Monday, November 16, 2009

Opportunity For Roosevelt Island Children To Display Art Work At NYC Council Member Jessica Lappin's Annual East Side Children's Art Show

Image From Brain Dorfmann at Roosevelt Island Fall For Arts Day 2009

Are there any future artists among Roosevelt Island's young children?


If so, you may be interested in this message I received from Roosevelt Island's NYC Council Member Jessica Lappin seeking:
Calling All Artists!
Submit your work for Lappin's 4th Annual East Side Children's Art Show - Hosted by Sotheby's
Do you know any artists between the ages of 3 and 13? If so, have them submit their artwork to the Fourth Annual East Side Children’s Art Show! Paintings, drawings, and photographs are welcome. All art must be submitted framed or mounted on poster board. Please label with name, age, grade, school and title of artwork. Limit of 2 pieces per artist. Submissions are due by Wednesday, November 25. Art work should be submitted to:

Council Member Jessica Lappin
330 East 63rd Street, #1K
New York, NY 10065

All submissions will be displayed at a special exhibition at Sotheby’s on the evening of Monday, December 7.

Art work will be available to be picked up after the exhibition. This has been a great event in the past and we hope you will participate. If you have any questions, please call Taina Prado at (212) 980-1808.
Roosevelt Island's Child School/Legacy High School participated in the 2008 show and report:
Councilmember Jessica Lappin sponsored the 3rd Annual East Side Children's Art Show on Wednesday December 10 at Sotheby's. A mural by students at The Child School was on display. It was the largest mural in the exhibition, measuring 4.5 x 6 feet. The mural paid homage to environmentalism and contained the quote "Treat the earth well. We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children," an old Native American proverb. Various students from all grade levels created the mural under the guidance of new art teacher Camille,...

Don't have any pictures form the 2008 East Side Art Show but above shows Child School student creating a sculpture for show at RIVAA Gallery.

UPDATE - 8:55 PM - Received this picture of last year's East Side Children's art show from Ms. Lappin's Press Secretary John Moore.

Image By John Moore

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