Thursday, May 12, 2016



The White House, Washington
You've probably heard news reports about Zika, a virus that's been spreading across South and Central America as well as the Caribbean.
Zika is primarily transmitted by mosquitoes. In past outbreaks, the vast majority of people who contracted Zika didn't experience symptoms. For those with symptoms, they were relatively mild.
Zika infection in a pregnant woman can cause a serious birth defect called microcephaly, as well as other severe fetal brain defects. Zika has also been linked to neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barré syndrome in those infected, and we have learned that it can also be spread from a man to his sexual partners.
We're learning more about this virus every day. As Surgeon General, my job is to make sure that you have the information you need to stay safe and healthy.
So here are three things you can do to protect yourself and your families from the Zika virus:
Learn more about the Zika virus
We are responding to local transmission of Zika by mosquitoes in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa -- and we are taking steps to prepare for any transmission within the continental United States. Right now, researchers are working hard to develop a vaccine that will prevent Zika infections.
The federal government is also working closely with the states and private partners to ensure that adequate testing capacity is available so that anyone who may be infected -- especially pregnant women -- can find out quickly and take steps to prevent further spread of Zika. We are also working with states to help them refine and implement Zika preparedness and response plans for their jurisdictions.
But this work takes resources. And we will need more resources to make sure that communities across our country can address a potential Zika outbreak.
That is why President Obama has requested funds to help us prevent, detect, and treat this virus. It is my hope that Congress will act quickly to provide funding so we can protect the American people from the spread of Zika.
As the summer months approach and mosquito season begins, know that there are steps you can take to protect yourself and your family from Zika.
For the latest information and resources on the Zika virus, please go to cdc.gov/zika.
Sincerely,
Dr. Vivek Murthy 19th U.S. Surgeon General
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*Este documento e um convite para artistas plasticos brasileiros. 
Sera lancado no proximo semestre, um projeto cultural para o Brasil em formato,
"documentario" , voltado a artistas plasticos.

As gravacoes serao feitas em New York durante as exibicoes de arte que serao produzidas durante  as exposicoes de arte neste ano 2016.
 Portanto, se voce e um artista e quer participar deste projeto,entre na pagina de contato do nosso site, clique aqui e nos envie uma mensagem com a seguinte frase: "Quero estar na lista dos artistas plasticos de 2016."
Automaticamente sera enviado para seu email um formulario inscricao. Isso sera o seu cadastro!
Voce so tera que preenche-lo e reenvia-lo para o email:info@sulacosta.com com a ficha cadastral preenchida!
Se preferir, voce tambem podera enviar toda documentacao para o endereco dos EUA que esta na nossa pagina de contato!
O grupo selecionado sera comunicado pelo site da COSTA CONSULTING CO.
A validade para o cadastramento sera ate o dia 08 de agosto de 2016.
Serao selecionados 27 artistas brasileiros, um de cada estado  do Brasil mais um distrito (DF).

A promocao sera valida para artistas plasticos de todo Brasil!

Sobre o projeto
"Das exposicoes de arte às salas de estar, o universo brasileiro das artes visuais vai ganhar mais um espaço ,so que agora na TV. Dentro de uma série de documentários no Brasil visual, atualmente em fase de planejamento, com previsão de pre-producao para meados deste ano, e estreia na TV no Brasil ate dezembro. O projeto, idealizado pelaDiretora de Conteudos Audiovisuais - Sula Costa  em parceria comprodutor de tv de Gil Becker, tera como objetivo traçar um panorama da cena artística de todas regioes do Brasil.
A primeira temporada do projeto será a apresentacao  de uma apresentadora multimídia que contara com programação visual de inumeros artistas plásticos .Serao episódios de 20 minutos, em que  o público ira entrar em contato com o mundo das artes visuais em seus principais expoentes de diversas gerações, abrangendo variadas expressões artísticas: da instalação ao grafite, transitando entre pintura, gravura, site specific (quando o local da exposição faz parte da obra), videOarte, e urbana, escultura e body art.
*Este projeto conta com apoio de empresas viabilizam a cultura no Brasil e preserva patrimonio publico e social.

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