Thursday Workshop Descriptions

PRESENTER: Nicki Dollard CO-PRESENTER: Sam Saxon FEE: $5 AUDIENCE: Elementary DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 8-9am LOCATION: PEAK 1

EMAIL: Ndollard@dayspringeagles.org

PRESENTER: Craig Gassen FEE: $5 AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 8-9am LOCATION: PEAK 6/7 EMAIL: cgassen@mac.com PRESENTER: Jennifer Tjornehoj FEE: none AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 8-9am LOCATION: PEAK 8 EMAIL: jen.tjornehoj@gmail.com

PRESENTER: Ting Fang (Claire) Chien FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: Higher Ed DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 8-9am LOCATION: PEAK 9 EMAIL: qtinfun@colostate.edu

PRESENTER: Meaghan Walsh FEE: $3 AUDIENCE: Elementary DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 8-9am LOCATION: PEAK 10

EMAIL: mwalsh5@cherrycreekschools.org

PRESENTER: Connie Stewart CO-PRESENTER: Connie Bethards FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 8-9am LOCATION: PEAK 11 EMAIL: connie.stewart@unco.edu

PRESENTER: Donna Goodwin FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 8-9am LOCATION: PEAK 12 EMAIL: colo.donna@gmail.com

Felted Soap

3D Felted Soap is just that! Using soap and water to cover the soap with vibrant colors using a wet felting technique. This is a fantastic lesson for upper elementary but can be super fun for Middle school level as well. You will be shocked with how fun and easy it is!! In the classroom, students can explore color families/combinations and composition. Students can also learn about sustainability and how to cut down on plastic use (bottled soaps, etc). Lesson plan print out and materials included with $5 fee. Bring your favorite scented bar soap if you’d like! MATERIALS TO BRING: Bar of soap

Standard Stoppages: Line and Value Exploration

2D Exploring your own standard stoppage. Using scissors and cardboard we will create a variety of standard stoppages which we will then use to make color value areas on a piece of paper. We will explore these blended value areas to produce abstracts, realistic landscapes and other possibilities.

MATERIALS TO BRING: Drawing Supplies, Paint Brushes, Glue/Adhesives

Art in the Key of Me

SEL, 2D, TAB Learn techniques to bring feelings to the foreground of your art classes. You will leave this workshop with methods to teach your students to respect and express their emotional state through (or alongside) their art. Come exactly as you are! MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook, Drawing Supplies

Writing a visual poem

Mixed Media In 2018, the presenter first presented the idea of “visual poem” at CAEA and later modified her learning from CAEA art educators to an assignments for a capstone project for CSU senior art students. In this presentation, the presenter will present how her assignment of “visual poem” that is invented from an auto-ethnographic approach to help senior undergraduate students to think about their artistic inquiries for the capstone project by reflecting on their personal histories. MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook, Drawing Supplies

Papier-Mâché Recycle Calming Rattles

3D 3rd, 4th and 5th grade elementary artists learn about 3-D form by creating interacting art. Students play with recycle materials, masking tape, papier-mâché paste, acrylic paints. Artists learn step-by-step thinking. Meeting deadlines and figuring out time management to allow art sculptures to dry. I will share my supply list, students set up and clean up and how each class conducts a share and reflect gallery walk. Come learn more about papier-mâché it is a great project to enhance fine-motor skills and create lasting memories of building their own personal interactive calming rattle.

MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook, Book to write ideas, phone to take pictures or video tape.

Recentering Normal

Individual Abilities and Inclusive Classrooms Meeting the needs of any complex group of learners is daunting. De-centering the concept of “normal” can assist teachers in moving beyond objectives within the lesson to understand students’ strengths, interests, and purposes. Gleason (1993) challenged teachers to shift their perspective of the relationship between human form, function and content to support the intent of students who learn differently. This presentation is based on the lived experience of two grandmothers envisioning hopes for their grandchildren. MATERIALS TO BRING: Laptop, iPad

Culturally Responsive and Social Emotional Needs

Current Issues in Art Education Now perhaps more than ever Social Emotional and Culturally Responsive needs are surfacing in art classrooms. Many art teachers and their evaluators could use specific examples of what SEL and CRT practices look like in the art classroom and how it may be different yet compliment what happens in other classes. These practices can encourage belonging, well-being, and meaning making in student art as well as advocate for art education programs. MATERIALS TO BRING: Laptop, Sketchbook

