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june 15
Say YES to Families The school year is at an end, but HISD is still at work. The art exhibit "Say YES to Families -- A Multimedia Celebration of Family" grew out of Say YES, an HISD project designed by the National Urban Coalition that helps multi-ethnic children do well in and enjoy math and science by providing Saturday morning class time for children and their parents. Say YES has projects in 16 HISD schools, plus schools in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans. The art exhibit, suggested by several Say YES families, celebrates the environment of learning. More than 100 families produced art symbolizing family, home life and roots. The children and their families put together drawings, diaries, tape recordings and videos telling their stories about being caring families. Photos by famed artist Earlie Hudnall, who has been chronicling the Say YES project for years, are also part of the show. The art exhibit will be on view thru June 25. Tues.Sat., 10 a.m.5 p.m. Community Artists' Collective, 1501 Elgin (at LaBranch), 523-1616.