FAEA Student Digital Exhibition/FAEA Member Digital Exhibition

K-12 students of current FAEA members.
Entries are due March 31st (postmarked).
Download the K-12 Student Visual Art Digital Exhibition Entry Form here:
http://www.faea.org/InnerPage.aspx?id=8

Current members who are practicing artists.
Entries are due August 2nd (postmarked).
Download the Member Visual Art Digital Exhibition Call for Entries here:
http://www.faea.org/InnerPage.aspx?id=111

If you have any questions, please contact me at lisa@faea.org or 850-205-0068.

Lisa Kammel Raguso, Program Director
Florida Art Education Association

All Kids Included FREE Family Arts Festival: April 17th!

4th Annual FREE “All Kids Included Family Arts Festival – A Quilting Safari for Children and Families of All Abilities”
Saturday, April 17, 2010
10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Miami Children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway, Watson Island
Miami, FL 33132

Presented by Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs with funding and support from The Children’s Trust, the “All Kids Included” Festival is a FREE, fun and innovative community arts festival for children and families with or without disabilities, featuring themed entertainment, inclusive interactive arts experiences, and community resources for parents.

For more information call: 305-375-4634

Website: http://www.miamidadearts.org/news.aspx#213

Miami Metrozoo Student Eco-Hero Contest

Miami Metrozoo and CBS4 are hosting a contest to identify a student who has done something extraordinary to help the environment.

To nominate an individual, please log onto http://www.miamimetrozoo.com/ , click on the “Eco-Hero Contest” icon, fill out the form and submit it online. Anyone can submit a nomination but the person nominated must be a student between the ages of 11 and 14 (as of December 31st, 2010) who resides in Miami-Dade, Broward, or Monroe Counties.

The winner will be named Florida's student "Eco-Hero" and receive and all-expense paid trip worth $10,000 for the student and an adult parent/guardian to visit Yellowstone, Glacier and Grand Tetons national parks.

The trip will be chaperoned by Ron Magill and documented by CBS4 for broadcast as a television special at a later date.

Nominations are due April 12, 2010.
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Contact:
Diana Venturini ( 305-995-1367 )

Department:
Office of Community Services

MDC Kendall Campus Art Award

Scholarships: $1,000 for the fall term and $1,000 for the spring term
Open to students in the 12th grade
Scholarship will be awarded to students based on a portfolio
Application Due Date: Friday, April 2, 2010
Application form is attached
For more information on this scholarship opportunity, please contact Mr. John Adkins, Chair of Miami-Dade College Arts & Philosophy department, 305-237-2395.

Scholarship for Seniors: Fine Arts

The Claire Kantor Foundation awards scholarships in May of each year to Florida residents accepted at any US college. The scholarship also includes, at the discretion of the committee, $1,500 each consecutive year for 3 years providing a 2.5 GPA or higher is maintained. Scholarships are paid to the college in the name of the student against a statement for tuition or housing from the college. To date the Foundation has awarded 18 scholarships. Applications must be postmarked by April 30, 2010.

Scholarship Requirements

The applicant must:

1. Be a Florida resident.
2. A graduating high school student accepted to any college in the USA.
3. Include a portfolio, in any format or medium, or otherwise demonstrate a talent for any of the fine arts.
4. Submit an essay, not to exceed 500 words, introducing themselves, detailing their goals and how receiving this scholarship will make a difference to them in achieving these goals.
5. Include a recommendation from an art teacher or counselor.

A committee comprising of 5 members of the community, including Mr. & Mrs. Kantor will evaluate all applications and determine the successful applicants.

Scholarship Instructions:

1. Print out application from website: http://www.clairekantorfoundation.com/sch_info.html

2. Once you have printed and filled out this application completely, and have compiled all the required documents listed in the ATTACHMENTS section, please fax or mail all correspondence to:

Mail:
The Claire Kantor Foundation
274 South Island
Golden Beach, FL 33160
Phone: (305) 937-1853
Fax: (305) 937-2262

Teen Miami Internship and Exhibition Project

The Historical Museum of Southern Florida (HMSF) is looking for 20 creative freshmen and sophomores to participate in its upcoming Teen Miami program. Applicants must be high school freshman or sophomores in September 2010.

