Lets take a walk.The National Mall National Mall: see National Parks and Monuments (table). in Washington, DC was designed by the French architect Pierre L'Enfant. He also designed the City of Washington. His original vision called for long, wide streets stretching through the Nation's Capital. A large marble Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides, also called the Creamy Marblewing) is a species of butterfly. monument, named after President Abraham Lincoln, is located at the West end. At the East end stands the United States Capitol “Capitol Hill” redirects here. For other uses, see Capitol Hill (disambiguation). The United States Capitol is the capitol building that serves as the seat of government for the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. Building. In this building the legislators or people who make the laws meet. On both sides of the Mall are museums, other monuments and Federal Departments. Information booths and refreshment stands are situated near its center. A merry-go-round sits on the Mall, as well as a central kiosk for purchasing TourMobile tickets. The International Child Art Festival 2003 meets on the Mall from September 9th through the 11th. At the festival there will be five major tents. Let's take a walk to see what activities will take place at this festival. WORLD STAGE TENT William Shakespeare wrote that "All the world is a stage and all the men and women merely players." So it is appropriate that children from all over the world gather each morning at the World Stage. Each morning we will learn about the activities that will take place during the day and get to know the people who are making this a great event. Some of the people we will meet are artist George Rodrigue George Rodrigue (b. March 13, 1944), is a Cajun artist who grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. Rodrigue began painting outdoor family gatherings framed by moss-clad oak trees in an area of French Louisiana known as Acadiana. . He is famous for his paintings of a blue dog. Another artist that we will meet is Dean Baer. The "Crayon Artist", Jeffrey Robert will also be there. At the World Stage we will see dance performances such as the Guild of Nigerian Dancers, musical concerts by Ceylon, Kathy Byers and Laura Corlin and theatre productions performed by organizations such as Kids 4 Broadway and other groups from all over the world. MURAL mural Painting applied to and made integral with the surface of a wall or ceiling. Its roots can be found in the universal desire that led prehistoric peoples to create cave paintings—the desire to decorate their surroundings and express their ideas and beliefs. PAINTING TENT Painting a mural is a BIG activity. Most murals are painted on walls. Three famous painters of murals are Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orozco Noun 1. Jose Clemente Orozco - Mexican painter noted for his monumental murals (1883-1949) Jose Orozco, Orozco , all from Mexico. The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC just a few short blocks from the Mall has art work by all three painters that you can see. Each day child artists from all over the world will work on a mural. Designed by George Rodrigue, the mural has three sides and looks like a triangle. Our mural will be created on large panels and assembled on the National Mall, where everyone can see it during the festival. In the next issue of ChildArt we will show you the finished painting. ARTS AND CRAFTS arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. TENT Do you want to make art? The Arts and Crafts tent is where you can draw like the painter Degas Degas To release and vent gases. New building materials often give off gases and odors and the air should be well circulated to remove them. Mentioned in: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity , create a mural of the sun, or even make a 3-D crawfish crawfish: see crayfish. ! Many artists will be here throughout the festival to show you lots of different ways to create art! FESTIVAL SCHOOL TENT Why should the festival have a school tent? After all we are not here to go to school, we came to show our art work. Well, at the art festival your parents and teachers will go to school! At the Festival School tent our teachers and parents will learn new things. They will learn art techniques. Parents will also hear new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. on working with children and teachers will learn more about such things as the environment. ART EXHIBIT TENT Is it not wonderful to see your art exhibited? In this tent we will see all the winning art from ICAF's Art Olympiad displayed. See the next issue of ChildArt to learn who are the 2003 Finalists! |
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