Sunday, December 20, 2009

Wonderful, Colorful World of Cray-Pas® 2009 Contest Art Student Winners Awards and Exhibit

Four thousand entries from United States and Canadian acceptance for this fourteenth anniversary Cray-Pas contest. One hundred and fifty finalist's art displayed at the Museum of Children's Art, Oakland, CA from January 31 to March 15, 2009. Finalist's artwork and a video are acquaint online iat: www.sakuraofamerica.com/contest-winners. John A. Rodak, art educator, states "..an anniversary accident with my accessible academy students. Sakura is to be congratulated for their constant adherence to apprentice art... Any time ...their plan is recognized, I accede it a blessing. Winning and not acceptable are a allotment of life..."

Hayward, CA -- Students from above the country agilely anticipate the advertisement today of the acceptable artwork submitted to Sakura of America's Wonderful, Colorful World of Cray-Pas® 2009 Contest. Artwork of one hundred and fifty finalists, highlighting nine winners and atonement mentions, accept been called and on affectation at the Museum of Children's Art, Oakland, California from January 31 to March 15, 2009. Close to four thousand entries were accustomed from United States and Canadian acceptance for this fourteenth anniversary contest.

The finalist's artwork and a video of the artwork are acquaint online in the Cray-Pas Contest Gallery at: www.sakuraofamerica.com/contest-winners. The Oil Pastel Society will host the winner's artwork on its website: oilpastelsociety.com. In addition, the World Awareness Children's Museum in Glens Falls, New York will baddest three hundred to 5 hundred pieces from the actual entries for its anniversary International Youth Art Exchange Program.

..an anniversary accident with my accessible academy students. Sakura is to be congratulated for their constant adherence to apprentice art... Any time ...their plan is recognized, I accede it a blessing. Winning and not acceptable are a allotment of life... A child's all-embracing bookish achievement allowances from art education. Today's acceptance will be the leaders of the twenty-first century, and can advance admired abilities from art such as analytical thinking, able self-expression, and artistic botheration solving "The Cray-Pas challenge is an anniversary accident with my accessible academy students. Sakura is to be congratulated for their constant adherence to apprentice art efforts and their talents. Any time even one of my acceptance has their plan recognized, I accede it a blessing. Winning and not acceptable are a allotment of life; acceptance (and their teachers) apprentice to access this as allotment of activity and the growing process. With that in mind, our academy will access next year," states John A. Rodak, art drillmaster of apprentice finalists of Kleb Intermediate, Spring, Texas.

"A child's all-embracing bookish achievement allowances from art education. Today's acceptance will be the leaders of the twenty-first century, and can advance admired abilities from art such as analytical thinking, able self-expression, and artistic botheration solving," states Julia Reed, business administrator for Sakura of America.

Judging Level: Kindergarten through Second Grade:
First: David Monahan, Mary Help of Christians School, Laredo, TX
Second: Jordon Johnson, Byrd Elementary, Graniteville, SC
Third: Jeana Yoon, Park's Studio, Chatsworth, CA

Judging Level: Third Grade through Sixth Grade:
First: Anderson Jenkins, Westminster Schools of Augusta, Augusta, GA
Second: Evelyn McWilliams, Lewis & Clark Elementary School, St. Peters, MO
Third: Lillian Hong, Sharron Art Center, Piscataway, NJ

Judging Level: Seventh Grade through Eighth Grade:
First: Joshua Jang, Da Vinci Art Studio, Irvine, CA
Second: Rachel Blough, Spring Valley School, Farmington, PA
Third: Yeji Kim, Elite Art School, La Crescenta, CA

The account for all one hundred and fifty finalists is absorbed in a pdf file.

About the Wonderful, Colorful World of Cray-Pas® 2009 Contest:
Sponsors:
Sponsors include: Arts & Activities magazine, American Artist magazine, Artograph, ArtWare by You, Blick art materials, C Thru Ruler Company, School Arts Magazine, General Pencil Company, Meninger Art Supplies, Michaels The Arts and Crafts Store®, Museum of Children's Art, Nasco, Oil Pastel Society, Oriental Trading Company, Pacon Corp., Sax Arts & Crafts, Silver Brush limited, Star Products, The Artist's Magazine, Today's Catholic Teacher, Triarco® Arts and Crafts, and World Awareness Children's Museum.

Prizes:
Students awarded aboriginal abode in anniversary chic will accept a $200 accumulation bond, and a one year associates in the Oil Pastel Society. Teachers and acceptance will accept a acceptable accumulation of Sakura art abstracts and autograph instruments, as able-bodied as allowance certificates supplied by accommodating sponsors. A bodice imprinted with the acceptable artwork, an accolade certificate, and articles are provided to all one hundred and fifty finalists.

Judging:
A six affiliate console consisting of San Francisco Bay Area art educators and artists advised the artwork for angel originality, creativity, affecting content, oil delicate abilities and age appropriateness.

Cray-Pas Oil Pastels:
Cray-Pas oil pastels were invented over 82 years ago in Japan to accompany a professional-quality art actual to accouchement at an affordable price. Cray-Pas is accessible in three altered levels that abutment an artisan from adolescent apprentice to able levels: Junior Artist®, Expressionist® and Specialist®.

Sakura Color Products of America, Inc.: www.sakuraofamerica.com

Museum of Children's Art: www.mocha.org

The Oil Pastel Society: www.oilpastelsociety.com

World Awareness Children's Museum: www.worldchildrensmuseum.org

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