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National Art Education Campaign Inspires Hundreds of Thousands of Teens to Save Art in Schools

^{Published on 2010-10-28 04:56:09 - Market Wire}
 

PALO ALTO, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Hundreds of thousands of students nationwide showed their support for art education this back-to-school season as part of the aMake Art. Save Art.a design campaign sponsored by HP (NYSE:HPQ), teen not-for-profit DoSomething.org and AMD.

"We believe that teens can lead right now on this issue"

The three organizations today announced the results of the campaign, which encouraged young people to showcase their artistic talents and passion for art by submitting PC wallpaper designs and a short essay on what art education means to them.

Throughout the eight-week campaign, which launched Aug. 1, teens submitted more than 2,700 designs and shared their favorites with their social networks through Facebook and Twitter, as well as with their state legislators. The designs were shared more than 300,000 times.

The most-shared designs were then considered by a panel of celebrity and expert judges, including Emmy-winning aSo You Think You Can Dancea costume designer Soyon An and NBCa™s aCommunitya actress Yvette Nicole Brown. Five finalists were selected to receive [ HP Pavilion dv6z notebook PCs ] with VISION Technology from AMD. The grand prize winner, Kathy Simonetta, will receive a $5,000 grant for her school art program, a $1,000 college scholarship and five HP Pavilion dv6z notebooks for use in her schoola™s art room.

aWe believe that teens can lead right now on this issue,a said Melanie Stevenson, business development associate, DoSomething.org. aIta™s their education being affected by budget-cut decisions. We need their voice to be heard, which is why we were thrilled to partner with leading technology companies HP and AMD on this campaign.a

Angela Kinsey and Ellie Kemper of NBCa™s aThe Officea also showed their support for art education through aMake Art. Save Art.a Kinsey submitted a design her daughter created for the campaign, while Kemper submitted her own design and statement about the importance of art in schools.

aa™Make Art. Save Art.a™ inspired hundreds of thousands of people to stand up for art education,a said Arturo Lee, director, Consumer Marketing, Personal Systems Group a" Americas, HP. aHP and AMD would like to congratulate the finalists for their amazing PC wallpaper designs and everyone else who participated in the program for their extraordinary effort to raise awareness for the importance of art in schools.a

aMake Art. Save Art.a highlights the importance of art as part of a complete education. Studies show that children who study the arts have higher grades, score higher on standardized tests, have better attendance records and are more active.

View the winning art projects and learn more at [ MakeArtSaveArt.org ].

About DoSomething.org

DoSomething.org is one of the largest organizations in the United States that helps young people rock causes they care about. A driving force in creating a culture of volunteerism, DoSomething.org is on track to activate 2 million young people in 2011. By leveraging the web, television, mobile and pop culture, DoSomething.org inspires, empowers and celebrates a generation of doers: teenagers who recognize the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done and then take action. Plug in at [ www.DoSomething.org ].

About AMD

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit [ http://www.amd.com ].

About HP

HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The worlda™s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP is available at [ http://www.hp.com ].

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