Women's History Month Exhibition

The Division of Social Sciences and Life Skills, Art Education Program Office invites your students to partake in the Women’s History Month Exhibition at the School Board Auditorium Gallery. Attached are the necessary submission forms.

Women’s History Month Exhibition

Fifty 2-D and low-relief artworks celebrating Women’s History Month are selected for installation in the auditorium gallery of the School Board Administration Building. This high-profile exhibition is viewed by Board Members, community dignitaries, and thousands of visitors.

School Board Auditorium Gallery
Entries Due: Thursday, February 18, 2010
All entries sent to: 9626/Art Education/316
“Women’s History Month”

Scheduled Exhibition Dates: Monday, March 1 – Friday, April 9, 2010

No opening reception or award ceremony will be held for this exhibition.

Ocean Bank Center art deadline extended

The Education Fund’s Ocean Bank Center for Educational Materials (OBCEM) 2010 Art of Found Objects Exhibition.

$5,500 in prizes

The deadline to submit art has been extended to 2/19/10.

Rules, prizes, drop-off locations, labels are in the 2010 Art Exhibition Packet at
http://www.educationfund.org/programs/artoffoundobjects/ See the “Related Information” box on the right of the page and select “Download 2010 Art Exhibition Packet.”

Note: The final opportunity to drop-off art will be 2/20/10 Saturday 9:30am-1:00pm at the Ocean Bank Center for Educational Materials, 6890 NW 76 St, Medley, FL 33166.

8th Annual Creative Visions Exhibition at the Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum

The Division of Social Sciences and Life Skills - Art Education Program cordially invites you to partake in the Eighth Annual Creative Visions Exhibition sponsored by Commissioner Joe A. Martinez, the Frost Art Museum, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
Submission forms for this exhibition are attached.

Artwork Due Date:
Thursday, March 11, 2010

Should you have any questions regarding this exhibition, please contact the Division of Social Sciences and Life Skills at 305.995.1930.

Students, all submission must be sent through your art teachers who will provide you with the proper forms.

Becca's Closet Scholarship

Rebecca Kirtman Memorial Scholarships

Becca’s Closet collects and distributes homecoming and prom clothing to needy high school students in local communities. Becca’s Closet also hosts annual fundraisers to raise money to assist local students with the cost of higher education.

The Rebecca Kirtman Memorial Scholarship awards 3 types of scholarships in the amount of $1,000.00 each. The purpose of these scholarships is to encourage students who have demonstrated outstanding community service in high school or college to continue their efforts throughout their lives and to encourage others to do the same.
Becca's Closet Scholarship is a one time scholarship, with the possibility of renewal.

The applicant must:
· Be a graduating high school senior or full-time college student
· Have made an outstanding, documented contribution to his or her local community through the creation of or involvement in a Becca’s Closet chapter or Becca’s Closet supporting organization
· Be a U.S. Citizen or legal resident
· Plan to attend or continue to enroll in an accredited college, vocational school or university in the United States in the Fall of 2010
· Have a minimum 2.0 unweighted high school grade point average

Becca’s Closet Spirit of Generosity Scholarship is a one time scholarship, with the possibility of renewal.

The applicant must:
· Be a graduating high school senior or full-time college student
· Have made an outstanding contribution to his or her local community through volunteer action including but not limited to Becca’s Closet
· Demonstrate Financial Need
· Be a U.S. Citizen or legal resident
· Have a minimum 2.0 unweighted high school grade point average
· Plan to attend or continue to be enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited college, vocational school or university in the United States in the Fall of 2010
· Have a minimum 2.0 unweighted high school grade point average

DEADLINE: Applications must be received by Monday, April 12, 2010

Late entries will not be considered. Hand deliveries and overnight delivery will not be accepted. Becca's Closet will not be responsible for lost or late Applications.

Scholarships awarded for the 2010 – 2011 School Year will be announced in May 2010. Applications must be postmarked by Monday, April 12, 2010.

