School Visits by Marita

Every artist was first an amateur.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I like to leave inspiration and encouragement with the students I meet. My presentations are geared to encourage students and open up their imaginations to the potential of themselves. I enjoy drawing for the students and if possible with the students. Each presentation can be geared to your specific needs.

Marita Gentry

Artist/Illustrator

Want to encourage your students to read, inspire thier creativity, rev up thier imaginations....Invite Marita to your school for a illustration presentation, or plan an artist-in resident program.  Marita will work with you and your school to plan an encouraging, fun, creative program leaving your students inspired and creative.

If funding is a question please contact Marita, she will brainstorm with you on different funding and grant options.

Presentations:

Marita Gentry is available for school presentations and artist-in-resident programs for grades K-12.

Artist-in-resident programs are programs planned for consecutive class room visits over a week or more. The project can be as big as a school mural, or as simple as writing and illustrating individual books. Each artist-in-resident program is planned to integrate core curriculum subjects and benchmarks along with providing professional art instruction to the students. Such programs last one week or longer, with the artist meeting with one class at a time for hands-on instruction. Contact  Marita Gentry for more information on planning a program for your school.

Illustrator visits are created to suit your audience needs. Geared for classroom or library presentations with small class groupings, or an auditorium presentation. Presentations include a slide presentation and discussion of the role of an illustrator in creating a picture book, a reading of The Gigantic Sweet Potato,Madame Poulet & Monsieur Roach, or The Cajun Cornbread Boy; and an illustrating demonstration. Presentations last approximately 45 minutes. If books are pre-sold Marita will sign each book.

Book Sales:

The Cajun Cornbread Boy,     Madame Poulet and Monsieur Roach,

The Gigantic Sweet Potato, and   The Dragon in the Library

are all available from Pelican Publishing Company at a 40% discount when sold in conjunction with an author visit.  For more information about bringing Marita Gentry to your school or Pelican’s discount and return policy, please contact the School Sales Manager at 1-800-843-1724, ext. 319 or csmith@pelicanpub.com. Rates subject to change. Please call for the latest information.