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FAMEblog: 2020-2021

 

June 18, 2021

Due to issues resulting from the  pandemic, our summer camp is cancelled.  See you next year at camp!

June 7, 2021

FAME is looking for new Executive Director.

-Position filled.

June 3, 2021

Statement from the FAME Executive Director, T Irmscher-

“I am excited to tell you that I will be moving to Florida on July 1, 2021.

I am officially resigning my position of Executive Director effective June 18.

It has been my passion for the last 10+ years to work as FAME’s Executive Director.  I would like to thank you all for making my job such a pleasure to do and I have enjoyed working with everyone on various projects throughout the years.  I am so lucky to have had the pleasure of getting to know each one of you and many of your families!”

April 26,2021

You can still visit the 2021 FAME Festival.  We will keep the site up for awhile! **View Festival**

April 23, 2021

WANE TV interview with Executive Director.

April 22, 2021

FAME Virtual Art Festival is here!    **View Festival**

April 14, 2021

The FAME Virtual Arts Festival is coming – April 22-25, 2021.

See the Arts Festival Preview here.

March 30, 2021

FAME Summer Day Camp

July 19-23, 2021…Ages 8-14…9am-4pm

Location:

        Fort Wayne Salvation Army Corps Community Center

        2901 N Clinton Street

       Ft Wayne, IN  46805

+ Google Map

This fun filled FAME Day Camp creatively explores

Music, theater, visual arts and dance, celebrating your inner artist.  More information.

February 23, 2021

View Fusion Art Gallery

February 1, 2021

Our Vitual Fame Festival will be

VIRTUAL FAME FESTIVAL DATE CHANGE

Earth Day!

April 22-25, 2021

More information may be found at Fort Wayne FAME Festival.

January 1, 2021

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

 

2020-

December 14

We have added more Planet Earth themed lesson plans! Go to lesson-plans-for-planet-earth

December 4

FAME is featured in today’s Journal Gazette’s article Arts education moves ahead under the Weekender section.

November 23

This year FAME celebrates Planet Earth for its focus. Our 2020 FAME Planet Earth Tree is displayed at the Embassy Theatre’s Festival of Trees.

FAME celebrates Planet Earth for the theme for the 2020 FAME Tree at the

2020 Embassy Festival of Trees

  •  125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46802
  •  260-424-6287 

 Visit Website

Our Tree

 

September 25

I just saw an article that made me think of a cute mini-lesson. The article said that birds in San Francisco are singing differently because of COVID lockdown. With fewer people out and about the city is quieter, so the male birds are able to sing more quietly, allowing them to expand their pitch range, which is more attractive to female birds.

This could tie into a lesson on vocal health by helping explain the effects of overuse of our voices on voice quality and how pushing too much makes us sound worse. If you are doing any FAME stuff this year, this would tie well into the recycling/environmental theme.

https://www.sciencealert.com/sparrows-have-changed-behaviour-in-response-to-coronavirus-anthropaus

Just thought this was cute so I’d share!

Lisa Christman

Music Teacher, Franke Park Elementary

September 10

This year’s cultural them is Planet Earth.  Here is David Crowe, FAME’s Composer in Residence, with his composition, Summer Sound Garden played with found objects for instruments.

September 4

       

Kaylor Age 10                    Harry Age 9                    Grant Age 10

Thanks to Grant, 9, Harry 10, & Kaylor, 10 for their amazing recycled projects!

Win a FAME T-shirt!

FAME is celebrating Planet Earth & we want you to win as well!

Create a recycled piece of art, submit to us and win a free FAME t-shirt!

Each submission should include at least 50% of recycled materials.T

Take a before picture with all of your recycled materials and an after picture with your final piece of art.

Post your picture* to FAME’s Facebook page or FAME’s instagram page. Just list your first name and age.

https://www.facebook.com/FAMEfw/

https://www.instagram.com/famearts1

To pickup your T-shirt, you should call the FAME office and set a time to pick-up. The office phone number is 260-247-7325 or email at info@famearts.org

The FAME office is located at

300 East Main St.

Fort Wayne, IN 46802

google map

*Photos sent to FAME become property of FAME and gives FAME permission to use the photo or likeness.

Click here for PDF version of the rules!

 

August 17

Our visiting artist for 2020-2021 is Sayaka Ganz.  You may learn more about her on our visiting artist page and  Sayaka newsletter.

August 3

Win a FAME T-Shirt!

FAME is celebrating Planet Earth and we want you to as well!
Create a recycled piece of art, submit to us, and win a free FAME T-shirt!

Each submission should include at least 50% of recylced materials.
Take a before picture with all of your recycled materials and an after picture with your final piece of art.

Post your picture* to FAME’s Facebook page or FAME’s instagram page. Just list your first name and age.

https://www.facebook.com/FAMEfw/

https://www.instagram.com/famearts1

To pickup your T-shirt, you should call the FAME office and set a time to pick-up. The office phone number is 260-247-7325 or email at info@famearts.org

The FAME office is located at

300 East Main St.

Fort Wayne, IN 46802

google map

*Photos sent to FAME become property of FAME and gives FAME permission to use the photo or likeness.

Click here for PDF version of the rules!

 

FAME Art Kits Giveaway—– Instruction videos

 

July 22

How to make Hawaiian Leis.  Instructions by Ann Gordon.

 

How to make pan flutes.  Instructions by Ann Gordon.

July 17

How to make a Groovy Grass Head Guy.  Instructions by Dona Mossberg.

July 15

How to make a Ganza.  Instructions by Ann Gordon.

 

July 1, 2020

 

How to make castanets with FAME castanet kit.  Instructions by Ann Gordon.

June 17, 2020

 

How to make a maraca with FAME maraca kit.  Instructions by Ann Gordon.

How to Make Paper Hats, click here

Every Wednesday beginning, June 17 through August 5th, 2020, FAME will provide children with a worldly arts kit to create at home. After receiving the kit, you will need to log on to famearts.org for video instructions and more information. Each week, the kit will include a new craft for you to complete at home, and most or all of the supplies are included. When you are finished, we encourage you to take a picture and share at #FAMEFW. The schedule and place for the FAME Art Kits pickup will be listed on our website each week @ famearts.org. We hope you enjoy and tell your friends! 

*FAME reserves the right to end this experience at any time, if necessary. The kits are free to each child, and we ask you use the contents as they are intended. If you send a picture to FAME, it will become our property to promote this FAME experience. FAME does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status,

 

April 24, 2020

Due to the health concerns and uncertainty about the COVID-19 virus, FAME is cancelling the FAME Summer Camp for this year.

March 25, 2020

Due to the current health emergency, this year’s Fusion art work is not displayed in public.  Instead you may view the artwork here.

This year’s Composition project with David Crowe may be heard here.

March 11, 2020

Due to the health concerns about the COVID-19 virus, FAME is cancelling the FAME Festival which was to be held on March 14-15, 2020 at the grand Wayne Center.  No alternate date is available to reschedule this spring.
The FAME Festival draws over 10,000 vistors and performers over the two day event and to put that many persons at risk is too great. We thank you for understanding the situation.
You can support FAME’s future programs by making a donation on our website at www.famearts.org/donate

March 9, 2020

Press release about the FAME Composition Project by Music Specialist Wendy Bloom – Composition Project

January 27, 2020

Kids coloring T-shirts at FAME Festival
Kids coloring T-shirts at FAME Festival

Calling for volunteers!

If you are interested in volunteering for the Fort Wayne Fame Festival, May 14-15, you can signup with Signup Genius at

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084aa5a729a3fd0-fame4

January 1, 2020

Happy New Year! We’re getting ready for another great year!

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