Students from local schools in the New Orleans metropolitan are invited to take an artistic stand against bullying during the second annual Anti-Bullying Quilt Initiative of The New Orleans Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. The program allows students to creatively express their thoughts, fears concerns and ultimately their resolutions concerning the issue, in hopes of putting a stop to bullying.
The registration deadline is Friday, February 28, 2014. A maximum of three submissions per school will be accepted. Quilt submissions are due to the organization on Thursday, April 4, 2014.
Basic guidelines are:
All quilts must be 42” in length and width after stitching
Appliqué (hand or machine) quilts must be over 60% appliquéd
Embroidery (hand or machine) quilts must be over 60% embroidered
Art/Innovative: quilts made from original or non-traditional designs, including mixed techniques,pictorial,painted, and other non-traditional techniques
Other categories are: pieced quilts and paper/foundation piece
All quilts should have a backing, batting binding and borders.
To download the registration form and the guidelines for the Anti-Bullying Quilt Initiative click AntiBullyingQuiltFormGuidelines_2014.
Quilts should be dropped off on Thursday, April 4, 2014 between 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm to the NIMS Meeting Room along the entry plaza of Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine Street, New Orleans during the chapter’s monthly membership meeting.
“Bullying and Trash Talking: It’s No Joke,” is an opportunity to share with others about this critical issue impacting our youth. The goal of this program is to increase awareness and to effectively create an arts renaissance throughout the city against bullying.
For more information about the program and to a receive registration packet, contact Janet Roberts at 504-301-1097, 302-547-1423 (cell) or [email protected] or Nailah Jefferson at 504-895-1339, 504-858-2979 (cell) or [email protected].
