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2015 Fourth District Reflections Spring Workshop

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Kathleen

Sarangay

Vice President Programs

Fourth District PTA

reflections@fourthdistrictpta.org Reflections Workshop 2015

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“The cultural arts are

happiness

.

Happiness

is drawing, dancing, finger painting. Happiness is modeling with clay, making music or a poem, performing in a play.”-

Mary Lou AndersonFounder of National PTA Reflections Program

REFLECTIONS

ART RECOGNITION PROGRAM

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Arts Recognition & Achievement Program

Expression through pre-selected theme

Students attending a PTA/PTSA School

Increase community awareness of the importance of the arts!

Reflections Keeping the arts alive!

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Reflections

Theme Search for

2017-18

Entries due in the

Fourth District PTA Office by: November 1, 2015

California State PTA

Attn: Reflections Theme Search

2327 L Street

Sacramento, CA 95816

Theme Search form can be found on the

California

State PTA website

www.capta.org

under Programs click Reflections

Reflections Program 2015-16 Theme

“Let Your Imagination Fly”

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The

National PTA Mary Lou Anderson Grant Program provides matching-dollar funding to local PTAs to support in-school and after-school arts enhancement programs in local communities. PTAs serving at-risk student populations are particularly encouraged to apply.

Applications will be available at

PTA.org/Reflections on January 5, 2016 and

D

ue on Friday, March

13, 2016

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National PTA Mary Lou Anderson Arts Enhancement Grant Slide7

Getting Started

Familiarize yourself with the Reflections

Program

Timeline

Promote the Reflections ProgramCollect and organize artwork Judging

Advance

winning artwork

Celebrate!

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Primary: Preschool – Grade 2

Intermediate: Grades 3-5

Middle School: Grades 6-8 High School: Grades 9-12 Special Artist: Ungraded

5 Divisions

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Dance Choreography

Film Production Literature Music Composition Photography Visual Arts 6 Arts Category

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Dance

Choreography

Only

new pieces of artwork inspired by the theme may be submitted.

Each entry must be the original work of one student only.Video must not exceed 5 minutes in length and 1GB (one gigabyte) in file size. Accepted

file formats include: AVI, MOV, MPG, MPEG, MP4, WMV, FLV and F4V.

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Cite background music (if any) on the student entry form.

Label CD/DVD/flash drive with title of artwork, arts category, and division.

Submit 2 copies of dance

video and student entry form according to your PTA’s instructions.

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Film Production

Student must be the director, screenwriter editor, and camera person

Only new pieces of artwork inspired by the theme may be submitted.

CategoriesAnimation (

may be computer generated)

Narrative

Documentary (non-fiction)

Experimental

Media Presentation

(prepared on a computer)

No PowerPoint

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Video

must not exceed 5 minutes in length and 1GB (one gigabyte) in file size.

Accepted

file formats include: AVI, MOV, MPG, MPEG, MP4, WMV, FLV and F4V.

Use of background music must be cited on the student entry form. Label CD/DVD/flash drive with title of artwork, arts category and division. Submit 2 copies of film and student entry form according to your PTA’s instructions. 2015 Fourth District PTA Reflections Workshop13Film ProductionSlide14

Literature

Only new pieces of artwork inspired by the

theme.

Each entry must be the original work of one student only. Entry must not exceed 2,000 words. Hand written and typed entries are accepted on 8.5x11 paper (one sided only). Do not mount or mat.

Number

each page. Include

student name, entry title, arts category and division on back of entry.

Submit literature and student entry form according to your PTA’s instructions.

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Music Composition

Voice, instruments or combination

Only new pieces of artwork inspired by the theme may be submitted.

Student

must be the composer, not required to be the performer or one of the performer(s)Music score/tablature/notation is required for middle and high school divisions. Accepted file types include PDF and DOC.

Notation

software may be used to create a score.

Whether the score is handwritten or computer-generated, appropriate instrumentation and voicing are required for the performance.

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Each

entry must be the original work of one student only.

Audio

recording must not exceed 5 minutes in length and 1GB (one gigabyte) in file size.

Accepted audio file formats include: MP3, MP4, WMA, WAV, ACC (M4A) and FLAC. Label CD/DVD/flash drive with title of artwork, arts category and division. Submit 2 copies of the music composition entry and student entry form to your PTA Reflections Chair. 2015 Fourth District PTA Reflections Workshop

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Photography

Accepted forms of photography include:

A single photo, panoramic, photomontage (one seamless print of multiple original photos), a multiple exposure, negative sandwich or photogram. Original black-and-white and color images are accepted.

