Transcript 2015 Fourth District Reflections Spring Workshop Kathleen Sarangay Vice President Programs Fourth District PTA [email protected] Reflections Workshop 2015 2015 Fourth District Reflections Spring Workshop.

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Kathleen Sarangay
Vice President Programs
Fourth District PTA
[email protected]
Reflections Workshop 2015
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“The cultural arts are happiness.
Happiness is drawing, dancing,
finger painting.
Happiness is modeling with clay,
making music or a poem, performing
in a play.”
- Mary Lou Anderson
Founder of National PTA Reflections Program
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Arts Recognition &
Achievement Program
Expression through preselected theme
Students attending a
PTA/PTSA School
Increase community
awareness of the
importance of the arts!
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Reflections Theme Search for 2017-18
• Entries due in the Fourth District PTA Office by:
November 1, 2015
California State PTA
Attn: Reflections Theme Search
2327 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
 Theme Search form can be found on the California State
PTA website www.capta.org
under Programs click Reflections
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The National PTA Mary Lou Anderson Grant Program
provides matching-dollar funding to local PTAs to support
in-school and after-school arts enhancement programs in
local communities. PTAs serving at-risk student
populations are particularly encouraged to apply.
Applications will be available at PTA.org/Reflections
on January 5, 2016
and
Due on Friday, March 13, 2016
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Familiarize yourself with the Reflections Program
Timeline
Promote the Reflections Program
Collect and organize artwork
Judging
Advance winning artwork
Celebrate!
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Primary: Preschool – Grade 2
Intermediate: Grades 3-5
Middle School: Grades 6-8
High School: Grades 9-12
Special Artist: Ungraded
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Dance Choreography
Film Production
Literature
Music Composition
Photography
Visual Arts
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 Only new pieces of artwork
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inspired by the theme may be
submitted.
Each entry must be the original
work of one student only.
Video must not exceed 5 minutes
in length and 1GB (one gigabyte)
in file size.
Accepted file formats include:
AVI, MOV, MPG, MPEG, MP4,
WMV, FLV and F4V.
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 Cite background music (if any) on the
student entry form.
 Label CD/DVD/flash drive with title of
artwork, arts category, and division.
 Submit 2 copies of dance video and
student entry form according to your PTA’s
instructions.
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 Student must be the director, screenwriter editor,
and camera person
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theme may be submitted.
 Categories
•Animation (may be computer generated)
•Narrative
•Documentary (non-fiction)
•Experimental
•Media Presentation (prepared on a computer)
•No PowerPoint
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 Video must not exceed 5 minutes in length
and 1GB (one gigabyte) in file size.
 Accepted file formats include: AVI, MOV,
MPG, MPEG, MP4, WMV, FLV and F4V.
 Use of background music must be cited on
the student entry form.
 Label CD/DVD/flash drive with title of
artwork, arts category and division.
 Submit 2 copies of film and student entry
form according to your PTA’s instructions.
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 Only new pieces of artwork inspired by
the theme.
 Each entry must be the original work of
one student only.
 Entry must not exceed 2,000 words.
 Hand written and typed entries are
accepted on 8.5x11 paper (one sided
only). Do not mount or mat.
 Number each page.
 Include student name, entry title, arts
category and division on back of entry.
 Submit literature and student entry form
according to your PTA’s instructions.
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 Voice, instruments or combination
 Only new pieces of artwork inspired by
the theme may be submitted.
 Student must be the composer, not required
to be the performer or one of the performer(s)
 Music score/tablature/notation is
required for middle and high school
divisions. Accepted file types include PDF
and DOC.
 Notation software may be used to create
a score.
 Whether the score is handwritten or
computer-generated, appropriate
instrumentation and voicing are required
for the performance.
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 Each entry must be the original work of one
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student only.
Audio recording must not exceed 5 minutes in
length and 1GB (one gigabyte) in file size.
Accepted audio file formats include: MP3, MP4,
WMA, WAV, ACC (M4A) and FLAC.
Label CD/DVD/flash drive with title of
artwork, arts category and division.
Submit 2 copies of the music composition
entry and student entry form to your PTA
Reflections Chair.
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Accepted forms of photography include: A
single photo, panoramic, photomontage (one
seamless print of multiple original photos), a
multiple exposure, negative sandwich or
photogram. Original black-and-white and color
images are accepted.
