NAEA Annual Convention Presentation 2009

The Talking Mural from Uganda on Bark Cloth
Last week was the annual convention held by the National Art Education Association (NAEA) in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Ugandan Bark Cloth Project was there! Former UNT NAEA officers, Amanda Batson and Becca Schaefer, presented with two UNT Art Education faculty members, Dr. Christina Bain and Dr. Nadine Kalin, on the workshops held around the Dallas/Fort Worth area this past October. This was a wonderful opportunity to spread the word about Bark Cloth and the amazing work that Let Art Talk is doing in Uganda.

Amanda Batson, Dr. Christian Bain, and Becca Schaefer after the presentation

Ugandan Mural has arrived!

A bit of a fiasco occured in getting the bark cloth mural here and through customs for the April 4th event- a little late, but it arrived safely! Once I was able to pick up the package, I opened it to discover a beautiful mural! HERE ARE JUST A FEW IMAGES!

On Tuesday April 21st from 6pm-8pm, this mural will be a part of eARTh Day - A celebration of environmental music, writing, art, and film - at the ESSAT Building on the UNT campus. This event is free and open to the public, so drop on by and take the opportunity to contribute to the mural at this event.

April 4th Event images and update.....

Thank you to all who made the April 4th event a lot of fun! I am posting a few images from the day and encourage you to follow the link to the NAEA flikr account for many more - http://www.flickr.com/photos/30483083@N04/sets/72157616363092382/

Congratulations Regina Chavez!

Our Design Competition Winner is Regina Chavez from McNair Elementary in Denton, TX. Her design will be used in the creation of buttons during the Mural Event this Saturday.
Thank you all for submitting - it was a hard choice for our UNT Art Gallery staff to make!

EVENT MAP and parking

Event parking is at the corner of Welch and Mulberry. Feel free to park there and walk around to the front of the Art Building - signs will help lead the way.
See you soon.

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

COME PARTICIPATE: LEARN! CREATE! GROW!

“Talking Murals” is a collaborative project between elementary students in Uganda and the US.

To celebrate the exchange, the University of North Texas is hosting a
Mural Exchange and Planting Ceremony on April 4th 2009!

• Contribute to the completion of the mural!
• Participate in exciting arts and science activity stations that include:
face painting, recycled paper printmaking, and more.
• Watch the planting of native Texas plants and take home a Free Plant!

Where: University of North Texas Art Gallery 1201 W. Mulberry St.
When: April 4th, 8:30am – 10:30 am (Informal breakfast from 8:30am – 9:00am)
Who: Everyone is welcome to participate in this FREE family day event!

Ugandan Mural EVENT this weekend!

Hi everyone. I just had a chance to speak with Fred Mutebi over the phone today to get an update on the Mural Event and Tree Planting taking place in Uganda March 5th through 8th.

I am happy to report that Fred will be traveling to Masaka on Thursday with several artists from Kampala - Sarah Nakisanze, Kevin Mwanje, Kenny Ssenabulya, and Dr. Venny Nakazibwe. They will be quite busy working with parents and students from Maleku Primary School to create a mural on bark cloth, finish the mural sent from the States, and planting mutuba trees (trees that bark cloth comes from). Fred also decided to paint the mural onto a wall of the school, creating a beautiful permanent artwork for the community.

Also --- Fred was able to arrange with a local television station to film the event and air it on Uganda Television! We are very excited about this and look forward to getting a copy of the DVD to show at our event in April.

The posted photos are of Maleku Primary School. The students you see will be those working on the bark cloth mural we will finish on April 4th. Fred is in the mix as well, it's not hard to spot him.