WORLD STAGE
Special Program 11:00am to 12noon
| 11:00am | Festival Opening Address - First Lady Mary Note of the Marshall Islands speaks on the importance of children's art and imagination - Introduction by Harriet Fulbright The Crisman Sisters perform classical music Tatiana Kostadinova, Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport, speaks on children and creativity Maja Grassinger, Munchner Kunstler-Stiftung-Lenbachplatz, Germany, speaks on partnership with ICAF Laura Corlin and friends sing, "What a difference a day makes" |
| 11:30am | Professor Dasgupta speaks on the art of George Rodrigue Wendy Rodrigue speaks on art and ICAF |
| 12 noon | Closing Remarks - Dr. Ashfaq Ishaq, Executive Director ICAF |
WORLD STAGE (continued)
| 12noon - 12:20pm | Singer-songwriter and guitarist Kathy Byers performs award-winning original children's songs |
| 12:20pm - 1:15pm | "The Rhinestone Ranger" by Kids 4 Broadway |
| 1:15pm - 2:00pm | Kuwaiti Children's Performers: A Short Play - Introduction by Anwaar Al Aly, Kuwaiti Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs |
| 2:00pm - 2:20pm | Laura Corlin and friends sing, "What a difference a day makes" |
| 2:20pm - 2:35pm | Art teachers Sandy Smith and Wren Boulton talk about art education Jeffrey Roberts, The Crayon Artist, talks on children and creativity |
| 2:35pm - 3:20pm | "The Rhinestone Ranger" by Kids 4 Broadway |
| 3:20pm - 3:35pm | Julie Verschoyle talks about "Seeing Double - On Nature and the Arts" |
| 3:35pm - 4:00pm | Singer-songwriter and guitarist Kathy Byers performs award-winning original children's songs |
| 4:00pm - 4:05pm | Yellow House in Malaysia talks about the Arts Olympiad |
| 4:05pm - 4:30pm | Fundaci�n Arte al Barrio: Xemiramix Trujillo M., a five year old ballerina from Colombia, performs |
| 4:30pm - 4:50pm | Art teachers Dr. Martyna Bellesis and Vicky Loughran talk on children and creativity |
| 4:50pm - 4:55pm | ICAF's UK representative, Elaine Thomas, unveils an Angel created during the festival |
| 4:55pm - 5:00pm | Dr. Ashfaq Ishaq - festival closing remarks |
ARTS & CRAFTS (Activities in the Arts & Crafts Studio tent)
| 12noon - 2:30pm | The Crayon Artist, Jeffrey Roberts The Sun Mural by Dr. Bellesis Tie Dye by Gale Allen "Light Songs/Dark Songs, Healing and Freedom through collage, by Sondra Harnes |
| 2:30pm - 5:00pm | Maori Art by Shona Hammond Boys (New Zealand Children's Art House Foundation) Silk Painting by Sergey Gagauzov (Russia) Edgar Degas and his dancers by Sandy Smith (New York) Arts and crafts by Dr. Robin Clark Arts and crafts by Dr. Cynthia Bickley Green |
FESTIVAL SCHOOL (Workshops in the Festival School tent)
| 12noon - 1:15pm | Children and Health by Valeria Menza, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger |
| 1:15pm - 2:00pm | Children's Environmental Health by Bryna Brennan, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) |
| 2:00pm - 2:45pm | Dyslexia by Dean Baer and Marjory Jean Roth |
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm | About George Rodrigue by Professor Dasgupta |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Leadership Training for parents and teachers by Gary de Carolis, Center for Community Leadership, Maryland |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Leadership Training for children and youth by Gary de Carolis, Center for Community Leadership, Maryland |