Friday, January 27, 2012
High School Arts Scholarship Deadline February 1st
Arts for Life! Scholarship ApplicationDeadline: February 1, 2012
Arts for Life! annually awards $1,000 scholarships to 25 graduating high school seniors who demonstrate excellence in visual art, music, dance, drama or creative writing. Launched by former First Lady Columba Bush in 1999, the program has awarded scholarships to more than 300 gifted high school seniors.
Application Deadline:
February 1, 2012 (postmarked)
February 1, 2012 (postmarked)
Eligibility:
Students who are graduating from a public or private school or a home education program in Florida in the Spring of 2012 Application Process:
Students must submit a completed application, a brief essay explaining "How the arts have positively influenced their life" and a portfolio of work in visual art, music, dance, drama or creative writing.
Students who are graduating from a public or private school or a home education program in Florida in the Spring of 2012 Application Process:
Students must submit a completed application, a brief essay explaining "How the arts have positively influenced their life" and a portfolio of work in visual art, music, dance, drama or creative writing.
More Information:Visit Arts for Life! (850) 391-4090
Youth Arts Day Welcome! Deering Estate at Cutler
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Your School is invited to participate in the 2012 Youth Arts Day & Music Fest. We welcome your teachers, clubs, or individual students to get involved. The 2012 Youth Arts Day & Music Fest will take place Sunday, May 6th on the main grounds of the Estate from 10 am to 5 pm and features youth visual, performing and literary arts.
The Deering Estate at Cutler, Youth Arts Day & Music Fest is a community collaboration celebrating youth artists and creating awareness for the rich emerging resources Miami-Dade County has to offer. Youth Arts Day & Music Fest features a month long visual and literary art exhibition as well as a day long series of youth performance art on Sunday, May 6th. Founding members of the Living Artist Concert Series and Artists in Residence have offered their time and talent to act as volunteer judges to select award winning submissions. Youth volunteers along with park naturalists will host Kid's Zone in the Palm Grove and youth visitors are given free admission to the Estate on this special day.
FREE admission for all youth, K-12, to Youth Arts Day & Music Fest
Application forms are attached and available on our website:
www.deeringestate.org
We look forward to celebrating our community's next generation of artists, shared culture and our collective creativity with you!
Best Regards,
Youth Arts Day & Music Fest Coordinator
Kim Yantis, Educational and Interpretive Staff
Deering Estate at Cutler
Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department
305.235.1668 ext. 238 office
arts@deeringestate.com
Your School is invited to participate in the 2012 Youth Arts Day & Music Fest. We welcome your teachers, clubs, or individual students to get involved. The 2012 Youth Arts Day & Music Fest will take place Sunday, May 6th on the main grounds of the Estate from 10 am to 5 pm and features youth visual, performing and literary arts.The Deering Estate at Cutler, Youth Arts Day & Music Fest is a community collaboration celebrating youth artists and creating awareness for the rich emerging resources Miami-Dade County has to offer. Youth Arts Day & Music Fest features a month long visual and literary art exhibition as well as a day long series of youth performance art on Sunday, May 6th. Founding members of the Living Artist Concert Series and Artists in Residence have offered their time and talent to act as volunteer judges to select award winning submissions. Youth volunteers along with park naturalists will host Kid's Zone in the Palm Grove and youth visitors are given free admission to the Estate on this special day.
FREE admission for all youth, K-12, to Youth Arts Day & Music Fest
Application forms are attached and available on our website:
www.deeringestate.org
We look forward to celebrating our community's next generation of artists, shared culture and our collective creativity with you!
Best Regards,
Youth Arts Day & Music Fest Coordinator
Kim Yantis, Educational and Interpretive Staff
Deering Estate at Cutler
Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department
305.235.1668 ext. 238 office
arts@deeringestate.com
SAIC Merit Deadline for Fall 2012
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) would like to remind you and your students about our upcoming priority merit deadline for Fall 2012.
To be considered for scholarship, a student needs to be admitted to SAIC prior to the deadline and we must have a digital copy of their portfolio (which may be uploaded) by February 15 for first-time freshmen and March 1 for transfer students.
If you or your students have any questions regarding merit scholarship, visit http://www.saic.edu/ugmerit
For questions about applying to SAIC, visit http://www.saic.edu/ugapp
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago appreciates the work you do in preparing future artists, designers and visual scholars to take the next steps in their education.
Sincerely,
Scott Ramon
Director of Undergraduate Admissions
A leader in educating artists, designers, and scholars since 1866, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) offers nationally accredited undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate programs to nearly 3,200 students from across the globe. Located in the heart of Chicago, SAIC has an educational philosophy that is built upon an interdisciplinary approach to art and design, giving students unparalleled opportunities to develop their creative and critical abilities, while working with renowned faculty who include many of the leading practitioners in their fields. SAIC's resources include the Art Institute of Chicago and its new Modern Wing; numerous special collections and programming venues provide students with exceptional exhibitions, screenings, lectures, and performances. For more information, please visit http://www.saic.edu/.It is the policy of the School not to discriminate on the basis of age, disability, color, creed, national origin, religion, race, sex, or sexual orientation in student recruitment and admissions, in financial aid programs, in student and employee services, in educational programs and activities, or in employment practices.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Apply for the 2011-2012 Arts for Life! Scholarship!
