[NEohioPAL] SCSDC expands the Year of the Rat project beyond Public Art

[Johnny K. Wu]

For more information contact:

St. Clair Superior Development Corporation 

216.881.0644; 216.881.1142 fax

Becca Britton, Project Coordinator

rbritton at stclairsuperior.org

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

SCSDC expands the Year of the Rat project beyond Public Art

Cleveland, Ohio - St. Clair Superior Development Corporation will be
partnering with two local non-profit organizations, Art on Wheels and The
Organization of Chinese Americans of Greater Cleveland (OCAGC), to implement
an educational art program for Cleveland's inner city children. 

 Third and fourth graders at Case Elementary school (located at 4050
Superior Avenue) will be the first recipients of this program.  Each class
consists of art projects taught by Art on Wheels, based specifically on the
Chinese culture, as well as guest speakers from the OCAGC organization
educating the students about certain aspects of the Chinese culture. 

Classes begin Friday, February 29th, and are fully funded by Year of the Rat
premium sponsors, ASI International, Consolidated Graphics, National City
Bank, Ohio Technical College & Marigold Catering. 

Upon program completion, all art projects will be on display the month of
May at Cleveland City Hall in the Rotunda, in honor of Chinese heritage
month. 

 

Year of the Rat Project Overview: The Year of the Rat public art project
celebrates St. Clair Superior's growing Asian Community, its blossoming
artistic community and its business community.  The project is in
commemoration of the Chinese Year of the Rat, which began with the new moon
February 7, 2008.  In celebration, SCSDC will install 23 fiberglass rat
sculptures painted by Northeast Ohio artists throughout the St. Clair
Superior Neighborhood, which encompasses the area from the lake to Superior
and Payne Avenues from Martin Luther King Boulevard to East 30th Street and
in other key locations.

In addition to the public art, the Year of the Rat Project also includes a
variety of Asian & art education programs and events throughout the year.
These will include the Year of the Rat Unveiling Festival, Art Education
Classes for St Clair Superior Neighborhood schools, and more. The goal of
this project is to promote investment in the St. Clair Superior
neighborhood, cultural awareness, art education, and to support local
artists.

Visit www.stclairsuperior.org/yearoftherat.html for project details.

Contact Johnny K. Wu, President for more information about OCAGC email :
johnny at mdifilm.com
www.ocagc.org

For more information about Art on Wheels, visit www.aowinc.org

                    

 

 

 

Johnny Wu

Producer/Director/Editor

www.mdifilm.com <http://www.mdifilm.com/> 

www.rapturethemovie.com

 

President

Organization of Chinese Americans of Greater Cleveland

www.ocagc.org

 

Administrator

Cleveland IndieClub

www.indieclub.com

www.clevelandindieclub.com

 

 

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