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Hello All,

Below is the schedule of classes that the CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP) is offering for the 2008-09 school year. Please take a look and see if there are any that would be of interest to you, or any young people you may know. And remember they are all FREE!!!!!!!

Send us a message on our myspace if you have any questions. You can also get more information on our website and YouTube channel:

calarts.edu/cap
youtube.com/calartscap

HAVE A GREAT YEAR!!!!!!


CAP 2008-09 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
For further information about these programs please contact CAP at (661) 222-2708.

***All CAP After-School programs are free. No previous experience is required and registration is open to students ages 13 to 19, with the exception of the media arts programs for middle school students (ages 10-14). Register on the first day of class. Parent's/Guardian's signature will be required on the participant's registration form, standard release form, and medical release form. Attendance at all sessions is required.
 


Art-In-the-Park Music Program
This twenty-week music program features small group and individualized music instruction for teenagers ages 13 to 19. The program culminates with public performances in April at Art-in-the-Park, REDCAT, and other community performance venues.
 

Dates: October 6-December 11, 2008 & January 26-April 16, 2009
Time: Monday through Friday, 4:00-7:00pm
CAP Lead Instructor: CalArts School of Music alumnus Nicolas Kello
Partner Contact: Berta Sosa, Director
Location:
 Art-in-the-Park, 5568 Via Marisol, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Tel: (323) 259-0861


Banning's Landing Community Center/Sony Pictures Media Arts Program (SPMAP)
This thirty-week media arts program is held twice a week, after-school for middle school students (ages 10 to 14). The workshops cover drawing, painting, animation and media arts. The students learn drawing and painting techniques, drawing from the model, how to animate, how to put together an art portfolio and how to create artwork on computers. The program culminates in a public exhibition and screening of the artwork produced by the students. This program is part of the Sony Pictures Media Arts Program, a partnership between the CalArts Community Arts Partnership, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
 

Dates: October 1-December 10, 2008 & January 21-June 15, 2009
Time: Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:00-7:00pm
CAP Instructors: CalArts School of Film/Video alumnus Manuel Cuchilla and student instructors
Partner Contact: Lee Sweet, Director
Location:
 Banning's Landing Community Center, 100 W. Water Street, Wilmington, CA 90744

Tel: (310) 522-2015

CalArts Digital Media Program

This class includes discussions and hands-on conceptual projects using Adobe Creative Suite software, scanners and digital cameras. Students produce posters, t-shirts, and other materials based on an investigation of environmental and other socially relevant themes. Students are encouraged to focus on content-based social statements, political comments, or cultural narratives.
Dates: October 7-December 9, 2008 & February 3-May 26, 2009
Time: Tuesdays, 4:30-7:00pm
CAP Instructors: CalArts School of Art faculty Shelley Stepp and student instructors
Contact: CAP Office
Location:
CalArts Mac Lab,

 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355


Tel: (661) 222-2708


CalArts Saturday Music Program
This program offers twenty weeks of master classes for up to one hundred middle and high school students. Classes include theory, composition, vocal ensemble, percussion, strings ensemble, chamber ensemble, jazz ensemble, and more. The program culminates with semester-end recitals performed in the CalArts Main Gallery.

*workshops' schedule coming soon
Dates: October 4-December 13, 2008 & January 24-April 11, 2009
Time: Saturdays, 1:00-5:00pm
CAP Faculty Advisor: CalArts School of Music faculty Susan Allen
CAP Program Coordinator: CalArts School of Music alumnus Drew Jorgensen
CAP Instructors: CalArts School of Music students
Contact: CAP Office
Location:
 CalArts 
School of Music, Rehearsal Rooms
, 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355