Teen Miami is a three-year museum internship and exhibition development project aimed at addressing the need for teen voices and perspectives in museum exhibitions and collections. The selected teen participants will be instrumental in helping to make the museum and the Teen Miami exhibition relevant to the teenagers of today.

Selected student interns will:
o Be trained in the behind the scenes operations of a history museum;
o Gain real life work experience by working as paid interns in various museum departments;
o Participate in an oral history project documenting teen life across generations in Miami-Dade County; and
o Develop a Teen Miami exhibition, which will open at HMSF in 2012.

Program Requirements:
o Interested students must complete an application by April 15, 2010.
o Student applicants must be entering their freshman or sophomore year of high school in September of 2010.
o Teen Miami requires a significant time commitment. Selected teen participants must commit five weeks of their time to HMSF for three consecutive summers (2010, 2011 and 2012) and eight hours a month of their time for three consecutive school years (2010, 2011, 2012).
o Program stipends: After successfully completing the first five-week museum orientation program, teens will receive paid internships at the museum.

To find out more about Teen Miami and download the Teen Miami application go to www.hmsf.org/teenmiami/ or contact Mariela Rossel, Teen Miami Coordinator, Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130, 305-375-1601, m.rossel@hmsf.org

All Kids Included Art Contest

The Division of Social Sciences and Life Skills, Art Education Program invites your students to partake in the All Kids Included Art Contest. This contest is being sponsored in collaboration with the Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Office, Arts for Learning and Community Based Artists. Guidelines and submission forms are attached.

All submissions are due: April 2, 2010

GUIDELINES:
1) The All Kids Included Family Arts Festival is a multidisciplinary arts festival for children and youth of all abilities. The theme for this year's festival is "A Quilting Safari", based on the book "Elmer The Patchwork Elephant" by David McKee, which celebrates diversity, tolerance and accepting differences. Another reference is "Mother Earth and Her Children: A Quilted Fairy Tale" by Sibylle von Olfers, Sieglinde Schoen-Smith, and Jack Zipes, relating to Earth Day. We would like the student artists to depict the festival themes of safari animals, Mother Earth, inclusion, diversity and acceptance of our differences. They may draw on the festival's selected books for inspiration. Other good resources on the subject of quilting are "Kids Quilt Together: The ABCs of Group Quilts" by Kathy Emmel; and "Creative Quilting With Kids" by Maggie Ball.
Students are strongly encouraged to work as a team on their quilt projects.
2) All designs must be the original work of the students. No reproductions of existing illustrations, copyrighted materials, or the work of others may be submitted.
3) Quilt designs may use fabric, felt or paper as the primary medium. The finished piece may be
representational of an actual fabric quilt and need not be a finished fabric quilt (made up of a quilted, pieced fabric top, batting and backing). Finished fabric quilts are also acceptable.
4) Enhancements with other mediums, except oils, is permitted. Finished artwork should be suitable for hanging display. There is no limit on the number of colors used in the design.
5) Text or lettering may be used as a part of the composition.
6) Finished artwork should be approximately 40" x 40", and should be suitable for hanging display.
7) Up to 3 entries per school may be submitted. Group projects are strongly encouraged. Individual students may only contribute to one submission.
8) All submissions should have identification information printed clearly on the back of the artwork. The identification information must include: name of the student, student age/grade, name of the school, name of the art teacher, contact telephone number, contact e-mail, artist statement and title of the artwork.

Please indicate if student is a SPED/ESE student. (Art teacher has forms)
Please ask that the parent or guardian of each child complete the Art Work Authorization Form. This form transfers all rights in and to the art work, including ownership and copyrights, to the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. The art work shall become the property of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs upon submission to be used in such manner and for such purpose as the Department of Cultural Affairs deems appropriate.

