Self-Portrait Winners Exhibit Opening

More than 80 students, parents and teachers attended the opening reception for the 2008 NYC Middle School Self-Portrait Winners at The Anne Frank Center, USA on Saturday, June 21,2008. The 32 winning students represented five schools-Bell Academy, Queens, Frank Sansivieri/I.S. 73, Queens, Satellite West Middle School, Brooklyn, The Child School, Roosevelt Island, and New Horizons/M.S. 442, Brooklyn. The Anne Frank Center's Art of Self Discovery Program combines the words of Anne Frank's diary with the artistic process so that students gain a deeper and fuller understanding of themselves and the life-affirming qualities of creativity and expression. Each winning student received a Certificate, a copy of the graphic novel, The Family Secret, and an Anne Frank Center pen. The exhibit is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through August 29, 2008.