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Sponsored by Colorado Folk Arts Council, Jefferson County SCFD and the Jefferson Foundation Contact Renee Fajardo
| Colorado Folk Arts Council 2006 Dia de los Muertos Workshops Sponsored by Jefferson Foundation, Jeff-Co SCFD and CFAC Dear Teacher Sponsors and Parents from Pomona, Moore, Weber. Foster, and Russell, The Colorado Folk Arts Council is pleased to announce that once again we will be working with the area schools on a combined multi-school project for metro-wide Nov. 4 th Day of the Dead celebration at the Pirate Art Gallery in Denver located at 3659 Navajo St. This is Denver's oldest and most respected Day of the Dead celebration. The Denver School of the Arts and others metro schools have participated in this art show for well over two decades. Dia de los Muertos is a popular holiday celebrated in Mexico and the South Western United States to honor the memory of deceased loved ones. Elaborate altars, offerendas, shrines and colorful displays paying tribute to the dearly departed make this celebration one the best loved and most famous events in Latin American culture. CFAC has strived for ten years to enable Jefferson County students the opportunity to participate in the Colorado Day of the Dead activities. Renowned Chicano artist and Chicano Humanities and Art Council members will be presenting workshops at the above listed schools to prepare a group altar representing Northern Jefferson County at the Pirate Art Gallery's grand gala scheduled for Nov. 4 th . Each school will be working with one of these artist on an after school workshop to prepare sugar skulls and offerendas to be displayed at the Pirate Art Gallery art show. To participate in the workshops please sign up on the form attached. Each school is allowed up to twenty-five students for a workshop. Individual artist will be responsible for contacting each school and setting up specific dates and projects. All workshop projects must be completed by Oct 21st. Schools must provide scissors, glue and small shoe boxes or boxes if they wish to build offerndas. CFAC will provide paint, brushes, sugar skulls, frosting, glitter, baubles, sequins, and other decorative supplies for the projects. Assembly programs or artist lectures may take place anytime in Nov. 2006 Optional Student Supplies Students may bring: Photo copy of pictures of beloved deceased family members, friends or pets. Mementos of the departed ones life including, photo copy letters, poems, jewelry, buttons off clothes, objects of hobbies, air lines tickets, etc. Any items of importance to loved ones may be used if they are small and not valuable. Please place these objects in a zip lock bag. These objects are not required to participate in the project. Jeff-Co Dia de los Muertos School Workshops 2006 Artist Contact Information For Schools Vanderhoof Little Elementary Mural Project Foster Elementary Russel Elementary Moore Middle School
Permission Slip------------------------------------- (individual schools please fill in the dates of your workshop etc. before giving to students. The first 25 students will be accepted for the project. Each school is responsible for creating a flyer to remind students of the workshop) School Name---------------------------- School Date ------------------- and time---------------- School workshop location------------------------------ Yes my student-------------------------- has permission to participate in the Dia de los Muertos workshop on the following date------. Signed ( parent name ) ----------------------------------------Date------------ Phone ------------------------ or e-mail------------------------
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