Spring 2013
Newsletter of the Art Education Association of Indiana, Inc.
INSIDE: Convention Preview St. Mary’s Retreat Information
Index President’s Message ........................................... 3 President Elect’s Message .................................. 5 Editor’s Message ................................................. 6 Workshops, etc. ................................................... 7 Exhibit IUN Gallery of Contemporary Art ........... 7 Convention Information ............................... 8 - 11 Museum Division ........................................ 12 - 15 YAM ............................................................. 16 - 17 Awards Program & Nomination Form ....... 18 - 19 Student Art Work ........................................ 20 - 21 District Reports .......................................... 22 - 27 Division Reports ........................................ 28 - 33 Teachers As Artists ........................................... 30
CONTACT is the newsletter of the Art Education Association of Indiana. It is published three times a year, Spring, Fall, and Winter, and is mailed to all members of AEAI. The Fall Convention issue is mailed to all art teachers in the state. You may submit articles by e-mail or on disk (PC Format). Photographs and artwork must be accompanied by a release form. For all correspondence please include your name, address, phone number, e-mail and your school or business address. If you would like the items returned, please send a SASE. Please send articles/photos to:
Jane Lohmeyer 171 McIntyre Ct. Valparaiso, IN 46383 Jane.lohmeyer@valpo.edu
St. Mary’s Retreat ....................................... 34 - 35 AEAI Executive Council .................................... 39
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Cover: Hannah Pittman Autumn Glazed Tile Lake Central High School
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President’s Message
Sidney Allen
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o much is going on in AEAI, I just returned from the national convention held in Fort Worth Texas. I spend the first day and one half in delegate meetings, reviewing position statements. We were also there to celebrate the hard work of our members and honor them on a national level. Congratulations go out to YAM chairmen, Bev Staub, Allie Staub and Mindy Hiatt for their two YAM awards, and Patricia Cummings for being the Art Educator of the year from Indiana. YAM celebration on March 3 was even bigger and better than last year. It is so inspiring to look out and see over a thousand (yes I said a thousand) parents and students attend this event. We were honored to have Superintendent of Education, Glenda Ritz speak this year, and she graciously granted us permission to reproduce her speech for those of you who were not there. Here it is, March is Youth Art Month! I am delighted to be here today--Karen Pence and I have been forging a great collegial relationship, and I was delighted to be your guest speaker when she told me she was going to be unable to attend this wonderful event today. But she will get to see your creative talents. It is great to see so many young artists, (please stand), their families, and educators. This has really been a week for the arts… I met with The Music Association Board of Directors just Friday, and I send the same message to you----the ARTS in Indiana schools are alive and will be supported by the Department of Education. A balanced curriculum is so important for students, and we owe it to our students, the opportunity to experience the arts throughout their k-12 years, and we owe it to them to be able to explore careers in all fields, including the arts! I love your theme for 2014, Art Shapes the World---it sure does! The Youth Art Month Flag winners Will Cover, Will Taylor, and Halli Hunt, and Brisa Olivera created such unique representations of the theme. The appreciation of art is world-wide, Art conveys the feelings and thoughts of people through creative mediums that do not need words. The arts are a vital part of our well-being as a world society. My theme for my tenure as Superintendent is Imagining the Possibilities----Making them Happen ---together, we will!!! THANKS to the Art Education Association of Indiana and sponsors for setting up displays of such wonderful artistic talent. I am looking forward to speaking with the artists and viewing the work from so many schools! Glenda Ritz A few upcoming AEAI events that should be mentioned The Annual St. Mary’s of the Woods Retreat, July 8, 9, & 11, 2013. St Mary’s of the Woods is a wonderful opportunity to relax, rejuvenate, and network with other art educators. The annual fall convention this year is October 18-20, 2013, at the Marriott East in Indianapolis. Mark your calendars to save the date; it is a month earlier this year. I will close with a quote from Glenda Ritz:
“the arts in Indiana schools are alive and will be supported by the department of Education.” Spring
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President Elect
Bev Staub
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am feeling inspired! Sid and I have just come back from the NAEA Convention in Ft Worth, Texas, where we had the privilege of representing Indiana at the Delegate’s Assembly. My mind is full of new thoughts and ideas gleaned from this outstanding conference. Spending time with over 4000 art educators was truly energizing. It is here that NAEA writes position statements that support art education. We spent two days reviewing these statements and listening to delegates sharing concerns regarding issues that affect their states. This year, the position statements dealt with: · Arts Integration · The Visual Arts and it Relationship to CTE (career technical integration) · Teacher Evaluation and Student Growth · Student Assessment Each position statement is written on large sheets of paper that are placed around the room. Delegates then walk around the room and are encouraged to write comments or suggest changes. After the committee has reviewed this input, delegates are encouraged to come to the microphone to share their thoughts verbally with everyone in the room. This interactive process gives everyone a chance to have their voice and their opinions heard. During the conference, AEAI was honored with two national awards for our 2012 YAM celebration. Our state flag, designed by Will Cover, student of Kheira Adda, represented Indiana in the YAM gallery. I was very proud to accept these awards on behalf of the YAM committee and our AEAI members. I’m sure that this year’s celebration will also be a winner! All in all, the national convention was a terrific experience and one Sid and I will not soon forget. If you have never attended one of these conventions, we urge you to try to attend next year. Speaking of YAM, congratulations to all the teachers who participated in our Statehouse Celebration and Student Art Exhibition. It was a packed house with over 1000 teachers, students, administrators and parents in attendance. Our young artists were beaming as they walked around with their shiny gold medals. They were all winners. State Superintendent Glenda Ritz spoke about her support of art education in our schools. She stated during her keynote: "Indiana K-12 music and art programs are valued and will be supported." She even extended an open invitation to all in attendance to visit her office in the State House where more student art work was on display. As in previous years, the artwork was outstanding. As teachers, we know that the excellence on display at the show did not occur in a vacuum, nor is it accidental. It is the result of a sequence of learning which establishes new standards of achievement and provides evidence of an engagement with art. By nurturing and educating, art teachers challenge their students to learn for themselves. Congratulations for your hard work and dedication! As I say to my students: “Give yourself a pat on the back.” You make us proud!