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AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 8-9am LOCATION: PEAK 14

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DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 8-9am LOCATION: PEAK 15

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PRESENTER: Erin Knoettgen-Nap FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 8-9am LOCATION: PEAK 16 EMAIL: enap@sd27j.net

PRESENTER: Kris Heintz Nelson FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 8-9am LOCATION: PEAK 17

EMAIL: kris.heintznelson@gmail.com

PRESENTER: Kate McCall FEE: $5 AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 8-10am LOCATION: COPPERTOP 2 EMAIL: kmccall@cmsd12.org

PRESENTER: Kate Ceurvorst CO-PRESENTER: Ingrid King FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 8-11am LOCATION: COPPERTOP 3 EMAIL: kate@stoneleafpottery.com

PRESENTER: Jim Cooper FEE: $45 (must pre-register!) AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 8am-11am LOCATION: COPPERTOP 3 (side area/outside) EMAIL: info@lockstockstudios.com

9:30AM

PRESENTER: Ryan Talbot FEE: $3 AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 9:30-11:30am LOCATION: PEAK 6/7 EMAIL: rytalb@gmail.com

COMING SOON!

Adventures in Studio Habits of the Mind

The last 18 months have been uncharted territory in art education. This workshop will take you on a journey through the 8 Studio Habits of Mind, using student choice as a compass for both virtual and in-person art classrooms.

Drawing upon Inquiry: Transforming Curriculum and Enriching Student Experience

Drawing Learn how an inquiry-based drawing curriculum intrinsically propelled learners to identify and map towards their own artistic goals, invest in visual and studio research, notice, and follow their curiosity. MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook

Alcohol Inks on Tile

Painting Come learn and have fun playing with alcohol inks! We will discuss the materials needed for alcohol inks, and have fun painting on a tile while exploring the different applications of the medium. We will discuss finishing methods for alcohol inks, as well as potential mixed media that can be explored through this medium. Participants will walk away with a completed tile that will be finished with an Epoxy coating. MATERIALS TO BRING: Paint Brushes

Peruvian Whistling Water Jars

3D The sounds these ancient jars make is amazing. The sounds vary from musical bird like sounds to the howls of wolves to the haunting sounds of wind. Come join this workshop and learn about musical instruments made from clay all around the world while you make your own whistling jar. MATERIALS TO BRING: Clay Tools

Master Class: ^6 Reduction Firing

This class will be doing a ^6 reduction firing in a Cooper Works 3.5RCWD kiln. This class will be split, with 3hrs on Thursday morning for discussion and glazing of pieces, and one hour Friday morning for unload and discussion of results.

CUBISM

2D Learn how to introduce the Cubism style to your students with an easy step by step process. Start with a collage and then use that as a spring board to create a Drawing, Painting, Print, Digital and/or a Mixed Media piece for your wonderful Students. This is a guaranteed successful process that engages a wide array of talent levels and use of media :D MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook, Drawing Supplies, Paint Brushes, Mixed Media, Glue/Adhesives, Collage Materials

PRESENTER: Katherine Previch-Liu FEE: none AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 9:30-10:30am LOCATION: PEAK 8 EMAIL: kprevichliu@ffc8.org

PRESENTER: Ting Fang (Claire) Chien FEE: $1 AUDIENCE: High School DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 9:30-10:30am LOCATION: PEAK 9 EMAIL: qtinfun@gmail.com

PRESENTER: Shay Guerrero FEE: $5 AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 9:30-10:30am LOCATION: PEAK 10 EMAIL: shaynsal@q.com

PRESENTER: Taryn Hill FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 9:30-10:30am LOCATION: PEAK 11 EMAIL: taryn@d51schools.org PRESENTER: Michelle Zuccaro

CO-PRESENTER: Karen Eberle-Smith and Kelly Mansfield FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 9:30-10:30am LOCATION: PEAK 12 EMAIL: mdzuccaro@yahoo.com PRESENTER: Jason Willems FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 9:30-10:30am LOCATION: PEAK 14 EMAIL: jwillems@hsd2.org PRESENTER: Carrie Mann FEE: $5 AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 9:30-11:30am LOCATION: PEAK 15 EMAIL: carrieartmann@gmail.com PRESENTER: Lisa Adams FEE: $5 AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 9:30-11:30am LOCATION: PEAK 16

EMAIL: ladams7@cherrycreekschools.org

Flipped Classroom/Learning, Is it for Art?

