HELLO AND WELCOME!
Greetings to International Travelers
From Children of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia
A Public Art Project for Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Dulles International Airport Concourse C
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Arts Program is seeking collaborations with nine public schools in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia to create a public art project for installation at Dulles International Airport, fall 2010.
The project, HELLO AND WELCOME! is an arts education-based permanent art project developed by the Airports Authority Arts Program for students, grades K through 12. The project will consist of a large-scale modular display of portraits created by students to welcome international travelers to the United States. HELLO AND WELCOME! will be installed in the Federal Inspections Services area of Concourse C, where many international travelers are first received at Dulles Airport.
The Airports Authority Arts Program has selected a project artist to work with classroom/art teachers in three schools in each jurisdiction, to create student portraits for the project. Teachers and the project artist will determine the in-class teaching schedule. The Arts Program will supply participating schools with pastels and drawing paper to be used for the project. The portraits to be included in the project will be fabricated into a durable material for permanent installation. The original portraits may be hung, with credit to the students, in other public areas of the Airports Authority.
Working with the project artist and their classroom teacher, students will learn the art of portraiture using pastels. Each student is expected to create a smiling front-view self-portrait that captures his/her unique personality. Students may also team with another classmate to create portraits of each other. The project artist and teachers will also ask participating students to write, in their own handwriting, the words, “Hello” and “Welcome.” The handwritten words will be fabricated and incorporated into the overall display design. A student may write the words in his/her native language, if he/she chooses. The project artist and teachers may arrange a field-trip to the Airport to help students appreciate the significance of their involvement in the project.
Teachers/school administrators may apply for participation in the project which starts in the second semester of the 2009/2010 school year. One classroom (a maximum of 30 students) from nine schools, three from each jurisdiction, will be selected to participate in the project. Schools will be selected based on a) how the project will benefit students, teachers and the schools; b) the school’s ability to coordinate and integrate the project and c) the school’s history of collaborations.
Schools interested in applying to participate in the project must submit a completed application form with the required narrative.
HELLO AND WELCOME!
School Application Form
Deadline: November 30, 2009
School Name:______________________________________________________________
School Street Address: _______________________________________________________
City:______________________________State:________________________Zip:________
Principal:______________________________________________Telephone:___________
Classroom/Art Teacher:__________________________________Telephone:___________
School Fax:__________________________Applicants’ e-mail address:__________________
Name of Person completing Application:_____________________Title:________________
Comments:_________________________________________________________________
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Please submit a one-page narrative that describes how the project will benefit students, teachers and the school. The narrative must include a brief description of the student population and the community surrounding the school. Please include information about previous collaborations, if any. Applicants may submit additional materials to support the application. The application deadline is Friday, October 30, 2009.
Please mail applications to Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Community Relations Office, Art Program, 1 Aviation Circle, Washington, DC 20001.
For additional information please contact the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Office of Community Relations at (703) 417-8383 or e-mail Margaret Bishop at Margaret.Bishop@mwaa.com
