Burien Mural Project

Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services: http://www.burienwa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=506

Posted on: April 23, 2012

Burien Mural Project--Submit your Artwork!

Deadline May 25th 

This summer muralist Augustina Droze will be creating a large mural on the wall on 4th Avenue SW at 151st, across from the Burien Library/City Hall on the building housing the Dollar Tree. Burien Artists are invited to create “patterns of identity” to possibly be incorporated into the final artwork. Open to all ages…just need to be a Burien resident.

Augustina has created murals across the country and internationally, including Palm Beach, Chicago, Indianapolis, Baltimore, and Buffalo. She recently worked with underprivileged artists in Nagpur, India to create the largest mural in the city.

Augustina states “I am a two dimensional artist who focuses primarily on mural painting. I find that the scale of a mural allows for increased expression and evokes a transitory response in viewers. Murals have the ability to relocate an onlooker and change one's perspective. I also feel that the accessibility of mural arts creates a large and robust viewing population which is often more diverse than that which frequents museums or galleries. Viewers are forced to face the art, make personal aesthetic and emotional judgments and move on.” Augustina is influences by the passionate murals of the Mexican mural movement (most notably Diego Riviera) and the realistic narrative murals of contemporary muralists including Jeff Zimmerman and John Pugh. These artists have helped to shape Augustina's style and scale.

Her work can be seen at www.admuralstudio.com

Please use the form attached or a separate piece of paper to do the drawing. The drawing should not contain any logos or words. Please either e-mail a PDF version of the drawing to ginak@burienwa.gov or drop off drawings at the Burien Community Center, 14700 6th Ave SW, Mon-Thur 8:30am-8pm, Friday 8:30am-5pm. Deadline is May 25th.

 Click here to apply: Additional Info...

Summer College Courses (for students in grades 9-12)

University of Washington 

2012 High School Short Courses

For students entering the ninth through 12th grade.

Find out what being a UW student is all about by taking half-day classes on one of three UW campuses – Seattle, Puget Sound Plaza and Bellevue. Experience life on a college campus and tap into the awesome learning opportunities.  Libraries, computer labs and museums are right at your fingertips as you build your knowledge and learn from others.

For course descriptions and costs, please select the course title listed below.

More details and resources are found in Attendance Information.

For more information: http://www.summer-camp.uw.edu/short-courses/high-school/

Courses	Dates	Length & Times	Status
Computer Programming in Java I (Sessions 1 & 2)	June 25 – July 6 July 9–20, 2012	10 Classes, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.	Waitlist
Sharpen Your Writing Skills (Sessions 1 & 2)	June 25 – 29 July 9–13, 2012	5 Classes, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.	Open
Playwriting 101	June 25 – July 6, 2012	9 Classes 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.	Open
Writers Workshop	July 9–20, 2012	10 Classes 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.	Open
Introduction to Programming and Animation with Javascript	July 9–20, 2012	10 Classes 9 a.m. – 12 p.m	Open
Sculpt Mold and Cast: A DIY Approach to Custom Toy Design	July 9–20, 2012	10 Classes 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.	Open
Computer Programming in Java II (Session 1)	July 23 – Aug 3, 2012	10 Classes 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.	Open

Volunteer Opportunity: Youth Engaged in Service (chance to earn $150)

The Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Program is a volunteer program for Seattle based youth between the ages of 13 and 18. Participants will volunteer for six weeks July 11 - August 19 for a total of 120 hours in a Seattle Parks and Recreation program or facility or community based organization. Sixty hours of the required 120 may be used towards the Seattle public high school service learning graduation requirement with proper pre-approval from the school. As recognition for their efforts, YES volunteers can receive a $150 stipend for the remaining 60 hours at the conclusion of the program. YES volunteers must complete all 120 hours to be eligible for the stipend.

The YES Program is a great way to gain job skills and work experience, become more involved in your community, stay active throughout the summer, learn more about the Seattle Parks and Recreation, and make new friends!

For more information, contact 206-684-4575 or teen.programs@seattle.gov.

Seattle Teen Employment Program

The STEP program is a job readiness program designed to provide youth with education, job skills and career development training. Work focuses on addressing community needs; team projects may include forest enhancement, trail construction, habitat restoration, organizing community building events and mixed media projects. The program combines on the job work experience, environmental education, safety education and career development training. Participants will develop good work habits, strong team building and communication skills, as well as learning a sound cultural awareness of the environment and their communities.

Program Hours:
Mon – Thu 9am to 3:30pm
Tue – Fri 9am to 3:30pm
(Program hours listed are tentative. Some projects may require a 10:30 am to 5 pm schedule depending on the project needs.)

Work Location:
Various parks, facilities, and programs throughout Seattle

Eligibility Requirements:
STEP is open to teens 14 - 19 years of age and you must be able to provide documentation of eligibility to work in the United States.

Stipend:
$599.00

For more information, contact 206-684-4575 or teen.programs@seattle.gov

Application is here:
http://www.seattle.gov/parks/teens/pdf/STEP_application.pdf

Prom Dress Give Away

@ Big Picture on 

Wednesday, May 16th

Here’s a blurb from Lynn about it:

On Wednesday, May 16^th I am inviting girls that are going to prom to the Clothing Closet to pick out 1 of the 20+ dresses that were donated by Frenzi.  We have lots of different sizes of dresses. Anyone who is going to prom is welcome to come check it out. Please let me know if you are interested so I can sign you up: rebekahlynnsmith.hbp@gmail.com.

Rules:

You will need your advisor’s permission to come in during the school day and can only come in during independent work time. Please let Lynn know if you are interested ASAP. First priority will be given to students going to Prom @ Big Picture.  

Attention Runners....

It’s the 30^th annual Nordstrom Beat the Bridge run/walk this weekend benefiting JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund).  It’s on Sunday morning at 8am, tomorrow is the last day to register online or you can go in person on Saturday or Sunday morning. I’ll be doing the walk because I’m a wuss at running. Come join me if you’d like!

More info:

http://www2.jdrf.org/site/TR?fr_id=1741&pg=entry

-Anjali

Washington Business Week- great summer opportunity

Washington Business Week, Energy Week, and HealthCare Week are great ways to explore your interests this summer at various college campuses in the region.

Do you have an interest in:

-energy?

-business/entrepreneurship?

-health care?

If so, you can apply to spend a week on a college campus!!!  Daniel Jean Baptiste did this program last year and spent a week in a dorm room at Seattle University for Washington Business Week.

Here’s the website:

http://www.wbw.org/Programs_Summer.aspx

Please see your advisor or me if you want assistance.  Some of the programs are already full, so this needs to be done ASAP.  Also, they do offer financial assistance if you are free/reduced lunch.