ChildArt articles from July 2003

ChildArt archives from July 2003

Editor's corner.
July 1, 2003... Every four years ICAF organizes the world's premier international children's celebration, traditionally on the National Mall. The International ChildArt Festival is the culmination of ICAF's Arts Olympiad, which starts with local and national...

Painting a new future.(Perspective)
July 1, 2003... The 2003 International ChildArt Festival showcases the important role that children and the arts can play to promote international understanding, children's creativity and imagination, empathy and cooperation. This historic event lays the...

ICAF salutes you.(Thank You to All)
July 1, 2003... Major Sponsors and Supporters Qatar Foundation Qatar Foundation is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1995 on the personal initiative of His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar. Her Highness Sheikha...

Painter George Rodrigue finds honesty in children's art.(Spotlight)
July 1, 2003... George Rodrigue began painting when he was just about your age. He had an illness called polio when he was eight years old, and had to stay home from school for four months. Painting helped him express himself while he was sick, and he kept...

Artists without borders.
July 1, 2003... The Arts Olympiad competition was conducted in many ways around the world. On these two pages we look at the events in Pakistan and the United Kingdom. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Activities in Pakistan for the Art Competition "Me in the...

Artists without borders: artwork from the United Kingdom.
July 1, 2003... Hello, my name is Elaine Thomas and I am the United Kingdom representative for ICAF. I may have met some of you at ICAF's 1999 Festival. I am here to tell you about how we chose the United Kingdom's entry for the 2003 Festival. As usual, we had...

Lets take a walk.(HandsOn)
July 1, 2003... The National Mall 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...

On stage!(Palette)
July 1, 2003... Think of ICAF's annual ChildArt festival, and you immediately think of touching paintings composed by children. But any outdoor festival, especially one held on the National Mall, wouldn't be the same without stage performers. And ICAF's...

Jurying around the world.(GlobeTrotter)
July 1, 2003... Washington, DC There were no Saturday morning cartoons for Camilla Younger, who walked into the International Child Art Foundation's (ICAF) conference room bright and early one morning in June. Younger, President of the DC Art...

Members of congress spread the word about the festival.(InFocus)
July 1, 2003... If you live in the United States and have gone to a museum exhibit or seen a play or dance group at a local theater, you might have the Congressional Arts Caucus to thank. The Arts Caucus is a group of more than 170 members of Congress who find...

Schedule of events.(Calendar)
July 1, 2003... September 6-7 Arrival of Delegates September 8 Welcome and Creativity Symposium--Washington Marriott Hotel September 9 Mother Earth Day--The National Mall (between 7th & 14th Streets) September...