Fundred Updates
A large delivery of FUNDREDS was presented to Mel Chin following his keynote speech at the 61st Annual Conference in Rye, NY.
Fundred Quick Links
Official NYSATA Fundred Letter
ART:21 Artist's Biography for Mel Chin
NEW IMPROVED FUNDRED WEBSITE!
Find Fundred templates and lesson plan suggestions on the official Fundred Site www.fundred.org
Web Link to CNN Video Coverage of the Fundred Project
Contact NYSATA Fundred Coordinator Nate Morgan
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NYSATA Fundred Initiative
Each year, the New York State Art Teachers Association holds its annual conference in November. An important part of the conference program includes keynote addresses by notable artists and art educators. This year we are pleased to announce that the artist Mel Chin will be one of our keynote speakers. Most recently Mr. Chin has gained national attention for his FUNDRED DOLLAR BILL PROJECT. More information about the FUNDRED project can be found at the official FUNDRED site, http://www.fundred.org.
The FUNDRED DOLLAR BILL PROJECT is an innovative artwork conceptualized by Mel Chin that is made of millions of drawings. This creative collective action is intended to support OPERATION PAYDIRT, an extraordinary art/science project uniting three million children with educators, scientists, health care professionals, designers, urban planners, engineers and artists. Together they are working to make safe the lead polluted soil of New Orleans that places thousands of children at risk for severe learning disabilities and behavioral problems, including violent crime.
NYSATA has partnered with the FUNDRED PROJECT to create a statewide initiative to bring the vision of this project to fruition. Through the simple gesture of creating FUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS, the students of New York State are going to take part in this giant performance supporting the rebuilding of New Orleans from below the ground up. Our intent is to deliver $200,000 FUNDRED DOLLARS to Mr. Chin at our annual conference on November 21, 2009.
NYSATA is encouraging each Art Teacher across the state participate in this project. Please visit http://www.fundred.org for lesson plan ideas and FUNDRED templates. This is a very inexpensive (600 students should cost about $25) project to implement. If you are looking for an easy-to-implement project that encourages students to become part of the soution to problems in their world, NYSATA encourages you to participate.
If you have questions about NYSATA's involvement with the Fundred Dollar Bill Project or want to know how you can help, please contact Nate Morgan, NYSATA Fundred Coordinator, nmorgan@nysata.org.
Completed FUNDREDS may be mailed by November 1, 2009 to
Nate Morgan
NYSATA Fundred Coordinator
56 Union Street
Beacon, NY 12508
Deadline Extended! If you missed the mailing deadline, your Fundreds can still make a difference! Fundreds may be delivered to the conference in Rye, NY on Friday, November 20 or Saturday, November 21, 2009 to be presented to Mel Chin.
