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The Nine Nobel Peace Laureates Call on NBC to Cancel “Stars Earn Stripes”
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New show promotes an “inglorious tradition of glorifying war and armed violence”
Rigoberta Menchu Tum giclee print can be found in the shop and portfolio on this website
OTTAWA – August 13 – Nine Nobel Peace Laureates today issued an open letter to the Chairman of NBC Entertainment, as well as General Wesley Clark and others involved in the new “reality” show premiering tonight on NBC—“Stars Earn Stripes”—calling on them to walk away from the show immediately.
In the letter, the Laureates—who include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jody Williams and President Oscar Arias Sanchez—note that “war isn’t entertainment” and challenge NBC’s promotional line that that such a television program would be “pay[ing] homage to the men and women who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces and our first-line responder services.”
The Laureates say that the program pays homage to no one and is “a massive disservice to those who live and die in armed conflict and suffer its consequences long after the guns of war fall silent.” → Read more
From the Blog of Michael Roth
President, Wesleyan University
Posted: 07/11/2012 11:39 am http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-roth/jane-addams-education-and_b_1665027.html?view=print&comm_ref=false Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license
Jane Addams portrait by Elaine Cimino from the ‘Women of Peace’ series
Giclee Prints from the Women of Peace Series are available
Recently I’ve been reading early 20th century essays by Jane Addams, the dynamic activist, social reformer and anti-war crusader. Addams is best known as one of the founders of Hull House, a vital educational community center for civic engagement and neighborhood improvement in Chicago. Addams was a powerful force for democratic change in America, and she was also committed to the idea that education would serve democracy by allowing us to become more understanding of alternative points of view as we worked with one another.
Addams’ father rejected her wish to attend Smith College, where she had hoped to participate in the liberal arts education of her day. So, following intellectual success at seminary, she continued her education herself by studying some of the great works Western Culture has to offer. She also studied the industrial changes of her time, including the dramatic increases in extreme poverty and extreme wealth as the 19th century turned into the 20th (sound familiar?). But at some point she began to wonder if she was forever preparing herself for action instead of taking action. Had her education become a delaying tactic for dealing with the world? → Read more
Michael Heizer looked to find the right rock for 7 years
LOS ANGELES — The rock was the star as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art pulled the covers off artist Michael Heizer’s latest creation — a 340-ton boulder positioned to appear as though it’s floating in midair.
About a thousand people showed up under sunny skies in Los Angeles as the gigantic work titled “Levitated Mass” was unveiled Sunday on LACMA’s backyard, where it is intended to remain forever.
Its centerpiece is the two-story-tall chunk of granite that was hauled 105 miles from a Riverside rock quarry earlier this year. Since then, the rock has been carefully positioned above a 465-foot-long trench that museum visitors can stroll. → Read more
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THE WORLD´S FIRST INTERNATIONAL TEACHING ARTIST CONFERENCE SEANSE ART CENTER is proud to present the first international conference to focus on TEACHING ARTISTRY. We invite artists, arts educators, administrators and interested professionals from all over the world to join us for an unprecedented three days of inquiry into this worldwide phenomenon, this rich opportunity, this growing trend. WITH: ERIC BOOTH (USA), ANNA CUTLER(UNITED KINGDOM), GIGI ANTONI (USA), GRACE GACHOCHA (TANZANIA), AMANDINA LIHAMBA (TANZANIA), HILARY EASTON (USA), SARAH JOHNSON (USA), JUAN FELIPE MOLANO (COLOMBIA), JUAN ANTONIO CUELLAR (COLOMBIA), MARIT MOLTU (NORWAY), ANNE BAMFORD (UNITED KINGDOM), BRAD HASEMAN (AUSTRALIA), JOHANNES JONER (NORWAY) AND MARIT ULVUND (NORWAY) The conference will take place at: The House of Literature August 29 -31, 2012 Oslo, Norway → Read more
I would love to attend these classes. If you can afford it you should do it. – The Constant Learner- Elaine Cimino
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/ppe/programs/prek-12/portfolio/arts-and-passion-driven-learning.html
What You Will LearnDeepen your understanding of how learning takes place in and through the arts. Examine the role of engagement, connections, collaborations and communities in learning.
Presented in collaboration with The Silk Road Project Inc.
