June 19, 2009; For Immediate Release
Contact: Joni Miringoff
(760) 436-2828; joni@carltas.com


TWO ARTSPLASH GRANTS FUND UNIQUE TILE PROJECTS AT CARLSBAD UNIFIED MIDDLE SCHOOLS


Carlsbad, CA … Refuse receptacles at Carlsbad Unified School District’s Valley Middle and Aviara Oaks Middle schools are now anything but “trashy,” thanks to ArtSplash grants. The annual ArtSplash chalk art and entertainment festival, which takes place on Armada Drive in Carlsbad on September 26-27, 2009, is a community celebration for arts education. Proceeds benefit arts and music programs in North County schools.

If the Mona Lisa had attended Valley Middle, she would have approved of the tile mural depicting her as a Valley Viking. The mural is installed on one of two concrete trash receptacles created by art teacher, Sue DeWulf, and her band of artsy students. The receptacles and tiles were purchased through a $640 ArtSplash grant, a $500 City of Carlsbad Cultural Arts Office grant and Valley Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) funds. DeWulf reports, “The students were excited to create art that will be a part of their campus for years to come.”

An $800 ArtSplash grant plus ASB monies enabled Aviara Oaks Middle parents of 8th-graders to raise more than $1,200 in support of June 2009 promotion activities. The tiles, which were donated by Irish Setters, were painted and affixed to two trash receptacles. Students purchased the tiles for $20 apiece.

ArtSplash Chairperson Joni Miringoff states, “We look forward to another successful ArtSplash event this September, which will enable us to continue giving back to our community.” For more information about this year’s event, please visit www.CarlsbadArtSplash.org