Assessment Flipped learning is when students take independent ownership of their learning! Come see how to get students to self-pace using prerecorded instruction and how to take advantage of this time by providing students with one on one feedback! MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook, Drawing Supplies, Camera or Phone

Learning to Make Conceptualized Books

Mixed Media This presentation will present a bookmaking project that encourages undergraduate art students to (re)explore their personal cultural identities by creating conceptualized books through research, method experiments and concept development, documentation of the process, and final product presentation and reflection. During the presentation, the instructor will also introduce some simple bookmaking methods and provide materials for participants to exercise! MATERIALS TO BRING: Drawing Supplies, Camera or Phone

Lines That Feel - Abstract Art Lesson

2D Struggling to teach your students to think out of the box when creating Abstract art? This lesson is guaranteed to help you and your students let loose and create not only beautiful but unique results of Kandinsky-esque Abstract creations! “Lines that feel” offers prompts much like sentence starters that will allow your students to create abstract art with meaning! We will also try our hand at Synesthesia listening to different types of music to add color! MATERIALS TO BRING: Paint Brushes, Watercolors

Performance as Art

Performance Art Performance Art is a medium often ignored in the Art Classroom. This workshop will allow teachers to become familiar with art which uses the body as a medium and help prepare a lesson to use in their art rooms. You do not have to be a performer to take this class, merely have a body! MATERIALS TO BRING: An object that represents an issue important to the participant.

How to Make Friends and Influence your Artist and Teacher Self

ArtSource ArtSource Colorado: Creating today to Inspire Art Education Tomorrow Connection! Art making! Community! Fun! Intentional practice! We cover it all. In this session we will demystify what ArtSource is, invite you to participate in the events we organize and show you how to find us. Don’t miss learning about this exceptionally rewarding opportunity to earn clock hours toward license renewal or even 3 graduate credits! Join us in making art while we answer your questions. Snacks and art making materials provided. MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook

Collaborative Mural in the Keith Haring Style

2D This workshop is designed to help teach, a collaborative art lesson. This will foster a spark in students creating characters together. All participants will create one part of a mural in the Keith Haring style. I will show a mural that was created by sixty second graders working together in my classroom. The format can be used with any grade level and any mural. Materials provided. MATERIALS TO BRING: Drawing Supplies

Puppet Pals

3D Construct your own simple puppet, Kermit style! Using fleece, felt, and simple sewing skills. Bring along any extras you want to use on your masterpiece.

MATERIALS TO BRING: Optional. Extras to add to their puppet, like beads, feathers, etc...

Inkspired Art

Mixed Media Using newspaper, ink, glue and mixed media participants will create beautifully ink-spired artworks. Artists interact visually, not literally with text allowing them to develop authentic abstract or original representational illustrations. Moreover, this is an inexpensive and easy studio lesson to tier into multi-levels. The contextual elements are a collaged platform to create original compositions. This is a project where student artists work in tandem with their editorial or literary resource allowing the learner to develop authentic non-objective or depictive illustrations. No two projects will look the same. MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook, Drawing Supplies, Paint Brushes

PRESENTER: Donna Goodwin FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 9:30-10:30am LOCATION: PEAK 17 EMAIL: colo.donna@gmail.com

CDE Arts Policy and Support

Arts Education Policy and Support Our art standards are going through revision – please come and give your feedback and talk with members of the review and revision team. Come to this session and find out the latest happenings at the state and in legislation. Also, share what is going on in your studio, classroom, district, and world. Let’s support each other as artists, teachers, district leaders and more and tackle issues that affect us all. MATERIALS TO BRING: Issues and areas of concern and conversation

PRESENTER: Michael Cellan FEE: $45 (must pre-register!) AUDIENCE: General DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 9-12pm LOCATION: IMPERIAL BALLROOM 1 EMAIL: medcellan@mac.com

Master Class: Metal Foil Relief

We’ll take a piece of matt board and cut it up. We’ll use glue to adhere matt board toilet paper low relief images to the matt board substrate. We’ll cover it with aluminum foil, press it down to define the shapes, and cover in black marker and lightly buff with steel wool. MATERIALS TO BRING: Nothing, because no.

