A call for artists is being issued for the 2014 10 x 10 Brunswick Benefit Art Exhibit and Sale, to be held 6-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at Curtis Memorial Library and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Deadline is June 1. Go to http://www.10x10brunswick.org for an application and the guidelines. What is the 10×10? The 10×10 Benefit Art Exhibit & Sale, […]
A call for artists is being issued for the 2014 10 x 10 Brunswick Benefit Art Exhibit and Sale, to be held 6-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at Curtis Memorial Library and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Deadline is June 1. Go to http://www.10x10brunswick.org for an application and the guidelines.
What is the 10×10?
The 10×10 Benefit Art Exhibit & Sale, co-sponsored by Arts Are Elementary and Points of View Artists, is an annual fundraiser for Arts Are Elementary.
Since 2008, the 10×10 event has been enthusiastically supported by artists, art collectors, local sponsors and community volunteers. To date, the 10×10 Benefit has raised $58,000 for Arts Are Elementary.
Who Benefits?
Arts Are Elementary is a local nonprofit program founded in 1980 that brings visual artists, writers and performers into the Brunswick elementary schools. The program reaches all children in kindergarten through the 5th grade with a myriad of fun, inspiring opportunities for creative expression.
AAE coordinates artists’ residencies with the school’s curriculum. Through these residencies and special concerts, students explore a wide range of art forms from cultures around the world.
When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favor of the war effort, he simply replied, “then what are we fighting for?”
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