I’m happy to announce that the “Art

Star” award for March goes to

Brian C. (Rm. 119). Please assist

me in congratulating Brian for all the

hard work, creativity, and independ-

ence that he has shown over the past

month.

And the “Art Star” of the Month is...

A N D E R S O N

C E N T E R F O R

A U T I S M

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D E PA R T M E N T

The Andersonian Art News from Around the School and

Around the World…

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V O L U M E 2 ~ I S S U E 1 5

Brian’s “Spring Blossoms” collage

is shown at right.

H A V E I N F O

T O S H A R E ?

I F Y O U H A V E A N Y A R T

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M O N T H ’ S A N D E R S O N -

I A N P L E A S E L E T M E

K N O W ( X 1 5 6 9 ) . ~

N A T H A N ( R M . 4 1 6 ) .

To mark the “Autism Speaks: Light It Up Blue” campaign and “World Autism Awareness

Day” (April 2) this site has gone “Blue”.

“Light It Up Blue” is a yearly event is designed to shed light on autism and bring attention to the

need for it’s further study. For more information on this event please see these links:

http://www.lightitupblue.org or http://www.autismspeaks.org

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April 2

“Staatsburg Spirit Day” Art Show

“Light It Up Blue”

Linda C, the organizer of the "Staatsburg Spirit Day" (Staatsburg, NY), has once again asked

our students to participate in her annual art show. I gladly excepted her invitation.

This year the "Staatsburg Spirit Day" will be held on Saturday, June 11th and the art show

will be on display at the Staatsburg Fire House. I hope to see you there!!

“Thank You” The Art Department and staff of the ACA received a very nice card from the mother of Christo-

pher T. (Rm. 311) thanking us for our support of her son and for the inclusion of his artwork in

the upcoming “Young Emerging Artists” art exhibit (see next page for more info). Her kind

words were very much appreciated!! Thanks!!

P A G E 2

The Andersonian

H A V E I N F O

T O S H A R E ?

I F Y O U H A V E A N Y A R T

N E W S T H A T Y O U W A N T

I N C L U D E D I N N E X T

M O N T H ’ S A N D E R S O N I A N

P L E A S E L E T M E K N O W

( X 1 5 6 9 ) . ~ N A T H A N

( R M . 4 1 6 ) .

“Young Emerging Artists” Exhibit I wanted to remind everyone to keep their calendar open for the “Young Emerging Artists”

art exhibit. Once again the students of the ACA will take part in this annual show organized by

the Dutchess Day School (Millbrook, NY).

This year’s show will be held at the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center

(F.D.R. Presidential Library and Museum—Hyde Park, NY) on April 8-10th, with an opening

reception on Friday, April 8th at 4:00PM. I hope to see you all there!!

Seven of our students will have art there, including:

Alexander “Sasha” I. (Rm. 110) - ―Spring Blossoms‖

Johnny R. (Rm. 117) - ―Fall Tree‖ Sculpture

Tyler “T.J.” S. (Rm. 309) - ―Owl and Birch Trees‖

Brian C. (Rm. 119) - ―Edgar Allen Poe Collage‖

Jonathan “J.T.” B. (Rm. 108) - ―Winter Landscape‖

Christopher T. (Rm. 313) - ―Cityscape‖

John E. (Rm. 308) - ―American Flag‖

Christopher T. - ―Cityscape‖

Letters have been sent to the participants’ families in-

forming them of this event. Thanks to Teresa G. for

her assisting with this. Thank You!

1. Johnny R. - ―Fall Tree‖ Sculpture; 2. Brian C. -

―Edgar Allen Poe Collage‖; 3. Tyler “T.J.” S. - ―Owl

and Birch Trees‖; 4. Jonathan “J.T.” B. - ―Winter

Landscape‖; 5. Alexander “Sasha” I. - ―Spring Blos-

soms‖.

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Work in the “Young Emerging Artist” Art Show

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The Andersonian

“Spring Blossoms”

H A V E I N F O

T O S H A R E ?

I F Y O U H A V E A N Y A R T

N E W S T H A T Y O U W A N T

I N C L U D E D I N N E X T

M O N T H ’ S A N D E R S O N I A N

P L E A S E L E T M E K N O W

( X 1 5 6 9 ) . ~ N A T H A N

( R M . 4 1 6 ) .

During the month of March stu-

dents were hard at work creating

Spring inspired collages that de-

pict blossoms, green leaves, blue

sky, and colorful birds (examples

on front page & below).

Through the completion of this

project, students once again had

the opportunity to strengthen

their painting, stenciling, coloring,

and collage skills.

1. Jesse B. (Rm. 309) using oil pastels to

stencil his bird.

2. Mathew P’s (Rm. 117) completed collage.

3. Jessica C’s (Rm. 119) “Spring Blossoms”

collage.

4. “Spring Blossoms” Bulletin Board with

“Spring Leaves” Border.

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Artist Birthdays for April April 6 – Raphael (1483)

April 15 – Leonardo da Vinci (1452)

April 23 – William de Kooning (1904)

April 26 – John James Audubon (1785)

April 30 – Edouard Manet (1832)