Dear SCALA Membership,

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This past Spring, we were excited to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of SCALA!  We  have had 20 beautiful years of continuous growth as an organization, developing into the SCALA we know and love today.  Thanks to our past and current leadership, we are actively building the SCALA of tomorrow - an organization of art educators that know the value of life-long learning, creativity and inspiring students.  

    

Today, our SCALA Professional Development continues to be amazing and inspiring.  Our SCALA art exhibits are beautiful – members and students work alike.  Our scholarships impact art students’ futures, and we are a fun and friendly team!  The way our SCALA members consistently teach their students to express themselves through art is a skill that will better their lives and our world for eternity.

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Along with our amazing Professional Development and incredible Shows this past year, we added two new opportunities in collaboration with the Atlantic Wind Symphony and Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts.  We were able to honor our United States Veterans in November with the Thankful Artwork our Suffolk County students made.  After being displayed in the lobby at Patchogue Theatre, the thankful artwork was given to the Long Island Veterans Home in Stony Brook, where residents were truly honored to be remembered.  In July, we also displayed our Outstanding Senior Scholarship artwork in the Patchogue Theatre lobby.  If you have not seen the Senior Video yet, Click Here. 

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SCALA is for everyone!  Art Teachers, Art Students, Artists, Art Retirees, Art Directors - everyone who values art education in Suffolk County should be involved in SCALA.  It is your professional organization.  We know how important art education is, and we need to share that with everyone!  

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Everyone can help make SCALA even better.  It is not a major time commitment.  From making a flyer, taking a picture, creating a video, assisting at a show, to hosting an open studio time in your classroom, ordering SCALA swag, posting on social media, assisting the treasurer, taking attendance at a workshop, etc.  There is a place for everyone in SCALA.  Please use your gifts to help our county organization grow!  I invite you to attend our virtual meeting on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 4:30 pm at  https://meet.google.com/wwb-oyjm-hmc.  Showing up is the first step in getting involved!  If you can’t make it, send me an email at dcook@scalaart.org.  We still want you to be involved!

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Please talk to us about your ideas, listen to a meeting, and ultimately, become an active part of our county professional organization.  What can SCALA do to better serve you and how can you help to serve the art teachers and students of Suffolk County?

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