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November 2008
Quick Facts:
Leslie Newton is an elementary art instructor for
the Jay School Corporation.
Newton’s painting Taos Pueblo with Water Spouts
will appear in the 2009 AARP Foundation Calendar and
was on display at the AARP Life@50+ National Event
in Washington, DC.
Newton is a recipient of a 2007 Lilly Creativity
Grant and serves on the Arts Place Region Five
Roundtable.
Email:
leslovesart@yahoo.com |
Hartford City
Artist Published in AARP Foundation Calendar
Hartford City artist
Leslie Newton was one of fourteen artists
nationwide chosen as winners in the AARP
Foundation’s Calendar Contest. Her painting
Taos Pueblo with Water Spouts will appear in the
2009 AARP Foundation Calendar.
This was the fourth year of the Calendar Contest.
Nearly 400 entries were submitted, of which fourteen
were selected for the calendar, one for each month
and the front and back covers. Over 800,000 copies
of the calendar are printed and mailed to AARP
Foundation supporters across the country.
Newton’s donated original artwork was placed on
display at the AARP Life@50+ National Event this
September in Washington, DC. A silent auction of
all of the winners’ artwork was held, with the
proceeds from the silent auction benefiting the AARP
Foundation.
Leslie Newton is an elementary art instructor for
the Jay School Corporation. Since 2001 she has
served on the Region Five Roundtable, an advisory
council to Arts Place on issues relating to the
Indiana Arts Commission and Arts Place policies,
cultural needs and strategic planning.
The artist enjoys working with a variety of media,
especially focusing on oil painting. Her recent work
is based on images from the large number of photos
taken while in New Mexico, an opportunity provided
from a 2007 Lilly Creativity Grant. |