2011-2012 Arts for Life! Scholarship Opportunity
Applications must be received by or postmarked by February 1, 2012
Tallahassee, FL – Students graduating from a public or private school or a home education program in Florida in the Spring of 2012 are eligible to apply for the 2011-2012 Arts for Life! scholarship. This program annually awards $1,000 scholarships to 25 graduating high school seniors who demonstrate excellence in visual art, music, dance, drama or creative writing. Launched by former First Lady Columba Bush in 1999, the program has awarded scholarships to more than 300 gifted high school seniors.
To apply, interested students should submit a completed application, a brief essay explaining "How the arts have positively influenced my life" and a portfolio of work in visual art, music, dance, drama or creative writing.
The application deadline is February 1, 2012.
Visit Arts for Life! website: http://www.excelined.org/Pages/Arts_for_Life/Apply_for_a_Scholarship.aspx for more information and to download the application.
VISUAL ARTS Student Volunteers Needed for the Upcoming Principals Symposium
The Parent Academy’s, Office of Community Engagement is seeking VISUAL ARTS Student Volunteers for the upcoming Ready School’s Principal Symposium.
• The Ready School’s Principal Symposium will take place next Friday, Jan. 20th at The Miami Convention Center (the Old Radisson Mart) from 8 AM to 12 PM. It will be a coffee and conversation event, where all elementary school principals meet the early care directors of preschools that feed into their schools as part of the superintendent’s transition to kindergarten initiative.
• Art majors (Volunteer Visual Art Students) will listen to the ongoing conversations at assigned tables and capture the essence of the dialogue by creating a sketches. They’ll reveal their art piece at the end of the event during the harvest (sharing) session. Media production students will video tape the event, which will be posted online.
• The Parent Academy is in need of media production students and 12-15 art students to participate and volunteer for this event.
• The Parent Academy will provide art materials, but we hope students will bring their own audio-visual equipment as they are most familiar with the technology they’ve been using at their school.
• The Parent Academy will provide breakfast, lunch and community service hours to all participating Visual Art student volunteers.
For additional information, please contact Jenny Miranda- Gonzalez at 305-995-2620, or at mobile number 954-558-5161.
My warmest regards,
Jenny Miranda-Gonzalez
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Off: 305-995-2620
Fax: 305-523-0505
j24gonzalez@dadeschools.net
• The Ready School’s Principal Symposium will take place next Friday, Jan. 20th at The Miami Convention Center (the Old Radisson Mart) from 8 AM to 12 PM. It will be a coffee and conversation event, where all elementary school principals meet the early care directors of preschools that feed into their schools as part of the superintendent’s transition to kindergarten initiative.
• Art majors (Volunteer Visual Art Students) will listen to the ongoing conversations at assigned tables and capture the essence of the dialogue by creating a sketches. They’ll reveal their art piece at the end of the event during the harvest (sharing) session. Media production students will video tape the event, which will be posted online.
• The Parent Academy is in need of media production students and 12-15 art students to participate and volunteer for this event.
• The Parent Academy will provide art materials, but we hope students will bring their own audio-visual equipment as they are most familiar with the technology they’ve been using at their school.
• The Parent Academy will provide breakfast, lunch and community service hours to all participating Visual Art student volunteers.
For additional information, please contact Jenny Miranda- Gonzalez at 305-995-2620, or at mobile number 954-558-5161.
My warmest regards,
Jenny Miranda-Gonzalez
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Off: 305-995-2620
Fax: 305-523-0505
j24gonzalez@dadeschools.net
The Scholastic Art Awards Regional Competition 2012
Congratulations to the following students! They have received awards in The Scholastic Art Awards Regional Competition 2012Bianca Caamano: Gr. 12; Photography Portfolio Finalist, Gold key
Laura Aldana, Gr. 11; Silver Key, Photography
Candela Siriani, Gr. 12; Silver key, Photography
Yrina Castells, Gr. 12; Silver Key, Photography
Marien Gonzalez, Gr. 12; Photography
Aloma, Luis; Gr. 11; Gorilla Toes; Computer Art; Silver Key; Nathan Delinois, Art Teacher
Suyon, Omar; Gr. 12; head; Computer Art; Silver Key; Nathan Delinois, Art Teacher
The Opening and Awards Reception will take place on Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 1 pm to 4 pm
Miami Art Museum
101 W. Flagler Street
Miami, Fl 33132
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
61st Annual Beaux Arts Festival of Art Student Showcase
Please congratulate the following students, they have been accepted to the 61st Annual Beaux Arts Festival of Art Student Showcase. The award reception will be on Thursday, January 5th, 2012 at the Lowe Art Museum from 6:30-8:00.Cindy Aragon
Felix Varela Sr. High, 12
Passage, 2011
Photography
1st Place Winner
Allison Taylor
Felix Varela Sr. High, 10
Mr. Lowe, 2011
Photography
William Gomez
Felix Varela Sr. High, 11
Bus Stop, 2011
Photography
Galia Rosado
Felix Varela Sr. High, 11
Untitled #1, Cuba, 2011
Photography
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