YAM awards at NAEA Convention
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Editor’s Message
Jane Lohmeyer
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t’s so hard to believe that another school year is winding down!! Now for the excitement of planning summer break and thinking forward to next year and the AEAI convention. Be sure to check out the convention preview information. It is never too early to include your convention plans when outlining the upcoming school year. We have also included several AEAI events and workshops taking place between now and Fall. I want to encourage all of you to maintain contact with your District Reps and Liaisons. Let them know what you are doing, special shows or events you may be hosting, and/or items of interest to any members. It is important for CONTACT to be a vital, timely, and informative source for all Indiana art teachers. Any member can submit articles directly to me also. Have a great summer, and think about including St. Mary’s Retreat in your plans!!
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Workshops, etc. May 31
AEAI & IMA cosponsor art conservationists from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC presenting hands on art conservation activities for the classroom (see Elementary Division)
June
Lascaux Cave Art Educator Trip to Field Museum (see District 1webpage)
June 12 5:00pm
Ice cream social Ivanhoe’s in Upland, Indiana (See District 3 Report)
June 15
Social & lesson plan exchange, Riviera Maya Bar and Grill in Fishers IN (see District 4 webpage)
June 19 5:00pm
Ice Cream Social at Culvers in Greenfield (See District 3 Report)
July 1
Using alcohol inks on ceramic tiles (See District 3 Report)
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St. Mary’s Retreat (see pp 24 - 25)
July 10
Collaborative Andy Goldsworthy inspired evening of art (See District 3 Report) rain date of July 11th
July 16
A Day of Art at Taltree Arboretum (see District 1webpage)
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"Pamper Yourself" Mani/Pedi evening (see District 1webpage)
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Crayola DreamMakers Math Workshop at Lake Prairie (see District 1webpage)
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Winter Dinner (see District 1webpage)
Objects of Contemplation: Rural Hybrids by Bonnie Zimmer Gallery of Contemporary Art, Indiana University Northwest, February 10 through March 8, 2013 Over 30 sculptures and several installation works were featured last month at the IUN Gallery of Contemporary Art. Bonnie stated: “Rural Hybrids presents objects created with natural and found
materials “harvested” from the fields, woods and roadsides near my rural home in Rensselaer, Indiana and on my family’s farm in nearby Wheatfield where I grew up. By limiting myself to local objects and materials to which I have a deep connection, I’ve discovered my ideal media for exploring my sense of place and finding meaning… Broadly, my work also references our material culture and our attitudes about nature and our resources and invites viewers to take a closer look at what we (over) consume and carelessly discard. Bonnie’s work can also be seen at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation Gallery in Lafayette, May 3 – June 15 in a small group show “In Harmony With Nature II” where she will be showing with her mother, Doris Myers and friends Mary Ann Van Soest and Dana Zier. Spring
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2013 Convention Marriott East –Indianapolis
October 18 – 20, 2013 Opening Reception Friday night, Saturday all day & Sunday until noon.
Convention Fees (tentatively)– before October 1st: $165/members
$250/non-members
$55/students
Late/On-Site Registration – add $20
Room Rates- $105 a night single/double occupancy) $115 a night (triple/quad occupancy)
Mark your Calendars!!! Other 2013 Convention Highlights
Special events & workshops
YAM flag design exhibition
Awards banquet
Keynotes
Student exhibit
Exhibitor hall And much, much more!!
