AFABW 2011 “Call For Mail Art”

January 15, 2011 – Hollywood: Artists For A Better World International is calling upon global artists to send their mail art to AFABW by July 12, 2011.  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 [...]

Art Day 2010

August 13, 2010 – Glendale, CA: Artists can be counted upon to do their art throughout the year. But today, the second Friday in August, is different because it is INTERNATIONAL ART DAY! The purpose of the holiday is to celebrate artists, musicians, writers and all creative people. Celebrating Art Day means acknowledging [...]

AFABW 2010 “Call For Mail Art”

January 10, 2010 – Hollywood: Artists For A Better World International is calling upon global artists to send their mail art to AFABW by July 13, 2010.  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 [...]

Art Day 2009

August 14, 2009 – Glendale, CA: In honor of International Art Day, the holiday that honors the arts and artists of all disciplines, the founder, Becky Mate, held her annual Art and Chocolate Celebration. Around 75 artists from the local community attended.
One comment that Mate kept getting at the party was appreciation for that she [...]

Art Day 2009 is August 14

July 28, 2009 – Hollywood: International Art Day falls this year on August 14, 2009, the second Friday in August. How will you celebrate artists this year?
For the past three years, the Mayors of Glendale (Home of Art Day) have proclaimed the second Friday in August as “Art Day.” The holiday, similar to Arbor [...]

Art Day 2009 Mail Art Project

July 3, 2009 – Hollywood: Celebrate Artists! International Art Day falls this year on August 14, 2009, the second Friday in August. The theme is “Celebrate Artists!”
As you know, it is the artists who carry and enhance the honor and glory of the society. By elevating and supporting artists, by giving them stability [...]

Art Day 2009 Mail Art Project

June 3, 2009 – Hollywood:  International Art Day falls this year on August 14, 2009, the second Friday in August. The theme is “Celebrate Artists!”
It is the artists who carry and enhance the honor and glory of the society. By elevating and supporting artists, by giving them stability and position, aesthetics keep a society [...]

The World Needs an Arts Holiday, by Rebecca Mate

January 16, 2009 – Hollywood: The World Needs an Arts Holiday, So, I started one in 1998. Why?
I saw arts education cut from schools. Trash and degradation were being passed off as art in museums. I saw mostly seniors at plays. Poets and writers were struggling to get their voices heard over national in-fighting, celebrity [...]

Olympics and the Arts Share a Day

August 8, 2008 – Glendale, CA: It is only fitting that today’s opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics falls on a date of international importance to the arts. Today is the 10th anniversary of international Art Day, a holiday for the arts and artists of all disciplines and all cultures, celebrated on the second [...]

AFABW “Art Day” Greeting Cards Launched

July 26, 2007 – Hollywood: Three works of art were selected from submissions to the 2007 AFABW Art Day Greeting Card Project and the completed cards are available to purchase and mail to friends and family from the AFABW online store.
Established in 1998 by long-time AFABW member, Becky Mate, “Art Day” is the second Friday [...]

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