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Catching Brass Rings s part of the Museum's three-year-old "Come to the Carousel" program, 22 first-grade students from nearby P.S. 191 capped off the project with a joyous visit to the restored carousel in Central Park in June. The program, designed to help young students build language and reading skills, incorporates visits to the Museum with storytelling, art workshops,journal keeping, and field trips. Museum staff members and interns worked closely with
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teacher Valerie Jackson and her class. Each student "adopted" a favorite carousel animal, and the class developed a book of illustrated poems inspired by their research and responses. The program is supervised by educational consultant Janice Haynes and Joan Sandler, the Museum's director of education, and is generously funded by Vira Hladun Goldtnami.
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First-graders from P.S. 191 riding the carousel lit Central Park
FUNERAL WAKE 18"x24" by Clementine Hunter
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Works by 46 celebrity artists. The gallery features paintings, carvings, miniatures, photos and sculptures. The Folk Art Bake-Off he Museum staff and volunteers are proud recipients of a $1,000 runner-up prize in the Betty Crocker Bake Sale Competition. Earlier in the year, General Mills invited nonprofit organizations throughout the nation to conduct a bake sale and document it with photographs, recipes, and tips for success. The competition was held in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Betty Crocker cake mix, and all participants were encouraged to use Betty Crocker cake mixes in their recipes. The Museum's bake sale was coordinated by Membership Director Beth Bergin. The tasty offerings of eight plucky staff members had a decidedly imaginative folk art theme, with many desserts invoking design elements familiar to us all. Hearty thanks
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go to participants Wendy Barreto, Beth Bergin, Susan Conlon, Christopher Cappiello, Rosemary Gabriel, Kathy Maqsudi,Lynn Steuer, and Mary Thomas,and to all those who contributed their earnest appetites. The award and proceeds from the sale will help support the Museum's library.
Featuring Todd W. Williams
Camila Geautreaux
Charles Gillam
Sylvia Barker
May Kugler
"Babs" Barbara Muscutt
Clementine Hunter
"Ruebarb" Barbara Howlett
Willie White
Mis Mardranne
Jacquelyn Hughes Mooney
Alfred Nobles
Andrew Hopkins
Jacob Watts
"Big Al" Taplet
Rosemary Louis
Marsha Ercegovic
Raymonde Fox
Adele Elliott
Michael Creese
*Portion of all proceeds to benefit Louisiana Special Olympics
636 St. Ann St. New Orleans, LA 70130 (504)598-FOLK and 581-FOLK Staff members and bakers extraordinaire, from left to right: Beth Bergin, Rosemary Gabriel, Christopher Cappiello, Mary Thomas, Kathy Maqsudi, Susan Conlon, and Wendy Barreto
www.folkartgallery.net todd@folkartgallery.net
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