PRESENTER: Mary Lynn Baird FEE: $75 + $35 materials fee (must pre-register!) AUDIENCE: General DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 9-4pm LOCATION: IMPERIAL BALLROOM 2 EMAIL: ml3baird@gmail.com

Master Class: Clay Printmaking

Come create a clay monotype by applying colored slips, embedding textures and carving into the surface of clay. The resulting print becomes a multi-colored archival, monotype distinguished by its velvety surface and rich color. There is nothing like it! MATERIALS TO BRING: All materials provided.

10:15AM

PRESENTER: Kate McCall FEE: $5 AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 10:15am-12:15pm LOCATION: COPPERTOP 2 EMAIL: kmccall@cmsd12.org

10:30AM

PRESENTER: Robin Wolfe FEE: $3 AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 10:30-11:30am LOCATION: PEAK 1 EMAIL: caearobin@gmail.com

Alcohol Inks on Tile

Painting Come learn and have fun playing with alcohol inks! We will discuss the materials needed for alcohol inks, and have fun painting on a tile while exploring the different applications of the medium. We will discuss finishing methods for alcohol inks, as well as potential mixed media that can be explored through this medium. Participants will walk away with a completed tile that will be finished with an Epoxy coating. MATERIALS TO BRING: Paint Brushes

Fun and Fast Printmaking

Be inspired to dust off your press as we play with this easy dry point process. Don’t have a press? No worries with a little effort and elbow grease this process can work for you too! Non-toxic inks and water soluable cleanup. medium. MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook, Drawing Supplies

11AM

PRESENTER: Kirsten Lopkoff FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 11am-12pm LOCATION: PEAK 8

PERA Representative Discussion

Join us to discuss your Colorado PERA benefits!

PRESENTER: Bethany Conrad FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 11am - 12pm LOCATION: PEAK 9 EMAIL: baconrad@dcsdk12.org

Finding Your Spark

2D This course will begin with an open discussion about the book, “Find Your Artistic Voice” by Lisa Congdon. We will examine the key principles of discovering who you are as an artist and how to maintain your style and practice. By the end of this class, we will create motivational posters and consider how to create artwork inspired by Lisa Congdon with your students. MATERIALS TO BRING: Laptop, iPad, Sketchbook, Drawing Supplies, Camera or Phone, Collage Materials

PRESENTER: Melissa Calvert FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 11am-12pm LOCATION: PEAK 10 EMAIL: melissa_calvert@dpsk12.org

Soap Carving

3D Carving with soap will enable you to experiment, practice and explore subtractive sculpting using inexpensive materials and tools for all grade levels. MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook

PRESENTER: CO-PRESENTER: FEE: AUDIENCE:

DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 11am-12pm LOCATION: PEAK 11

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PRESENTER: Gia Nold FEE: $1 AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 11am-12pm LOCATION: PEAK 12 EMAIL: gopris1930@comcast.net

COMING SOON!

Challenge Bag Workshop

The challenge bag is a lesson that promotes imagination. Students are challenged to use the items in a paper bag to build something creative. They only use masking tape and twisties to connect parts. This activity builds teamwork, art reflection and critical thinking.

PRESENTER: Karen Patrum FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: Elementary DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 11am-12pm LOCATION: PEAK 14

EMAIL: kpatrum@durangoschools.org

PRESENTER: CO-PRESENTER: FEE: AUDIENCE:

DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 11am-12pm LOCATION: PEAK 17

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12PM

PRESENTER: Andrea Slusarski FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 12-1pm LOCATION: PEAK 1 EMAIL: aslusarski@rmcad.edu

PRESENTER: Kate Ceurvorst CO-PRESENTER: Ingrid King FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 12-3pm LOCATION: COPPERTOP 3 EMAIL: kate@stoneleafpottery.com

12:45PM

PRESENTER: Ryan Talbot FEE: $3 AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 12:45-1:45pm LOCATION: PEAK 6/7 26 EMAIL: rytalb@gmail.com

Exploratory “Mondays”

Mixed Media Scared of diving into TAB? Interested in the creative and problem solving side? Come to my class and find fun ways to explore a variety of mediums while problem solving and being creative. Come explore! MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook

COMING SOON!