Tel: (661) 291-3037

Center for the Arts Eagle Rock/Sony Pictures Media Arts Program (SPMAP)
This thirty-week media arts program is held twice a week, after-school for middle school students (ages 10 to 14). The workshops cover drawing, painting, animation and media arts. The students learn drawing and painting techniques, drawing from the model, how to animate, how to put together an art portfolio and how to create artwork on computers. The program culminates in a public exhibition and screening of the artwork produced by the students. This program is part of the Sony Pictures Media Arts Program, a partnership between the CalArts Community Arts Partnership, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Dates: October 1-December 12, 2008 & January 21-June 12, 2009
Time: Wednesdays and Fridays, 3:30-6:30pm
CAP Instructors: CalArts School of Art faculty Chris Peters, CalArts School of Film/Video alumnus Pouya Afshar and student instructors
Partner Contact: Julia Salazar, Executive Director
Location:
Center for the Arts Eagle Rock,
2225 Colorado Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90041


Tel: (323) 226-1617


Inner-City Arts High School Animation Program
This CAP program begins in October and continues through May. Twenty-four weeks of workshops are held for 20 to 40 high school students. The students learn basic animation techniques, zoetropes, flip books, hand animation, computer animation, and drawing on film. The class includes a 24-hour animation marathon weekend in which students produce collaborative films. The students' animated shorts and collaborative film is screened at Inner-City Arts, the REDCAT Theater, CalArts, the Pacific Asia Museum and other venues.
Dates: October 4-December 13, 2008 & January 24-May 9, 2009
Time: Saturdays, 10;00am-1:00pm
CAP Instructors:
 CalArts School of Film/Video faculty Leo Hobaica Jr. and student instructors
Partner Contact: Beth Tishler, Education Director
Location: 
Inner-City Arts,

720 Kohler,
Los Angeles, CA 90021


Tel: (213) 627-9621

www.inner-cityarts.org

Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies (LACPS)/Youth Photography Program
This program provides twelve Saturday workshops during the Spring semester for up to 50 high school students. The course takes place in the state of the art photography facility of the Art School at CalArts. Students are taught a variety of darkroom skills, and computer skills while they focus on creative assignments and work towards a public exhibition. An exhibition of photographs is presented at CalArts and other venues.
*Van pickups available at Franklin, Cleveland, and Lincoln High Schools at 9:00am.
Dates: February 28-May 9, 2009
Time: Saturdays, 10:00am-4:00pm
CAP Faculty Advisors: CalArts School of Arts faculty members John Bache and Andrew Freeman
CAP Instructors: CalArts School of Art alumnus Lewis Mauk and student instructors
Contact: CAP Office
Location: 
CalArts, School of Art Photo Lab, Sublevel, 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355


Tel: (661) 222-2708


Plaza de la Raza/Modern Dance Program
This 18-week program for middle and high school students focuses on modern dance techniques and choreography. Participants create individual original pieces as well as collaborations with the entire class. The dance classes are held once a week in the dance studios at Plaza de la Raza. The dance program students perform in a year-end dance recital at Plaza de la Raza.
 


Dates: October 10-December 12, 2008 & January 16-March 13, 2009
Time: Fridays, 4:00-6:00pm
CAP Instructors: CalArts School of Dance faculty Francesca Penzani and student instructors
Partner Contact: Maria Jimenez-Torres, Education Director
Location: 
Plaza de la Raza,

3540 North Mission Road, Los Angeles, CA, 90031


Tel: (323) 223-2475
www.plazadelaraza.org

Plaza de la Raza/Music Program


This program provides instrumental instruction for up to 100 teenagers in trumpet, guitar, bass, drumset, voice, piano, songwriting, music theory and composition and several music ensembles, including salsa band. Eighteen weeks of instruction take place at Plaza de la Raza beginning in October and continuing through March. The workshops culminate in a recital at Plaza de la Raza in March.
 

*workshops' schedule coming soon
Dates: October 13-December 13, 2008 & January 14-March 15, 2009
Times: Wednesdays through Fridays, 4:00-8:00pm
CAP Program Coordinator: CalArts School of Music alumnus Nicolas Kello
CAP Instructors: CalArts School of Music students
Partner Contact: Maria Jimenez-Torres, Education Director
Location:
Plaza de la Raza, 3540 North Mission Road, Los Angeles, CA 90031


Tel: (323) 223-2475

www.plazadelaraza.org

Plaza de la Raza/Puppetry Program
This 18-week puppetry production class gives students an opportunity to collaboratively create a puppet play. Instructors teach workshops in puppet and mask making using a variety of materials including cardboard, cloth, papier-maché, and found objects. Creative writing and visual art are also important components of the class as well as filming and video editing using state-of-the-art digital equipment. All of these elements culminate in public performances in March at Plaza de la Raza.


