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AFABW 2013 “Call For Mail Art”
Artists For A Better World International is calling upon global artists to send their mail art to AFABW by July 15, 2013. This mail art campaign honors artists as well as the establishment of an international holiday for the arts, referred to as “ART DAY,” which is celebrated on the second Friday in each August. (This year’s 15th annual Art Day falls on August 9, 2013).
“Mail Art” includes hand-decorated postcards, cards and/or envelopes that are sent through global postal services. It is not art inside an envelope; it is the envelope or postcard itself.
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“Get High on Art, Say No to Drugs”
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Art Day 2012 Game: Like the Olympics, but for Art (with photos from India & USA)
August 10, 2012 – Sunland, CA: International Art Day 2012, second Friday in August, was the kick-off for the Art Day Games. Art Day was started in 1998 by writer/painter Becky Mate, member of Artists for a Better World, and was proclaimed by Mayors of Glendale, CA for the past six years. Award-winning designer Eugenia May-Montt, originally from Central America, suggested that there be an Olympics-like events to help celebrate the day dedicated to the arts and artists of all disciplines. The day started with Mate’s traditional Art and Chocolate party featuring potluck items, works of art, a table with art supplies for children and readings of short stories and poems. Jaime Rodriguez, Assistant to LA City Councilman Alarcon, made a guest appearance. Rodriguez recited an in depth, powerful, moving poem about his Dad.
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Art Festival Scandinavia 2012
June 17, 2012 – Malmö, Sweden: Art Festival Scandinavia 2012 has come to an end. Four days of seminars, workshops, concerts and art in Malmo (southern Sweden).
Seminars on topics such as songwriting, how to write a story, photography, theory behind art and music and much more, as well as open stage and big party with concert and BBQ. What a fantastic four days it has been! The lecturers were all very appreciated and renowned in their fields and the attendees were blown away!
Many enjoyed a room full of artistic materials where you could paint, draw and sculpture together with an amazing artist from Denmark.
The Art Exhibition out in the tent and in the glass hallway was, just like last year, the crown of the festival.
A separate tent for the teens all throughout the festival where they put together music and then performed at the big concert in the evening.
Some participants arrived from Germany, particularly for the music seminars.
One attendee later said “I should send you flowers every day for what you have given me and helped me with!” And that really summed up the purpose of the festival, to help artist be more powerful, feel more confident, know more about how to do it and succeed.
AFABW Holiday Party 2011
December 17, 2011 – Hollywood: Tonight, Artists For A Better World celebrated its annual Holiday Party at Celebrity Centre International in Hollywood. This is a traditional event to acknowledge the group’s accomplishments for the year, and plan the future. It includes existing members, and newcomers who are welcome to join us.
Founder of AFABW, Barbara Cordova Oliver, opened the event portion of the party with acknowledgements to all those people who have helped the group, and especially those that worked to make their 11th annual arts festival a success.
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