Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Reception for participants
Please join us on Thursday morning (October 22) at 8:00 a.m. in room 401 for a reception to honor all of the kids who participated. We had a great turnout this year and I can't wait for all of the parents to see the amazing talent that we have at Kemp. Breakfast will be served and awards will be given. Any artwork not moving on to the next level can go home with the parents on Thursday. All entries that place 1st or 2nd for their category and grade will be moved on to compete at the district level. I do ask that any artwork moving on be packaged to withstand transportation and being handled by multiple people. There will be some time for parents to repackage artwork over the weekend if their child's entry is moving on.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Remember how important the artist's statement is!!!
I have highlighted this in a post from last year; but wanted to remind everyone again. The artist's statements on the student entry forms (link to entry form) are very important. A great art piece with a weak statement will likely lose if up against an almost as good art piece with a great artist's statement. Often the artists statement will be what tips one entry over another if the judge is having a hard time selecting a winner.
What does it take to be a strong statement? Does that mean that it has to be long? Eloquent? No, it doesn't have to be either of those. What it does need to do is really show why this entry relates to the theme. I have seen some amazing statements that were only a couple of sentences long. The kids don't need to stress about it; but they need to make sure that they explain why they feel that their entry relates to this year's theme. I do recommend having the kids write the statement on a rough draft so that parents can check for and help with punctuation, spelling, and grammatical errors.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
What does it take to be a strong statement? Does that mean that it has to be long? Eloquent? No, it doesn't have to be either of those. What it does need to do is really show why this entry relates to the theme. I have seen some amazing statements that were only a couple of sentences long. The kids don't need to stress about it; but they need to make sure that they explain why they feel that their entry relates to this year's theme. I do recommend having the kids write the statement on a rough draft so that parents can check for and help with punctuation, spelling, and grammatical errors.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Getting those entries ready!
I hope that the kids have had fun and are almost ready to turn everything in. I'm excited to see if we get some 3D entries this year. I think that this is something that would be so fun for the kids!
Please be sure to read over the information in the links and in this blog about packaging. For 3D entries, don't forget the photos that are needed of the entry along with safe packaging. For literature, remember a manila FOLDER is needed, manila ENVELOPES are used for film, dance, and music entries. For flat artwork and photos, please have them protected in some way. Entry forms go on the back and it is best that they be in a sheet protector. I have a few extras if anyone needs to e-mail me and ask me to send one in for your child (Reflections@Landa.org). If you need advice on how to mount a photo or artwork, please let me know. Please do not turn in a photo that is just by itself and not mounted, it is very hard to keep those safe and undamaged.
The reception for all kids who participate will be at 8:00 a.m. on October 22. Parents are invited to this and food is served.
Friday, September 18, 2015
Entry Due Date is OCTOBER 16, 2015
The due date for all entries is 10/16/2015 by 8:00 in the morning. I will be at the bench in the front of the school to accept entries. Anything ready before then can be turned in to the front office and I will pick them up. Judging will begin on the 16th, so no late entries can be accepted. Also, please be sure to have all items properly packaged and forms filled out (including consent forms if someone appears in the entry, ie a photo of a person, a dance video, a film entry).
2015-16 Student Entry Form and Packaging Information
Please print and use this student entry form. I have already filled in the PTA specific information. Using this form, with that information on it, will save a large amount of time behind the scenes so that I can get the artwork off to being judged as soon as it is all turned in.
Student Entry Form
Also, please be sure to read the rules regarding packaging items and be sure to package them appropriately. Some things are not very specific, I'll cover those below. In the past I have taken a lot of time to get items properly packaged if they are not turned in with everything done. This year, in an effort to push the date as far out as I could so that the kids have more time to work on it, I will be heading right out to get artwork judged. I will not have time to fix a lot of forms and package a lot of entries. Please be sure to have that done before turning them in.
For all entries, please use a sheet protector on the back of the entry (or taped/stapled to the folder for literature, music, film, and dance entries) to hold the entry form and any needed consent forms (if someone else is in a photo, video, or dance you will need a consent form signed by them/their guardian). Be sure NOT to tape this sheet protector shut as we have to be able to pull the entry forms out. Instead, only tape the sides and bottom of the sheet protector to the entry.
Packaging for Photography:
- Please do NOT turn in just a photo with no protection.
- Please mount the photo on a board and have some sort of protection on it, or use a photo mat that has a stiff paper behind it and tape the photo to that, then place it in a plastic sleeve.