Non-accepted forms of photography include:

Entries with added graphics over the image, including lettering, are not accepted. Original film (negatives or transparencies) and multidimensional pieces are not accepted.

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Copyright:

Use of copyrighted material, including copyrighted cartoon characters or other such material, is not acceptable in any photography submission, with the following exception:

Photographs may include public places, well-known products, trademarks or certain other copyrighted material as long as that copyrighted material is incidental to the subject matter of the piece and/or is a smaller element of a whole. The resulting work cannot try to establish an association between the student and the trademark/business/material, or influence the purchase/non-purchase of the trademarked good.

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Only

new pieces of artwork inspired by the theme may be submitted.

Each

entry must be the original work of one student only.

Photograph must be taken by the student.Print must not exceed 11x14 inches, including matting. Print must be mounted on sturdy material such as cardboard or poster board. Framed photos are not accepted. Submit photo and student entry form according to your PTA’s instructions.2015 Fourth District PTA Reflections Workshop19

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Visual Arts

Accepted forms of visual art include: Architecture (2D/3D), carpentry, ceramics, collages, photographic collages (multiple photos cut/pasted), computer-generated image, crafts, design, dioramas, drawing, fiber work, jewelry, kites, metal etching/punch work, mobiles, painting, printmaking, sculpture and wind chimes. Reproductions or enlargements of other artwork are not accepted.

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Copyright:

Use of copyrighted material, including any copyrighted cartoon characters or likeness thereof, is not acceptable in any visual arts submission, with the following exceptions:

Visual

artwork may include public places, well-known products, trademarks or certain other copyrighted material as long as that copyrighted material is incidental to the subject matter of the piece and/or is a smaller element of a whole. The resulting work cannot try to establish an association between the student and the trademark/business/material, or influence the purchase/non-purchase of the trademarked good.

Visual arts collages may include portions of existing copyrighted works, such as photographs, magazine clippings, internet images and type cut out of a newspaper, as long as those portions of copyrighted works are used to create a completely new and different work of art. 2015 Fourth District PTA Reflections Workshop21Visual ArtsSlide22

Only new pieces of artwork inspired by the theme may be submitted.

Each

entry must be the original work of one student only.

2D

artwork (e.g. painting) Dimensions must not exceed 24x30 inches, including matting. Paper entries must be mounted on sturdy material. 3D artwork (e.g. sculpture) Must be able to move for display purposes. Must include packaging materials and 3 photos of the entry (a combination of angles) for judging, ID and exhibition purposes (entries that require assembling/repairing from transporting will be disqualified). Framed artwork and artwork containing loose materials is not accepted. Matting is accepted. Label back of entry/entry packaging with student name, title of artwork, arts category and division.

Submit artwork and student entry form according to your PTA’s instructions.

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Can students participate if they do not attend a PTA/PTSA school

?

What if the student is home-schooled

?

What if the student is at a continuation, community, court school?What if the student is developmentally or physically challenged?

How many times may a student participate?

In how many art categories?

Reflections FAQs

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   Sample Judging RubricInterpretation of Theme

How closely the piece relates to the theme, based on the artwork itself and the artist statement

20 pts

Artistic Merit/ Creativity

How creative and original the piece is in its conception of the theme and its presentation

10 pts

Mastery of Medium

The level of skill demonstrated in the basic principles/techniques of the arts area

10 pts

Judging

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Reflections Awards - Levels

Award

of Excellence

The very best entries. Fulfills all 3 criteria very well. These are the ones that go on to the next judging level. Award of MeritReally good entries.

Honorable Mention

Good work. One can tell the child worked hard, but may not have paid attention to the theme.

Participation Award

Every entry should be recognized! Honor the

effort.

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Reflections

Recognition Ceremony

Hold as soon as possible after judging is completed

Include families, faculty, and administration

Every student who participates should be recognized!

Recognize PTA volunteers and community members for their support of the program

Should include an exhibit of entries

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Reflections

Program – Deadlines

Set

your

deadline for entries Make it early with time to:

Conduct judging

Record data

Pack and deliver advancing entries to next level

before

your deadline

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Advancing to the next level

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Fourth District Deadline by appointment is

Monday, November 30, 2015Slide29

Fourth District PTA

www.fourthdistrictpta.org

under Programs click Reflections

Kathleen SarangayVP ProgramsFourth District PTAreflections@fourthdistrictpta.org

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