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"Reflections"

 

The New York State Association of Incarcerated Education Programs' 20th Annual Conference packet this year will include a collection of writings submitted from students in your facilities.  Each facility is asked to collect and send in two to three pieces of writing (poems, stories, etc.) that you would like to see included in our publication entitled "Reflections".

 

Directions for Submission:

 

Two pieces may be entered for programs daily serving 50 students or less.

Four pieces may be entered for programs daily serving 50 - 100 students.

Six pieces may be entered for programs daily serving 100 - 150 students.

Eight pieces may be entered for programs daily serving 150 - 200 students.

Ten pieces may be entered for programs daily serving more than 200 students.

 

Submissions must be received by MARCH 1, 2008

Please Send a MICROSOFT WORD Attachment to: reinel@optonline.net

or, cd or Floppy disk to:

Nelli Carter, Arts Coordinator

Passages Academy

560 Brook Avenue

Bronx N.Y. 10455

Tel: 631 805 6973

 

Please send an electronic or paper copy to your Regional Coordinator.

 

Each piece of writing must be in final form approved by you and ready to be copied.  It may have a graphic or drawing pertaining to the writing included in the electronic copy.

 

Include at the end of each piece of writing, the name/initials of the author or anonymous and the name of the facility.

 

In order for the inmate's name to be put on a piece of writing, a release form must be filled out by the inmate and kept at each individual facility.

 

Art Exhibit

 

We are planning another Student Art Exhibit at the New York State Association of Incarcerated Education Programs' 20th Annual Conference on April 30 – May 2, 2008.

 

The following are guidelines for you to follow so that you may participate.

 

1.   All art work - including 3D - in all media can be accepted.

2.   All art work should be no more than 24" on one side.

3.   Two pieces may be entered for programs daily serving 50 students or less.

      Four pieces may be entered for programs daily serving 50 - 100 students.
Six pieces may be entered for programs daily serving 100 - 150 students.

      Eight pieces may be entered for programs daily serving 150 - 200 students.

      Ten pieces may be entered for programs daily serving more than 200 students.

4.   All art work must be preregistered by April 1.  This means that the names of the students whose art work will be shown from your program be sent to us no later than April 1, 2008.

5.   All art work should be prepared (with proper hardware where appropriate) to be hung on a panel or wall.

6.   Each piece of art work should be accompanied by two labels:  one should be attached to the back of the art work, and the other should accompany the art work so that it can be hung along with it.  The label below can be reproduced for your use.

 

*We will have a table where all art work can be checked off and dropped off.

 

Please return pre-registered art work information to:

reinel@optonline.net

or, cd or Floppy disk to:

Nelli Carter, Arts Coordinator

Passages Academy

560 Brook Avenue

Bronx N.Y. 10455

Tel: 631 805 6973

 

If you are an artist and have some art work that you would like to display,

please return the registration form below.

 

Name of Artist:_____ __________ Age:_______

Media:____ __________ Contact Person:____

Name of Facility____ __________ Phone #:  (__________ )_________