- I have found that something like this tends to be one of the easiest ways to package. This is for a pack of 10, so if you have another family that you could share with, the price is just barely over $1.00 per entry to package. The black paper in the sleeve is enough that if you tape the photo (neatly) to it, it will be the same as mounting the photo.
http://www.amazon.com/Itoya-Polyglass-Pages-vertical-pack/dp/B001I6K06O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442492106&sr=8-1&keywords=Portfolio+page
- You can order photos mounted from some labs. I know that www.mpix.com offers this. They also then send the mounted photo in a clear plastic bag that protects it. This option is more expensive than buying the portfolio pages.
- Depending on the size of your photo, a sheet protector could also work, just tape the photo to a stiff sheet of paper and put that in a sheet protector.
- Maximum entry size, including mat, is 11x14.
Packaging for Visual Arts entries:
- Read through the photography suggestions, most of those can apply to 2D visual arts entries too.
- If you entry is larger, you can sometimes buy a mat that will fit it. I usually take a pair of scissors and slice the top seem of the plastic over the mat, slide the artwork in, carefully tape it to the mat, then tape the top of the plastic shut. Sheet protector with the entry form is then taped to the back of this.
- If you are doing a 3D entry, this is new and we will have to figure out the best way to safely package everything. I would hate for anyone's artwork to get broken in transport, so please do consider ways to package for travel. Please feel free to send an e-mail to discuss options if your child is entering a 3D piece.
- PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CHILD DOES NOT SIGN THEIR ARTWORK. There is to be no name or identifying information on the front of the artwork, that all needs to be on the entry form. It is also a good idea to write it on the back of the actual entry; but only on the back.
Packaging for Literature entries:
- Please use a manila folder. Print 3 copies of the entry. If the entry is more than one page, staple each set together. With a paperclip, secure the copies to the inside of the manila FOLDER (not envelope). Tape or staple a sheet protector with the entry form to the back of the folder (be sure to not seal the protector closed, we have to be able to pull the entry forms out).
- If the child entering is in kindergarten or first grade, they may dictate their entry to an adult.
- Entries can be hand written or typed.
- If someone other than the student types the entry, then the original must also be attached in the folder (with a paperclip).
Packaging for Music, Film, and Dance entries:
- Use a manila ENVELOPE (one of those big, yellow envelopes, normally a little bigger than 8.5x11).
- In the envelope, place a disk or thumb drive with the recording of the entry. Be sure to see the rules to know what file types are accepted. Lable the disk or drive with the title of the artwork, entry category, and division (you can find that on the top of the entry form). Last year I taped notes around thumb drives with this information.
-
Student Entry Form
Also, please be sure to read the rules regarding packaging items and be sure to package them appropriately. Some things are not very specific, I'll cover those below. In the past I have taken a lot of time to get items properly packaged if they are not turned in with everything done. This year, in an effort to push the date as far out as I could so that the kids have more time to work on it, I will be heading right out to get artwork judged. I will not have time to fix a lot of forms and package a lot of entries. Please be sure to have that done before turning them in.
For all entries, please use a sheet protector on the back of the entry (or taped/stapled to the folder for literature, music, film, and dance entries) to hold the entry form and any needed consent forms (if someone else is in a photo, video, or dance you will need a consent form signed by them/their guardian). Be sure NOT to tape this sheet protector shut as we have to be able to pull the entry forms out. Instead, only tape the sides and bottom of the sheet protector to the entry.
Packaging for Photography:
- Please do NOT turn in just a photo with no protection.
- Please mount the photo on a board and have some sort of protection on it, or use a photo mat that has a stiff paper behind it and tape the photo to that, then place it in a plastic sleeve.
- I have found that something like this tends to be one of the easiest ways to package. This is for a pack of 10, so if you have another family that you could share with, the price is just barely over $1.00 per entry to package. The black paper in the sleeve is enough that if you tape the photo (neatly) to it, it will be the same as mounting the photo.
http://www.amazon.com/Itoya-Polyglass-Pages-vertical-pack/dp/B001I6K06O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442492106&sr=8-1&keywords=Portfolio+page
- You can order photos mounted from some labs. I know that www.mpix.com offers this. They also then send the mounted photo in a clear plastic bag that protects it. This option is more expensive than buying the portfolio pages.
- Depending on the size of your photo, a sheet protector could also work, just tape the photo to a stiff sheet of paper and put that in a sheet protector.
- Maximum entry size, including mat, is 11x14.
Packaging for Visual Arts entries:
- Read through the photography suggestions, most of those can apply to 2D visual arts entries too.
- If you entry is larger, you can sometimes buy a mat that will fit it. I usually take a pair of scissors and slice the top seem of the plastic over the mat, slide the artwork in, carefully tape it to the mat, then tape the top of the plastic shut. Sheet protector with the entry form is then taped to the back of this.
- If you are doing a 3D entry, this is new and we will have to figure out the best way to safely package everything. I would hate for anyone's artwork to get broken in transport, so please do consider ways to package for travel. Please feel free to send an e-mail to discuss options if your child is entering a 3D piece.
- PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CHILD DOES NOT SIGN THEIR ARTWORK. There is to be no name or identifying information on the front of the artwork, that all needs to be on the entry form. It is also a good idea to write it on the back of the actual entry; but only on the back.
Packaging for Literature entries:
- Please use a manila folder. Print 3 copies of the entry. If the entry is more than one page, staple each set together. With a paperclip, secure the copies to the inside of the manila FOLDER (not envelope). Tape or staple a sheet protector with the entry form to the back of the folder (be sure to not seal the protector closed, we have to be able to pull the entry forms out).
- If the child entering is in kindergarten or first grade, they may dictate their entry to an adult.
- Entries can be hand written or typed.
- If someone other than the student types the entry, then the original must also be attached in the folder (with a paperclip).
Packaging for Music, Film, and Dance entries:
- Use a manila ENVELOPE (one of those big, yellow envelopes, normally a little bigger than 8.5x11).
- In the envelope, place a disk or thumb drive with the recording of the entry. Be sure to see the rules to know what file types are accepted. Lable the disk or drive with the title of the artwork, entry category, and division (you can find that on the top of the entry form). Last year I taped notes around thumb drives with this information.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015
More on 3D entries!
I am soooo excited about being able to do 3D sculptures this year! I feel like this is a great addition to the program and hopefully the kids will have a lot of fun with it!
For 3D entries, please make sure that they will survive if they move on through the levels. This means that they need to have a way of being safely handled and moved. Please make sure that they don't have pieces/parts that will fall off.
Ideas for doing 3D entries could include clay, Legos (make sure that you glue each piece together so that the creation doesn't fall apart), soap carvings, wood, toothpicks, popsicle sticks, etc. Do remember that all entries must be original works, so the kids have to come up with the design on their own, not build something that they have directions for (either that came with the items or that they find on Youtube).
For 3D entries, please make sure that they will survive if they move on through the levels. This means that they need to have a way of being safely handled and moved. Please make sure that they don't have pieces/parts that will fall off.
Ideas for doing 3D entries could include clay, Legos (make sure that you glue each piece together so that the creation doesn't fall apart), soap carvings, wood, toothpicks, popsicle sticks, etc. Do remember that all entries must be original works, so the kids have to come up with the design on their own, not build something that they have directions for (either that came with the items or that they find on Youtube).
Monday, August 24, 2015
2015 Reflections
Wow! The school year is well underway and it is time to get to work on Reflections if the kids haven't already started!
This year we have a great theme, "Let Your Imagination Fly!" I can't wait to see what the kids come up with. We do have an exciting addition to what can be entered this year - sculptures are now included under Visual Arts!
Please be sure to read the rules for each category closely. Your child is free to enter as many times as they want; but we do need all paperwork filled out correctly and completely for each entry. Judging will begin the day that entries are turned in, so please make sure to package everything correctly so that we aren't slowed down while we package entries.
General Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-for-Participation.pdf
Dance Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Dance-Choreography.pdf
Film Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Film-Production.pdf
Literature Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Literature.pdf
Music Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Music-Composition.pdf
Photography Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Photography.pdf
Visual Arts Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Visual-Arts_1425497724093_1.pdf
Special Artist Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Special-Artist.pdf
Consent Form (this is needed for film, photography, and dance entries that include images of people. It needs to be included for each individual shown).
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/13-14_Consent_form.pdf
I will post soon with the student entry form. I will have it filled in with all of the Kemp specific information so that all that will have to be filled in will be student and entry specific.
Please let me know if I can help in any way! reflections@landa.org
This year we have a great theme, "Let Your Imagination Fly!" I can't wait to see what the kids come up with. We do have an exciting addition to what can be entered this year - sculptures are now included under Visual Arts!
Please be sure to read the rules for each category closely. Your child is free to enter as many times as they want; but we do need all paperwork filled out correctly and completely for each entry. Judging will begin the day that entries are turned in, so please make sure to package everything correctly so that we aren't slowed down while we package entries.
General Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-for-Participation.pdf
Dance Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Dance-Choreography.pdf
Film Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Film-Production.pdf
Literature Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Literature.pdf
Music Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Music-Composition.pdf
Photography Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Photography.pdf
Visual Arts Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Visual-Arts_1425497724093_1.pdf
Special Artist Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Special-Artist.pdf
Consent Form (this is needed for film, photography, and dance entries that include images of people. It needs to be included for each individual shown).
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/13-14_Consent_form.pdf
I will post soon with the student entry form. I will have it filled in with all of the Kemp specific information so that all that will have to be filled in will be student and entry specific.
Please let me know if I can help in any way! reflections@landa.org
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