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Empowering the Next Generation
THE DREAM@50 is a tribute series in 2012/13 marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Including a student art contest (K-12), school mural contest, video PSAs, a world music/dance festival, and a PBS documentary special, THE DREAM@50 is a celebration both of the Civil Rights Movement and of creativity and collaboration in the arts as the foundation for a new paradigm in how we can live together. THE DREAM@50 is produced by Karz Productions in partnership with YouTube, National Education Association, National Art Education Association, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and the Na-tional Council of Teachers of English.
CONTACT: [email protected]
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K-12 students in the U.S. are invited to create artwork inspired by a word or phrase from the Dream speech, or a portrait of a civil rights leader, for submission through their participating school by November 16, 2012. Schools are also in-vited to create a Dream@50 mural in a public space for contest consideration.
Semifi nalist winners will be selected by the participating county school sys-tems in each of the four categories—Elementary, Middle, High, and Mural—and will then be submitted to a jury of local professional artists, art curators, and art critics for determination of the 10 grand prize winners. Local gala awards ceremonies will take place in ten cities in February 2013, and the winning artwork for those cities will be featured throughout the local airports and public transportation systems, on highway billboards, and in public library, gallery, and museum exhibits.
All local winners will then be submitted to a jury of ten professional artists, art curators, art critics, and celebrities for the selection of the national winners, who will be announced and honored in August 2013 at a gala Capitol Hill awards ceremony.
The Dream@50 Art Contest reaches an estimated 8 million students and edu-cators through email blasts and social networking as well as through school hallway posters and library displays and an additional 34 million people in the ten featured cities through public transportation and highway billboard PSAs.
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THE DREAM@50 ART CONTEST TEN FEATURED CITIES• Atlanta• New York• Boston• Philadelphia• Detroit• Chicago• Minneapolis/St. Paul• Los Angeles• San Francisco/Oakland• Memphis
THE CALENDARNovember 16, 2012Art submissions deadline
December 7, 2012Selection of semi-fi nalists
February 2013City award ceremonies
August 2013National award ceremony
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
“EVERY GOOD THING STARTS WITH A DREAM”
2012/13
“What the Civil Rights Movement means to this generation.”
Michael Rooks, Curator, High Museum of Art
ART
For one week leading up to August 28, 2013, the world’s most celebrated musicians and dance groups will perform one selection each dedicated to Dr. King’s Dream. These performances will take place all around the globe and will be taped for streaming on the anniversary, August 28, on You-Tube and in central squares of select world capitals. This unprecedented, historic event will interweave new compositions with updated classics, featur-ing a wide range of genres, to tell the story of our quest for self-empowerment and social justice and to clarify the relevance of Dr. King’s dream today. This will be a celebration both of the world’s cul-tural diversity and of universal human aspiration. The transmission will include pre-taped sound-bites with a wide cross section of the global population on their own dream for the future.
The aim of this festival is to create a precedent for realizing Dr. King’s “beautiful symphony of brother-hood,” culminating with an all-world rendition of “We Shall Overcome.”
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THE DREAM@50 MUSIC/DANCE FESTIVAL PERFORMERSKanye West and Gustavo Dudamel, CaracasLady Gaga and BeyonceAretha Franklin and Adele, DetroitLady Blacksmith Mambazo, JohannesburgEric Clapton and B. B. King, Angola State PrisonNas and Damian Marley, KingstonU2, DublinThe Roots and Keren Ann Zeidel, ParisChicago Children’s Choir, ChicagoBolshoi Ballet, MoscowTamikrest, MaliBeygairat Brigade, IslamabadMe N Ma Girls, RagoonNuttin’ But Stringz, BrooklynAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New YorkMatisyahu, JerusalemBob Dylan, Los AngelesBruce Springsteen, RumsonPS22 Choir, Staten IslandYusuf Islam, LondonHunggai, MongoliaMark Morris Dance Group, BrooklynBeirut, Santa FeYo-Yo Ma and Regina Carter, New YorkB.O.B. and Jessie J, AtlantaNunukul Yuggera, Outback of Australia
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
“EVERY GOOD THING STARTS WITH A DREAM”
2013
MUSIC/ DANCEMUSIC/ DANCE
IN COOPERATION WITH
SPONSORED BY
Presented by Atlanta Public Schools and Karz Productions
VISIONS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTAND AMERICA TODAY
www.thedreamartcontest.com
ART CONTEST
2011/12
THE JUDGES
Catherine Fox Chief Art Critic, ArtscriticATL.com
Collette Hopkins National Black Arts Festival
Donna Lowry Kids & Schools Reporter, WXIA-TV
Kerry James Marshall Artist and MacArthur Fellow
Faith Ringgold Artist and Author
Michael Rooks Curator, High Museum of Art
Kevin Sipp Curator, Hammonds House Museum
PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS
Atlanta Offi ce of Cultural AffairsAtlanta-Fulton Public Library SystemAtlanta History CenterBoys and Girls Clubs of Metro AtlantaBuford City SchoolsCherokee County School DistrictClayton County Public SchoolsCobb County School DistrictDeKalb County School SystemDeKalb County Public Schools FoundationFayette County SchoolsForsyth County SchoolsFulton County Arts & CultureFulton County SchoolsGainesville City SchoolsGeorgia Art Education AssociationGwinnett County Public SchoolsHall County SchoolsHammonds House MuseumHenry County SchoolsMarietta City SchoolsMetro Atlanta YMCARockdale County Public SchoolsSKA Academy of Art and DesignThe King CenterYoung Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center
“What you have done for these kids is beyond what words can describe. You gave them a channel to voice their views and perceptions.
