FAMEblog: 2020-2021
June 18, 2021
Due to issues resulting from the pandemic, our summer camp is cancelled. See you next year at camp!
June 7, 2021
FAME is looking for new Executive Director.
-Position filled.
June 3, 2021
Statement from the FAME Executive Director, T Irmscher-
“I am excited to tell you that I will be moving to Florida on July 1, 2021.
I am officially resigning my position of Executive Director effective June 18.
It has been my passion for the last 10+ years to work as FAME’s Executive Director. I would like to thank you all for making my job such a pleasure to do and I have enjoyed working with everyone on various projects throughout the years. I am so lucky to have had the pleasure of getting to know each one of you and many of your families!”
April 26,2021
You can still visit the 2021 FAME Festival. We will keep the site up for awhile! **View Festival**
April 23, 2021
WANE TV interview with Executive Director.
April 22, 2021
FAME Virtual Art Festival is here! **View Festival**
April 14, 2021
The FAME Virtual Arts Festival is coming – April 22-25, 2021.
See the Arts Festival Preview here.
March 30, 2021
FAME Summer Day Camp
July 19-23, 2021…Ages 8-14…9am-4pm
Location:
Fort Wayne Salvation Army Corps Community Center
2901 N Clinton Street
Ft Wayne, IN 46805
This fun filled FAME Day Camp creatively explores
Music, theater, visual arts and dance, celebrating your inner artist. More information.
February 23, 2021
February 1, 2021
Our Vitual Fame Festival will be
VIRTUAL FAME FESTIVAL DATE CHANGE
Earth Day!
April 22-25, 2021
More information may be found at Fort Wayne FAME Festival.
January 1, 2021
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
2020-
December 14
We have added more Planet Earth themed lesson plans! Go to lesson-plans-for-planet-earth
December 4
FAME is featured in today’s Journal Gazette’s article Arts education moves ahead under the Weekender section.
November 23
This year FAME celebrates Planet Earth for its focus. Our 2020 FAME Planet Earth Tree is displayed at the Embassy Theatre’s Festival of Trees.
FAME celebrates Planet Earth for the theme for the 2020 FAME Tree at the
2020 Embassy Festival of Trees
- 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46802
- 260-424-6287
- Presented By: Fort Wayne Embassy Theatre
- Dates: November 25, 2020 – December 6, 2020
Our Tree
September 25
I just saw an article that made me think of a cute mini-lesson. The article said that birds in San Francisco are singing differently because of COVID lockdown. With fewer people out and about the city is quieter, so the male birds are able to sing more quietly, allowing them to expand their pitch range, which is more attractive to female birds.
This could tie into a lesson on vocal health by helping explain the effects of overuse of our voices on voice quality and how pushing too much makes us sound worse. If you are doing any FAME stuff this year, this would tie well into the recycling/environmental theme.
https://www.sciencealert.com/sparrows-have-changed-behaviour-in-response-to-coronavirus-anthropaus
Just thought this was cute so I’d share!
Lisa Christman
Music Teacher, Franke Park Elementary
September 10
This year’s cultural them is Planet Earth. Here is David Crowe, FAME’s Composer in Residence, with his composition, Summer Sound Garden played with found objects for instruments.
September 4
Kaylor Age 10 Harry Age 9 Grant Age 10
Thanks to Grant, 9, Harry 10, & Kaylor, 10 for their amazing recycled projects!
Win a FAME T-shirt!
FAME is celebrating Planet Earth & we want you to win as well!
Create a recycled piece of art, submit to us and win a free FAME t-shirt!
Each submission should include at least 50% of recycled materials.T
Take a before picture with all of your recycled materials and an after picture with your final piece of art.
Post your picture* to FAME’s Facebook page or FAME’s instagram page. Just list your first name and age.
https://www.facebook.com/FAMEfw/
https://www.instagram.com/famearts1
To pickup your T-shirt, you should call the FAME office and set a time to pick-up. The office phone number is 260-247-7325 or email at info@famearts.org
The FAME office is located at
300 East Main St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
*Photos sent to FAME become property of FAME and gives FAME permission to use the photo or likeness.
Click here for PDF version of the rules!
August 17
Our visiting artist for 2020-2021 is Sayaka Ganz. You may learn more about her on our visiting artist page and Sayaka newsletter.
August 3
Win a FAME T-Shirt!
FAME is celebrating Planet Earth and we want you to as well!
Create a recycled piece of art, submit to us, and win a free FAME T-shirt!
Each submission should include at least 50% of recylced materials.
Take a before picture with all of your recycled materials and an after picture with your final piece of art.
Post your picture* to FAME’s Facebook page or FAME’s instagram page. Just list your first name and age.
https://www.facebook.com/FAMEfw/
https://www.instagram.com/famearts1
To pickup your T-shirt, you should call the FAME office and set a time to pick-up. The office phone number is 260-247-7325 or email at info@famearts.org
The FAME office is located at
300 East Main St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
*Photos sent to FAME become property of FAME and gives FAME permission to use the photo or likeness.
Click here for PDF version of the rules!
FAME Art Kits Giveaway—– Instruction videos
July 22
How to make Hawaiian Leis. Instructions by Ann Gordon.
How to make pan flutes. Instructions by Ann Gordon.
July 17
How to make a Groovy Grass Head Guy. Instructions by Dona Mossberg.
July 15
How to make a Ganza. Instructions by Ann Gordon.
July 1, 2020
How to make castanets with FAME castanet kit. Instructions by Ann Gordon.
June 17, 2020
How to make a maraca with FAME maraca kit. Instructions by Ann Gordon.
How to Make Paper Hats, click here
Every Wednesday beginning, June 17 through August 5th, 2020, FAME will provide children with a worldly arts kit to create at home. After receiving the kit, you will need to log on to famearts.org for video instructions and more information. Each week, the kit will include a new craft for you to complete at home, and most or all of the supplies are included. When you are finished, we encourage you to take a picture and share at #FAMEFW. The schedule and place for the FAME Art Kits pickup will be listed on our website each week @ famearts.org. We hope you enjoy and tell your friends!
*FAME reserves the right to end this experience at any time, if necessary. The kits are free to each child, and we ask you use the contents as they are intended. If you send a picture to FAME, it will become our property to promote this FAME experience. FAME does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status,
April 24, 2020
Due to the health concerns and uncertainty about the COVID-19 virus, FAME is cancelling the FAME Summer Camp for this year.
March 25, 2020
Due to the current health emergency, this year’s Fusion art work is not displayed in public. Instead you may view the artwork here.
This year’s Composition project with David Crowe may be heard here.
March 11, 2020
March 9, 2020
Press release about the FAME Composition Project by Music Specialist Wendy Bloom – Composition Project
January 27, 2020
Calling for volunteers!
If you are interested in volunteering for the Fort Wayne Fame Festival, May 14-15, you can signup with Signup Genius at
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084aa5a729a3fd0-fame4
January 1, 2020
Happy New Year! We’re getting ready for another great year!
