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ChildArt articles from April 2006
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ChildArt archives from April 2006
Editor's corner.(Editorial)
April 1, 2006... Dear Readers,
The third Arts Olympiad (2005-2008) is underway, and this issue presents a few highlights from across the globe on this largest and most prestigious arts initiative in the world. Our current Arts Olympiad leads to painting...
Movement and art.(Introduction)
April 1, 2006... Chances are you don't notice all the ways your body moves during a single day. Take for example walking; this simple movement takes a great amount of coordination between the transmission of signals from your brain, muscles, bones, joints and...
Why art and sport.(Arts Olympiad)
April 1, 2006... As a recent Arts Olympiad participant, Chanjuan Ma (12)from New Jersey explained her entry as an inspiration to others to spend more time playing sports rather than sitting indoors watching television. Most likely, Chanjuan does not know she...
Futura powers Brazil.(Brazil)(Canal Futura Channel)
April 1, 2006... Canal (Channel) Futura, Brazil's educational television, has partnered with the ICAF since 2000 with the common goal of helping to educate children and promote creativity. Canal Futura's television programs reach more than fourteen million...
One million Chinese artists.(China)
April 1, 2006... With the largest population in the world, there is enormous potential for artistic growth in China. As the ICAF partner in China, the Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation (SHCDF)initiated a program to help reach that potential. Now, looking...
The Croatian First Lady inspires.(Croatia)
April 1, 2006... Croatia may seem like a distant country that has little in common with you; however, the third Arts Olympiad has helped connect children from all over the world through art making and sport.
The Croatian Arts Olympiad was organized by the...
Art and the pharaohs.(Africa)(Arts Olympiad)
April 1, 2006... Home to Cairo, the largest city in Africa and to one of the most significant ancient civilizations, Egypt has also brought together an incredible number of 18,000 Art Olympiad participants to compete this past year. Under the executive...
The Amharic Arts Olympiad.(Africa)
April 1, 2006... Through the African Child Policy Forum, children from all the states of Ethiopia took part in the Ethiopian Arts Olympiad. All together fifty schools participated in the competition facilitated by teachers of art and sport, with a total of...
Israel gives a lesson in integration.(Israel)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... In order to introduce the Arts Olympiad in Israel, a conference was organized for art and sport instructors at the Israeli Sport Institute by the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sport. Lectures presented art and sport in history, including...
New Zealand's art houses.(New Zealand)
April 1, 2006... As the ICAF partner, the Children's Art House Fund arranged the Arts Olympiad in the island nation of New Zealand. The Art House Fund seeks to ensure the right for all children to explore their creativity with safe and valued community...
Pushing for creativity in Palestine.(Palestine)(Palestinian Child Arts Center )(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... In the eyes of the Palestinian Child Arts Center (PCAC) located in Hebron, the Arts Olympiad was an opportunity for the children of Palestine to visually report and express their lives to the outside world.
The guideline to create artwork...
Art and silk in Siberia.(Republic of Komi)
April 1, 2006... With your atlas in hand, find the Republic of Komi. What do you think this small Federal Subject of Russia is like?
In the Republic of Komi, art plays an important role in the early development of children and nurturing their creative...
Olympic rainbow in Romania.(Romania)(Romanian Arts Olympiad Exhibition)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Held in Brasov, the Romanian Arts Olympiad Exhibition took place in November 2005. As sponsors, the Euro-Asia Promotion and Cultural Foundation, the European Literature Circle and Brasov County's Federation of Youth NGO's supported the last...
Art, sport, and culture in Sharjah.(United Arab Emirates)(Arts Olympiad )
April 1, 2006... October 12, 2005 was unlike any other day in the urban square of the Sharjah Art Museum in the United Arab Emirates. Set against the dramatic lighting of the setting sun, the final selections for the third Arts Olympiad were displayed in the...
Art and handicap in Texas.(United States: Texas)(Arts Olympiads )(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Unlike other Arts Olympiads held around the world, the Spring Branch Independent School District in Houston, Texas created a unique format for students to actively combine an Olympic sport competition with making art.
With the help of...