I’ve attached our flyer and entry guidelines. Let me know if you’d like to participate again and I’ll send you the entry form. I look  forward to hearing from you.

FOR peace and justice,

Jonette O’Kelley Miller
Director of Development
Fellowship of Reconciliation
P.O. Box 271, 521 N. Broadway
Nyack, NY 10960
T: 845.358.4601, ext. 29 / F: 845.358.4924
www.forusa.org /
www.FORpeace.net

Click here for guidelines.(google doc)

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Click here for flyer. (google doc)

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The Orange County Arts Council Newsletter for Week of April 26, 2010 can be found here. (link will open a .pdf of the newsletter in a new window)

• Artists participating must
o be professionals who exhibit high artistic quality,
o have experience working with youth,
o be able to write and present an art lesson or curriculum plan in an organized manner and appreciate and respond effectively to students who come from impoverished and complex social environments,
o be able to integrate the arts across a curriculum that conveys social messages to encourage positive behaviors,
o readily agree to participate in training to acquire the skills needed to work with youth at risk,
o work well in collaboration and partnership with other art teachers, educators, and caseworkers.
• Orange County artists are asked to submit
o no more than four JPEG images, mp3 files, video clips or writing samples of their work,
o an artist statement of no more than 100 words on their approach to teaching,
o artist resume indicating teaching experience,
o 25 word description of workshop to be presented (maximum three different workshops), and
o email address, website address and mailing address and telephone.

Artists must be willing to participate in a “certification” process by participating in a series of free classes offered by the Orange County Youth Bureau that will help them to prepare for working with at-risk youth and their families. Please be aware that taking part in these classes does not assure the artist of a guaranteed teaching assignment and that additional training may be recommended.

Deadline to submit materials: May 10, 2010. Send to slinn@ocartscouncil.org. No phone calls, please.

The Warwick Art League will present a demonstration of inkjet transfer techniques on Sunday, May 2nd from 2-4 pm at the Senior Room of Warwick Town Hall (132 Kings Highway).

WAL members Jacinthe Battaglino and Lisa Zukowski will discuss various methods of transfers and demonstrate some easy inkjet transfer techniques.

WAL members Jacinthe Battaglino and Lisa Zukowski will discuss various methods of transfers and demonstrate some easy inkjet transfer techniques.

Bring a dish or drink to share, work for critique, news and information to discuss, or just your enthusiasm!

	First Place Winner Mary Jo Ben- Nun received the Warwick Art League Award for her mixed media work Wailing Wall Memory.
	2nd Place Winner Winnie O’Dougherty received the Winsor Newton Award for her watercolor Walk in the Woods.
	3rd Place winner Lorraine Sniderman received the Golden Paints Award for her pastel Hanging Out.
	Honorable Mention Winner Ivan L Sanford received the Bernice Ross Memorial Award for his painting Distant Place.

Some photos from the reception (photos courtesy of Roni Ben-Nun)

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The exhibition will be held at Gallery Warwick, on the 2nd floor of the Lehigh & Hudson Railroad Building, 17 River Street, in Warwick. Members of the Warwick Art League are exhibiting and selling their original works of art, which feature a variety of mediums including oils, graphics, mixed media collage, watercolors, photography, sculpture, pencils, pastels, charcoals, etc.

The reception is free and open to the public.

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