Art for Haiti Auction and Gala

Dear Artists:
Our hearts went out to the people of Haiti when the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit. They need our help, so Jerry’s Artarama is sponsoring an art auction on April 10, 2010. The Raleigh Convention Center has donated a 5,500 sq ft room and Centerplate is catering the event. There will be art collectors and corporate sponsors in attendance and our goal is to raise $50,000. All proceeds from ticket and art sales will go to Habitat International’s efforts to rebuild Haiti.

Artist donations are the key to this event’s success. There will be both a live and a silent auction. To be considered for the live auction, work must be received by March 20, 2010. Live auction work should be no smaller than 20"x30" and should not exceed 72" in any direction. Live auction work is required to be framed (if necessary), prewired, and ready to hang. Wet paintings will not be accepted. We recommend that you submit big, bold, eye-catching work!

The deadline for silent auction submissions is March 28, 2010. Silent auction work is usually smaller (no larger than 20x30). Pieces must be 2D and have no moving parts. Wet paintings will not be accepted and we suggest (but do not require) that work be prewired and ready to hang. All unframed works on paper will be displayed with clips.

Please be sure to include your name, title of the work, medium, regular selling price, your web address, and business cards (optional). If you are submitting for the live auction, please include a short artist statement (no more than 100 words). The live auction will be juried and the selected 30 pieces will be featured in our program with a color image, info, and artist statement. After the auction, we will send you a thank you letter and receipt for tax purposes.

Thank you so much for your consideration. Please read more about the event on our website: http://www.jerrysartarama.com/community/Art-Auction-and-Gala
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. I look forward to hearing from you!

Kindest Regards,

ERICK PEGUERO

Youth Art Month

What is Youth Art Month?
Youth Art Month is an annual observance each March to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs. Youth Art Month provides a forum for acknowledging skills that are fostered through experience in the visual arts that are not possible in other subjects offered in the curriculum.

Youth Art Month's purposes are:
1. To direct attention to the value of art education which develops divergent and critical thinking; multicultural awareness; and technical, communication, and expressive skills.
2. To increase community, business and governmental support for art education.
3. To recognize art is a necessity for the full development of better quality life for all people.
4. To expand art programs in schools and stimulate new ones.
5. To increase community understanding and interest in art and art education through involvement in art exhibits, workshops, and other creative venues.
6. To provide additional opportunities for individuals of all ages to participate in creative art learning.
7. To encourage commitment to the arts by students, community organizations, and individuals everywhere.
8. To recognize art education as a viable component in the total education curricula that develops citizens of a global society.
9. To reflect and demonstrate the goals of the National Art Education Association that work toward the improvement of art education at all levels.

Who Sponsors It, Why and How?
In 1961, The Crayon, Water Color & Craft Institute, forerunner of ACMI, a non-profit association of art and craft materials manufacturers, created Children's Art Month. Created in cooperation with NAEA, a professional society of art educators, the purpose of Children's Art Month was to "emphasize the value of participating in art for all children." In 1969, the observance was expanded to include secondary school students and has been celebrated nationwide since that time as "Youth Art Month."

Utrecht Mini Your Work 2

Since Utrecht’s inception in 1949, we have been dedicated to furthering artistic ideals and integrity through the manufacture of high quality materials and providing fair costs. Continuing this, we present “Mini Your Work 2 - A big contest with tiny work”!

Join us for the opening reception where you can help promote your small works to the public and maybe make a little money too. Prizes will be awarded during the opening on March 25th, 2009. Great discounts will be given to all submitting artists. All the proceeds of artwork sales will go directly to you.

Eligibility:
- Open to all artists of any level
- Submissions must have been created in the last 5 years
- Artwork cannot exceed eight inches (8”) in height or width (including mating and framing) 8”x8” max.
- Artwork must be appropriate for all ages.
- Artwork must be hand delivered, no shipped or emailed entries.
- Artwork must be hang-ready when submitted.

