Press Release: 03/20/07

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/OPPORTUNITY FOR COVERAGE

TO: All News Directors

Press Contacts:
Gina Stankivitz
(315) 442-2230,
cfac@syr.edu

COMMUNITY FOLK ART CENTER SEEKS ARTISTS FOR
"35th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition"

Teen artists of African American, Native American, Hispanic American and Asian American heritage are sought to display their work in the 35th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition at the Community Folk Art Center in Syracuse, from May 5th through May 19th, 2007. The exhibition is sponsored by the Community Folk Art Center and the Syracuse Chapter of the Links, Inc.

Artwork in all media is welcome. The competition will be judged by local artists and prizes will be awarded to the winners. Prize categories include two-dimensional (including paintings, drawings, prints, photography and mixed media) and three-dimensional (including ceramics, wood, metal, fibers and mixed media). The deadline for submissions is April 21st, 2007.

There will be an opening reception and awards presentation on Saturday, May 5th, 2007 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Gallery hours are Tuesdays through Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Community Folk Art Center is a program of the African American Studies Department in the College of Arts & Sciences at Syracuse University and
is supported in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.
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