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As a child growing up in St. Petersburg, Julia Crab-tree dreamed of the Serengeti, or more specifically,of photographing it. In middle school, she attended aphotography camp and recalled, “it all started therewith my little disposable camera.”

Though her high school did not offer much in theway of arts instruction, she continued to study pho-tography at her local arts center and her love blos-somed. “I got really interested and knew that I want-ed to major in photography when I went to collegeand that’s exactly what I did.”

Now 21 years old and a senior at Florida State Uni-versity, she has immersed herself in the art form andhoned her technical skills. Her choice of FSU, howev-er, was something that her friends were originallyskeptical of. “When I told people I was going to schoolfor art here, everybody was pretty surprised becausenobody down where I came from thought there wasan art community in Tallahassee. They’ve definitelybeen proven wrong.”

Tallahassee has provided Crabtree with a diverseeducation in photography. In addition to her coursework in FSU’s photography program, she has donefashion and wedding shoots as well as family and

graduation portraits. Most recently, she’s been able toadd commercial photography to her resume through aunique project.

Last year, the Council on Culture & Arts launchedan Arts Education Grant supported by a one-timedonation. That donation allowed art, music, theater,and dance teachers in our local schools to access artsexperiences for their students, materials for theirclassrooms, and arts-specific professional devel-opment opportunities for their own continuing educa-tion. Kia of Tallahassee has provided the funding tosustain the grant program and another cycle is cur-rently underway.

In thanks, COCA designed the “Kia Drives Creativ-

Gwyneth Shoemaker and Julia Perkins get creative during the photo shoot. AMANDA THOMPSON

ART MEETSCOMMERCE

FSU photography student Julia Crabtree gets a higher vantagepoint. AMANDA THOMPSON

Kia grant program fueling student creativity

AMANDA KARIOTH THOMPSONCOUNCIL ON CULTURE & ARTS

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MoviesCOLD-BLOODED KILLER: An elite

detective (Michael Fassbender) and abright young recruit (Rebecca Fergu-son) track a cagey, taunting serial killerwho targets and mutilates women dur-ing the winter months in the suspense-

thriller “The Snowman.” It’s rated Rand opens Friday at AMC 20 and Gover-nor’s Square.

CREEPY CAMPING TRIP: Three olderSouthern ladies spend the Halloweenholiday out in the woods at a hauntedcampground in the horror-comedy“Boo 2! A Madea Halloween.” It’srated PG-13 and opens Friday at AMC20 and Governor’s Square.

STORMY WEATHER: A network ofsatellites designed to control climate

change goes on the fritz and it’s a raceagainst time to get it fixed before theEarth is torn apart by storms, tidalwaves and tornadoes in the high-con-cept action pic “Geostorm.” It’s ratedPG-13 and opens Friday at AMC 20 andGovernor’s Square.

FIGHTING THE FLAMES: In Arizona,a daring fire chief (Josh Brolin) leads ateam of disparate souls to battle theraging Yarnell Hill Fire in the based-on-a-true story adventure-drama “OnlyThe Brave.” It’s rated PG-13 and opensFriday at AMC 20.

STRANGER WITH A PURPOSE: Whilehis marriage is headed for the rocks, a

wealthy art dealer (Greg Kinnear)befriends a homeless man (DjimonHounsou) and the unlikely friendshipimproves his relationship with his wife(Renée Zellweger) in the inspirationaldrama “Same Kind of Different asMe.” It’s rated PG-13 and opens Fridayat AMC 20.

YO, YO, QUASIMODO: Lon Chaneyrules the screen as “The Hunchback ofNotre Dame” (1923) when the silentfilm classic is shown at 7 p.m. Fridayduring the “Eight Annual Organ Spook-tacular” at St. John’s Episcopal Church,

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On Oct. 29, 50 budding chefs, ages 9-17, will compete in Whole Child Leon’s2nd annual “Chopped Junior” Competi-tion and Silent Auction for an opportuni-ty to audition in York City on the set ofChopped Junior. This event will onceagain benefit the Whole Child Leon or-ganization, which addresses critical is-sues affecting young children and theirfamilies.

The first ever Tallahassee “ChoppedJunior” Competition, which took placeon Oct. 30, 2016, was a tremendous suc-cess. The fun and food-filled event drewmore than 350 attendees, including spon-sors, parents, contestants and other spe-cial guests.

“Chopped” Executive Producer LindaLea and the celebrity chefs judged the 50young culinary enthusiasts. AndrewSprague, Amiree Jones, AlexanderTanksley, Eric Higginbotham, AlexisHunter, Arayan Ellis, Annika Berentsen,Patrick Moneo, and Joshua Martin werethe nine finalists who were selected forthe chance to audition for the “ChoppedJunior” Program on the Food Network.

Alexander Tanksley was the winnerof the finalist round and was flown toNew York City to audition on the set.Tanksley wowed the casting directorwith his culinary skills and was selectedto compete on the Food Network’s“Chopped Junior” program.