Visual Journaling for Creative Exploration

Mixed Media Come with your journal or sketchbook to engage in how visual journaling is a valuable Creative practice for you and your students. We will discuss Visual Journaling & share best practices while experimenting together in our sketchbooks. BYOSketchbook & Materials! MATERIALS TO BRING: Laptop, Sketchbook, Drawing Supplies, Paint Brushes, Mixed Media, Camera or Phone, Glue/Adhesives, Collage Materials

Peruvian Whistling Water Jars

3D The sounds these ancient jars make is amazing. The sounds vary from musical bird like sounds to the howls of wolves to the haunting sounds of wind. Come join this workshop and learn about musical instruments made from clay all around the world while you make your own whistling jar. MATERIALS TO BRING: Clay Tools

SLIP SGRAFFITO: CLAY TILES

2D Learn a real simple way to Embellish Bone Dry Clay with an opposite colored slip. Each student will learn how to create a basic Clay Tile w/ Slip that you will then create a Design on with the Sgraffito Technique. This awesome process can be applied to a Variety of Clay Projects !!! :D MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook, Drawing Supplies, Paint Brushes, Clay Tools

PRESENTER: Sarah Grundemann CO-PRESENTER: Andrew Rogge and Anna Linström FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 12:45-1:45pm LOCATION: PEAK 8 EMAIL: grundie02@yahoo.com

PRESENTER: Ting Fang (Claire) Chien FEE: $1 AUDIENCE: High School DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 12:45-1:45pm LOCATION: PEAK 9 EMAIL: qtinfun@gmail.com

Reimagining Remote Learning

Mixed Media Teaching online during a pandemic was an unprecedented experience, but allowed for creative solutions to overcome challenging circumstances. This workshop focuses on our successes and rising above shortcomings of online teaching to provide students with meaningful and engaging art curriculum. MATERIALS TO BRING: Mixed Media

Learning to Make Conceptualized Books

Mixed Media This presentation will present a bookmaking project that encourages undergraduate art students to (re)explore their personal cultural identities by creating conceptualized books through research, method experiments and concept development, documentation of the process, and final product presentation and reflection. During the presentation, the instructor will also introduce some simple bookmaking methods and provide materials for participants to exercise! MATERIALS TO BRING: Drawing Supplies, Camera or Phone

PRESENTER: Kim Beckeman FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: High School DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 12:45-1:45pm LOCATION: PEAK 10 EMAIL: Kbeckeman@gmail.com

PRESENTER: Meg Brockriede FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 12:45-1:45pm LOCATION: PEAK 11 EMAIL: brockrmn@yahoo.com

PRESENTER: Mary Jo Pollman, PhD FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: Elementary DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 12:45-1:45pm LOCATION: PEAK 12 EMAIL: pollmanm@msudenver.edu

PRESENTER: Carol Cooper and Mike Carroll CO-PRESENTER: Jess Axelrad, Lindsey Ott FEE: $2 AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 12:45-1:45pm LOCATION: PEAK 14 EMAIL: info@innovtivearts.net

PRESENTER: Erica Richard FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 12:45-1:45pm LOCATION: PEAK 15

EMAIL: erichard@denverartmuseum.org

How to teach beginners how to throw on the wheel

3D Do you struggle with teaching beginners how to throw on the wheel? Come learn some techniques from a teacher who grapples with this as well but thinks she has figured out a magical method to help student become successful with centering and making their first piece on the wheel. This is meant for high schoolers and teachers who are exploring the wheel themselves, but I don’t see why it couldn’t be applicable for middle schoolers as well. Come learn some, possibly, new tricks and gain an idea or two for some new wheel lessons as well. MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook, Camera or Phone

Assessment Evolution

Assessment Throughout many years of experience assessing art students, my assessment tools have evolved with changing times, change to greater choice-based lessons, and in different grading systems (such as standards-based). We will practice quick and easy formative assessment methods, designing and using project and presentation rubrics, and ways to give academic feedback for time efficiency. Let’s talk about how to best assess our students’ work and set them up for success. MATERIALS TO BRING: possibly something for note-taking

Join the Young Artist as Scientist!