Something every child needs!”—Stuart Shapiro, BINDERS Corporate Sales
“The students’ artwork, and the thought they put into it, leave me almost speechless.”
—Mary Starck, Branch Group Manager, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System
“This contest at its core gives our children time to think of their place and their voice in the struggle for justice for all.”
—Kevin Sipp, Curator, Hammonds House Museum
“I could actually see the classroom dynamics change as we progressed through The Dream opportunity…. The Dream has been an incredible learning opportunity for my classes and our school. Thank you.”—Mrs. Mary-Bryan “Bee” Giroux, Art Teacher, G.I.V.E Center
EAST High School, Atlanta, GA
The 2011/12 Dream Art Contest is a co-presentation of Karz Productions and Atlanta Public Schools in partnership with 13 metro-area Atlanta public school systems representing a total of 854 schools and 759,000 K-12 students.
Over $282,000 in highway billboard and public transportation advertising for the winning artwork has been donated.
Exhibits of the Dream artwork include the Woodruff Arts Center, Harts-fi eld-Jackson International Airport, Atlanta Central Library, Youth Art Connection Gallery, Auburn Avenue Research Library, and the Coca Cola headquarters.
ABOUT THE CONTEST
Grand Prize Winner, “No More Silence For Us,” by Song Choi, featured on highway billboards
www.thedreamartcontest.com
ART CONTEST
2011/12
The Dream Art Contest Awards Ceremony, 2011/12The ten winning artists and their art teachers received $11,000 in gift cards from Blick Art Materials, Binders Art Supplies and Frames, and Target. Atlanta Public Schools received a $750 voucher from Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center for the greatest number of school submissions.
Elementary School Winner, “Blast to the Past,” by Samantha Gamble, featured on MARTA buses
IN COOPERATION WITH
SPONSORED BY
Presented by Atlanta Public Schools and Karz Productions
Left to Right: Keynote speaker and awards presenter Cong. Lewis; WXIA-TV correspondent and MC Donna Lowry; Dream Art Contest Co-Presenter Richard Karz; APS Superintendent and Dream Art Contest Co-Presenter Erroll B. Davis, Jr.
Left to Right: WXIA-TV fi lming Cong. Lewis with Grand Prize Winner Song Choi; Art Critic Cathy Fox, Song Choi, teacher Jack Foreman, and art curator Kevin Sipp; Target Group Sales Vice President Gordon Schmidt.
Left to Right: APS dancer with Atlanta Music Project; Midde School Winner Claire Chang; Leng Chang, teacher of the Elenentary School Winner; High School Winner Saul Palos; Melanie Sgrignoli, teacher of the Middle School Runner Up; Ray Veon accepting on behalf of APS a $750 voucher from Young Audiences.
“A M A Z I N G!” Collette M. Hopkins, National Black Arts Festival
“SPECTACULAR” Loran Hamilton, Woodruff Arts Center
“VISIONARY”Donna Lowry, WXIA-TV Correspondent
ABOUT THE PRODUCERRichard Karz is the producer/director of the critically acclaimed documentary feature, Legacy: Black and White in America, which is the third fi lm in The Millennium Dinners documentary series. Legacy was fi rst broadcast on PBS in 2008 (sponsored by Wal-Mart and AARP) and was expanded and updated for theatrical release in April 2009, with spe-cial screening/discussions at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., Harvard Uni-versity in Cambridge, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and the Apollo Theater in New York, presented by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and the National Council of Negro Women. The fi lm examines the political rise of Barack Obama against the backdrop of African-American history and culture. It presents two parallel stories, the story of African-American life today and the story of the Civil Rights generation, to clarify the success-es and failures of racial integration in America and what they reveal about our democracy and national character. For further information, please go to, www.legacyandlessons.com.
In 2010, Karz was the creator and curator of The Legacy Essay Contest for high school juniors and seniors. The Legacy Essay Contest was a joint venture of Karz Productions, National Education Association, American Federation of Teachers, ASCD, National Council of Teachers of English, National Council for the Social Studies, and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. The keynote speaker and awards presenter for the Legacy Essay Contest was U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. The awards ceremony took place at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., on April 13, 2010. For further information, please go to, www.legacyandlessons.com/essay.html.
