Club recently hOSTS NATIONAL FINE ARTS PROGRAM (NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL COMPETITION ) FOR BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
The STEM-focused Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster (BGCFL)put Central Massachusetts on the map by recently hosting the National Fine Arts Exhibit Program (New England Regional Competition) for its national organization, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. BGCFL is one of more than 4,000 Clubs across the country joining in a search to identify talented young artists by participating in this comprehensive initiative promoting young people’s creativity, artistic skills and cultural enrichment.
“I am so proud of our youth who not only enjoy our STEM-focused activities centered around innovation all year-long, but also who show real talent and creative abilities in art” said Donata Martin, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster, who says this was a great moment for Massachusetts and also for Fitchburg and Leominster. “We were chosen out of all the Clubs in the Northeast. Also, we are proud that our 12-year old Club provides programs for more than 400 boys and girls in the areas of science, technology, engineering, art, and math – STEAM – as well as provides programming in the areas of character and leadership development, educational enhancement, career preparation, health and life skills, the arts and sports, fitness and recreation.
With the great spirit of leadership, the Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster recently hosted the Boys and Girls Clubs of America’s Northeast Region art competition and display, that included 197 clubs and units from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware.
The event showcased over 300 pieces of art work that were submitted for the exhibit. Thirty-seven works of art chosen at the NE Regional were displayed at the Fitchburg Art Museum and now those art pieces will be considered for judging at the national level in July 2013.
Artists from BGCFL who displayed their work in the Exhibit are: Brett Mann, Caleigh Legere, Destinee Kennedy, Layla Santana, Maryanne Rivera, Megan Vazquez, Nicholas Pettigrew, Olivia Cepeda, Olivia Latino, Tyneesha Ramos, and Victoria Molina.As a participant in the National Fine Arts Exhibit program, BGCFL submitted members’ artwork in four age divisions and 10 categories, including watercolor, pastel, oil, acrylic and collage.
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, was the Premier Sponsor of the NE Regional Competition and Exhibit. “Boys & Girls Clubs have been supporting youth throughout New England for many years with programs like the NE Regional Competition and Exhibit,” said Mark Crandall, Regional President for TD Bank. “We are proud to sponsor the regional competition, and look forward to seeing the works of New England’s talented young artists on the national stage.”