Dates: October 13 -December 13, 2008 & January 14-March 13, 2009
Time: Wednesdays, 5:00-7:00pm
CAP Instructors: CalArts School of Theater alumna Allison Heimstead and student instructors
Partner Contact: Maria Jimenez-Torres, Education Director
Location: 
Plaza de la Raza

3540 North Mission Road, Los Angeles, CA 90031

Tel: (323) 223-2475
www.plazadelaraza.org

Plaza de la Raza/Youth Theater Program
This program provides approximately 45 high school and junior high school students with thirty weeks of instruction in acting, movement, and voice. Students collaborate with teachers, a composer, and a playwright to create an original piece of theater. Artist specialists such as costume, set and lighting designers will join the process in layers during the course of the work to further collaborate in making a full production. A class in design will be offered as an optional supplement for those who are interested in design and technical aspects of production. Classes are held three evenings per week, beginning in October and continuing through May. Free public performances are held in May at Plaza de la Raza and at the REDCAT Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
 

Dates: October 6-December 13, 2008 & January 12-May 30, 2009
Times:
Begining Theater: Mondays, 6:00-8:00pm
Movement for Theater: Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00pm
Intermediate/Advance: Theater: Thursdays, 6:00-8:00pm
Designing for Theater: Saturdays, 10:00am-12:00pm (offered in the Spring)
CAP Instructors: Former CalArts School of Theater faculty Barbara June Dodge, CalArts School of Theater faculty Marvin Tunney and student instructors
Partner Contact: Maria Jimenez-Torres, Education Director
Location:
Plaza de la Raza,

3540 North Mission Road, Los Angeles, CA 90031


Tel: (323) 223-2475

www.plazadelaraza.org

San Fernando Gardens Community Service Center/Sony Pictures Media Arts Program (SPMAP)
This thirty-week media arts program is held twice a week, after-school for middle school students (ages 10 to 14). The workshops cover drawing, painting, animation and media arts. The students learn drawing and painting techniques, drawing from the model, how to animate, how to put together an art portfolio and how to create artwork on computers. The program culminates in a public exhibition and screening of the artwork produced by the students. This program is part of the Sony Pictures Media Arts Program, a partnership between the CalArts Community Arts Partnership, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Dates: October 6-December 16, 2008 & January 21-June 9, 2009
Time: Mondays and Tuesdays, 4:00-7:00pm
CAP Instructors:
CalArts School of Film/Video faculty John Mahoney, CalArts School of Film/Video alumnus Jonny Gomez and student instructors
Partner Contact: Consuelo Telfair, Community Case Manager
Location:
San Fernando Gardens Community Service Center,

10896 Lehigh Avenue, Pacoima, CA 91331


Tel: (818) 834-9266


Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra

The Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra is the premiere youth orchestra in the Santa Clarita Valley. The organization has three levels of orchestras for elementary through college age students and performs a variety of music from the classical genre. CalArts student instructors play alongside the students as section leaders/mentors. Classes culminate in performances at the College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center.
Dates: October 11-December 20, 2008
Times: Mondays, 6:00-8:30pm and Saturdays, 11:00am-12:30pm
CAP Faculty Advisor: CalArts School of Music faculty Susan Allen
CAP Program Coordinator: CalArts School of Music alumnus Drew Jorgensen
CAP Instructors: CalArts School of Music students
Partner Contact: Paul Sherman, Orchestra Director
Location:
College of the Canyons,
 24655 Rockwell Canyon Road,
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Tel: (661) 291-3037
www.scvyo.org

Self-Help Graphics & Art/Digital Media Program
This is a 30-week program for teenagers (ages 15 to 18). Students learn computer design applications, printmaking, T-Shirt design, screen printing and digital video production. The program culminates with an exhibition of the work at Self-Help Graphics & Art, at the California Institute of the Arts, as well as with a screening at REDCAT.

