INDEPENDENCE DAY Updates

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

We hope you had a fun and safe Independence Day this weekend. May your fireworks be bright and your hot dogs be grilled to perfection. It's already been a great summer for AWA, and we still have two months to go! In celebration of recent partnerships (including Geppi's) and our love of books, we are marking July as a month of reading. To make good comics, you must read good comics. Therefore, we will provide you with a list of age appropriate, imaginative, diverse comic books to immerse yourselves in during summer vacation. We've already highlighted some great comic books on our blog, and we can't wait to tell you more, but most importantly, we want to hear from you! What are your favorite comics and graphic novels? Facebook, tweet, or even email us your suggestions. You might see your recommendations in our posts! In addition, AWA will teach Reading and Writing Comics, a one day class in partnership with Reading Camp Maryland at the Saint Nicholas Lutheran Church in Huntingtown, MD, on July 14. Reading Camp Maryland's week long camp (July 14-18) teaches struggling and at-risk children in grades 2 - 4 how to develop a love of reading. For this year's theme, "Mighty Reading Avengers," children discover both real and fictional heroes through diverse books and talks from brave police officers and firefighters. Art Way Alliance will teach the children how to read, write, and eventually create a comic book of their own. We can't wait. If you or someone you know would like to host a similar class, please contact us via email for more information.

17th Annual Youth Summit @ Bowie State

AWA and The Patriots are hosting a STEAM Comic Book Competition at the 17th Annual Youth Summit at Bowie State University on May 3, 2014! Teams of two to four are invited to create and submit a six panel comic book that focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, or Math. Prizes will go to the top three entries.

• First Place: $100
• Second Place: $50
• Third Place: $25

Contestants are invited to get a head start on their work by downloading our rules and entry form here. Entries may be submitted to Eric Suggs, Jr. either in person the day of the contest or through scanned .PDF or .JPG document to artwayalliance@gmail.com. Entries on May 3rd should be brought to the Youth Summit at Bowie State University. All entries must have the entry form to be considered.

Registration for the Youth Summit Member is $10.00 / Non-Member $20.00. Registration will increase to $25.00 after April 25th. On-Site Registration is $40.00. Registration for Parent is $10.00 and includes Continental Breakfast & Lunch Contest.

Entrance Fee for the Comic Book Contest, or the Youth Summit's Computer Building or Patro-Tech Game Show is $40.00/entry. For more information and registration, call Patriots at 301-925-9350.

We can't wait to see the entries!

Come Join Us!

Join Art Way Alliance  Saturday, April 5, 2014 for The Annapolis Book Fair!

Featuring...

Geppi's Entertainment Museum

Museum of Science Fiction

Phil Cho

Darren Soto

QuinnEssential Arts

Tyler Hoover aka T-stunning Spidey

Rockmere Comics

with

Third Eye Comics

....and many more local artists!

Come enjoy the fun with AWA as we celebrate books at The Key School!

Who are you excited to see? Sound off below! 

AWA Gets A Shout Out!

Art Way Alliance was at the Alpha Kappa Alpha STEM and Leadership Summit on March 16, 2014 and had a great time. We even got a mention in The Examiner with other community leaders.

 [On] hand were the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), the Art Way Alliance and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, Inc. There were also stations titled Everyday STEM Fun=STEM Career, and STEM Girls Rock! Lastly there was a Parents only session titled Raising Children in the 21st Century.

Talk about good company! Click here to read the entire article. If you know of any other events and want AWA to be a part of them, feel free to contact us!