What You Will LearnDeepen your understanding of how learning takes place in and through the arts. Examine the role of engagement, connections, collaborations and communities in learning. → Read more
press release
June 19, 2012, 9:00 a.m. EDT
Ovation And Americans For The Arts Kick Off $110,000 Innovation Grant Program Online Application Process Now Open http://www.americansforthearts.org/get_involved/membership/innovation.aspSANTA MONICA, Calif. and WASHINGTON, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Continuing its quest to recognize the role artists play in revitalizing their communities, Ovation, the only network dedicated to art, artists and all forms of artistic storytelling, has partnered with Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading organization for advancing the arts and arts education, and has opened the online application process for its new national grant program, innOVATION. The online submission site, available at http://www.americansforthearts.org/get_involved/membership/innovation.asp , will be accepting applications for the inaugural innOVATION Grant Program until 5p.m. ET on July 31, 2012. → Read more
Watercolor Classes for all levels of experience are being offered by Elaine Cimino at the Highland Senior Center, Albuquerque, NM
Costs: 8 lessons for $75.00 You will keep the supplies. Instructor will supply paper. Payment Methods: Cash, Check, SASE in center office or Paypal ecimino10(at)gmail(dot)com Total cost is $100.00. In case of a class cancellation due to illness there will be one makeup class given that is dependent on facility availability. This class builds on the other classes offered in this series. Where: Highland Senior Center Dates: July 7th to August 25th Times: Saturday Mornings 10am – until Noon Other: 8 week class to learn how to paint with watercolors. The classes will concentrate on painting still-life of fruit, vegetables, flowers and other still life objects. The goal of the class will be to build a portfolio of your images that will contribute to a book of poetry, greeting cards and/or a calendar.
July 7th Begins a new session Scan UR Code to Register For Classes or http://borntodraw.wufoo.com/forms/m7x3r3/ The drop down window has class offerings
Chakra #2 from the Chakra Series
Elaine Cimino Studios
Registration for Art Classes July through December 2012
at the Highland Senior Center
Please check a class and spark your creativity
o Learn Watercolor –July 7 – August 25th for 8 wks Cost: $75.00 o Pastel Workshop – September 22– October 27 for 6wks Cost: $65.00 o Drawing for the Holidays and Special Occasions- November 3 -December 15 for 6 wks Cost: $65.00
All Classes will be on Saturday mornings 10am – Noon
Method of payment
Cash, Check: Make payable to: Elaine Cimino Studios
Use SASE available at Senior Center Office
or use PayPal http://www.paypal.com for online payment
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Please contact Elaine Cimino through this website
Thanks you for your interest!
Elaine Cimino Studios
Registration for Art Classes July through December 2012
at the North Valley Senior Center
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Please check a class and spark your creativity
o Learn Watercolor –July 17th –September 11th for 8 wks Cost: $75.00 o Pastel Workshop – September 18th– October 30th for 6wks Cost: $65.00 o Drawing for the Holidays and Special Occasions- November 6th -December 18th for 6 wks Cost: $65.00All Classes will be on Tuesday Afternoons at 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Method of payment
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Cash, Check: Make payable to: Elaine Cimino Studios
Use SASE available at Senior Center Office
or use PayPal http://www.paypal.com for online payment
Instructions for PayPal, Go to PayPal website.
Click “send money” Button You will send to my email address
Contact me through this website
No Experience Necessary
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Elaine Cimino, who taught college drawing and painting for 20 years, is offering watercolor lessons to 50+ adults. www.elaineciminostudios.com
Learn how to paint with watercolor, Learn sketching techniques, Color Theory for beginners, Color mixing, watercolor dry brush and wet brush techniques.There is a $25 fee for art supplies Pick up a Material List at the Center for what to bring to class and if you include the materials fee with your registration Elaine will purchase supplies for you! Or you can pick up materials at Artisans Art Supply on MonteVista NE. Call Elaine for any questions. Costs: 8 lessons for $75.00 You will keep the supplies. Instructor will supply paper. Total cost is $100.00. In case of a class cancellation due to illness there will be one makeup class given that is dependent on facility availability. This class builds on the other classes offered in this series.
Where: Highland Senior Center Dates: May 12th to June 30th Times: Saturday Mornings 10am – until Noon Other: 8 week class to learn how to paint with watercolors. The classes will concentrate on painting still-life of fruit, vegetables, flowers and other still life objects and landscape. The goal of the class will be to build a portfolio of your images that will contribute to a book of poetry, greeting cards and/or a calendar.