Dates: October 7-December 16, 2008
Time: Tuesdays, 4:00-7:00pm
CAP Instructors: CalArts School of Theater alumnus Reggie Coleman and student instructors
Partner Contact: Steve Sainz, President, Board of Directors
Location:
Self-Help Graphics & Art,

3802 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90063-1896


Tel: (323) 881-6444

www.selfhelpgraphics.com

Santa Clarita Valley Boys and Girls Club/Photography Program
This 10-week photography program enrolls up to 40 high school students in the Fall semester. Students work closely with instructors investigating notions of self-expression and community through their photographic work. Presentations about the history and art of photography are offered throughout the semester. The students' original works are exhibited at CalArts and other venues throughout Los Angeles.
Dates: October 6-December 8, 2008
Time: Mondays, 4:00-7:00pm
CAP Faculty Advisors: CalArts School of Arts faculty John Bache and Andrew Freeman
CAP Instructors: CalArts School of Art alumna Lindsay Foster and student instructors
Contact: CAP Office
Location: 
CalArts, School of Art Photo Lab, Sublevel, 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355


Tel: (661) 222-2708


Watts Towers Arts Center/Piano Program

This 24-week program is an introduction to playing the piano for young people. Students learn the basics of music although all levels of experience are welcomed. The program culminates in a public piano recital held at the Watts Towers Arts Center in the Spring.

Dates: October 1-December 13, 2008 & January 21-April 25, 2009
Time: Wednesdays, 3:00-7:00pm and Saturdays, 10:00am-4:00pm
CAP Faculty: CalArts School of Music alumna Brenda McGee
 

Partner Contact: Rosie Lee Hooks, Director
Location:
Watts Towers Arts Center,

1727 East 107th Street,

Los Angeles, CA 90002


Tel: (213) 847-4646


Watts Towers Arts Center/Sony Pictures Media Arts Program (SPMAP) 


This thirty-week media arts program is held twice a week, after-school for middle school students (ages 10 to 14). The workshops cover drawing, painting, animation and media arts. The students learn drawing and painting techniques, drawing from the model, how to animate, how to put together an art portfolio and how to create artwork on computers. The program culminates in a public exhibition and screening of the artwork produced by the students. This program is part of the Sony Pictures Media Arts Program, a partnership between the CalArts Community Arts Partnership, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
 

Dates: October 1-December 13, 2008 & January 21-June 13, 2009
Time: Wednesdays, 4:00-7:00pm and Saturdays, 11:00am-2:00pm
CAP Instructors: CalArts School of Critical Studies faculty Betty Lee, CalArts

Latino Art Beat "Last Call for Entries"
2008 National Latino/Hispanic Heritage Art Competition
Los Angeles Deadline June 2, 2008
Los Angeles, CA 05.13.08

Contact: Ricardo Perez, Program Manager -Art Share LA
213.687.4278 ~ Ricardo@artsharela.org

LOS ANGELES MAY 12, 2008 -- Latino Art Beat announced its 11th
consecutive Latino/Hispanic Heritage art competition for 11th- and 12th-graders
at March opening of the Latino Art Beat retrospective art exhibit hosted by the
U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. The exhibit, consisting of
winning artwork from Latino Art Beat art competitions themed "What Hispanic
Heritage and Culture Means to Me," opened to a full house in the Lyndon Baines
Johnson building in the nation's capital. Various dignitaries, Latin American
consulates, federal, state and local government organizations, senate and
congressional offices, D.C. arts organizations, museums, businesses and students
were present.

"Don Rossi Nuccio, Latino Art Beat President, introduced all past and
present national competition winners inviting each to give remarks about
how winning the national prize had changed their lives."
Mr. Nuccio said students in Chicago, Houston, Miami, Los Angeles and
Washington, D.C. may participate in the 2008 national Latino Art Beat art
competition, "Drawing and Painting" category by their artistic interpretation of
"What Latino/Hispanic Heritage and Culture Means to Me." All media accepted,
mounted or matted not to exceed 30" x 36". Guaranteed scholarship awards are
1st Place $1,000; 2nd Place $750 and 3rd Place $500. Winning students who are
accepted to Latino Art Beats academic partner colleges may qualify for higher
scholarship awards. Garcia-Menocal, the 2007 national winner was awarded a
$60,000 scholarship to attend Maryland Institute College of Art.
Additional competition categories include "Film and Animation", whereby
students submit a DVD or video 5 minutes or less about "My Life" or a short
narrative. New for 2008 is "Photography" in which students may interpretively
portray the theme "My Concern for the Planet."

