Frequently Asked Questions
- Whom do I contact for more information?
- All questions regarding submission requirements, parent, and teacher resources, and events related to the student exhibit
can be directed to
Rebecca Lawrence, Museum Educator, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, 105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg PA 18073.
rebecca@schwenkfelder.com Phone: (215) 679-3103
Fax: (215) 679-8175.
- I'd like a copy of the Short Stories and Poems and Artist Statement booklets in the My Own Fairy Tale: an Exhibit of Student Art and Literature. Whom do I contact?
- Direct your request to
Rebecca Lawrence, Museum Educator, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, 105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg PA 18073.
rebecca@schwenkfelder.com Phone: (215) 679-3103
Fax: (215) 679-8175. Copies of the booklets are not available to take home in our galleries but individual copies can be printed, assembled and sent to you.
- Is there an admission fee to view My Own Fairy Tale: Works by Stacy Cooper Clark or the student exhibit?
- We do not charge admission to enter, but we do encourage a donation. There is no fee to participate in the student exhibit.
If you schedule a field trip, there is a 2$ per student fee. There is no charge to attend exhibition openings, Stacy Clark's
Open Studio Day, or the Brown Bag Lunch Lecture with Stacy Clark. Although many programs are free, we require advanced notice of
participation.
- I lost or did not receive a self addressed stamped postcard to indicate my desire to participate. Do I need to mail in a postcard?
- No, you do not need to send in a postcard. If you want to participate, please notify our museum educator, Rebecca Lawrence, via mail,
email, phone or fax by December 31, 2008. Your information does not commit to your project participation but allows us to plan exhibition
space accordingly. Please provide your name, contact information, an approximate number of submissions, and if you would like to attend a program.
- I cannot bring my class to the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, but I would like to have Stacy Clark come to our classroom to talk
about her process. Can she come to our school?
- Fees may apply. Please contact our Museum Educator, Rebecca Lawrence, and we will work with Stacy Clark to schedule an in-class visit.
- Where can I get more information on the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts or Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance?
- The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts: http://www.pacouncilonthearts.org
or The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance: http://www.philaculture.org
- Will literary submissions be returned?
- All literary submissions will become part of the SLHC education collection.
- Can my students submit non-representational, abstract, and non-objective works of art?
- Yes! The artwork must be influenced by folklore, fantasy, mythological themes, characters, and ideas. The student's artist statement must
support the student's artwork.
- Must artwork submissions be matted?
- We would prefer that works of art are mounted or matted. You may submit works that are framed. Please be advised that we will use a variety
of means to exhibit your child's or student's submission depending on the number of total submissions and availability of exhibit furniture.
If 3D works need to be assembled, assembly must be completed before arrival to SHLC. The SLHC will be responsible for exhibition display.
The SLHC assumes no responsibility for damaged artwork.
- Do I need to submit the separate poetry/prose submission form with my student's literary submission?
- You only need to submit the poetry/prose parent or guardian release form if your student desires to perform a reading during our
exhibition opening on March 15, 2009.
- Do my students need to work with the characters and ideas within the My Own Fairy Tale: Works by Stacy Clark exhibit?
- No. You may design your own lesson plans. All submissions must explore themes and characters found within folk, fantasy, and mythological
genres. We encourage the use of themes, characters, and ideas within the My Own Fairy Tale exhibit, but it is not required.
- I am a homeschool parent with limited access to an art room and supplies. Is there a workshop or class to complete an entry?
- Yes. Please notify us if your children or group would like to submit an entry by December 31, 2009. You may participate in the
Open Studio Day with Stacy Clark, on January 17, 2009, where our museum educator can guide you in beginning or completing a submission.
There is no fee to participate in the Open Studio Day. The SLHC will provide a series of Family and Homeschool workshops in January-February
related to the exhibition, these may include opportunities to create an artwork suitable for submission.
Fees may apply for Family and Homeschool workshops.
- Do I need to teach within the state of Pennsylvania to participate?
- No there are no residency requirements. You may mail your students submissions. If you are mailing your submission/s and will be unable
to pick up your students work between May 18-June 1, 2009 you need to provide sufficient postage for return.
- Can my students submit a literary work and 2d/3d artwork?
- Yes. Only one submission per category is permitted.
