Contest Invites Young Artists to Create Poster Designs for the 2006 Flint Hills International Children's Festival.SAINT PAUL Saint Paul, city (1990 pop. 272,235), state capital and seat of Ramsey co., E Minn., on bluffs along the Mississippi River, contiguous with Minneapolis, forming the Twin Cities metropolitan area; inc. 1854. , Minn. -- Students in kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to flex their creative muscles as part of the 2006 Flint Hills International Children's Festival poster contest. "Together with numerous community and educational opportunities that complement the Children's Festival every year, the poster contest will create an opportunity for youth to create something purely from their own imaginations," said David Galligan, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is located in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. It plays host to a wide variety of performing arts, such as touring Broadway musicals, orchestra, opera, and cultural performers. , which is presenting the festival. True to this year's theme, "The World I Create, Celebrating Stories of Hope," artists may create a visual piece of any two-dimensional medium. Artwork may be of any size but will be scaled to fit on the poster, which will promote ARTwalk 2006 - a visual arts visual arts npl → artes fpl plásticas visual arts npl → arts mpl plastiques visual arts npl → component to the festival. The posters, featuring each of the 13 winning images, will be on display in downtown Saint Paul business windows and in other locations throughout the state. One image per grade will be chosen. The winners will each receive a $50 prize from the Ordway Circle of Stars, Ordway Center's volunteer organization. Ordway Circle of Stars' mission is to "Unite Children with the World of Art." The submission deadline is Wednesday, March 1, 2006. All entries must be accompanied by an artist's statement An artist's statement is a brief text composed by an artist and intended to explain, justify, and contextualize his or her body of work. Artists often have a short (50-100 word) and a long (500-1000 word) version of the same statement, and they may maintain and revise these , which may include a story, an explanation of the artistic process, an essay, or personal reflection. Artists must also include a completed submission form, available at www.ordway.org. Completed entries may be sent to: ARTwalk Poster Contest, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 345 Washington Street The following streets in the United States are called Washington Street:
Please direct questions to artwalk@ordway.org, with "Poster Contest" in the subject line, or call the Community Engagement Hotline at 651/282-3025. About the 2006 Flint Hills International Children's Festival Presented by the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the 2006 Flint Hills International Children's Festival is a celebration of the power and strength of children's imaginations, and of the international performing artists who speak directly to that powerful source. This year's event will be held at the Ordway Center in downtown Saint Paul from May 30 through June 4, 2006. For more information, visit www.ordway.org. About the Ordway Center for Performing Arts Recognized as one of the leading nonprofit performing arts centers A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. in the nation, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts opened its doors January 1, 1985. Home to a wide variety of arts performances, each year Ordway Center presents and produces Tony Award(R) winning productions in its Theater Season; comprehensive, multicultural performing arts programs in its planet Ordway(R) Target(R) season; and serves approximately 40,000 children and adults in its Education at Ordway Center programs. In addition, each year Ordway Center hosts and presents the Flint Hills International Children's Festival, with exceptional international performing arts geared toward the Midwest's youngest audience members and their families. Ordway Center provides a home for three Resident Arts Organizations: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO), based in St. Paul (the state capital of Minnesota), is the nation's only full-time professional chamber orchestra. In collaboration with six Artistic Partners the 35 virtuoso musicians present more than 150 concerts and educational , The Minnesota Opera The Minnesota Opera is a performance organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was founded in 1963, and is known for premiering such diverse works as Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and Frankenstein by Libby Larsen. , and The Schubert Club The Schubert Club, established in 1882, is a non-profit arts organization that presents eight concert series annually, operates a Museum of Musical Instruments, runs an annual scholarship competition for music students, provides after-school music lessons, presents master classes, . During the 2004-2005 Season, Ordway Center served an audience of more than 350,000 from throughout the Midwest. Please see the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts website at ordway.org for more information. |
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