The Los Angeles Latino Art Beat competition is presented in collaboration with
the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Beyond the Bell program of LAUSD
and Art Share Los Angeles. All students must submit their competition entries to
their high school art teacher by June 2, 2008. Competition entries should then be
delivered by the high school art teacher, labeled, wrapped and accompanied by
the competition entry forms properly filled out to one of the following Beyond the
Bell Youth Services Office before 6:00PM on June 6, 2008 or June 7, 2008 (latest).

Drop-off locations are: East Field Office, 1317 San Julian St., Los Angeles (213)
745-5920, contact: Adrienne Ordorica; North Field Office, 5607 Capistrano Ave.,
Woodland Hills (818) 587-4300; West Field Office, 2635 Colby Ave., Los
Angeles (310) 478-2093; South Field Office, 2060 W. 165th St., Gardena (310)
515-3010.

A national winner will be selected from all the regional winners, for additional
scholarship support and national media recognition. Los Angeles winners will be
recognized at an awards ceremony held during Hispanic Heritage Month
(September 15 - October 15, 2008) to be hosted by Art Share Los Angeles. Watch
your local press for the date and time of the awards ceremony.
Fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom, who will provide part of this year's
scholarship awards, joined Latino Art Beat as one of its premier national partners.
Nordstrom will feature winning artwork from the 2008 competition in window
displays of select stores and online at Nordstrom.com during 2008 Hispanic
Heritage Month. Additionally, the competition and its winners will be highlighted
in the Nordstrom September fashion catalogue.

Students interested in participating in the 2008 art competition may contact their
participating high school art teacher or visit the Latino Art Beat website at
http://www.latinoartbeat.com .

Check it out:

Los Angeles County, through its Arts Commission, has given grants
totaling $496,000 to 87 performing, literary, media and municipal arts
organizations throughout Los Angeles County to support paid internships
for college undergraduates in summer 2008.

Descriptions of and contacts for the 125 internship positions are posted
on the Arts Commission’s web site. Go to www.lacountyarts.org
, click on Internships, then 2008
Internship Positions. The direct link is
http://www.lacountyarts.org/internship_2008.pdf

Full-time college undergraduates either resident in or attending school
in Los Angeles County are eligible for the internships. Interns must
also have completed at least one semester of college by June 2008 and
must not graduate before December 2008. Interns are paid $350 per week,
for 40 hours a week, for 10 weeks and take part in educational and arts
networking activities. Through the program, interns gain a deeper
understanding of the work involved in nonprofit arts administration and
the role of the arts in a community, and develop business skills that
can be put to use in their future careers. Internship host organizations
help mold and shape potential new workers in the arts field who may go
on to arts leadership positions on staffs, boards or as volunteers.

Interested undergraduates should apply directly to the organization
offering the internship, not the Arts Commission. General information on
the internship program is also available at
http://www.lacountyarts.org/internship.html

FREE CAP SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM

Apply now!

Application deadline: June 2, 2008

Program dates: July 7-24, 2008

Location: Plaza de la Raza, 3540 Mission Road, Los Angeles, CA 90031

Contact: Carribean Fragoza, CAPSA Coordinator (cfragoza@calarts.edu)

The CAP Summer Arts Program (CAPSA) is a free, three week-long intensive summer arts program for experienced young artists entering grades 10, 11, 12 or graduating high school in 2008, interested in further exploring their art form, building their artistic skills and deepening their cultural understanding and personal expression in one of five arts disciplines: Creative Writing, Dance, Film/Video, Music, and Visual Arts. This program is led by outstanding artists on faculty at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and CalArts student instructors who will guide you through exciting and creative experimentation in the arts.