Submission Guidelines:
- Artists may submit up to three (3) entries with a non-refundable entry fee of $3 per piece (check, cash, or credit cards – no money orders) Actual artwork is to be submitted to Utrecht Art Supplies during normal store hours from February 20th through March 20th 2010.
- You will be supplied with entry forms when you drop off your artwork.
- Each piece needs to have a sale price or be marked “NFS” (not for sale) on the entry form.

Prizes:
- There will be three prizes given out during the opening reception.
- First place: $50 gift card.
- Second place: $25 gift card.
- Community pick: $20 gift card.

Important Dates:
- February 20th through March 20th 2010- Hand deliver artwork during normal store hours for jury process.
- March 20th through March 25th 2010 - judging for the community pick winner.
- March 25th, 2010 - Opening reception and awards presentation.
- March 27th – April 8th, 2010 Hand retrieval of artwork during normal store hours.

Visit our blog for more up-to-date Info At: http://www.miami.utrechtblog.com/
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Entry Form
Utrecht Art Supplies
6250 South Dixie Highway
South Miami, FL 33143
(305)740-7077
Store22@utrecht.com

Form MUST be filled out completely to be considered for the show

Name: _______________________________________
Address: _______________________________________
Phone # _______________________________________
Email: _______________________________________

Piece #1
Name: _______________________________________
Medium: _______________________________________
Short Description: ______________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Price: _______________________________________

Piece #2
Name: _______________________________________
Medium: _______________________________________
Short Description: ______________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Price: _______________________________________

Piece #3
Name: _______________________________________
Medium: _______________________________________
Short Description: ______________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Price: _______________________________________

Agreement:
Rejected pieces need to be picked up by March 12th, 2009. Accepted piece must be picked up by March 26th, 2009. Utrecht Art Supplies will not be held responsible for pieces not picked after these dates unless otherwise negotiated.

Artist signature ______________________________________Date___________

Store Manager
Regina Durante signature________________________________Date___________

Name____________________________________________

Young Artists application deadline EXTENSION: Friday, March 19

Applications for this year’s Young Artist Awards are due Friday, March 19. The Young Artist Awards is a unique opportunity for eligible students to earn summer scholarships and enables talented teenagers from low-income families to attend summer art and writing programs around the country, from the San Francisco Art Institute to New York’s School for Visual Arts and nearly two dozen programs between.

To apply for the Young Artist Awards, students must meet the following criteria:

*have won a Gold Key (our highest regional honor)
*be currently enrolled in grades 7-11
*demonstrate financial need (under $40,000)

In order to earn this Award, students must complete a very short application that includes a few brief questions, a copy of the Gold Key-winning work, another piece of which they are proud, and a work-in-progress.

Young Artist Awards will be granted based on the quality and thoughtfulness of the application and the apparent readiness of the student to benefit from this experience. Teenagers who win Young Artist Awards have already demonstrated their talent in and commitment to their discipline by winning a Gold Key, and the scholarships they earn provide them with opportunities they may not otherwise have to study their discipline and meet other teens as committed to the arts as they are.

To find more information about the Young Artist Awards, follow this link: http://artandwriting.org/Views/ORGPrograms/pdfs/yaa_book.pdf

To access the application online click this link:
http://artandwriting.org/Views/ORGPrograms/pdfs/yaa_application.pdf

If you have any questions about the awards or the application process or if you would like some additional information about the awards please contact Woody Loverude, the Alliance’s summer programs coordinator, at wloverude-temp@scholastic.com or (212) 343.6209.

Don't Miss the K-12 Visual Art Digital Exhibition

The Division of Social Science/Life Skills Art Education Program and the Dade Art Educators Association will be sponsoring all DAEA/FAEA Members for 5 student entries for this State Assessment.

The Florida Art Education Association K-12 Visual Art Digital Exhibition promotes the achievements of students enrolled in visual art classes throughout Florida. The exhibition is open to K-12 students of current members of FAEA.