Mixed Media Come capture the Arts-STEM connection just as Leonardo da Vinci, the supreme artist/ scientist, did and promote the dawning of a Renaissance. There are many similarities between the Arts and Sciences that go unrecognized because we do not see the connections when artistic endeavors take place. This presentation will show how practitioners can think more deeply about the commonalities in Arts-STEM using the elements of art, principles of design, and various art media. MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook, Mixed Media

Innovative Arts

Mixed Media We all know that art has changed our lives for the better. Art enriches the soul feeds the eyes and ignites our brains. Images spark our curiosity and our learning. Using glue sticks, magazines, newspapers, markers pencils and pens we will enjoy the art of making a statement by creating a small square that become a mixed media piece. MATERIALS TO BRING: Mixed Media, Collage Materials, If you have something that you would like to work with feel free to bring it.

Artist-Inspiration: Lares Feliciano @ the DAM

Art History Find new inspiration for your classroom from artist Lares Feliciano. Discover how their immersive installation spark students’ curiosity and prompt their exploration of themes like memory, queer identity, mixed-race experiences, and complex expressions of grief/trauma. Feliciano’s animation, dioramas, and interactive storytelling lead to countless opportunities for creative expression! Draw from the artist’s work featured at the Denver Art Museum and find new ways to push the boundaries of art investigations with your school community. MATERIALS TO BRING: Nothing

PRESENTER: Julie Davis FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 12:45-1:45pm LOCATION: PEAK 16 EMAIL: tradeshows@dickblick.com

PRESENTER: Donna Goodwin, Diane Wright, Kelly Beach, Lindsay Latva, and Emily Bullard FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 12:45-1:45pm LOCATION: PEAK 17 EMAIL: colo.donna@gmail.com PRESENTER: Craig Gassen FEE: $5 AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 12:45-1:45pm LOCATION: COPPERTOP 2 EMAIL: cgassen@mac.com

1PM

PRESENTER: Andy Grossman aka- FROG FEE: $45 (must pre-register!) AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 1-4pm LOCATION: COPPERTOP 3 EMAIL: info@lockstockstudios.com

Knotted Rocks

Mixed Media Complex knot-tying is an art form with global roots. Modern macramé knots may have been developed centuries ago for a variety of functional or decorative purposes. Transform rocks into fiber art in this Blick Art Materials workshop. Using a simple button, cords are secured and spaced for wrapping, knotting and weaving. MATERIALS TO BRING: none - Blick will provide necessary supplies

CDE Arts Standards Revision – feedback needed

Colorado Academic Standards Our art standards are going through revision – please come and give your feedback and talk with members of the review and revision team. Come to this session and find out the latest happenings at the state and in legislation. Also, share what is going on in your studio, classroom, district, and world. Let’s support each other as artists, teachers, district leaders and more and tackle issues that affect us all. MATERIALS TO BRING: Laptop, internet access to the CDE platform

Standard Stoppages: Line and Value Exploration

2D Exploring your own standard stoppage. Using scissors and cardboard we will create a variety of standard stoppages which we will then use to make color value areas on a piece of paper. We will explore these blended value areas to produce abstracts, realistic landscapes and other possibilities. MATERIALS TO BRING: Drawing Supplies, Paint Brushes, Glue/Adhesives

Master Class: Clay Saggar Firing

This class will discuss and participate in a clay saggar firing using a Cooperworks Kilns Blaze Barrel. MATERIALS TO BRING: Each participant is welcome to bring one piece no larger than 4”x4”x4” ( or it wont fit in the saggar) to be fired. use white clay for best results. ALL PIECES MUST BE BISQUED

PRESENTER: Christian Dore FEE: $45 (must pre-register!) AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 1-4pm LOCATION: IMPERIAL BALLROOM 1 EMAIL: christiandoreart@gmail.com

Master Class: Abstract Colorado from Sketching to Painting

ABSTRACT COLORADO: SKETCHING FOR BEGINNERS Ever wondered how an abstract expression breaks apart an image? This workshop explains the process of sketching Colorado with a unique and somewhat structured technique. This course is devised for keen sketchers and beginners to express their own style while gaining valuable drawing skills. You will create various works that evoke spectacular pieces of work and gain skills that will help build a strong portfolio of sketchbooks. In this acrylic painting workshop we’ll go through each stage of the painting from start to finish. Create your own memorable abstract portrait of Colorado, messing nature into your own distinctive style.