Click here to learn more about this program.

http://calarts.edu/files/7/CAPSA08_PROGRAMS.pdf

Click here to download the application.

http://calarts.edu/files/7/CAPSA08_APPLN_FORM.pdf

Hey! When you get a chance please go check out the CAP YouTube Channel I just started:

http://www.youtube.com/CalArtsCAP

It's got lots of cool videos from many of our great CAP programs, and I'm posting new videos all the time. When I get a chance I'll post some of these videos here on our myspace, so you can check them out here too.

Best, CAP

Hi Everybody,

Check out this FREE program that LACMA is offering called NexGen:


http://www.lacma.org/programs/NexGenKids.aspx


It has lots of cool art programs for kids!

Check it out:

*REDCAT International Children's Film Festival*
Start: Feb 16 2008 - 12:00pm
End: Feb 17 2008 - 3:00pm

Feb 16–17 2008 noon, 1:30 pm and 3 pm; Feb 23-24 2008 noon, 1:30 pm and 3 pm; Mar 1-2 2008 noon, 1:30 pm and 3 pm
REDCAT

REDCAT: Now in its third year, this audience favorite presented in partnership with Northwest Film Forum and Cinema K offers a world of sparkling cinematic delights with three weekends of inspired animation, exhilarating live-action and rarely-shown films from more than 15 countries. Film lovers of all ages are invited to take this eye-opening journey around the globe—and revel in a treasure trove of unforgettable stories.

See http://redcat.org/season/0708/fv/children.php

An invitation to all children and teens in Los Angeles county to participate in Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa's African American Heritage Poster and Creative Writing Competitions 2008.

The purpose of the City of Los Angeles' 2008 African American Heritage Celebration education and cultural programs for youth is to foster a greater appreciation of African American history, and to promote greater access to cultural and art resources in Los Angeles.

For complete guidelines and scholarship awards*, please visit www.culturela.org and click on the link Heritage Month Celebrations.

AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE "Time to Write" CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION
Eligibility
Any child in grades 6-12 in a public, private, charter, or home school in Los Angeles county. Children in after-school, community, and church programs are eligible. Youth in probation camps, foster homes are eligible and are encouraged to participate.

Theme
"Honoring the Legacy of African Americans and Our Multiculturalism: A Vision of a Dream Kept Alive"

To participate in this Creative Writing competition, it is required that you choose and write something creative or imaginative about one of the following figures from African American history. It could be a poem; a song; a narrative about how the person inspires you or what you admire about the person; it could be an imagined conversation with the person . The creative writing entry should not be a standard biography of the person.
Dr. Carter G. Woodson (Founder of African American History Month), Benjamin Baneker (Self made surveyor, clockmaker and astronomer), Marian Anderson (African American Opera Singer, not allowed to sing at Constitution Hall), Bessie Coleman (First African American female pilot), Noble, Virgil & George Johnson (Founded Lincoln Motion Picture Company), Phillis Wheatley (African American poet who ushered in the African American Literature genre), Ralph Bunche (Recipient Nobel Peace Prize), The Little Rock Nine, (First African American students admitted to Little Rock's Central High), Biddy Mason (Former Slave & Local Entrepreneur), Paul Williams (Los Angeles Architect) and Madame CJ Walker (first African American millionaire and inventor of the Pressing Comb)

Guidelines for Entry - Creative writing entry can be a poem, a short essay, or a story
- Creative writing piece can be any format or style and may not exceed 1 page
- It must be TYPED; handwritten entries will not be accepted
- Entries will be judged based on originality in interpreting the theme and incorporating cultural references of African American history, art, and/or culture
- Entries must be written in English
- One entry per person

Each entry must have the following information (this information is NOT part of the 1 page creative writing content. Please provide this information on the top corner or back of the entry) - Title of creative writing piece
- Student full name and grade
- Student home mailing address
- Student home phone or cell phone
- School name, address, and phone number
- Teacher's full name telephone number and email (if available)

Deadline
Entries MUST arrive in our office by 5:00 pm Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Entries may be submitted via email:
Submit to rebeca.guerrero@lacity.org
Or mail to: Youth Arts and Education Program
Department of Cultural Affairs
201 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90012


Award Notification Winners will be notified via phone call. Please be sure to include a direct phone number where student can be reached. Winners will be invited to attend an awards reception to be held on February 19, 2008.

