November 9, 1994 Contact: Barbara McKenna (408/459-2495)

CHILDREN'S ART CONTEST WINNERS TO BE RECOGNIZED AT UC SANTA CRUZ CELEBRATION NOVEMBER 19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SANTA CRUZ, CA--A recognition ceremony for the participants in an art contest for children takes place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 19, in McHenry Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The event is free and open to the public.

The contest, open to children in numerous after-school programs in Santa Cruz and Seaside, is centered on the theme "A Pictorial Gathering of Flowers" (for a full list of after-school programs, see below). Children aged six to thirteen have been invited to create two-dimensional art using flowers as the central subject. The idea for the theme, according to multicultural outreach librarian and contest organizer Deborah Turner, comes from the title of the University Library's millionth volume--"A Gathering of Flowers," an anthology on childhood experiences from multicultural perspectives.

Contest judges will select a number of the submissions to go on permanent display in the instruction areas at McHenry Library. The judges are UCSC psychology professor Barbara Rogoff, Children's Art Foundation director William Rubel, and UCSC art librarian Christine Bunting.

"The basic idea of this contest is to display artwork in the library that speaks to the diversity of the people who actually use the collection," explains Turner. "It would be very easy to simply go out and purchase artwork, but this contest makes it a more fruitful endeavor. We give our children an opportunity to be proud of their accomplishments. They can learn the value of participation and gain inspiration from their results." Many of the children's works will be on display the day of the celebration. Storytellers Erica Lann Clark and Nancy Lenz will provide entertainment suitable for ages six and up. For more information on the celebration and to arrange for sign-language interpretation, call (408) 459-5171. To make arrangements for sign-language interpretation, please call as soon as possible.

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