Last year’s event included a live auc-tion and the lucky winners were LynnSolomon and Paula Kendrick, who tookthe foodie trip of a lifetime. Solomon andKendrick flew to NYC and got a behindthe scenes tour of the Chopped set withLea.

The event also featured a RestaurantChallenge, winners of which were:

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cos - Most Creative This year’s “Chopped Junior” compe-

tition will bring together 50 youth (divid-ed into two age categories, 9-13 and 14-17)who will create their own original dishmade from a set list of ingredients. Fromthere, the panel of celebrity judges willtaste contestant dishes and determinefour finalists, from which one winner

will be flown to New York to audition onthe Chopped Jr set.

Guests at the event will enjoy watch-ing the competition and sampling hors

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Contestants wait onstage at “Chopped Junior” last year. WHOLE CHILD LEON

IF YOU GOWhat: Tallahassee Chopped Junior Competi-tion and Silent Auction benefitting WholeChild LeonWhen: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29Where: The Moon, 1105 E Lafayette St.Cost: $30 17 and under, $50 adult generaladmission, $100 VIP sponsors, $1,000 VIP tableContact: Please visit http://wholechildle-on.org/chopped to register.

Host Ted Allen with guest judges Daniel Churchill, Marcus Samuelson and Allison Williams onFood Network’s “Chopped Junior.” SCOTT GRIES/FOOD NETWORK

ity” promotional cam-paign. To reinforce thetheme, local elementary,middle, and high schoolart students served asthe models for the pho-tographs which weretaken by Crabtree withthe help of two FSU stu-dent assistants LaurenAlsina and Elijah Barry.“It’s really encouragingseeing all these kids whoare involved in music,dance, and the arts,” saidCrabtree.

Fourteen arts studentscame to the photo shootat Kia of Tallahassee andFairview Middle Schoolseventh-grader JacobGooding was one ofthem. Fairview was agrant recipient last yearand the funds helpedbuild a full orchestra atthe school. Jacob hasparticipated in theater,dabbled in photography,and also plays trumpet,viola, and piano. Reflect-ing on his education inthe arts, he said “it givesyou this sort of feelingthat you don’t get fromother subjects. It’s reallyengaging.”

Jacob comes from amusical family and theyall recognize the benefitsof studying the arts. Hesaid “it’s something tolook forward to and itprovides a good chal-lenge and an environ-ment to get to know otherpeople. Like some of mybandmates, they’reeighth-graders so I’dprobably never get toknow them without play-ing in band.”

Fredrick Smith is oneof those eighth-gradebandmates. He broughthis piccolo, flute, andsaxophone to the photoshoot. He’s never beenpart of anything like itand he confessed, “it wasout of my comfort zone.”Though, as a music stu-dent, working throughthe unfamiliar comeswith the territory. “WhenI start playing newpieces and they’re reallycomplicated, it makes meuncomfortable. After Ido it, I feel that it is real-ly an accomplishmentand the experience wasfun.”

Leon High Schoolsenior Phoenix Kadzis isno stranger to discomfortor determination. She hasdedicated 14 years of herlife to dance and studiesat the Ballet Arts Conser-vatory of Tallahassee.Physically and intellec-tually demanding, Phoe-nix said dance requiresyou “to learn combina-tions on the spot. Youhave to be focused so you

don’t get injured and youhave to be aware of yoursurroundings.”

Focus, persistence,and social skills are justsome of the many lessonsthe arts teach and theyare skills Crabtree hasdeveloped throughouther education in the arts.“I was a shy kid,” sheshared, “and in photog-raphy, you have to talk topeople that you don’tknow and really push

yourself to be more so-cial.” Crabtree was par-ticularly impressed withthe students’ confidence.During the shoot, theyoften provided their owninput regarding a photo’scomposition or the activ-ities being staged.

“If it had been me asthat kid, I would haveprobably been quiet andfelt a little uncomfort-able but they had goodideas and they wanted to

contribute. They’re allarts students so they’recreative to begin withand you can see that theyalso have some reallygood ideas. More ideasthan I had,” laughedCrabtree.

That’s exactly whyKia of Tallahassee haspartnered with COCA, toinvest in the next genera-tion of dreamers and

those who guide themalong the way. With aneye toward the futureand a commitment totheir spirited customers,Kia has built a globalbrand focused on in-novation, inspiration andself-expression. ThroughCOCA’s Arts EducationGrant, Kia of Tallahasseeis driving creativity andsupporting local students

and teachers in theircommitment to learningand the artistic process.

Amanda KariothThompson is the Assis-tant Director for theCouncil on Culture &Arts. COCA is the capitalarea’s umbrella agencyfor arts and culture(www.tallahas-seearts.org).

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Musicians from Fairview Middle School are ready to jam. JULIA CRABTREE