For more information, call Youth Arts and Education at (213) 202-5545 or email:rebeca.guerrero@lacity.org.

All entries become the property of the City of Los Angeles. The City of Los Angeles may use or archive, in part or whole, entries for any purpose it deems necessary.

* In the form of a U.S. Savings Bond at maturity; valid Social Security Card Number is required in order to collect Savings Bond.


AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE POSTER COMPETITION

Poster Theme
"Honoring the Legacy of African Americans and Our Multiculturalism: A Vision of a Dream Kept Alive"

Eligibility
Any student in grades K-12 in public, private, or charter school in Los Angeles county. Students in after-school, community, and church programs are eligible. Students in probation camps, foster homes are eligible and are encouraged to participate.


Poster Guidelines - Must Depict the theme "Honoring the Legacy of African Americans and Our Multiculturalism: A Vision of a Dream Kept Alive"
- Must NOT EXCEED 11" x 17" (without a mat board)
- Must be on paper, canvas or wood
- Medium can be watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen, pencil, chalk, or original photography
- Only two-dimensional posters will be accepted (3D will NOT be considered)
-Collage MUST be original work. Any previously published work/images or images taken from magazines, the internet, or other sources are not accepted
- Must include a brief description of the depicted subject matter (affix to the back of artwork)
- Must be signed by the student on the bottom right corner of the artwork
- One entry per person

Poster will be judged on originality in interpreting the theme, visual impact of design, and quality of the work

Guidelines for Entry
Posters may be submitted directly by students or by teachers and parents on behalf of the student. Libraries, schools, after school programs, cultural organizations, etc. may submit entries on behalf of each individual student. (All entries must have an individual index card with contact information)

Each entry must have the following information on a 3" x 5" index card attached to the back:
- Title of work and medium
- Student's full name & Grade
- Student home mailing address
- Home phone number or cell number
- School name/Organization, address, and phone number
- Teacher's full name, direct telephone number, and e-mail (if available)
- Brief Description of the depicted subject matter

Deadline
Posters MUST arrive by 5:00 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Submit poster entries to Youth Arts and Education Program
Department of Cultural Affairs
201 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Award Notification Winners will be notified via phone call. Winners will be invited to attend an awards reception to be held on Saturday February 9, 2008.

For more information, call Youth Arts and Education at (213) 202-5545 or email:rebeca.guerrero@lacity.org.

All entries become the property of the City of Los Angeles. The City of Los Angeles may use or archive, in part or whole, entries for future programs or for any purpose it deems necessary.

*In the form of a U.S. Savings Bond at maturity; valid Social Security Card Number is required in order to collect Savings Bond.

An invitation to all children and teens in Los Angeles county to participate in Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa's African American Heritage Poster and Creative Writing Competitions 2008.

The purpose of the City of Los Angeles' 2008 African American Heritage Celebration education and cultural programs for youth is to foster a greater appreciation of African American history, and to promote greater access to cultural and art resources in Los Angeles.

For complete guidelines and scholarship awards*, please visit www.culturela.org and click on the link Heritage Month Celebrations.

AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE "Time to Write" CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION
Eligibility
Any child in grades 6-12 in a public, private, charter, or home school in Los Angeles county. Children in after-school, community, and church programs are eligible. Youth in probation camps, foster homes are eligible and are encouraged to participate.

Theme
"Honoring the Legacy of African Americans and Our Multiculturalism: A Vision of a Dream Kept Alive"

To participate in this Creative Writing competition, it is required that you choose and write something creative or imaginative about one of the following figures from African American history. It could be a poem; a song; a narrative about how the person inspires you or what you admire about the person; it could be an imagined conversation with the person . The creative writing entry should not be a standard biography of the person.
Dr. Carter G. Woodson (Founder of African American History Month), Benjamin Baneker (Self made surveyor, clockmaker and astronomer), Marian Anderson (African American Opera Singer, not allowed to sing at Constitution Hall), Bessie Coleman (First African American female pilot), Noble, Virgil & George Johnson (Founded Lincoln Motion Picture Company), Phillis Wheatley (African American poet who ushered in the African American Literature genre), Ralph Bunche (Recipient Nobel Peace Prize), The Little Rock Nine, (First African American students admitted to Little Rock's Central High), Biddy Mason (Former Slave & Local Entrepreneur), Paul Williams (Los Angeles Architect) and Madame CJ Walker (first African American millionaire and inventor of the Pressing Comb)

