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Announcement DetailsCelebrating the French Broad River:
RiverLink’s 5th Annual Voices of the River Art and Poetry Contest For preK-12thGraders of the French Broad Watershed How Do You See Your River?
Our talented judges for 2012 include: Cleaster Cotton; 2D Judge Cleaster is the Inventor of the ALNUGE™ (Alphabets, Numbers, Geometrics) Curriculum which is in direct support of the White House's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education initiative. Cleaster is Founder of SETSE™ (Self-Empowerment Through Self-Expression) EducationalCurriculum, a certified teaching artist, an Arts-in-Education (AIE) Creative Communications Specialist and Founder of South River Arts Alliance. She is a member of the team that went to Europe and brought the Open Classroom School System and teaching method back to the U.S.
Cleaster is dedicated to art, nature, culture, and education. “I am grateful that my work has a positive impact on the lives of children.”
Karen Brown; 2D judge Karen earned a Bachelor of Arts from UNCA and has experience in commercial art and as an art teacher in the school system for 10 years. She has participated in numerous shows with her art work in private and corporate collections throughout the southeast. She is an active volunteer with the Arts for Life Organization.
“I love sharing with the view my excitement and passion for the ever changing landscape, inspired by the beautiful misty mountains of WNC. I attempt to bring a peaceful, light and airy perspective to the canvas. I hope you enjoy the soft visual effect as you get lost in the distant horizon.”
Brian Leahy; 3D judge Brian T. Leahy is a painter, sculptor, and print maker in the River Arts District of Asheville, NC. New to the Asheville area, he graduated from Davidson College in 2011, where he studied art and Buddhism. He is also the Director of Operations at a new Buddhist temple in downtown Asheville called Urban Dharma, and his art practice draws extensively from his daily engagement with Buddhism and his travels in Nepal, Tibet and India. You can see images of his work at www.briantleahy.com.
Susana Abell, Poetry Judge Susana Abell is a performer and artist whose career has spanned two decades and three continents. She has worked as a puppeteer and circus performer in South America and throughout Europe. Carnegie Hall, The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and the NEA and the North Carolina Arts Council have sponsored her programs and residencies in the U.S. She is bilingual in Spanish, holds a Master of Arts in teaching, and has extensive experience running a local arts council.
Susana is a published poet and an author of stories for children. She currently tours with her husband and cohort, musician/songwriter Timmy Abell. Together they offer concerts and workshops for kids and families across the Southeast.
Allan Wolf, Poetry Judge Allan Wolf is an author, poet, performer and educator who lives in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife and three kids. After three years teaching at Virginia Tech, Wolf became the Educational Director for Poetry Alive!, a national touring company that presents theatrical poetry shows for all ages. Wolf is also a member of The Dead Poets, a musical trio who transform classic poetry into toe-tapping tunes. Wolf’s mission has always been to take poetry to the people. Conducting more than one hundred presentations every year, Allan Wolf is a veteran traveler through all the diverse worlds of verse from poetry slams to public schools, salons to saloons.
Melissa Jacobs; 2D judge Residing in Asheville where the concept of slow food is embraced, and there is a community focus on eating locally and supporting sustainable agriculture, Jacobs takes advantage of seasonal produce in the numerous farmers markets for her still life paintings. She is intrigued by artifacts and the relationships that objects have with one another, as well as the space surrounding them.
Toni De Lisa; 3D judge Since 1986, Toni DeLisa’s passion has been clay. Her ceramic artwork’s natural surfaces echo her love of nature. She is drawn to the unpredictable excitement and primal experience of raku. Her work explores texture and form, inviting tactile interaction.
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