WORLD STAGE
Festival Opening Program 11:00am - 12:00pm
| 11:00am | Welcoming Remarks - Portia Davidson, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command Ceylon sings "Paint Me a Picture," a song composed for the 2003 International ChildArt Festival Welcoming Remarks - Harriet M. Fulbright, ICAF Chairman Festival Opening Address - Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter Welcoming Remarks - Dr. Saif Al-Hajari, Vice Chairman, Qatar Foundation George Rodrigue speaks on the importance of art |
| 11:30am | Kuwaiti Children's Performers: A Short Play - "Education Old Style" - Introduction by Anwaar Al Aly, Kuwaiti Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs Dr. Paul Vance, Superintendent of DC Public Schools, speaks on the importance of arts education - Introduction by Dorothy Pierce McSweeney |
| 12noon | Closing Remarks - Dr. Ashfaq Ishaq, ICAF Executive Director |
WORLD STAGE (continued)
| 12noon - 12:15pm | Fundaci�n Arte al Barrio: Xemiramix Trujillo M., a five year old ballerina from Colombia, performs |
| 12:15pm - 12:25pm | ICAF partners in UK, Peru and Germany speak about the Arts Olympiad in their countries |
| 12:25pm - 12:50pm | "Mr. ICEWorm Goes to Washington" by IceWorm. Audience members interact in a series of skits that use body language and gestures to create a variety of situations |
| 12:50pm - 1:05pm | ICAF partners in India and Nigeria speak about the Arts Olympiad in their countries |
| 1:05pm - 1:30pm | The Guild of Nigerian Dancers performs an adaptation of Nigeria's newest folk music sensation, The Journey of the Drum |
| 1:30pm - 1:40pm | ICAF partners in Pakistan and Ghana speak about the Arts Olympiad in their countries |
| 1:40pm - 2:00pm | Ceylon sings "Paint Me a Picture," a song composed for the 2003 International ChildArt Festival |
| 2:05pm - 2:15pm | ICAF partners in Mexico and New Zealand speak about the Arts Olympiad in their countries |
| 2:15pm - 2:30pm | Singer-songwriter and guitarist Kathy Byers performs award-winning original children's songs |
| 2:30pm - 2:40pm | Mr. Dennis Kellison, Superintendent of the Winchester Schools, speaks on the importance of art education |
| 2:40pm - 3:00pm | The Crisman Sisters perform classical music |
| 3:00pm - 3:10pm | Art teachers from Singapore and Russia speak about the Arts Olympiad in their countries |
| 3:10pm - 3:30pm | "Mr. ICEWorm Goes to Washington" by IceWorm. Audience members interact in a series of skits that use body language and gestures to create a variety of situations |
| 3:30pm - 3:40pm | Art teachers from Austria and Latvia speak about the Arts Olympiad in their countries |
| 3:40pm - 4:10pm | The Journey of the Drum by the Guild of Nigerian Dancers |
| 4:10pm - 4:20pm | ICAF partners in Brazil and Malaysia speak about the Arts Olympiad in their countries |
| 4:20pm - 4:40pm | Ceylon sings "Paint Me a Picture," a song composed for the 2003 International ChildArt Festival |
| 4:40pm - 4:50pm | Dr. Clark and Dr. Bellesis speak on the importance of arts education |
| 4:50pm - 4:55pm | Singer-songwriter and guitarist Kathy Byers performs award-winning original children's songs |
| 4:55pm - 5:00pm | Dr. Ashfaq Ishaq - festival closing remarks |
ARTS & CRAFTS (Activities in the Arts & Crafts Studio tent)
| 12noon - 2:30pm | Making Angels by Elaine Thomas (United Kingdom) Hot Louisiana Crawfish by Judy Johnson (Louisiana) Music Expression through Art by Kathy Byers (New Jersey) |
| 2:30pm - 5pm | Special Project on Art and Ecology by the National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC) Edgar Degas and his dancers by Sandy Smith (New York) Mixed Media Portraits by the Capitol Children's Museum (Washington, DC) Face to Face - children create portraits of each other by Julie Verschoyle (Texas) |
FESTIVAL SCHOOL (Workshops in the Festival School tent)
| 12noon - 1:30pm | Friends of the National Zoo program by Pat Petrella |
| 1:30pm - 2:15pm | EarthWatch teacher Linda Eades Wells discusses how you and your child can get involved in environmental research |
| 2:15pm - 3:00pm | "The Danger and Concern of Childhood Obesity" by Francisco Semia, D.C. Department of Health |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm | "Children's Environment & Art" by Dr. Robin Clark, Seminar for Research in Art Education |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Children's Creativity Research by Dr. Cynthia Bickley-Green, Seminar for Research in Art Education |