2PM

PRESENTER: Bethany Conrad FEE: $10 AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 2-4pm LOCATION: PEAK 1 EMAIL: baconrad@dcsdk12.org PRESENTER: Jenni Halsted CO-PRESENTER: Travis Hill FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 2-4pm LOCATION: PEAK 6/7 EMAIL: thill1441@gmail.com

Encaustic Monotypes

Printmaking/Encaustics Looking for a way to spark your own personal creativity? This workshop is designed to learn the basics of painting with encaustics while also fully immersing in experimental monotypes. Easily adapted for any age group!

MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook, Drawing Supplies, Camera or Phone, Collage Materials

Adaptive Art

Adaptive/Special Needs Jenni Halsted, Special Education Art Teacher at Fletcher Miller School, shares stories from her time working with students with varying special needs, specifically significant support needs, and how she has adapted the environment, curriculum, media, and equipment, to help them find success, and connection on their art education journey. Jenni will share some of her favorite projects and adaptive devices followed by ample time to ask questions, get advice, and get some hands-on experience with some of her adaptive tools. MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook, Camera or Phone, Way to take notes

PRESENTER: Lea Anderson FEE: $10 AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 2-4PM LOCATION: PEAK 8

EMAIL: leadeniseanderson@gmail.com

Keynote Workshop: Genesis Project: Interpretive Mixed Media Collage

An intuitive, fun and surprisingly productive creative approach using collage and mixed media. Each artist will come away with a series of 10 unique works on paper that will offer new directions and lots of inspiration. MATERIALS TO BRING: All materials provided.

PRESENTER: Pamela L Starck CO-PRESENTER: Tiffanie Davis & Greg Custer FEE: None AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 2-3:30pm LOCATION: PEAK 9 EMAIL: tplbstarck@aol.com PRESENTER: Kim Beckeman FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: High School DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 2-3pm LOCATION: PEAK 10 EMAIL: Kbeckeman@gmail.com

PRESENTER: Kelly Beach CO-PRESENTER: Dale Zalmstra, FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 2-4pm LOCATION: PEAK 11 EMAIL: kelly.r.beach@gmail.com PRESENTER: Connie Stewart CO-PRESENTER: Connie Bethards FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 2-3pm LOCATION: PEAK 12 EMAIL: connie.stewart@unco.edu

PRESENTER: Gin Randolph FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 2-3pm LOCATION: PEAK 14 EMAIL: ggrandolph@gmail.com PRESENTER: Erica Richard FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 2-3pm LOCATION: PEAK 15

EMAIL: erichard@denverartmuseum.org

Expressing Personal Voice in the classroom

Assessment Teaching students to find their personal voice through artistic expression. Teach students to evaluate and look at peers work-how to communicate through narrative in art-student self reflection and emission of ones life. MATERIALS TO BRING: Laptop, iPad

How to teach beginners how to throw on the wheel

3D Do you struggle with teaching beginners how to throw on the wheel? Come learn some techniques from a teacher who grapples with this as well but thinks she has figured out a magical method to help student become successful with centering and making their first piece on the wheel. This is meant for high schoolers and teachers who are exploring the wheel themselves, but I don’t see why it couldn’t be applicable for middle schoolers as well. Come learn some, possibly, new tricks and gain an idea or two for some new wheel lessons as well. MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook, Camera or Phone

TAB Open Discussion

TAB All are invited to join the TAB conversation with new and experienced TAB teachers. Let’s work together to discuss what’s working in our TAB rooms, share our experiences, and the successes that we have had in a TAB room MATERIALS TO BRING: TAB Ideas, Questions, and Experiences

Recentering Normal

Individual Abilities and Inclusive Classrooms Meeting the needs of any complex group of learners is daunting. Decentering the concept of “normal” can assist teachers in moving beyond objectives within the lesson to understand students’ strengths, interests, and purposes. Gleason (1993) challenged teachers to shift their perspective of the relationship between human form, function and content to support the intent of students who learn differently. This presentation is based on the lived experience of two grandmothers envisioning hopes for their grandchildren. MATERIALS TO BRING: Laptop, iPad

Laser Light Art!

