Boston 140

OVERVIEW

Young people in Greater Boston come from 140 countries around the world! To celebrate our incredible diversity and our collective cultural heritage, OneWorld Classrooms will launch a new art exhibit in June, 2013 called Boston 140. The exhibit will feature artwork created by Boston-area AND global K-12 students that reflects their lives and cultures. It will be FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC and displayed at various sites in the Boston area, including the Margarita Muñiz Academy, the Boston Children’s Hospital, the Vine Street Community Center and at a Boston Children’s Chorus concert. A full list of venues and dates will be announced.

Visit our Boston 140 Blog for updates on the development of the exhibit, photos of participating students and their artwork, fun stories and teacher feedback.

CALL FOR SUMBISSIONS

OneWorld Classrooms welcomes all Greater Boston area K-12 schools and after school programs to submit student artwork for the exhibit. Participation is FREE OF CHARGE. Selected submissions will be featured in the exhibit. Submissions that are not selected for display will be sent to schools around the world that participate in OneWorld Classrooms K-12 Global Art Exchange (or returned upon request).

Please download our Call for Submissions flyer here.

To also receive art from around the world, Greater Boston area schools/programs may separately and optionally participate in the K-12 Global Art Exchange (fee applies).

HOW TO REGISTER – GREATER BOSTON K-12 SCHOOLS/PROGRAMS

Registration is OPEN NOW!

To register ONLY to submit student art to be considered for the Boston 140 exhibit (FREE OF CHARGE), register online here – or send an Email to register@oneworldclassrooms.org with: 1) your name or the name of the primary contact person; 2) your school/program/organization’s name and address; 3) your Email address; 4) your phone number; 5) the grade level/age of students/children who will contribute artwork; 6) the # of students who will contribute artwork; and 7) a list of the countries where your students come from or have cultural roots.

We will Email you specific participation guidelines and information about free public showings of the exhibit in the Greater Boston area. Your school/program will be listed as a contributor in all promotional and display materials related to the exhibit.

To register to submit student art to be considered for the Boston 140 exhibit AND to participate in OneWorld Classrooms’ K-12 Global Art Exchange (fee applies and you will receive student art from around the world), register online here. You will receive specific Boston 140 submission guidelines, along with guidelines for participating in the exchange.

HOW TO REGISTER – GLOBAL SCHOOLS (Outside the USA)

Register online here for OneWorld Classrooms’ K-12 Global Art Exchange. All submissions from schools/programs outside the US will be considered for the Boston 140 exhibit. Participation is free of charge for most overseas schools.

HELP US TO INVITE OVERSEAS SCHOOLS!

If you, your colleagues or parents/family members in your school/program community have connections at overseas schools, we welcome you to invite them to participate in our K-12 Global Art Exchange for free!* (Or, send us the name and Email address of a contact person at an overseas school, along with the school name and the country, to register@oneworldclassrooms.org, and we will reach out to them for you.) *For schools/programs outside the US, Canada, England, France, Germany and Australia, participation is FREE OF CHARGE. Submissions from all overseas schools/programs will be considered for the Boston 140 exhibit.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

For student art submissions to be considered for the Boston 140 exhibit, Greater Boston and global K-12 schools and after school programs must submit student artwork any time before November 15, 2013.

PROJECT TIMETABLE

Boston 140 is a three-year project. In Year 1, the exhibit will feature art by Boston and global students from at least 40 different countries. In Year 2, the exhibit will grow to include art by students from at least 75 countries. In Year 3, the exhibit will feature art by students from as close to 140 countries as possible.