Franchise Concept Inc. | 7 Self Expression,” The Great Frame Up’s national student art program. This initiative routinely finds franchise owners collaborating with students and educators inart programs at area schools. Student efforts in oil, chalk, pencil and photographic mediums comprise juried art shows annually exhibited in each store. The program has been designed to encourage creative expression 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 community who then participate at a national stage that awards a trip to California for an equally encouraging encounter with Emmy Awardwinning Actress and Artist Jane Seymour within her elegant estate nestled amidst California’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 enabling them to further their education in art. “Programs like this keep our people involved,” says Dahl, noting that in a number of cases, stores have been owned by multiple generations of the same family. In other instances, retail staff has gone on to own their
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