Dear Key Communicators,
2017 got off to a wonderful start! So far, from January through the end of the school year there are about 15,000 reservations to our different cultural institutions! Thank you for prioritizing these experiences for your students, even as the testing window approaches.
We are excited to share some more opportunities for your school including:
- Spring Lottery Announcement (Week of March 6)- More Info!
- AHFES Trips that are still available for FREE to your school!
- National Cherry Blossom Festival Youth Art Contest- Due March 6
- Professional Development Workshop- Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting- Register Here!
- Professional Development Workshop- National Museum of Women in the Arts- Register Here!
- Opportunity to nominate your arts teacher colleagues for the Mayors Arts Awards! More Info!
Thanks so much! Looking forward to a bright spring!
All best,
The DC Collaborative Team
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AHFES Spring Lottery
Mark your calendars!
The Spring Lottery opens Monday, March 6, for events taking place April through the end of the year. Please see the Online Catalogue below for more information on the programs offered.
View our
AHFES Online Catalog and make your lottery requests on
our website. The DC Collaborative team is currently updating the Lottery Info for this Spring.
Reminder- Participating Schools Must:
Return the School Partnership Agreement to info@dccollaborative.org or mail to:
DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative
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AHFES Field-trips Available!
There are still plenty of spaces left that are FREE (including transportation ant tickets) for your school.
THEARC Black History Month Programming
Howard University Concert Band (Grade 4)
Gala Hispanic Theatre
"Seneca: Raton de Biblioteca/ The Library Mouse" (Grade K-6)
Youth Program at the Environmental Film Festival
Naledi: A Baby Elephant's Tale (Grade 6-12)
Cinema Classroom at the Avalon
Inocente (Grade 6-12)
3/8/17
Imagination Stage
Óyeme, the Beautiful (Grade 8)
3/31/17
Public Charter Schools ONLY- No School DCPS
Washington Bach Consort
The Wunderkind Project (Grade 4)
A Goldberg Variation
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The National Cherry Blossom Festival
Youth Art Contest and Community Art Show
Presented with the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative
ABOUT THE NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
The National Cherry Blossom Festival, one of the world's great celebrations of spring, deepens our connection to nature; enriches our communities; and honors our unique friendship with Japan by inspiring creative international exchange and collaboration. It commemorates the 1912 gift of over 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, DC.
2017 CONTEST THEME
This year's youth art contest theme will explore kimonos, and how it is the pattern, rather than the cut of the garment, that is significant. Students should create artwork that tells their "Springtime in DC" story -- what they look forward to when spring rolls around and the cherry blossoms are in bloom -- via symbols and icons, thinking of how to express their thoughts in the framework of a kimono pattern.
ELIGIBILITY
Students in DC Public and Public Charter Schools, Grades K-12
Grade groupings for judging are as follows: K-2; 3-5; 6-8; and 9-12
Suggested Sizes for Artwork: 18"x24" heavy-weight paper (cover or card stock) or poster board.
Maximum Size for Artwork:
22"x28" poster board
DEADLINE
Monday, March 6, 2017
SUBMISSION DETAILS
Art teachers should contact Amelia Wang, the Youth Art Contest Coordinator, prior to submitting student work by email at
ywang@ncbfdc.org, if possible so that receipt of submissions can be confirmed. Teachers may also fill out the
Electronic Submission Form in advance of submitting the artwork. Teachers may submit artwork at four locations on or before Monday, March 6, 2017:
JUDGING
Entries will be judged on adherence to the theme, creativity, and originality by a panel of judges. Judges will determine a 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize in each grade category and reserve the right not to award all prizes. Judges' decisions will be final. Based on the top 12 entries the judges select, the public will vote on a "People's Choice" entry on the Festival's Facebook account during the Festival from March 20 - April 7, 2017.
PRIZES
Each entrant will receive a Certificate of Participation and a pencil. Contest winners will receive special prizes including gift cards from Blick Art Materials and National Cherry Blossom Festival swag. Contest winners will also receive recognition during an awards ceremony at the
Community Art Show's Opening Reception on Friday, March 24, 2017.