The 2010 K-12 Visual Art Digital Exhibition call for entry is on the FAEA website under the K-12 Student Exhibition. There is a $5 entry fee for each student entry. Request these funds from your school now and share the importance of having your students recognized in the only statewide art exhibition in Florida. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2010 (postmarked).

Don't wait, submit your student artwork today! For questions, contact Lisa Kammel Raguso at lisa@faea.org or (850) 345-6284.

This Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 7 pm: Newly installed work by Jose Bedia and Psychic Youth, Inc. In the project room

DESIGN DISTRICT GALLERY WALK
SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010 FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM
FREE ADMISSION
NEWLY INSTALLED WORK: JOSE BEDIA

Jose Bedia's indigenous expressions are not folkloric nor a modern curiosity.
His work depicts indigenous cultures with a reverence for Native Americans
and African Kongo rituals.

Bedia's work is not about pursuing an intellectual experience nor is he fascinated
by the aesthetics of the form in tribal art. He is a true believer in the spiritual forces
of the ritualistic objects: "Everyone knows that I base my work on those things.
"I don't want to hide anything. I try to recreate the power of that spirit force.

The large painting by Bedia, Mupala, 2007, depicts the mask of the protective
spirit Mupala,who has supernatural abilities and is the lord of the Mukanda tribe
in the Kongo. Next to the painting is the masked figure of Chisaluke, who
represents a powerful and wealthy man with spiritual influence. This mask and
dress were field-collected in 1991 by Stanford University's Central African Art
expert Manuel Jordan. Both of these characters, Chisaluke and Mupala are part
of the initiation ritual for boys in Central Zambia.

Bedia is also a collector of tribal objects, often acquired in his travels.
Mupala, 2007 was part of the exhibition First Hand, 2007 at Fredric Snitzer
Gallery where Bedia showed paintings together with African masks.

From March 13th through May 8th, Miami's Psychic Youth, Inc. will
be taking over the project room at the de la Cruz Collection Contemporary
Art Space with a new site-specific work, TRI.

The collective will be using the room to create a sacred environment, which will serve as the setting for a series of performances. During these improvised collaborative proceedings, PYI members will activate the space by executing a chain of movements under a protocol of tasks. The installation, which includes the use of sound and lighting, will constantly change over the course of these performances, becoming a site for ritual and ceremony.TRI: First Installment will launch this series of happenings on March 13th during the 2nd Saturday gallery walk. This event will feature Ricardo Guerrero, Ana Mendez and Federico Nessi.Psychic Youth, Inc. is an interdisciplinary performance collective with a heavy emphasis on musical collaboration. Inspired by Throbbing Gristle's psychic rallies, PYI develops happenings that serve as ritualistic experiences and show appreciation for the occult.

Haiti Art Pavilion at Arteamericas- Contemporary Haitian Memory in Motion

Young artists showcased at Woman's Club

Coconut Grove blog features MDPCS Visual Artists from the Young Artist Gallery Exhibition!

The Coconut Grove Woman's Club presented the 8th annual Young Artists' Gallery Friday, March 5, 2010 at a preview party. The art was on display though Sunday, March 7, 2010.

Pictured: Stephanie Pradere and Paul Japaz, 12th graders from Felix Varela Senior High. Paul sold one of his New York photographs that same evening.

CONGRATULATIONS PAUL!

Utrecht Mini Your Work

Call for Artists:
You can win up to $50!

Since Utrecht’s inception in 1949, we have been dedicated to furthering artistic ideals and integrity through the manufacture of high quality materials and providing fair costs. Continuing this, we present “Mini Your Work 2 - A big contest with tiny work”!

Join us for the opening reception where you can help promote your small works to the public and maybe make a little money too. Prizes will be awarded during the opening on March 25th, 2009. Great discounts will be given to all submitting artists. All the proceeds of artwork sales will go directly to you.

Eligibility:

- Open to all artists of any level
- Submissions must have been created in the last 5 years
- Artwork cannot exceed eight inches (8”) in height or width (including mating and framing) 8”x8” max.
- Artwork must be appropriate for all ages.
- Artwork must be hand delivered, no shipped or emailed entries.
- Artwork must be hang-ready when submitted.

