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   [Date]: Mon, 04 Dec 1999 00:03:47 -0600
   [From]: "Chris Drew" <umcac@art-teez.org>
     [To]: "Chris Drew" <cdrew#@orion.it.luc.edu>
[Subject]: ART-ACT Notes 13

ART-ACT 13 -- Newsletter of the "Anti-Racist T-shirt Art Contest Tour"


Check out ART-ACT's latest submission - Katrina Joyner's t-shirt art
submission "Mothers Child" at
http://www.art-teez.org/artists/kj1.htm


She says:
"My name is Katrina Joyner, born Pearl Harbor Day.  I've been drawing things
all my life, not necessarily realistically, and rather enjoy it.

My pencil sketch, "He Says His Name Is Ruth!", came in runner up in the
1997 Art of Pern Contest.  I have an online gallery at
http://members.tripod.com/~Spearcarrier/gallery (which is about to be
revamped) and also do a weekly e-comic (not for kids) at
http://users.fdn.com/~sprkrier/index.html.

I also have a few pieces on exibit at www.wetcanvas.com.

This contest struck a cord in me.  Growing up an Urban Native American
Indian can be rough.  I've been literally stoned at my locker just for the
little difference. . . in high school.  I know how horrible racism can be.
I've been on both sides of the fence.

I hope my "Mother's Child" reflects that for all the fact that even though
we wear blond pigtails or curly hair or braids or a bowl cut, we all have a
mother who loves us.  And can be hurt along with us.  We all are in the
circle of life based on the Big Mother, mother earth."


If at first you do not succeed - keep trying. For nearly a year volunteers
have worked steadily at building this exhibit and contest. There is plenty
more to do but artists are beginning to respond. So are others. We are
getting more requests for subscriptions to ART-ACT Notes. As this grows we
continue to encourage anyone viewing the artists images to respond to one or
more images with comments on the artists work as they see it. Asking the
artist questions in these comments is acceptable. A discussion beneith every
image is our intended goal.

Speakout and win a free t-shirt from our "Screen Print Workshop for
Artists." A free t-shirt to the first and twenty-first commentor on
artwork in our ART-ACT exhibit. Just click on COMMENTS below any image in
ART-ACT and send us your thoughts.

SUPPORT DIVERSITY  --  FIGHT RACISM
Do you know a college professor or teacher who could use this collection of
art to excite discussion of the many issues related to racism and diversity?
Tell them about us or send us their e-mail address and we will contact them.
Their students' written comments could be published on our site below the
art they apply to!

Help build an Internet Community against Racism. Volunteer one hour a week.
To read about the HELP we need - Click
http://www.art-teez.org/help_ara.htm

Thanks for reading of us as we grow.

Chris Drew
<mailto:umcac@art-teez.org>
Uptown Multi-Cultural Art Center
http://www.art-teez.org   We dress Chicago and the
Internet in t-shirt art.  Come get some! 773/561-7676