NFAA Awards for Young Artists

Deadline: 10/01/2009
Varies from $5,000 to $10,000

· High school seniors and other 17 and 18 year old artists in the performing, literary and visual arts. High school juniors of any age are not eligible
· Dance, Film and Video, Jazz, Music, Photography, Theater, Visual Arts, Voice and Writing
· There is a $35 on-line registration fee per discipline
· Limited amount of fee waivers available
· You may request a fee reduction by providing a copy of family's 2008 income tax return (1040 Form) or some other proof of hardship, such as a letter from your high school principal or counselor on school letterhead. If you qualify, your fee would be reduced to $10 although it would be limited to one discipline. If registering in more than one discipline or discipline category, you must pay the full fee for the remaining disciplines or discipline categories. Information at http://www.youngarts.org/Students/
· If invited to participate in ARTS Week, travel, meals, lodging, and participation supplies will be paid by NFAA.
· You must apply on line at www.youngARTS.org

Recap 2008-2009 school year

Congratulations to our senior art students and their acceptance to the following colleges:

Sean Cruz Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
Tracey Wheeler Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
Solangel Rodriguez Johnson and Wales
Molly Irizarry MDC Honors College, Miami, FL
Grace Fletcher University of Miami, Miami, FL
Jonathan Chuck University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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Awards Banquest

Last year's Annual Awards Banquet went to four students who exemplify strong work ethic, creativity, spontaneity and artistic growth.
These are the students who communicate with their own visual language.

Melisa Hernandez in Ceramics
Jorge Arvains in Computer Art
Solangel Rodriguez in Drawing and Painting
Pauline Bonilla in Photography
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Creative Visions Exhbition

Congratulations to Varela Visual Arts Students for participating in the Creative Visions Exhibition at the FIU Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum. Varela art department had the most high school entries and received almost all of the awards.

Awards are as Follows:

1st Place Solangel Rodriguez
2nd Place Xiomara Solis
3rd Place Natacha Montoya

Four of the Five Honorable Mentions

Molly Irizarry
Megan Berges
Melisa Hernandez
Angelica Labrador

The following students were admitted into the exhibition:

Damien Blanco 12 Felix Varela Senior High Zoraida Haibi-Figuera
Damien Blanco 12 Felix Varela Senior High Zoraida Haibi-Figuera
Margarita Lopez-Boada 12 Felix Varela Senior High Zoraida Haibi-Figuera
Jorge Arvains 12 Felix Varela Senior High Nathan Delinois
Jorge Arvains 12 Felix Varela Senior High Nathan Delinois
Lucy Lorino 10 Felix Varela Senior High Nathan Delinois
Maria Wuhele 10 Felix Varela Senior High Nathan Delinois
Sarita Toro 12 Felix Varela Senior High Dan Dawes
Solangel Rodriguez 12 Felix Varela Senior High Dan Dawes
Sean Cruz 12 Felix Varela Senior High Dan Dawes
Molly Irizzary 12 Felix Varela Senior High Dan Dawes
Paul Japaz 11 Felix Varela Senior High Maria Lantigua
Xiomara Solis 11 Felix Varela Senior High Maria Lantigua
Megan Berges 12 Felix Varela Senior High Maria Lantigua
Jorge Arvains 12 Felix Varela Senior High Maria Lantigua
Pauline Bonilla 12 Felix Varela Senior High Maria Lantigua
Stephanie Derkacz 12 Felix Varela Senior High Maria Lantigua
Gabriela Velazquez 11 Felix Varela Senior High Maria Lantigua
Natalee Jorge 12 Felix Varela Senior High Maria Lantigua
Natalie Helfer 12 Felix Varela Senior High Maria Lantigua
Laura Carvajal 12 Felix Varela Senior High Maria Lantigua
Melisa Hernandez 12 Felix Varela Senior High Elaine Evans
Danelly Liz 12 Felix Varela Senior High Elaine Evans
Natacha Montoya 11 Felix Varela Senior High Elaine Evans
Bianca Khan 11 Felix Varela Senior High Elaine Evans
Melisa Hernandez 12 Felix Varela Senior High Elaine Evans
Angelica Labrador 10 Felix Varela Senior High Heather Cipriani
Justin Fennell 11 Felix Varela Senior High Heather Cipriani
David Rojas 11 Felix Varela Senior High Heather Cipriani
David Rojas 11 Felix Varela Senior High Heather Cipriani
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Youth Fair Exhibition

Congratulate:
Omar Morales-Sanchez for getting first place for his artwork that was submitted to the Youth Fair exhibition
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2009 Scholastic Art Awards:

