My post on the importance of art programs in school struck a chord with many of you, especially my readers who teach art. Today I am announcing that my poster is finally for sale! This version is new (and improved) with just a few small changes.
Click below to buy the poster in three different sizes. {This link will bring you to Zazzle}.
You can also download the free PDF of this poster to print on your home computer (size 8.5 x 11).
AND, as if this weren’t enough good news …today I am also announcing my first ever giveaway!! I am so excited!! One lucky reader will receive a free poster (size of their choice, unframed). All you have to do is leave a comment here or on my Facebook or Twitter. You can also follow me on Instagram and comment on my poster image. Enter to win up to four times if you leave a comment at each place! Please include a way to get in touch with you. Contest ends June 27th, 2013 at midnight. The winner will be chosen at random and I will contact the winner directly.
Thank you, as always, for your support and enthusiasm!! And remember to always thank your child’s art teacher whenever you get the chance…it will mean the world to them.
xo Bar
{this giveaway now closed}
beth
what a lovely poster. your blog is an inspiration.
Christine Besack
SO glad you are able to make this available to Art Educators everywhere !!! Advocacy is Soooooooooooooo important !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Thank you , Thank you , Thank you !!!! 🙂
Erin Chisholm
Love the poster! Great graphics, great message.
Colette
I LOVE your poster! I teach K-6 Art in an inner city public school, and the district is constantly threatening to cut all of the arts programs. I would hang this right outside my doorway to give a little reminder about the importance of art in school.
Clara Crosby
I love your poster and blog!! Thanks for the contest opportunity!
mary
beautiful message…
Tracy Conley
Pick me!
Chelsey
I would love one of these for my classroom!!!!!!
brooke
Adore this! Always using your ideas to help my girls express their creative side and to be proud of their creations! Thank you!
meri cherry
I would proudly hang this poster in my classroom! Love it!
Pam Girard
Wonderful poster…great message!
Carrie Russoniello
What an awesome poster! 🙂
annette lopez
What an eye catching and extremely excellent message for all school districts! ….
Clare Butler
Love this poster! :o)
Frau_Mahlzahn
I’d love to participate in your give away, because I really love this poster. But I guess, chances are that you don’t ship oversees, do you?
So long,
Corinna
Barbara Rucci
hi corinna, yes i can ship overseas. i use zazzle to print and ship, and they print and ship worldwide. click the following link to see all of their different international websites. good luck! http://www.zazzle.com/international
Mix-S
love this poster!
Barbara Rucci
you are all awesome! your enthusiasm and love for art is inspiring and commendable. even though the giveaway is now closed (congrats to Libby Hall who commented on facebook), i hope you will get a poster to hang up in your home or school. i will do another giveaway in the fall. until then, enjoy the summer, and thank you for supporting art bar! xo bar
Jade
we love this!
Barbara Rucci
thank you jade!! xx bar
Kate O'Brien
Hi! I ran across your lovely poster on pinterest while working on a website to advocate for my elementary school’s art program. I was hoping I could use your poster as an image on my site – giving credit where credit is due of course!
Thank you,
Kate
Barbara Rucci
hi kate! thanks for asking to use my poster. yes you can, but please add a link to the comments here so that i can check it out. good luck with your website and art program! bar
Aoife
Hi Barbara, I love your poster! I run art classes for children from ages 2 – 12 and upwards, parents often ask me the importance of art for children, your poster sums it up! Would it be ok for me to post it on my Facebook page, and eventually on my website. I do a small newsletter of what we did this term too which I send to all my kids, it would be really lovely if I could share your poster there too, obviously all credit would go to you. I must point some other teachers in the direction of your website and poster too. We are all based in the South of Ireland. Many thanks, Aoife
Barbara Rucci
Hi Aoife, thank you for stopping by! I’m so happy that you found me and my poster 🙂 And thank you for asking to use an image of my poster. Yes, you can! I’m thrilled to hear that my poster is inspiring teachers and children in the South of Ireland. Best wishes!! xo Bar
Sarah
I love your poster! Did you hand stamp or letter it or did you use a font? Love the lettering in addition to the message.
Barbara Rucci
hi sarah, thanks for stopping by! i used a font that looks like hand lettering…you got it right! i actually tweaked the font a bit, too, to make it my own. glad you like it! xo bar
Pauline
I teach camps and other programs at nature centers, and this is so much the philosophy I believe in. I use art in most of the programs I do because I feel it is so important for the children.
Barbara Rucci
those kids are very lucky to have you, Pauline!!
Marga van Ravels
Hello,
I want to buy the poster Why art in School Matters but i don’t know how to do it.
Can you help me. please. I live in Holland.
Greeting Marga
Barbara Rucci
hi Marga, I hope this will work for you. You have to click on the Zazzle link and that will take you to the website where you can order the prints. Click this link and scroll down to where it says “Art Class Poster”. I hope this helps! xo Bar
Me-Chelle Butkhalter
I’m a STEAM advocate and you know that I adore you and your family. I’m looking forward to buying one of your posters for our FABULOUS Ms. Young. Keep up the creatively inspiring work that you do. It makes the world beautiful.
Barbara Rucci
thank you Me-Chelle!! thank you for buying my poster, and for the compliments. you have made my day!! xo Bar
Joanne
Love the poster! It can help students but also those teachers who don’t realize the power of what we do!
p
What a great poster!
Virginia
Hi, love your book and we’ve been implementing lots of ideas in our pre-K 4s class. I had heard you’d made the poster downloadable in an 8.5×11 size, which would be perfect for our tiny available classroom wall. But the link seems to not work anymore? The Zazzle poster is not sized correctly. Can the downloadable link be made available again? Thank you!
Barbara Rucci
Virginia, try it again. I think I just fixed it. Thanks for letting me know! xo Bar