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To: Washington Forum Attendees
From: Harriet Mayor Fulbright (ICAF Chairman) and Ashfaq Ishaq (ICAF Executive Director)
Subject: Request for creative ideas and collaboration on 2003 International ChildArt Festival,
Date: November 26, 2002

 

A summary of ICAF’s Arts Olympiad, the 2003 Festival and its educational programming is provided and the areas in which recommendations are sought are listed at the end.

  1. Arts Olympiad
    1. Every four years, ICAF organizes an Arts Olympiad for children, which starts with the world’s most popular art competition and culminates in the world’s largest international children’s celebration, held in Washington, DC.
    2. The current competition theme is “Me in the New Millennium” and deadline is March 31, 2003. The competition is free and any 8 to 12 year old child anywhere can participate.
    3. The theme invokes vitally important questions for children and society: “How do I see myself?” “How do I see the world?” “How do I want the world to see me?” “What do I want to change?”
    4. The competition involves children in the creative process; weaves a common bond between our children and the children of the world; enhances their analytical skills and objectivity by involving them in the selection of one artwork entry per school; and boosts their self-esteem and confidence through school exhibitions of their works of art and art exchanges with other schools.
    5. Over one million children in 86 countries participated in ICAF's previous competition. We expect that over 100 countries will participate in the current competition.
    6. In the United States, the Congressional Arts Caucus and other supporting organizations are helping us promote the competition. International competitions are organized by our partners that include First Ladies' Offices and Foundations in 25 countries; Ministries of Education and Culture in 40 countries; national museums and arts organizations in 10 countries; UNESCO offices in 5 countries; and UNICEF-Malaysia.
    7. Independent juries select one representative artwork from every U.S. state and territory and every participating country. The child who created the artwork, his or her parents and art teacher as well as representatives of competition organizing body are the Official Delegates to the festival.

  2. The 2003 Festival
    Setup on The Mall
    The six largest tents will house the following activities:
    1. Exhibition on the Mall - showcasing the creativity and imagination of the young artists.
    2. The Festival School – creativity and educational workshops.
    3. Creativity Tech-Center – state-of-the-art creativity software and online programs.
    4. Arts & Crafts Studio – hands-on creative activities and handicrafts.
    5. World Stage for Children – performing arts by local and foreign children groups.
    6. World Cultural Exposition – displays of creativity and cultures.

    1. The ICAF festival is a life-defining, transformative experience, which initiates the development of a future world leadership that embodies creativity and cooperation, global ethics and empathy. Utilizing art as a dynamic channel and catalyst, our educational programming focuses on environment, health and conflict resolution, plus youth leadership training.
    2. International ChildArt Festival, a week long event, will take place next year from September 6th to September 13th. Three days of festivities (September 9th, 10th and 11th) will take place on The National Mall. The National Park Service has reserved 7 city blocks of the Mall from 7th to 14th Streets for the festival.
    3. The festival is structured so that creative American children representing every U.S. state and territory will host national child artists from around the world.

Festival Schedule

 

   
         

Fathmath Ifthaan Maumoon
(Age 11)
Maldives