CREATION OF AIFF STUDENT FILM AWARDS

CREATION OF AIFF STUDENT FILM AWARDS

BY LOCAL SCULPTORS

For the second year, Ann
Wynne and Eileen Murphy-McNamara are the creative artists behind the sculptures
that will be awarded to student filmmakers following the screening of HIGH
SCHOOL SELECTED SHORTS. The screenings will take place at the Regent
Theatre on Saturday, October 26th at 12 PM.  

These sculptures have been
generously created and donated to the Arlington International Film Festival
(AIFF) to honor and encourage the work of this next generation of filmmakers.
Wynne and Murphy-McNamara are members of the Arlington Friends of Visual Art
(AFOVA), an organization that advocates for K-12 Visual Art Programs in the
Arlington Public Schools.  

AIFF recognizes the effort
and liaison role of David Ardito, Professor at Mass College of Art and Design and
Director of the Visual Arts Department at Arlington High School, who arranged
for the crafting of the awards for the student filmmakers.

Ann Wynne is a resident of
Arlington and parent of 2 boys and has been part of the Arlington Public School
Community since 1999. She has spent 10 years as a volunteer in the Art Squad or
Visual Arts Committee at Brackett School. She is a graduate of the University
of Toronto where she studied Philosophy and Education. Presently she works at
Great Expectations Preschool in Arlington, the Audubon Society at Habitat in
Belmont, and her home studio, A Room for Art.

Eileen is an
artist/designer with a degree from Harvard University and Boston Architectural
College. She lives in Arlington with her husband and three children and has
been a volunteer in the Brackett Art Enrichment program for over 10 years. She
has also been an advocate for more art in the public schools.

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