In 2010, I wrote Tecún Umán and dedicated it to Tomas Reynoso Juan, my inspiration. At that point, I realized how powerful art was and felt that it should be shared. He looked me in the eye, and he said, ‘Thank you.’ Of all the things that I had tried, it was the art of his own culture which spoke to his heart. At the end of that class, Tomas rose up out of his seat. “In fourth grade, I taught his class about the art of Tecún Umán, a Maya prince who fought against the Spanish conquistadors. For years, I tried everything to reach out to him, but nothing worked,” stated Hinson. “My kindergarten art student, Tomas, never smiled, never spoke, and never looked you in the eye. and Miami-Dade County Public Schools to provide professional development for teachers June 22-23. As a part of the grant, Hinson partners with F.I.U. Department of Education Title VI NRC grant. On June 22-23, Florida International University’s Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center will host Rebecca Hinson who will present “Creating the Children’s Book Series Art of the Americas and How You Can Create Yours,” in Room 220 of the MMC Green Library from 1:00-4:00.įor four years, LACC has funded the development of Hinson’s twelve South American children’s art books for grades 3-8 under their U.S. Twenty-four scholars around the globe and a myriad of world-class artists collaborated with a South Florida art teacher to reach out to children with art from their cultures (Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Guatemala, and the United States). Lake Worth Beach, FL, J-( PR.com)- Florida International University introduces Art of the Americas.
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