Guidelines for Entry - Creative writing entry can be a poem, a short essay, or a story
- Creative writing piece can be any format or style and may not exceed 1 page
- It must be TYPED; handwritten entries will not be accepted
- Entries will be judged based on originality in interpreting the theme and incorporating cultural references of African American history, art, and/or culture
- Entries must be written in English
- One entry per person

Each entry must have the following information (this information is NOT part of the 1 page creative writing content. Please provide this information on the top corner or back of the entry) - Title of creative writing piece
- Student full name and grade
- Student home mailing address
- Student home phone or cell phone
- School name, address, and phone number
- Teacher's full name telephone number and email (if available)

Deadline
Entries MUST arrive in our office by 5:00 pm Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Entries may be submitted via email:
Submit to rebeca.guerrero@lacity.org
Or mail to: Youth Arts and Education Program
Department of Cultural Affairs
201 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90012


Award Notification Winners will be notified via phone call. Please be sure to include a direct phone number where student can be reached. Winners will be invited to attend an awards reception to be held on February 19, 2008.

For more information, call Youth Arts and Education at (213) 202-5545 or email:rebeca.guerrero@lacity.org.

All entries become the property of the City of Los Angeles. The City of Los Angeles may use or archive, in part or whole, entries for any purpose it deems necessary.

* In the form of a U.S. Savings Bond at maturity; valid Social Security Card Number is required in order to collect Savings Bond.


AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE POSTER COMPETITION

Poster Theme
"Honoring the Legacy of African Americans and Our Multiculturalism: A Vision of a Dream Kept Alive"

Eligibility
Any student in grades K-12 in public, private, or charter school in Los Angeles county. Students in after-school, community, and church programs are eligible. Students in probation camps, foster homes are eligible and are encouraged to participate.


Poster Guidelines - Must Depict the theme "Honoring the Legacy of African Americans and Our Multiculturalism: A Vision of a Dream Kept Alive"
- Must NOT EXCEED 11" x 17" (without a mat board)
- Must be on paper, canvas or wood
- Medium can be watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen, pencil, chalk, or original photography
- Only two-dimensional posters will be accepted (3D will NOT be considered)
-Collage MUST be original work. Any previously published work/images or images taken from magazines, the internet, or other sources are not accepted
- Must include a brief description of the depicted subject matter (affix to the back of artwork)
- Must be signed by the student on the bottom right corner of the artwork
- One entry per person

Poster will be judged on originality in interpreting the theme, visual impact of design, and quality of the work

Guidelines for Entry
Posters may be submitted directly by students or by teachers and parents on behalf of the student. Libraries, schools, after school programs, cultural organizations, etc. may submit entries on behalf of each individual student. (All entries must have an individual index card with contact information)

Each entry must have the following information on a 3" x 5" index card attached to the back:
- Title of work and medium
- Student's full name & Grade
- Student home mailing address
- Home phone number or cell number
- School name/Organization, address, and phone number
- Teacher's full name, direct telephone number, and e-mail (if available)
- Brief Description of the depicted subject matter

Deadline
Posters MUST arrive by 5:00 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Submit poster entries to Youth Arts and Education Program
Department of Cultural Affairs
201 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Award Notification Winners will be notified via phone call. Winners will be invited to attend an awards reception to be held on Saturday February 9, 2008.

For more information, call Youth Arts and Education at (213) 202-5545 or email:rebeca.guerrero@lacity.org.

All entries become the property of the City of Los Angeles. The City of Los Angeles may use or archive, in part or whole, entries for future programs or for any purpose it deems necessary.

*In the form of a U.S. Savings Bond at maturity; valid Social Security Card Number is required in order to collect Savings Bond.