[SE-Dir] OSL&P: Arts Opportunity for Students and Teachers

[ALLRAN Laura]

TO:       All District and ESD Special Education Directors

The message below is being forwarded to you on behalf of:

Nancy Latini, PhD
Assistant Superintendent
Student Learning & Partnerships
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January 8, 2010

RE:   Arts Opportunity for Students and Teachers in Oregon

Message:  Please read the message below and share with anyone you think would be interested in getting involved.

The deadline for submission is February 5 and we are very low on submissions from Oregon. Our goal is to include one student per state in a national touring exhibition. The opportunity is open to all students ages 5-15, but we are especially encouraging students with disabilities to apply. Plus, teachers have the chance to receive $1000 for use in their classroom, just by submitting their students' artwork!

Thank you for any assistance you can provide.


Sincerely,
Jennifer Wexler

VSA arts and CVS Caremark All Kids Can present All Kids Can...CREATE!, a national call for children's art

Calling all children!  VSA arts and CVS Caremark All Kids Can encourage you to share your creativity by submitting artwork to All Kids Can...CREATE!, a national call for children's art. The theme, State of the Art, invites young people with and without disabilities across the United States to explore their environments and discover the roles they play within their communities.

All artwork submitted before the February 5, 2010 deadline will be included in an online art gallery and considered for display in a national touring exhibition that will debut in Washington, D.C. The exhibition will be on view during the month of June and will feature one piece of artwork from every state and the District of Columbia.  All submissions will be included within the exhibition in an interactive kiosk even if they have not been selected for the touring show. The 51 selected artists will be invited to a congressional reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibition. While in Washington, D.C. for the opening reception, these young people will have a chance to join in the largest celebration of the arts and disability in the world: The 2010 International VSA arts Festival.

Teachers -- by submitting your students' artwork, you are eligible to receive $1000 for your classroom! Visit www.artsonia.com/allkidscancreate<http://www.artsonia.com/allkidscancreate> for more information.

Please visit www.vsarts.org/allkidscancreate<http://www.vsarts.org/allkidscancreate> for more information, including eligibility, entry instructions and a link to the online application. All submissions must be made through Artsonia (www.artsonia.com/allkidscancreate<http://www.artsonia.com/allkidscancreate>) Questions? Please contact Jennifer Wexler, Visual Arts Manager, at jcwexler at vsarts.org<mailto:jcwexler at vsarts.org>.

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Jennifer Wexler
Visual Arts Manager
VSA
818 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 628-2800 (tel)
(202) 429-0868 (fax)
(202) 737-0645 (TTY)

Participate in our Collaborative Art Project<http://www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/calls/PostCardProject/>!
www.vsarts.org<http://www.vsarts.org/>  an affiliate of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

If you have any difficulty viewing the attached links, please contact Laura Allran at laura.allran at state.or.us<mailto:heidi.schulze at state.or.us> or 503-947-5674.

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