Mandala Artist Recognized

Northeast Iowa Community College, Calmar--Rockefeller Alternative High School Program student, Elizabeth Cohenour, was the artist featured on the cover of the most recent edition of The Mandala. The Mandala is Iowa's art and literary magazine for alternative high school students. Having her art work featured on the cover is not the only thing should be proud of--she was recognized by others for her talent, too! The Fayette County Union featured a story about Liz (see below) which was noticed by Iowa State Representative, Roger Thomas. Rep. Thomas sent a personal note to Liz (see below) congratulating her for her artwork and her recognition in the newspaper.

Congratulations to Liz and Rockefeller Alternative H.S. Program for their recognition! Thanks for sharing your amazing talent, and for spreading such a positive message about alternative education in Iowa!

Photo of the original article that appeared in the Fayette County Union Newspaper (used with permission)

The note sent to Elizabeth from Rep. Roger Thomas

Mandala: A Call for Submissions

 

Northeast Alternative Teachers, NEAT, together with the Iowa Association of
Alternative Education, call for submissions for the tenth edition of The
Mandala, an art and literary collection of work by state alternative high
school students.
 
Submissions of original art will be accepted in the following categories:
• Poetry (.doc)
• Narratives (.doc)
• Photography (.jpg)
• Pencil and/or (black) ink illustrations on white paper, up to 8" x 10"
• Cover Art, a mandala, reflecting the title, for consideration for the cover,
up to 8" x 10".  Cover submissions should include a paragraph on the personal
meaning of the student’s original mandala.

Include student name, instructor name, school name, and school address with
all submissions.  Email word-processed written work (Word format) and
photography files (.jpg format) to shattuckd@nicc.edu.  Mail original
illustrations and cover art to:

Rockefeller Alternative High School Program
Northeast Iowa Community College
P. O. Box 400, 1625 Highway 150
Calmar, IA  52132-0400
  
 
Entry deadline is Friday, December 16, 2011.
 
Copies of the first nine editions of The Mandala are available for viewing
through the "Student Activities" link on the IAAE web site.  See
http://www.iaae.net.