Jorge Arvains, Gold Key Winner, Photography
Megan Berges, Silver Key Winner, Photography
Pauline Bonilla, Portfolio Finalist, Photography
Laura Carvajal, Portfolio Finalist, Photography
Natalie Helfer, Photography
Paul Japaz, Photography, (two photographs accepted)
Andrew Luis, Gold Key Winner, Photography
Michael Mata, Portfolio Finalist, Photography
Stephanie Pradere, Photography
Monica Zambrana, Portfolio Finalist, Photography
Teacher: Ms.Lantigua, Photography
Gisselle Martinez, Gold key Winner, Photography
Michael Mata, Photography (two photographs accepted)
Teacher: Mr. Delinois, Computer Art
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2009 Annual Countywide Exhibition
Please congratulate teachers and students for the outstanding artwork they have produced last school year.

Jennifer Barona 11 Felix Varela Senior High Elaine Evans
Paul Japaz 11 Felix Varela Senior High Elaine Evans
Melissa Hernandez 12 Felix Varela Senior High Elaine Evans
Danelly Liz 12 Felix Varela Senior High Elaine Evans
Josephine Sanchez 12 Felix Varela Senior High Elaine Evans
David Rojas 11 Felix Varela Senior High Heather Cipriani
Justin Fennell 11 Felix Varela Senior High Heather Cipriani
Karla Martinez 11 Felix Varela Senior High Heather Cipriani
Elysse Ajami 10 Felix Varela Senior High Heather Cipriani
Natalie Ramirez 10 Felix Varela Senior High Dianne Romero
Margarita Lopez-Boada 12 Felix Varela Senior High Dianne Romero
Enamarie Montero 11 Felix Varela Senior High Maria Lantigua
Pauline Bonilla 12 Felix Varela Senior High Maria Lantigua
Monica Zambrana 12 Felix Varela Senior High Maria Lantigua
Maggie Yasona 12 Felix Varela Senior High Maria Lantigua
Eduardo Jiron 12 Felix Varela Senior High Maria Lantigua
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2009 Museum Education Program Exhibition

The goal of the Museum Education Program is to exhibit artwork created based on the field experiences your students participated in throughout the school year. We would like to congratulate those of you who committed to creating artwork and participated in last year’s exhibition. You and your students are to be commended for the exemplary artwork.

ArtCenter/South Florida Margarita Lopez-Boada 11 Felix Varela Senior High
ArtCenter/South Florida Lauren Mercado 10 Felix Varela Senior High
The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum Natacha Montoya 11 Felix Varela Senior High
The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum Danelly Liz 12 Felix Varela Senior High
The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum Ailyn Acosta 12 Felix Varela Senior High
The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum Yennifer Barona 11 Felix Varela Senior High
The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum Meylin Rojas 11 Felix Varela Senior High
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February 2009 Coconut Grove Art Festival

Danelly Liz
Jennifer Barona
Meylin Rojas
Natacha Montoya – MDCPS award of $100 (Sold piece for $100) ___________________________________________ Felix Varela Senior High School students share their artwork online!
Check out our online gallery at:
http://www.artsonia.com/schools/felix2

Portfolio Development Classes for Students

The 801 Art Studios are located on the second-floor of the Jose Marti Building Just south off the 8th St. Exit off of I-95. The building is an epicenter for the arts with in-house artists, studios and a gallery. This program for young students is organized by certified art specialists, professional artists, and sponsored by building management.

Registration is open through September 14.

Some Saturday and late night classes only for students 13-18.

Jose Marti Building, 801 SW 3rd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33130

studiosart801@comcast.net

305 300 6887

Miami-Dade Public Library T-Shirt Design Contest

This year the Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Young Adult Team is planning a series of special programs for Teen Read Week 2009 in October. We would like to call your attention to these activities now at the onset of the school year.

We will be sponsoring the following for teens (12-19 years of age) this fall:

T-Shirt Design Contest
My Favorite Book Contest
Word-a-thons

The first event and the one I would like to bring to your attention now is the T-Shirt Design Contest. The contest begins on August 24 and runs thru September 11, 2009. We are seeking an original design in black and white reflecting our theme Read Beyond Reality. This year we will award a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner. Each will receive a gift card to a local art supply store and the first place winner will have their design printed on t-shirts. These t-shirts will be distributed to Miami-Dade County teens.

Hispanic Heritage Father Felix Varela Art Contest

Padre Felix Varela
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/varela.htm
The Hispanic Heritage committee is busying planning this year’s activities. There is $100 dollar prize involved given the Felix Varela Foundation (the group that worked to get the school its name). This year we are expanding the art contest to include posters, ceramic pieces, photographs, colleges, mosaics and original art pieces. The contest runes from September 15th and the art is due by October 15th. The winners are announced at the annual event where the foundation comes and does a lecture series and awards presentation.