November 2012
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Self Expression,” The Great Frame Up’s na-
tional student art program.
This initiative routinely finds franchise
owners collaborating with students and edu-
cators inart programs at area schools. Student
efforts in oil, chalk, pencil and photographic
mediums comprise juried art shows annu-
ally exhibited in each store. The program has
been designed to encourage creative expres-
sion and instill budding artists with practical
insight into professional applications relative
to careers involving art. There’s another perk
too. Finalists are selected from each commu-
nity who then participate at a national stage
that awards a trip to California for an equally
encouraging encounter with Emmy Award-
winning Actress and Artist Jane Seymour
within her elegant estate nestled amidst Cal-
ifornia’s panoramic Pacific coast. Of course,
for parents, there is a bigger deal in having
their kids venture other places, like college.
To this end, FCI awards scholarships en-
abling them to further their education in
art. “Programs like this keep our people in-
volved,” says Dahl, noting that in a number
of cases, stores have been owned by multiple
generations of the same family. In other in-
stances, retail staff has gone on to own their
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