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Subj: ARTS application deadline extended, Coca-Cola sponsor
Date: Friday, June 1, 2001 10:01:27 AM
From: pr@...
To: sandradodd@...

Ms. Sandra Dodd

Education Columnist

Home Education Magazine

PO Box 1083

Tonasket, WA 98855-1083


Dear Ms. Dodd:


Early Deadline Extended for Teen Artists to Win Cash for College

ARTS Program Sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation


For Immediate Release

June 1, 2001

Beth Czeskleba, 305-377-1140, ext. 15


Seattle, WA- Attention high school juniors! The early deadline to apply to

Arts Recognition and Talent Search( (ARTS) has been extended to June 30.

Meeting the early deadline means more opportunity to receive college

scholarship information through the National Foundation for Advancement in

the Arts' (NFAA) Scholarship List Service.


ARTS, the annual, core program of NFAA, offers an awards package of

$800,000, $3 million in scholarship opportunities and the chance to be named

a 2002 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts. Applications may be obtained

through high school arts teachers or by visiting www.ARTSawards.org or

calling 1-800-970-ARTS.


ARTS, sponsored in the states of Georgia, South Carolina and Washington by

The Coca-Cola Foundation, identifies and rewards exceptional student artists

from across the U.S. in the fields of dance, film and video, jazz, music,

photography, theater, visual arts, voice and writing. Eligible artists must

be high school seniors or 17 or 18 years of age.



Each year, NFAA through ARTS invites a total of 125 artists to participate

in "ARTS Week" which takes place in January in Miami-Dade County, FL. ARTS

Week is a once in a lifetime experience consisting of performances, master

classes, workshops, readings, exhibits and enrichment activities with

renowned artists and arts educators. NFAA pays all expenses, including

airfare, hotel, meals and ground transportation. In addition, at the request

of the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, NFAA nominates up to

50 ARTS Week winners for the Commission's consideration in selecting 20

Presidential Scholars in the Arts.


The 20 young artists who are ultimately selected by the White House

Commission join 121 other Presidential Scholars and are recognized for their

academic and artistic excellence during National Recognition Week each June

in Washington, DC.


ABOUT NFAA


Since its inception in 1981, NFAA, based in Miami, FL, has continued

founders Lin and Ted Arison's mission of identifying exceptionally talented

artists and nurturing their talent through various educational and

professional development initiatives. Through the ARTS 2001 program, over

600 awards were given to teen artists across the U.S.


Over the past 20 years, more than 128,000 aspiring young artists from across

the U.S. have applied to NFAA's ARTS program. ARTS has awarded about $4

million in cash awards to approximately 8,000 winners, many of whom are

continuing their artistic pursuits to build successful professional careers.

During the past two decades, 400 ARTS winners have been named Presidential

Scholars in the Arts. ARTS alumni include Grammy-nominated singer/actress

Vanessa Williams, renowned jazz musician Roy Hargrove and National Book

Award nominee Allegra Goodman.


NFAA, through its ARTS program, is also the exclusive nominating body to the

White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, and it is through NFAA's

nomination that the Commission selects its 20 Presidential Scholars in the

Arts each year.


As part of its 20-year anniversary celebration, NFAA created The Arison

Award, in appreciation of the organization's founders. Given for the first

time earlier this year to musician, composer Quincy Jones, NFAA will present

the award annually to an individual who has had a significant influence on

the development of young American artists, and who has nurtured the

appreciation for the arts among young people. The award carries a $10,000

donation to the recipient's arts organization or charity of choice.


Arts Recognition and Talent Search(r) (ARTS) is a program of the National

Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA). NFAA's mission is to identify

emerging artists and assist them at critical junctures in their educational

and professional development, and to raise the appreciation for, and support

of, the arts in American society. The ARTS program is sponsored, in part, by

Ashland Inc., AT&T, Bank of America, Carnival Cruise Lines, The Coca-Cola

Foundation, International Association of Jazz Educators, Music for Youth

Foundation, and Post-it( Notes. ARTS Week 2001 was made possible, in part,

with support from American Airlines, the Miami-Dade County Department of

Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Tourist Development

Council, the Mayor and the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners.

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My middle child attended the NFAA Arts week in Miami a few years ago, and it
was great. They did pay for airfare, hotel, food, gave her a nice little
scholarship to take to college (I think it was $2000) and the kids got to
participate in great workshops in their arts fields and in others. It's
pretty stiff competition to get in but well worth trying for.

Priss


In a message dated 6/1/01 8:17:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
sandradodd@... writes:

> Knowing nothing better to do with this e-mail, I'm forwarding it to all of
> you!!
>
> Subj: ARTS application deadline extended, Coca-Cola sponsor
> Date: Friday, June 1, 2001 10:01:27 AM
> From: pr@...
> To: sandradodd@...
>
> Ms. Sandra Dodd
> Education Columnist
> Home Education Magazine
> PO Box 1083
> Tonasket, WA 98855-1083
>
>
> Dear Ms. Dodd:
>
>
> Early Deadline Extended for Teen Artists to Win Cash for College
>
> ARTS Program Sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation
>
>
> For Immediate Release
> June 1, 2001
>
> Beth Czeskleba, 305-377-1140, ext. 15
>
>
> Seattle, WA- Attention high school juniors! The early deadline to apply to
> Arts Recognition and Talent Search( (ARTS) has been extended to June 30.
> Meeting the early deadline means more opportunity to receive college
> scholarship information through the National Foundation for Advancement in
> the Arts' (NFAA) Scholarship List Service.
>
> ARTS, the annual, core program of NFAA, offers an awards package of
> $800,000, $3 million in scholarship opportunities and the chance to be
named
> a 2002 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts. Applications may be obtained
> through high school arts teachers or by visiting www.ARTSawards.org or
> calling 1-800-970-ARTS.
>
> ARTS, sponsored in the states of Georgia, South Carolina and Washington by
> The Coca-Cola Foundation, identifies and rewards exceptional student
artists
> from across the U.S. in the fields of dance, film and video, jazz, music,
> photography, theater, visual arts, voice and writing. Eligible artists must
> be high school seniors or 17 or 18 years of age.
>
> Each year, NFAA through ARTS invites a total of 125 artists to participate
> in "ARTS Week" which takes place in January in Miami-Dade County, FL. ARTS
> Week is a once in a lifetime experience consisting of performances, master
> classes, workshops, readings, exhibits and enrichment activities with
> renowned artists and arts educators. NFAA pays all expenses, including
> airfare, hotel, meals and ground transportation. In addition, at the
request
> of the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, NFAA nominates up
to
> 50 ARTS Week winners for the Commission's consideration in selecting 20
> Presidential Scholars in the Arts.
>
> The 20 young artists who are ultimately selected by the White House
> Commission join 121 other Presidential Scholars and are recognized for
their
> academic and artistic excellence during National Recognition Week each June
> in Washington, DC.
>
>