Oakland Re-Create 2008 Art Contest and Exhibit

The Public Works Agency with the Museum of Children’s Art (MOCHA) is sponsoring the 2008 Re-Create Art Contest and Exhibition. Oakland students will use discarded or reused materials in a creative application of the 4Rs - reduce, reuse, recycle, and rot. Fifteen prizes valued at $1,000 will be awarded to the students who enter this year’s contest and exhibition. For contest deadline and entry information call 510-465-8770 x 310, visit www.mocha.org., or download an entry form.

To prepare for the art contest and exhibit, MOCHA will assist the students in creating artwork from discarded materials. Free hands-on workshops will be held at several locations from October through November 2008.

Workshop Schedule:

Oct. 20, 4pm - Piedmont Avenue Branch, 160 41^st St,

Oct 21, 3:30pm - Asian Branch Library, 388 -9^th St, Ste., 190

Oct 22, 3:30pm - Dimond Branch Library, 3565 Fruitvale Ave.

Oct 22, 2:30pm - West Oakland Branch Library, 1801 Adeline St.

Oct 22, 2:30pm - Melrose Branch Library, 4805 Foothill Blvd.

Oct 23, 1:00pm - Brookfield Branch Library, 9255 Edes Ave.

Oct 24, 3:30pm - Lakeview Branch Library, 550 El Embarcadero

Oct 24, 3:30pm - Martin Luther King Jr. Branch Library, 6833 International Blvd.

Oct 24, 10:30am - Temescal Branch Library, 5205 Telegraph Ave.

Oct 25, 10:30pm - Montclair Branch Library, 1687 Mountain Blvd.

Oct 28, 10:30am - Elmhurst Branch Library, 1427 – 88^th Ave.

Oct 29, 3:30pm - Eastmont Branch Library, Eastmont Town Center, 7200 Bancroft Ave., Ste., 211

Oct 29, 3pm - Cesar E. Chavez Branch Library, 3301 E. 12^th St., Ste., 271

Nov 5, 3:30pm - Main Library, Children's Room, 125-14^th St.

Nov 6, 3:30pm - Golden Gate Branch Library, 5606 San Pablo Ave.

Nov 6 3:30pm – Rockridge Branch Library, 5366 College Ave.

Nov 8, noon-4pm - Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA), 538 9^th St.

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