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| Don't miss out on the FUN! HURRY, Sign up NOW for Summer ARTcamp!
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   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 recycled pet sculptures, nature
weavings, fish prints, artist trading cards, bug boxes, birdfeeders, and more! Design a
sketchbook and a reusable pet portfolio to hold your artwork. Weekly
sessions, June 22-July 31, M-F, 9 am -12 pm.
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Summer Library Art Shows: June 6-July 31
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Make sure to visit the annual Summer Library Art Shows from June 6 - July 31 to see outstanding artwork from Art in Action schools. Join us for a reception celebrating student art work at your local library.
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| Stanford/Art in Action Art Contest Reception, June 18, 2009! |
 Come celebrate our Stanford/Art in Action Art contest winners at a reception on Thursday, June 18, 2009 from 5:00-6:30 pm at Comerica Bank in Menlo Park. The event is open to anyone who would like to attend. Light refreshments will be served. View artwork
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| Welcome New Schools!
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 We welcome two new schools to Art in Action this spring. Accelerated Achievement Academy in Hollister
will be trained in Programs 4, 5, 6, and 7 in late summer. We will head to Hollister to
work with an enthusia stic group of teachers and parents led by Vice
Principal Laurie Forrest.
Thanks to parent, Alfiya Moghaddam and Principal Homaira Wassel at Cedarwoods Schoolhouse in Hayward, Betsy had great fun training Program K to the parents and teachers in a yurt!
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| Art in Action Meets California State PTA!
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Art in Action's school program was greeted with much interest at t he recent California State PTA Annual Convention in San Jose. Many PTA presidents and board members visited our exhibitor booth, and it was wonderful to meet so many current and future friends and satisfied users of Art in Action.
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| Don't Miss Flo Oy Wong on KQED's Spark!
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 KQED's
(channel 9) SPARK will be airing a special on Flo Oy Wong, titled The
Influence of Memory that originally aired in 2003. Wong, who is a
featured artist in the Art in Action's Program 8, describes how she was
inspired to become an artist describing the history of Asian Americans. The
episode focuses on her collaboration with the Japanese American Museum
of San Jose (JAMsj). The segment can be seen on Wed. May 20th at 7:30 pm and Fri. May 22nd at 11:30 pm. To learn more |
| Art Advocacy
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 New Arts Education Follow-up Report Available
April 2009: The Center for Education Policy at SRI International, with support from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, issued a new report in the An Unfinished Canvas: Arts Education in California series. The new report, An Unfinished Canvas: Local Partnerships in Support of Arts Education, explores the role of partnerships between local arts organizations, schools and districts in supporting elementary arts education in California.
To learn more
 Definition of Arts Advocacy
(From ARTLEX - Art Dictionary)
The benefits associated with participation in the arts are both intrinsic (valuable in themselves) and instrumental (in promoting achievements in other disciplines, social and economic spheres), and that they are valuable in both private and public ways. To learn more about Arts Education and Advocacy
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Outstanding School Art Show: Arundel
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 Kudos to Site Coordinator Patti Ansley at Arundel Elementary in San Carlos for creative display of student artwork AND for clever ways to educate the parents about Art in Action. The Heart poster expresses the student's opinions in a beautiful graphic design. And best of all, she raised over $400 that night to fund the program for next year.
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| Thank You One Brick!
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Thank you for spending your Cinco de Mayo with Art in Action. These wonderful volunteers helped us finish packing Program 5 - 4,730 pieces of white paper, black and white copies, and color copies for the Remington lesson. They built 110 boxes and filled them with 7 complete lessons. ARTcamp prep began as we sharpened and bundled 552 pencils, packaged 450 small sponges, packaged 300 lids & sponges, sorted 15 sets of alphabet stamps, packaged 270 pairs of scissors, sorted 7 bags of colorful c rayons, bagged a rainbow of color markers, bundled 45 foam brayers, and bagged 150 erasers. Wow, what a job! As a special tribute to One Brick during National Volunteer Week, volunteers created wire sculptures that were totally cool and unique.
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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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Congratulations Student Artists!
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Celebrate your child's year of creativity through Art in Action. Encourage your child to continue their love of art by creating artwork, going to museums, or going to our summer ARTcamp!
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Hurry! Order Your ARTboxes Before
June 1st to 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.
This offer is good only until
Request for Quote
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Get a $150 Bonus for Your School
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| Help us expand Art in Action to more children. Earn a $150 credit for each referral,
which leads to a new school signing up for the Art in Action Program.
This could pay part of you school's license fees or ARTboxes for the
next school year. Just help us make the connection to the school's
principal or PTA. For more information or to download a sample letter. |
FREE
ART IN ACTION
POSTER!
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We have designed an
Art in Action poster featuring your school's name to proudly display at your school. We will deliver your school's poster when we attend your spring art show, or you can request that we mail it to you ahead of time.
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| Book of the Month |
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The Dot
by Peter H. Reynolds
The Dot will strike a chord with children who have outgrown the self-assurance of kindergarten and begun to doubt their own greatness. His marvelous watercolor, ink, and, yes, tea illustrations are appealing, especially as Vashti begins to go wild with her dots. The delightfully open-ended conclusion will have readers of all ages contemplating how they can make their own mark in the world. Highly recommended. (Ages 5 to 9) --Emilie Coulter (Amazon.com Review)
To read more
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Gallery Highlights:
SF MOMA
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"Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams:
Natural Affinities"
Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams - two of America's best-known artists - are both revered for their ability to capture, in their own unique ways, the essence of natural beauty. Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities brings together nearly 100 works from the painter and the photographer, revealing the parallels between their distinctive visions of the natural world.
May 30-Sept. 7, 2009
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Call 415.357.4000
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Donate to Art in Action through Amazon.com
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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
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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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