2D Spark your student’s curiosity as they explore the energy of laser colors and create fantastic laser-drawn art! Perfect for 5th grade and up through Seniors! This exploration is an exciting cross-curricular STEAM activity. Be the Spark! MATERIALS TO BRING: Camera or Phone

Open-space: Community art conversations

Community Building How can museums and other community assets act as a gathering space? What are it’s other roles? How do educators tap into community resources, organizations and museums? This interactive discussion protocol allows for educators of all kinds to connect with each other and community organizations in order to spark creative ideas about art outside our classroom walls. Snacks, relationship building and reflection. Join our informal open space marketplace of inquiry,reflection and learning! MATERIALS TO BRING: None

PRESENTER: Tammy McKenzie FEE: None AUDIENCE: High School DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 2-3pm LOCATION: PEAK 16 EMAIL: trmckenz@jeffco.k12.co.us

CO-PRESENTER: FEE: AUDIENCE:

DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 2-3pm LOCATION: PEAK 17

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PRESENTER: Morgan Monroe FEE: $10 AUDIENCE: Middle School DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 2-4pm LOCATION: COPPERTOP 2

EMAIL: morgan_monroe@rocketmail.com

3:15PM

PRESENTER: Jim Cooper FEE: None AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 3:15-5:15pm LOCATION: PEAK 10 EMAIL: info@lockstockstudios.com

PRESENTER: Kirsten Lopkoff FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 3:15-4:15pm LOCATION: PEAK 12

Holga- The Toy Camera

The Holga Camera is a plastic ‘toy’ camera with many possibilities. Come learn everything from loading them to creating double exposures. These are a great option for schools without SLR cameras or just as a fun extension to your darkroom program.

COMING SOON!

Data Looms

Weaving In this workshop we will use the story of “Dear Data” to help students create a woven piece that tells their story. We will cover how to set up your weaving unit and some cost saving and organizational tips and tricks to make your weaving unit as easy as possible. Furthermore we will cover some smaller daily activity to keeps students interest through the whole weaving process like yarn dying, weaving history discussions, and more! MATERIALS TO BRING: Sketchbook

Throwing Large

Jim Cooper will be demonstrating how to throw large vessels on the pottery wheel using sectionals. This technique involves throwing two or more pieces and stacking/seaming them togeather to make large pots. this technique can be used to make a variety of pots in different shapes and sizes from just a few pound to 100+ pounds.

PERA Representative Discussion

Join us to discuss your Colorado PERA benefits!

PRESENTER: Pilar Ward Heslin FEE: None AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 3:15-4:15pm LOCATION: PEAK 14 EMAIL: wheslin@hotmail.com

PRESENTER: Gia Nold FEE: $1 AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 3:15-4:15pm LOCATION: PEAK 15

EMAIL: gopris1930@comcast.net

PRESENTER: FEE: AUDIENCE:

DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 3:15-4:15pm LOCATION: PEAK 16

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PRESENTER: Kris Heintz Nelson FEE: NONE AUDIENCE: General Audience DAY: THURSDAY TIME: 3:15-4:15pm LOCATION: PEAK 17

2-D O’Keefe Flower and 3-D Sculpey® Insect

We will be creating a 3-D insect out of Sculpey and a 2-D composition of a flower or skull in the style of Goergia O’Keefe. Free – Sponsored By Nasco MATERIALS TO BRING: Bring your laptop to access Nasco Educate.

Challenge Bag Workshop

The challenge bag is a lesson that promotes imagination. Students are challenged to use the items in a paper bag to build something creative. They only use masking tape and twisties to connect parts. This activity builds teamwork, art reflection and critical thinking.

COMING SOON!

Drama in your classroom?

Jim Cooper will be demonstrating how to throw large vessels on the pottery wheel using sectionals. This technique involves throwing two or more pieces and stacking/seaming them togeather to make large pots. this technique can be used to make a variety of pots in different shapes and sizes from just a few pound to 100+ pounds.