SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN Attend an admission information session to see why SCAD is the university for creative careers. Sunday, November 22 Hilton Pasadena 168 South Robles Avenue Pasadena, CA The presentation begins at 12:30 p.m. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to sign-in. Schedule an appointment to receive informal feedback on your work. To attend, register here, Admission presentation includes: Nationally recognized academic programs • art and design career options • admission and portfolio overview • scholarship opportunities award winning SCAD-eLearning programs • Q-and-A with admission representatives. http://www.scad.edu/ 6TH ANNUAL SELF-PORTRAIT CONTEST Deadline December 4, 2009 Utrecht Art Supplies & Savannah College of Art and Design are proud to announce the 6th Annual Self-Portrait Contest. This year’s contest is open to all students currently enrolled in grades 9-12. Click here to download a PDF containing all the information you need to enter. Please contact Justin Marshall at 1-800-223-9132 ext. 104 or email Jmarshall@utrecht.com if you have questions.			SMMoA WORKSHOPS Furoshiki Food Drive / November 22 / 2-5 pm A furoshiki is an eco-friendly Japanese wrapping cloth that can be used for gift wrapping, grocery shopping, or simply as decor. Participants will make original furoshiki squares to wrap gifts of food for Thanksgiving to be donated to local homeless organizations. Food drive: November 16-21 during Museum hours. Workshop is FREE for SMMoA members, $5 for non-members. For more information contact: asuka.hisa@smmoa.org or 310.586.6488 x118 The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers celebrates the creative achievement of America’s teens. Students who excel in the visual arts and creative writing participate in The Awards in order to earn recognition, get their work exhibited or published, and to earn scholarships. More than 50 students in grades 7 – 11 will earn up to $2,500 to attend summer art and writing camps and precolleges through the Young Artist Awards scholarship program. Students who have earned Young Artist Awards have studied video game design, fashion, news media, and creative writing, just to name a few. On the regional level, award-winning seniors have access to more than $3.5 million in scholarships from local institutions. On the national level, $10,000 scholarships are given to 15 graduating seniors who earn Portfolio Gold Medals in the Art, Photography, General Writing and Nonfiction categories. A select number of Portfolio Silver Medalists will earn $1,000 Notable Achievement Awards. An additional 400 seniors who earn Portfolio Silver Medals or Portfolio Gold Medals will leverage partial to full-ride scholarships from a network of 60 arts universities and institutes, which annually earmark $3.9 million in financial aid. Get complete program information at http://artandwriting.org/awards#