haas Atrium. For over 30 years, Marshall has explored stories of racial identity, the Civil Rights movement, and unsung histories in his work. In response to Marshall's works, fifteen teens from three Oakland high schools are designing and producing a collaborative mural, in Town Park at DeFremery Park, focusing on the themes of silenced histories and storytelling.
For more information
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| Book of the Month |
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How Artists See Families: Mother Father Sister Brother
by Colleen Carroll
"How Artists See" is a series of interactive, inquiry-based books designed to teach children about the world by looking at art and about art by looking at the world. Carmen Lomas Garza captures the simple pleasure of a family eating watermelon on the front porch; Kikugawa Eizan uses curved lines to show the gracefulness with which a mother carries her young son; John Singer Sargent depicts the flowerlike delicacy of two sisters as they light lanterns in a twilit summer garden; and Winslow Homer shows a boy's protectiveness of his younger brother in a dangerous situation.
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Gallery Highlights:
Museum of African Diaspora (MOAD)
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"Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits"
"Let your Motto be resistance! Resistance! RESISTANCE! No opposed people have ever secure Liberty without resistance" Henry Highland Garnet, 1843.
Garnet's words have found their way into the title and the essence of the inaugural exhibition from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. The exhibition consists of 70 modern prints selected from the National Portrait Gallery's collections highlighting 150 years of African American resistance in the U.S.
Date: March 21-June 14
Location: 685 Mission St., San Francisco
Call 415.358.7200
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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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| Submit Them! |
| 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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