Michelle Obama and the Arts

Michelle Obama “The arts can enrich all of us in this nation as individuals. The arts can enrich all of our communities and the country. And the arts can connect us to each other like nothing else can.”

Arts as a Cause for Hope www.whitehouse.gov First Lady Michelle Obama and Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedev enjoyed a music and dance program at the Duke Ellington School for the Arts in Washington, D.C.

Join us at the Art Conspiracy SEED event July 16, 7 pm, Sons of Herman Hall, Dallas. Great bands - music and art. Art Conspiracy uses "street level philanthropy" to raise money for non-profit groups. www.artconspiracy.org Today Marks the Beginning (TMtB) is honored to be this year's beneficiary. We use art to impact public awareness of social issues through a diverse range of projects and programs. www.todaymarksthebeginning.org

Art Conspiracy Events & TMtB

This year’s Art Conspiracy will benefit Today Marks the Beginning! On Friday, July 16th at 7:00 p.m. Art Conspiracy will host SEED, its annual operational fundraiser at the Sons of Herman Hall located at 3414 Elm Street in Dallas.

This year’s SEED will feature clocks created by 30 local artists. The hands and the plywood have been provided, but each artist has the chance to modify, construct or deconstruct the clocks in the way they’d like. In Art Conspiracy fashion, the clocks will be auctioned off live. The starting bid for each piece is $20.

The event will feature music from The Cocky Americans, Jacob Metcalf and Johnny Beauford and will be hosted by Reid Robinson.
The money raised during the SEED event will be used to fund the operating costs associated with Art Conspiracy’s large scale 2010 fundraiser.

TMtB & Art Conspiracy

Today Marks the Beginning is this year's recipient of the Art Conspiracy Grant! We are thrilled as you can imagine. There is far more to come. But for now open the link, scroll down a bit AND ENJOY!
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/06/planting_the_seed_for_art_cons.php

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For the children of darfur - children making art

Be amazed and inspired: watch the 7 minute video by John Katz of the children at LL Hotchkiss creatng shadowbox art. Children from around the world, many in the US for only a few weeks, created art reflecting what they would do for the children of Darfur, "If I Were a Great Peacemaker". World leaders take note. This link will take you to our You Tube channel to watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knvIwoOIvE8 Please send it to your friends, too.

The Influence Project Pushes For Peace | Advocate Magazine

The Influence Project Pushes For Peace | Advocate Magazine

Today Marks the Beginning and Irma Rangel Students featured in Pegasus News

Check out this story and video of Ana Vaquera from Irma Rangel who was inspired by Today Marks the Beginning "INFLUENCE" project to go to Minyards in Dallas to hang up her "peace" artwork! Link: http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2010/may/13/video-irma-rangel-influence/?refscroll=362