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A Celebration of Trees for Grades K-12
Trees in Word and Art, a special program for Grades K-12 Many workshops! TREE CELEBRATION: Art show, readings, and reception!
Celebrating the Web of Life: Trees in Word and Art
A special program for students in Grades K-12 is being offered this spring by the One Earth Collaborative, a project of Open Spirit in Framingham. Celebrating the Web of Life: Trees in Word and Art provides children, tweens, and teens with the opportunity to express themselves through a variety of written and art media and then to share their work with others.
Celebrating the Web of Life: Trees in Word and Art begins in April with a series of workshops, each one for students of a specific age range. Many of these are during April vacation. The workshops are:
· Tree Collage Art—Monday, April 11, 4:00 PM, Grades 2-6, Wayland Public Library
· Poetry of Trees—Monday, April 11, 4:00 PM, Grades 8-12, McAuliffe Library, Framingham
· Tree Photos—Tuesday, April 19, 2:00 PM, Grades 4-7, Open Spirit, Framingham
· Build a Recycled Tree—Sunday, April 10, 1:00 PM, All Ages, FireSeed Arts, Framingham
· Build a Recycled Tree—Wednesday, April 20, 3:00 PM, All Ages, FireSeed Arts, Framingham
· Tree Journals—Tuesday, April 19, 10:00 AM, Grades K-3, Wolbach Farm, Sudbury
· Tree Journals—Thursday, April 21, 10:00 AM, Grades K-3, Open Spirit, Framingham
Students are invited to write or create artwork about a tree or forest, exploring their memoires of trees and why trees are important to them. They may participate in one of the workshops, or they may create their art and writing work at school, at religious school, or independently.
Celebrating the Web of Life: Trees in Word and Art will culminate with a joyful TREE CELEBRATION: Art show, Readings, and Reception on Sunday, May 22, 3:30-5:30 PM in Edwards Hall at Open Spirit, 39 Edwards St, Framingham. Students’ artwork will be displayed and authors will have the opportunity to read to their work if it is not too long. Other written works will be displayed as well. All participants will receive a certificate and a small token for their involvement. Students must submit their work by May 9 for inclusion in the celebration on May 22.
Students in Grades K-12 may work alone or in a team. They may submit art in any medium and written works of poetry, story, or essay, which may also include artwork or photographs. Writing may be in any language. Art and writing must be submitted by May 9. Make sure that artwork is well protected. Parent volunteers are needed for May 22.
To register, go to www.openspiritcenter.org. Send artwork or writing electronically to info@oneearth.today or mail or deliver to Open Spirit, 39 Edwards St., Framingham 01701. Donations are requested: $5-15 per entry and $5-15 per workshop, more if you can, less if you can’t. Scholarships are available. See www.oneearth.today for more details and descriptions of the workshops.
This project is funded in part by grants from the Framingham and Wayland Cultural Councils.
