Congrats to our Reflections Winner!

Congratulations to Theresa (Tess) Bloom for being honored as the only Reflections artist to be sent on to the State PTA! Below are Tess' photographs which answer the 2007 - 2008 Reflections theme - "I can make a difference by ..."

Thank you Tess and good luck at the State competition. Winners at the state level have their pieces shown at the Convention in May.

"Saving the Planet, One Can at a Time"

"Bags are a Drag""CRV for Me"

"Cash for Trash"

Reflections Art Program

From: Bettina McBee Hohmann
Reflections Chair -20th District
PTA President – Marina del Mar Elementary

I invite you to encourage your students and children to participate in a great art program!
It is called REFLECTIONS. Participation and appreciation of the arts is the goal of the Reflections Program. This program encourages ALL children across the nation to express themselves artistically and creatively. The Reflections Program also gives children the joy of receiving positive recognition for their original works of art inspired in 6 fantastic areas.

Students are asked to submit an entry in one of the following categories:

• Visual arts
• Photography
• Literature
• Dance Choreography
• Film/video production
• Musical composition

The theme of this year’s competition is “I can make a difference by….”. Please encourage your child or any child from preschool to grade 12 to submit an entry. Winners will have their art displayed at the national convention. Please support your child’s artistic expression. The excitement and enthusiasm that the program generates for children, parents, schools and communities is unmatched.

Deadline for entries to me on or before: January 9, 2008
Deadline for entries in the State PTA office on or before: January 18, 2008

*** Theme Search deadline for NEXT year is November 1st** http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/downloads/ReflectionsThemeSearch2009-2010.pdf

To learn more about the Reflections Program, please visit http://pta.browsermedia.com/cs/about_reflections
For more rules, marketing resources and entry forms, please visit
http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/reflections.cfm

Please feel free to contact me: mcbeebettina@comcast.net
3089 Lake Drive
Marina, CA 93933
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For general information about art advocacy resources feel free to visit
Americans for the Arts, http://www.amercansforthearts.org/
Support Music, http://www.supoortmusic.com/
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, http://www.nasaarts.org/
The Arts Education Partnership, http://www.aep-arts.org/