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December 15, 2008

Kids Need Art Mini-Grant Winners Honored
Applications for 2009 Mini-Grants Now Being Accepted

LAFAYETTE, Colo.—Recipients of Spring and Fall 2008 Kids Need Art mini-grants were recently honored at a small reception hosted by The Creative Alliance. Kids Need Art is a mini-grant program that benefits elementary and middle school art instruction in the Boulder Valley School District.

Recipients of the 14 Kids Need Art mini-grants awarded for the 2008 academic year gathered to share examples of the art projects supported by the program. Among the projects displayed were clay self-portraits (Ginger Thom, art instructor, Lafayette Elementary School) and a water bottle tapestry/save our planet (Patty Jones, art instructor, Angevine Middle School).

Kids Need Art was founded by The Creative Alliance, a public relations and marketing firm based in Lafayette, which funds 100 percent of the grant amounts.

“What a delight to see the results of these mini-grants, and to talk with the teachers who conceived of and brought these projects to life,” said David Heitman, president of The Creative Alliance. “It’s satisfying to offer these mini-grants to support art education on a local level.”

Kids Need Art applications for the Spring 2009 semester are being accepted at kidsneedart.net through January 16, 2009. Winners of those mini-grants will be announced in late January.

The winners of the Spring and Fall 2008 mini-grant recipients are:

Teacher: Lynn Williams
School: Lafayette Elementary School
Project: Kokeshi dolls
Mini-Grant: $100

Teacher: Ginger Thom
School: Lafayette Elementary School
Project: Clay self-portraits
Mini-Grant: $75

Teacher: Ginger Thom
School: Lafayette Elementary School
Project: Native American storytellers in clay
Mini-Grant: $75

Teacher: Molly Hoverstock
School: Casey Middle School
Project: ViewCatchers
Mini-Grant: $50

Teacher: Kirk Pfeffer and Jill Pyatt
School: Monarch K-8
Project: Cherry Creek mobile art collection
Mini-Grant: $50

Teacher: Mary Powell
School: Manhattan Middle School for Arts and Academics
Project: Art instruction visuals
Mini-Grant: $50

Teacher: Mary Powell
School: Uni Hill Elementary
Project: Spanish/English art vocabulary posters
Mini-Grant: $50

Teacher: Anna Villachica
School: Escuela Bilingue Pioneer
Project: Japanese ceramic tea bowls
Mini-Grant: $50

Teachers: Julie Marquez and Sheila Kiechlin
School: Lafayette Elementary School
Project: LES Photography Club
Mini-Grant: $100

Teacher: Jennifer Shepherd
School: Whittier Elementary
Project: Sculptural Paintings
Mini-Grant: $75

Teacher: Ginger Thom
School: Lafayette Elementary School
Project: Child-Created Sculpture Garden
Mini-Grant: $75

Teacher: Sarah Flynn
School: Ryan Elementary
Project: Arabic Tiles
Mini-Grant: $50

Teacher: Mary Waddell
School: Lafayette Elementary School
Project: West African Cloth
Mini-Grant: $50

Teacher: Patty Jones
School: Angevine Middle School
Project: Save Our Planet
Mini-Grant: $50

About Kids Need Art
Kids Need Art is a local mini-grant program benefiting elementary and middle school art instruction in Boulder Valley School District. Kids Need Art was created and is funded by The Creative Alliance, a public relations and marketing firm that believes creativity and artistic learning are critical to a good education for children. www.kidsneedart.net

About The Creative Alliance
The Creative Alliance is a public relations and marketing firm specializing in helping companies grow. Using a full spectrum of design, marketing and creative services, The Creative Alliance develops award-winning, innovative solutions that connect organizations with their audiences. www.thecreativealliance.com