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.