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Professional Development Opportunity for Teachers
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Presents
THE ART OF GLOBAL JOURNALISM: EXPLORING GLOBAL ISSUES THROUGH ART Presented by: The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Internal conflict. Global health. Conflict environmental sustainability. How do these global issues connect to local contexts? How can art help students process these important topics in ways that will both engage them and connect them to the larger world? Where is the intersection of art and journalism? This professional development workshop brings together award-winning journalists supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and digital and educational resources created by the Pulitzer Center to address the incor
poration of current global issues in the classroom. The program will include a combination of presentations and hands-on curriculum building activities. Participants will leave with tools to incorporate new content into their classes, as well as connections to journalists working on these issues.
Date: 2/22/17 Time: 4:30 p.m. Length of Event: 2.5 hours Location: The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW #615 Washington, DC 20036 Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Philosophy. Technology, Foreign Language, Math, History and Geography, Civics/Law, Diversity, Science Grades: Teachers of Grades 3-12
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Professional Development
Opportunities for Teachers
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Presents
Teacher Program: Making Connections
Connect tradition and innovation at NMWA!
TEACHER PROGRAM: MAKING CONNECTIONS
Presented by: National Museum Women in The Arts
Join fellow educators to make connections at NMWA! Learn about great women artists through interactive gallery experiences; explore the new thematic installation of the museum's collection and special exhibitions Border Crossing: Jami Porter Lara and New Ground: The Southwest of Maria Martinez and Laura Gilpin; develop and share classroom connections; and engage with museum educators and colleagues.
Date: 3/23/17
Time: 5:00-7:30 PM
Length of Event: 2.5 hours
Location: National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
Price:
$10
Discipline: Visual Arts
Curriculum Connections: History/Geography
Grades: 6th-12th
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Call for Nominations
Calling all Educators: Nominate your arts teacher colleagues for the Excellence in arts teaching category!
Deadline: Friday, February 24, 2017 at 4:00 pm EST
The Mayor's Arts Awards are the most prestigious honors conferred by the District on individual artists, teachers nonprofit organizations. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) will present the 32nd Annual Mayor's Arts Awards at the Historic Lincoln Theatre in September 2017.
Nominations for individuals and organizations are being accepted for awards in the following categories:
- Excellence in Visual Arts
- Excellence in Performing Arts
- Excellence in Arts Education
- Excellence in Creative Industries
- Excellence in the Humanities
- The Larry Neal Writers' Award for Adults and Youth
GUIDELINES
- The awards are limited to individuals who reside and nonprofit organizations that have administrative offices in the District of Columbia.
- Individuals and nonprofit organizations may self-nominate or be nominated for an award.
- Individuals and nonprofit organizations may be nominated in multiple award categories where appropriate.
- Separate applications are required for each nomination category.
- Individuals and nonprofit organizations cannot be nominated in a category that they have been awarded in for a period of at least 2 years.
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We've Moved!
Location: 923 F Street NW, #303 Washington, DC 20004
Mailing: 975 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202.470.6467
Come Visit!
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YOU can be featured on our Story Bank!
Let us know about your experience with our AHFES Program and we will feature you on our Story Bank Blog as well as our Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook pages!
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More Opportunities for
More Students
Would you be willing to help with fundraising for the Arts and Humanities for Every Student program at your School? If your school can provide funds to offset transportation costs, we
can reach more students at more schools! We will still provide experiences at no cost to the schools a large majority of the time but if your school has the resources, it can help us reach others who do not. Indicate if you are able to provide reimbursements on your School Partnership Agreement or email
info@dccollaborative.org
Schools can also help in other ways!
- Write a letter of Support Template Here
- Get the PTA involved by asking them to sign up for our email list.
- Participate in the DC Collaborative StoryBank Blog by emailing us!
- Join and recruit individual members. Email us for more information.
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