Submission Guidelines:

- Artists may submit up to three (3) entries with a non-refundable entry fee of $3 per piece (check, cash, or credit cards – no money orders) Actual artwork is to be submitted to Utrecht Art Supplies during normal store hours from February 20th through March 20th 2010.

- You will be supplied with entry forms when you drop off your artwork.
- Each piece needs to have a sale price or be marked “NFS” (not for sale) on the entry form.

Prizes:

- There will be three prizes given out during the opening reception.
- First place: $50 gift card.
- Second place: $25 gift card.
- Community pick: $20 gift card.

Important Dates:

- February 20th through March 20th 2010- Hand deliver artwork during normal store hours for jury process.
- March 20th through March 25th 2010 - judging for the community pick winner.
- March 25th, 2010 - Opening reception and awards presentation.
- March 27th – April 8th, 2010 Hand retrieval of artwork during normal store hours.

Visit our blog for more up-to-date Info At: www.miami.utrechtblog.com

Entry Form

Form MUST be filled out completely to be considered for the show

Name: _______________________________________

Address: _______________________________________

_______________________________________

Phone # _______________________________________

Email: _______________________________________


Piece #1

Name: _______________________________________

Medium: _______________________________________

Short Description: ______________________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

Price: _______________________________________

Piece #2

Name: _______________________________________

Medium: _______________________________________

Short Description: ______________________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

Price: _______________________________________

Piece #3

Name: _______________________________________

Medium: _______________________________________

Short Description: ______________________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

Price: _______________________________________

Agreement:
Rejected pieces need to be picked up by March 12th, 2009. Accepted piece must be picked up by March 26th, 2009. Utrecht Art Supplies will not be held responsible for pieces not picked after these dates unless otherwise negotiated.

Artist signature__________________________________________Date______________________________
Regina Durante
Store Manager signature____________________________Date______________________________
Name______________________________

Thank you,
Utrecht Art Supplies
Store #22 Miami
6250 South Dixie Hwy
South Miami, FL 33143
Phone 305-740-7077
Fax 305-740-9977
http://miami.utrechtblog.com
www.utrecht.com

Young Artists Gallery Participant List

Please congratulate the following students for being accepted into the 8th Annual Young Artists Gallery Exhibition at the Women's Club in Coconut Grove. Awards reception will be this Friday, March 5th from 6-8PM, refreshments will follow.





Carmen Zuniga 12 Photo $35 Maria Lantigua

Kristina Camara 12 Photo $35 Maria Lantigua

Paul Japaz 12 Photo $35 Maria Lantigua

Hannah Balmaseda 11 Photo $35 Maria Lantigua

Lisandra Vazquez 12 Computer Art $15 Nathan Delinois

Lisandra Vazquez 12 Computer Art $30 Nathan Delinois

Giselle Martinez 12 Computer Art $30 Nathan Delinois

Katherine Serrano 12 Oil Pastel $30 Nathan Delinois

MDCPS Small Works Exhibition at the Miami International University of Art and Design

At the M-DCPS Small Works Exhibition at the Miami International University of Art and Design, Bianca Khan was selected as the senior high school winner of the Renay Rossi Distinguished Artist Award for her ceramic sculpture.

This yearly award is made possible by the Dade Art Education Association and the family of former M-DCPS Art Educator, Renay Rossi, who taught in this county for over 30 years.

Bianca's sculpture will be featured on the Dade Art Education Association website.

Youth Arts Day & Music Fest

Members of the Photo Club will be participating in the Youth Arts Day and Music Festival on March 7th from 10AM - 5PM.

The following students are Tiffany Barcos, Paul Japaz, Lauren Mercado, Ana Barrios, Adriana Lallemand, Stephanie Pradere, Bryan Keir, Carmen Zuniga, Kristina Camara, Enamarie Montero and Marina Loiacono.