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Call for Entries!

Suki Nesvig, 2009 Congressional awardee with Governor Baldacci and Congresswoman Pingree

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Congressman Michael Michaud and the Maine Arts Commission invite high school students to participate in this year’s Congressional Art Competition. The selected students will have the opportunity to have their work displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for the entire year, beginning in June. In addition, winners will be eligible for a scholarship to the Savannah College of Art and Design. This competition requires digital submission.

Deadline: March 19, 2010. For further information and guidelines, please contact Lindsay Rowe at the Maine Arts Commission at 207/287-6720 or lindsay.rowe@maine.gov. FMI please click here.

Emails and updates sharing

Eagle photo taken by Chuck Hamm

After the posting on how much I love winter I received two emails from art teachers sharing winter stories. Chuck Hamm from Belfast High School and Shanna Wheelock from Lubec.

Take a few minutes and go to Shanna’s blog. It is a great combination of her art work, family work, and student art work. If you’re thinking of starting a blog for yourself and for your students, Shanna has cleverly combined the many aspects of her life. The blog is called The Eastern Most Potter in the United States.  It is also listed under the blogroll found on the right side of the front page of the meartsed blog as Shanna Wheelock blog.

Chuck Hamm teaches high school art in Belfast. He is an avid photographer and has a set up a bald eagles of Maine blog with his recent eagle photographs. Chuck has become a blogging fanatic (that is stated in the most positive light). You can see how he is documenting his student work at the Belfast High School Fine Arts blog that is also located on the blogroll under Fine Arts Department.

I am sure Shanna and Chuck would love to have your feedback so please comment below.

Research finds brain link for words, music ability

Article from AP written by Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer, Feb. 20, 2010