In 2011/12, Karz Productions and Atlanta Public Schools are presenters of The Dream Art Contest on the Civil Rights Movement for K-12 students. The Dream Art Contest is a partnership of 13 metro-Atlanta public school systems representing 854 schools with over 759,000 students. Additional partners include the Atlanta Offi ce of Cultural Affairs, The King Center, Hammonds House Museum, Atlanta History Center, Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center, Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, Metro Atlanta YMCA, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, and Fulton County Arts & Culture. Media sponsors are MARTA (Atlanta’s public transportation system) and CBS Outdoor (the largest billboard company in the country). Please go to, www.thedreamartcontest.com/.
ABOUT THE MUSIC DIRECTORH. B. Barnum is a pianist, arranger, record producer, and songwriter. He has been an arranger for a wide variety of performers, including Lou Rawls, Count Basie, O.C. Smith, Frank Sinatra, Life Choir, The Supremes, Little Richard, Gladys Knight, Phil Collins, Puff Daddy, and is currently musical director for the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. He has scored music for television shows, including The Grammy’s, The Stellar Awards, NAACP Image Awards, The Globe Awards, and The Olympics. His Broadway shows includeDon’t Bother Me I Can’t Cope and When Hell Freezes Over I’ll Skate. He is a recentinductee into the Doo Wop Hall of Fame.
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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Advancing.Art EducationDeborah B. Ree ve, E dD
E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r
National Ar t E duc ation Ass o ciation1806 Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20191
t: 703-860-8000 e: [email protected] f: 703-860-2960 w: www.arteducators.org
December 21, 2011
Dear Mr. Karz,
Based on the enthusiastic response from NAEA members in Atlanta about the DREAM ART CONTEST project and its potential impact nationally, we look forward to participating as a cooperating partner with Karz Productions for THE DREAM AT 50 tribute series, including THE DREAM AT 50 art contest. Please accept this letter as confirmation of NAEA’s intent to collaborate with Karz Productions and THE DREAM AT 50 project as mutually agreed upon and generally outlined below. A Cooperative Partner agreement will be drafted in early January outlining specific activities.
Further, we fully applaud and support your focus on the arts as a vehicle for students to deepen their understanding of the lessons of the Civil Rights Movement within the context of today’s world. Both the arts and the Civil Rights Movement are about self-discovery, self-expression, self-esteem, and building strong inclusive communities. The expressive power of the arts engages students in meaningful learning and can further Dr. King’s goals in the 21st century through the universal language of the arts. NAEA also supports an interdisciplinary approach to the arts as indispensable for accomplishing educational goals as a nation.
As a cooperating partner, NAEA will generally promote and publicize the art competition to NAEA members through our website, social networking, e-mail blasts, newsletter, and National Convention. NAEA will provide advice and consultation on all aspects of the art competition, and will solicit member collaboration in the creation of supplemental resource materials to enhance the educational experience and help ensure the highest quality of art submissions.
As the leading professional membership organization for visual arts educators, we look forward to working with you on this important and timely project. We will look forward to finalizing a partnership agreement early in the new year.
Warm wishes for the holidays!
Sincerely yours,
Deborah Reeve Executive Director
August 4, 2011 Mr. Richard Karz Karz Productions 323 West 47th Street, 2A New York, N.Y. 10036 Dear Richard, On behalf of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), the leading non-profit membership organization for English teachers serving more than 40,000 literacy educators, I’d like to express my enthusiasm and support for THE DREAM AT 50 series of tributes to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. This is a tremendous opportunity for educators to get their students excited about history and how it helps to clarify their lives today. I think it’s a great idea to use music, dance, art, and writing to engage wide student participation, and also appreciate the idea of taking a global perspective on Dr. King’s speech. The challenges facing this generation of students are, in fact, global in scope, and the relevance of Dr. King’s universalism was certainly brought home with the popular uprisings that we’re now seeing throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Most importantly, Dr. King’s dream, as he himself stated, “is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream,” and what better way to help students understand what this means, what it means to be an American, then to explore how students in other countries see themselves and see us. NCTE will be honored to collaborate with you on all aspects of the project to ensure that this becomes an indispensable educational tool for teachers. We will promote and market the project through our website and other communications media. We will help you create an international forum for students to exchange ideas about Dr. King’s speech, and will support your efforts to obtain funding for creating educational resource materials to further stimulate avenues of inquiry among students. In addition, our National Gallery of Writing would be pleased to host a special writing gallery for the essay contest. Richard, thank you for thinking of us. We are excited to be working with you again on another great endeavor, and we will do all that we can to support you in making this an unqualified success. Best,
NCTE Executive Director
