David Ferranti Annual Art and Writing Forum

Each year, under the auspices of the Rose & Joseph Denaro Interfaith Center for the Study of Genocide and Violence Prevention, the David Ferranti Multi-Media Gallery sponsors an Art and Writing Forum for students Grades K-12.

The Theme is "Portraits of Courage"

We invite students to explore the "victories and courage of the human spirit throughout the ages."

Guidelines

Award recipients will be announced during the Spring 2009 Semester.
Details will be forthcoming.

1. Entries will not be returned and will become the property of The Rose and Joseph Denaro Interfaith Center for the Study of Genecide and Violence Prevention, which reserves the right to publish and/or exhibit them in part or in entirety.
   
   
2. Entries may be fiction or non-fiction, prose, drama, poetry, debates or the creative application of any of the following visual media: drawing, painting, photography, photo narratives, printmaking, three-dimensional sculpture (assemblages, woodcarving, clay), or mixed media.
   
   
3. Entries must be of manageable size and suitable for public display.
   
   
4. Entries will be judged for originality, content, and understanding of the subject.
   
   
5. Entries will be divided into three categories: K-6, 7-9, 10-12.
   
   
6. Entries must represent the independent and unassisted work of the person under whose name they are submitted.

Proofreading for corrections by a teacher or a parent is acceptable, but content must not come from anyone except the author.

Written Entries

• Written entries must be typed and double spaced.
  Please use only one side of the paper.
• Submit one copy of each written entry.
  Staple if more than one page per entry.
• Attach a completed Title Page to the entry.
  Judging is anonymous:
  Please DO NOT put any identifying information on the entry.

Artistic Entries

• Artistic entries must have TWO Entry Forms:
  one attached on the back or bottom of the art work,
  and another copy to be included in an envelope.
• For multiple entries from a school or class, please use one or more large envelopes to include all the Entry Forms.
  This makes it easier to identify and track the entries.
  Label the school's name, contact person at the school, and phone number on the outside of each envelope.
• You may use photocopies or originals of the Entry Form.

Deadline

Monday, January 12, 2009

All entries must be delivered via U.S. Mail or hand delivered to the Interfaith Center at the Bishop Kearney High School campus.

Mailing Address

The Rose and Joseph Denaro Interfaith Center for the Study of Genocide and Violence Prevention
c/o Dr. Esther Denaro Maltese
Attention: David Ferranti Multi-Media Gallery Art and Writing Forum
Bishop Kearney High School
125 Kings Highway
Rochester, New York 14617

For Inquiries

Please contact Dr. Esther Denaro Maltese at emaltese@frontiernet.net.