Cartwheel at Asian American Arts Alliance

Cartwheel at Asian American Arts Alliance
Post Date January 25, 2013
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Come join us on Tuesday, February 5th and be the first to hear about our 2013 plans!  Plus, get to meet other artists, visionaries and like-minded people too!  Oh … and don’t miss the potluck breakfast that follows right after.  Details and RSVP here: http://februarytownhall.eventbrite.com/

 

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Notes to Sri Lankan Students from Cartwheel Supporters:

Notes to Sri Lankan Students from Cartwheel Supporters:
Post Date August 27, 2012
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We are not sure that any of you have ever mailed anything to Sri Lanka, but it tends to take along time. The lovely notes that you all wrote to our students are finally on their way, and, when they arrive, will be taken to the schools that each of the children attend. In the meantime, we thought that we would share some of them here for those students who have internet access and check the blog. We were really touched that over 70 notes …

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Exhibition at the U.S. Embassy, American Center Colombo!

Exhibition at the U.S. Embassy, American Center Colombo!
Post Date August 15, 2012
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At the invitation of the U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Patricia Butenis, our co-founder, Parveen Daissenaike, organised a summer exhibition of Cartwheel participants’ artwork at the American Center in Colombo.

The works were on display from June until last week and were a cheerful addition to the atmosphere at the embassy. Children from Sip Sevana and representatives from The Foundation of Goodness, The Neelan Thiruchelvam Trust, and the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations & Strategic Studies were all in attendance this past June at the …

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Cartwheel Initiative Opening Night at CMA:

Cartwheel Initiative Opening Night at CMA:
Post Date June 18, 2012
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Our opening at the Children’s Museum of the Arts here in Manhattan was a wonderful success! We are very appreciative of all of the supporters who came out to celebrate the artwork created by our students this past December in Sri Lanka.

For those of you who missed the opening, we had tables set up with photographs of the children for guests to write notes to on the back. We collected over sixty and were so touched by your encouraging words that we thought it appropriate …

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Cartwheel Graphic Design Workshops at CMA

Cartwheel Graphic Design Workshops at CMA
Post Date June 15, 2012
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The graphic design workshops attracted a number of young artists and even a few of their parents last weekend at CMA. Here’s a quick look at Instructor Sean Murray working with some students, and below are samples of the artwork they created. One of the most obvious differences between the art made here in NY and that made in Sri Lanka: the children here were frequently inspired by manmade objects (a robot, a surf board), whereas the Sri Lankan children were almost exclusively interested in …

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Cartwheel Initiative Workshops at CMA in June and July

Cartwheel Initiative Workshops at CMA in June and July
Post Date June 08, 2012
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Our talented team of instructors will be conducting workshops at the Children’s Museum of the Arts on weekends in June and July. See the links below for details and workshops descriptions.

June 9th, 10am-1pm: Graphic Design Workshop

June 16th, 10am-1pm: Photography Workshop

June 24th, 10am-1pm: Music Workshop

July 14th, 10am-1pm: Collage Workshop

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