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Dear Secondary Teacher:
As you are no doubt aware, coming to Hamilton this October 6-12 is an event of unprecedented magnitude: the 2003 Road World Cycling Championships. Our community will play host to 770 athletes from 50 countries around the globe, drawing an estimated 200,000 spectators to our streets and another 350 million TV viewers for one momentous week this fall.
To celebrate this event and generate excitement in the community - particularly among our student population - we have initiated a special student art exhibit. It is our intention that a program like this will help your students who are off school for the week feel a part of the Championships. It will also provide an opportunity for our Hamilton students to showcase their talents and promote the "spirit of cycling".
It is our understanding that this semester's art assignments may, have already been distributed to students. We certainly appreciate the time and planning that is required to prepare these lesson plans. That said, this is an incredible opportunity for your students to have their work prominently displayed throughout the city, and for them to build their portfolios with the Hamilton 2003 Certificate of Excellence.
This package contains detailed sample lesson plans which were designed around a cycling theme. If it is not possible, at this late date, to utilize these lessons, we would kindly ask you to consider adapting your current assignments to have a cycling subject matter; this would still provide your students with the chance to participate in the exhibition. Another option might be to have any interested students work independently on this project.
As you can well imagine, we are operating on a very tight timeline, but remain absolutely committed to the success of this initiative. Given that framework, we must ask that all artwork be completed, mounted and submitted through Board mail by Tuesday, September 30th in order to be included in the exhibition. Larger pieces or sculpture may be dropped off to the World Cycling office.
The World will be at Hamilton's doorstep this fall. We want to showcase the talent and enthusiasm of our community's youth and cannot express how much we appreciate your support in this endeavour. While we realize this is a very busy time of year, sometimes we must grasp these opportunities when they present themselves and so we thank-you again for your special attention in this matter.
Best Regards,
Katie Coulson
Community Relations Coordinator
Hamilton 2003 World Cycling Championships
905-529-2003 Ex. 226
katie.coulson@hamilton2003.com
Carol Bratina
Retired Art Teacher
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
905-389-9473
Art Exhibition Details:
Select 3-5 pieces of work from each class to be submitted (teacher's discretion in selection process)
Neatly mount selected pieces on coloured paper
Label each piece with student's first name only, grade level and school. Title is optional
Information to be included on the back - student's full name, teacher contact for return of work
Place selected works in board mail clearly indicating that it should be directed to the "Spirit of Cycling Art Exhibition"
Use other student works for a cycling art exhibit within the school
Students may look for their work at one of the following locations:
City Hall
Jackson Square (gallery in empty store location)
Hamilton Children's Museum
Royal Connaught Hotel
Sheraton Hotel
Various stores in downtown area
Conservatory of Arts
John Bryden's office in Dundas
And many others to be confirmed
All students who create work for the exhibit will receive a "Celebrate the Spirit of Cycling" Certificate of Excellence for their personal portfolios. Their names will also be entered in a draw for two tickets to the opening ceremonies on Sunday, October 5.
All work being submitted for the exhibition must be in board mail by September 30
* We will attempt to include all submitted work in the exhibition dependent on the amount and variety of artwork received*