Non-accepted forms of photography include:
Entries with added graphics over the image,
including lettering, are not accepted. Original
film (negatives or transparencies) and
multidimensional pieces are not accepted.
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 Copyright: Use of copyrighted material,
including copyrighted cartoon characters or
other such material, is not acceptable in any
photography submission, with the following
exception: Photographs may include public
places, well-known products, trademarks or
certain other copyrighted material as long as
that copyrighted material is incidental to the
subject matter of the piece and/or is a smaller
element of a whole. The resulting work cannot
try to establish an association between the
student and the trademark/business/material,
or influence the purchase/non-purchase of the
trademarked good.
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 Only new pieces of artwork inspired by the
theme may be submitted.
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student only. Photograph must be taken by the
student.
Print must not exceed 11x14 inches, including
matting.
Print must be mounted on sturdy material
such as cardboard or poster board.
Framed photos are not accepted.
Submit photo and student entry form
according to your PTA’s instructions.
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 Accepted forms of visual art include:
Architecture (2D/3D), carpentry,
ceramics, collages, photographic
collages (multiple photos cut/pasted),
computer-generated image, crafts,
design, dioramas, drawing, fiber work,
jewelry, kites, metal etching/punch
work, mobiles, painting, printmaking,
sculpture and wind chimes.
Reproductions or enlargements of
other artwork are not accepted.
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Copyright: Use of copyrighted material, including any
copyrighted cartoon characters or likeness thereof, is not
acceptable in any visual arts submission, with the following
exceptions:
Visual artwork may include public places, well-known products,
trademarks or certain other copyrighted material as long as that
copyrighted material is incidental to the subject matter of the
piece and/or is a smaller element of a whole. The resulting work
cannot try to establish an association between the student and
the trademark/business/material, or influence the
purchase/non-purchase of the trademarked good.
Visual arts collages may include portions of existing copyrighted
works, such as photographs, magazine clippings, internet
images and type cut out of a newspaper, as long as those
portions of copyrighted works are used to create a completely
new and different work of art.
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Only new pieces of artwork inspired by the theme may be submitted.
Each entry must be the original work of one student only.
2D artwork (e.g. painting)
 Dimensions must not exceed 24x30 inches, including matting.
 Paper entries must be mounted on sturdy material.
3D artwork (e.g. sculpture)
 Must be able to move for display purposes.
 Must include packaging materials and 3 photos of the entry (a
combination of angles) for judging, ID and exhibition purposes
(entries that require assembling/repairing from transporting will be
disqualified).
Framed artwork and artwork containing loose materials is not accepted.
Matting is accepted.
Label back of entry/entry packaging with student name, title of artwork,
arts category and division.
Submit artwork and student entry form according to your PTA’s
instructions.
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 Can students participate if they do not attend a PTA/PTSA school?
 What if the student is home-schooled?
 What if the student is at a continuation, community, court
school?
 What if the student is developmentally or physically challenged?
 How many times may a student participate?
 In how many art categories?
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Sample Judging Rubric
Interpretation
of Theme
How closely the piece relates to the theme, based
on the artwork itself and the artist statement
Artistic Merit/
Creativity
Mastery of
Medium
How creative and original the piece is in its
conception of the theme and its presentation
The level of skill demonstrated in the basic
principles/techniques of the arts area
20 pts
10 pts
10 pts
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 Award of Excellence
The very best entries. Fulfills all 3 criteria very well. These
are the ones that go on to the next judging level.
 Award of Merit
Really good entries.
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Honorable Mention
Good work. One can tell the child worked hard, but may not
have paid attention to the theme.
 Participation Award
Every entry should be recognized! Honor the effort.
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Hold as soon as possible after judging is completed
 Include families, faculty, and administration
 Every student who participates should be recognized!
 Recognize PTA volunteers and community members for their
support of the program
 Should include an exhibit of entries
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Set your deadline for entries
Make it early with time to:
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Conduct judging
Record data
Pack and deliver advancing entries to next
level before your deadline
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Fourth District Deadline by appointment is
Monday, November 30, 2015
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Kathleen Sarangay
VP Programs
Fourth District PTA
[email protected]
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