GALLERY WALK - Second Saturday, Wynwood

Small Works Exhibition at MIU - Opening & Awards Reception - Thursday, February 25, 2010

Please congratulate the following students for being accepted into the Small Works Exhibition at MIU - Opening and Awards Reception will be held on Thursday, February 25, 2010.

Yennifer Barona, 12, Elaine Evans
Bianca Khan, 12, Elaine Evans
Arlenys Frias, 11, Maria Lantigua
Randol Martinez, 12, Maria Lantigua
Hannah Balmaseda, 11, Maria Lantigua
Zeny Blanco, 12, Maria Lantigua

Among Friends: A Conversation with Rosa de la Cruz, Peter Menendez, Craig Robins and Cesar TrasobaresThursday, February 4, 2010 at 6:30 pm

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 2010, AT 7 PM

AMONG FRIENDS features a conversation between Rosa de la Cruz, Peter Menendez, Craig Robins and Cesar Trasobares about their friendship with Ana Mendieta, Felix Gonzalez-Torres and Carlos Alfonzo. The participants bring interesting perspectives to this exchange of ideas as they share memories, anecdotes and insights as collectors, culture activists and fellow artist.

Seating is limited.

Please RSVP by sending an e-mail to: info@delacruzcollection.org with RSVP: Among Friends as the subject.

Eighth Annual Young Artists’ Gallery

Purpose: To provide exhibition and sales space for talented high school art students from Miami-Dade County Public Schools; to provide the opportunity for these students to learn about careers in the visual arts and to provide support and encouragement for young talent by giving them the opportunity to show their work to arts patrons and to see that their work is marketable.

When: March 5th, 6th and 7th, 2010

Where: At the historic Woman’s Club of Coconut Grove (founded in 1891), located at the corner of South Bayshore Drive and McFarlane. Parking is available on site at the Woman's Club for all the days of the exhibition, including the set-up and breakdown, on the mulched areas only (not on the grass or blocking the driveway); also at meters on the street or at the public lot by the Library.

Exhibition Schedule: Set-up the exhibition, Thursday March 4 - 10-3 pm. Opening: Friday March 5, 6-8pm; on Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 7 the exhibition is open to the public from 12-4pm

Opening Exhibition, Friday March 5, 6-8pm - Open to the students, teachers, and their families - the Women's Club will provide refreshments, volunteers, hostesses and security. Exhibition will remain up through Sunday and scheduled to be taken down on Monday, March 8, 2010.

Eligibility: Regularly enrolled high school students will submit their work to their art teachers who will then nominate students for the Young Artists’ Gallery. Teachers may submit up to ten pieces of student artwork. Judges chosen by the Woman’s Club will select the winning pieces of work. The following media will be accepted: Watercolor, oil, acrylic, drawing, collage, sculpture, ceramics, photography, printmaking and computer art. Work should be submitted in a form which can be exhibited, i.e., matted and/or framed or on bases if appropriate.

Sales and Pricing: The artists selected will be able to exhibit their work and if they wish, offer their work for sale. Pricing shall be done by the students and their art teachers. Prices must be written on the entry form and are not to exceed $100.00. If a piece is not for sale, mark it “NFS.” The students will receive checks made out to them for their sales at the end of the show. There is no cost to the students to participate.

Permission Slips: Art available for sale MUST be accompanied by a signed permission slip when it is delivered to the Art Education Office. No permission slip—no sale!!!

Awards: Each student artist will receive a Certificate of Participation. There will be a Grand Prize for First Place: $300, 2nd Place: $200, 3rd Place: $100 and Five $50 Merit Awards of Distinction. The teachers of the top three winning students will receive an honorarium of $100 each.

Identification Labels: Complete the enclosed labels and inventory sheet. Tape a label to the back of each artwork, along with the permission slip. Be sure to include all information required. Students, your art teachers have submission forms.

Due Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Send Artwork To: Division of Social Sciences & Life Skills - Art Education Office, 9626/1500 Annex/Suite 316 (“Young Artists” Gallery).

Art at Fairchild

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