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Media Arts Matters
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Visual literacy, the language of the 21st century, is an essential tool for all students in the age of digital media. Magic Box is one of the few organizations to bring media arts instruction to children of all ages.
Photography and video are powerful digital communication tools, helping students make connections across all academic disciplines, think creatively
and make collaborative strategic decisions to solve problems.
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Click here to see a video of our student photographers at work behind and in front of the camera! |
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Click here to see a video of our students teaching other kids how to become
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Focus 2013:
Photography Exhibition, Cocktails, Silent Auction,
Networking & Surprises
April 8, 2013
25 CPW at 6 p.m. |
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What is FOCUS?
FOCUS is Magic Box Productions annual gallery show, featuring more than 50 pieces produced by Magic Box students. They are all New York City students, aged 7-17. The exhibit showcases the power of young artist eyes, as they fall on spaces, places and people of New York City.
It brings us great joy this year to honor Hollis Headrick & Sonnet Takahisa with our first annual Focus Award for Excellence in Media Arts Education & Advancement. Hollis and Sonnet have dedicated their lives to arts in education and we are excited to honor them as friends and avid supporters of Media Arts Education.
When is FOCUS 2013?
FOCUS will be held on Monday, April 8th, 2013 at 6pm
Where will FOCUS 2013 be held?
FOCUS will be located at 25 CPW Gallery, at the corner of 62nd and Central Park West
How much does it cost to attend FOCUS and where can I buy tickets?
Tickets to FOCUS are $100. In addtion to the ticket cost, we will be hosting a Silent Auction and 50/50 raffle prize. Tickets may be purchased in advance by contacting our office at (914) 630-0256, emailing MH@magicboxproductions.org or through event bright here. We will also be selling a limited number of tickets at the event. We will be accepting cash or credit cards-- sorry no checks please.
WHY? Why should I support FOCUS?
Last year. MBP doubled the number of mainstream and special education students participating in our programs. Through camera lens, computer animation and video cameras, our students not only learn the art of creative expression, but they are able to link them directly to course material and real world situations. Our students learn skills in writing, organization, computer science, and editing in novel ways that allow them more opportunities for retention. In our interactive residencies, children, parents and teachers become versed in Visual Literacy-- the language of the 21st Century-- as they learn to think creatively and use technology to solve problems and present solutions. Your donations and participation help us modernize the school we reach today and prepare for schools we can touch tomorrow.
For further information, to volunteer, or to participate as a sponsor, please feel free to contact Michelle Holmes at (914) 630 0256 or via email at MH@MagicBoxProductions.com. |
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TELLY AWARD FOR Magic Box
The documentary video MS 223: The Power of Arts Education has been honored with a 2010 Bronze Telly, an award that recognizes the very best local, regional and cable television, video and film productions, from an international field of more than 13,000 entries.
Commissioned by The Center for Arts Education, the ten-minute documentary, which premiered at the 2009 Grantmakers in the Arts National Conference, was produced and directed by MBP Executive Director Nelle Stokes. It shows how MS 223 in the Bronx, a rising urban middle school formerly identified as the most dangerous middle school in New York City, is undergoing a transformation through the arts. MS 223 is one of four partnership schools in the School Arts Support Initiative (SASI), created as a partnership between The Center for Arts Education and The New York Times Company Foundation, supported by the U.S. Department of Education and other generous contributors.
BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Each year Magic Box Productions reaches thousands of children throughout the five boroughs and Westchester, helping students and teachers use media arts to tell their own original stories. With more than 2,500 participants in over 20 schools Magic Box continues to help educational systems, students and teachers bridge the digital divide.
What our students and educators have to say.....
"Using a camera is so exciting that my hand shakes when I touch it. Photographs help me save the moment of happiness. Photography is the magic of light writing!"
-Anonymous Student
"The kids really have a stake in the final product. They learn skills they can use in other classes too. I began to think of my computer lab as an “editing room.”"
-Teacher
Gifting Program
Magic Box Productions offers a way for you to support our work and find a gift for someone special. ‘Give the gift of good’ by purchasing beautiful prints of our students’ award-winning photographs! Help Magic Box by visiting our "Support Us" page.
Inside Magic Box
Magic Box welcomes:
Development Manager, Michelle S. Holmes
Michelle holds a MSeD from Bank Street College of Education in Museum Education. She has worked in Professional Development at the American Museum of Natural History and as a Third/Fourth Grade Teacher at Stevens Cooperative School in Hoboken. She is inspired by student work and excited about helping Magic Box expand to reach more students throughout New York and beyond. Prior to development and education, Michelle worked in Project Management for a manufacturing company in Hong Kong. When she is not working at Magic Box, she is running after her three kids and husband.
Grant Consultant, Tanya Nadas
Tanya holds an MA in Communications and Mass Culture and specializes in Educational Grant Development. Prior to her work in grant development, Tanya was a researcher, writer and developmental editor on several non-fiction books.
Teaching Artist News:
Tali Hinkis recently received a NYSCA grant for individual artists, a NYFA fellowship for interdiscplinary work and a Van Lier fellowship from Harvestworks. Her recent exhibits include State of the Art NY, URBIS, Manchester, UK, and Reinventing Ritual at the Jewish Museum (upcoming).
Brian Buckley has returned from Santa Fe, New Mexico and Germany on a two-show tour of his photogram project “Instant Shadows”, where he spoke at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Siegen, Germany. His Photograms have also been exhibited in: (selected) New York City, Brooklyn, Long Island, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Pennsylvania, Birmingham, England, and Bucharest, Romania. Outside of education and creating art, Buckley does creative editorial and advertising photography for: (selected) L’Oreal, New York Magazine, Legno Veneto Floors, the Daily News, Corcoran Real Estate, Zink Magazine, Art Business News, Direct Art, the New York Post…
Some Links:
http://www.brianbuckleyphotoinc.com
http://www.brianbuckleyphoto.com
http://www.buckleypictures.printroom.com
Meet our Board:
Carmel Corcoran, a native of Ireland, graduated from the law school of the Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Dublin. In 1986, she moved to New York and became a member of the New York Bar. Carmel is a partner with the law firm of Jones & Jones, O’Connell, and is the mother of two public high school students. Carmel joined the Board of Magic Box in 2008 as she shares our mission of improving and expanding arts in education. |