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Keynote Speakers Jessica Balsley is a passionate art educator, graduate instructor, wife, mother, and entrepreneur. She is most well known as the founder of "The Art of Education" (www.theartofed.com), a popular online professional development resource for art teachers. Jessica loves to share her wealth of experience gained serving as a K-5 Art Teacher in the second fastest growing school district in Iowa. There, she also served as her district's Art Department Coordinator for three years, designing and implementing professional development for the K-12 Art Team, while simultaneously teaching graduate courses as an adjunct instructor for local college and writing for Arts and Activities Magazine. Jessica has served on the Art Educators of Iowa board and worked on several committees. Her research was recently published in the NAEA Advisory. While writing her Master’s Thesis on Professional Development for Art Teachers, Jessica realized that art teachers needed and deserved more when it came to their professional development. She provides "Ridiculously Relevant TM Professional Development" to Art Educators all around the world, an online magazine which offers free daily articles, lesson plans, tips, tricks, videos, and discussions about the hottest issues in art education. With a down to earth and realistic approach, Jessica continues on her lifetime goal of empowering art teachers to thrive in their profession, to reignite their passion for teaching, and help art educators discover small tweaks they can make in their teaching to change their life and career for the better.
Olivia Gude is a Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and was awarded the National Art Education Association’s 2009 Viktor Lowenfeld Award for significant contributions to the field of art education. She is a member of the Council for Policy Studies in Art Education and is a member of the Educational Advisory Board of the PBS documentary series Art 21. In 2012, Gude was chosen as a member of the Visual Arts writing team of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards. Professor Gude is the Founding Director of the Spiral Workshop, a curriculum research project that provides art classes for urban teens. Her current research focuses on identifying new paradigms for structuring visual art curriculum, including the articles, Postmodern Principles: In Search of a 21st Century Art Education, Principles of Possibility: Considerations for a 21st Century Art and Culture Curriculum, and New School Art Styles: the Project of Art Education. Gude, a public artist who has created over 50 mural and mosaic projects, often working with inter- generational groups, teens, elders, and children, has received many grants, commissions, and awards, including two National Endowment for the Arts grants to create public artworks, an Arts Midwest Regional Fellowship in Painting, and a State of Illinois Fellowship for Outstanding Achievement in the Visual Arts. She is a Senior Artist of the Chicago Public Art Group and the editor of CPAG’s on-line Community Public Art Guide: Making Murals, Mosaics, Sculptures, and Spaces. www.cpag.net Her writing on community-based public art includes “Innovators and Elders, Painting in the Streets,” a chapter in Cultural Activisms: Poetic Voices, Political Voices and the book Urban Art Chicago: a Guide to Community Murals, Mosaics, and Sculptures (written with Jeff Huebner). Gude works with art teachers to foster the collaborative creation of new curriculum models in urban and suburban school districts.
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From the Convention Coordinator
Jill Sayers
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onvention is when??? Yes that’s right, Convention will be October 18 – 20. The date is slightly earlier then last year, but to offer you the best convention possible we had to move up the date. Same as last year, in hopes of offsetting costs and lack of Professional Development time, Convention will take place Friday, with the opening reception, tours, and workshops. The majority of the workshops will take place on Saturday and Sunday. Convention will take place at the newly remodeled Marriott East and it is a great veunue!! Once again, our local Chair is Mary Sorrells; who did a fantastic job with her duties last year. District 5 co-reps, Mickie Danforth and Emma Said have also been adding special local touches to the convention. The Artisan Gallery will once again take place at the opening reception. During this time art teachers as artisans will set up a booth that they can sell their hand-crafted art at. This gives each of us an opportunity to offset the cost of convention through the sales. Information about the Artisan Gallery can be found in this issue of Contact and on the Convention tab of the AEAI website. It is my hope to have registration open in mid-July, but in the meantime tentative prices have been advertised in Contact to give you an idea of what to expect as you plan for Convention. Student rates do not include any meals and they will have to show a registration schedule to show their status as a full-time student. Something to think about as you consider attending convention - with the change in the State’s licensure rules you can now use Professional Growth Points (PGPs) to renew your license. You need 90 points over the course of 5 years and by attending the annual Convention you could possibly earn 20 PGPs. All that for much less then cost of a class or credit hour!! The AEAI 2013 Convention will be well worth the price of admission!! So truly, you can’t afford not to attend the Convention – it is an investment in yourself. Artfully Yours, Jill Sayers AEAI 2013 Convention Coordinator
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Would you like a chance to show and sell your artwork and other handmade items at the 2013 AEAI Convention?
AEAI ARTISANS GALLERY Friday, October 18, 2013 6:00 – 8:00 pm Marriott East Creative? Innovative? Strapped for Cash? AEAI has just the thing for you – the AEAI ARTISANS GALLERY. We recognize that a large number of our members are working visual artists, as well as educators. We also know that our members appreciate and are inspired by the work of their colleagues. For the second year, AEAI will host an ARTISANS GALLERY at the 2013 Convention, providing members with a space to showcase and sell their small works of art and handmade items. This event will be part of our opening reception at Marriott East. In order to sell your work at the Artisans Gallery, you must register to participate and must be registered for the AEAI Convention. Registration is $30 per table. Set up will be 5-6 pm and teardown 8-9 pm. For additional information or to register, email district1art@gmail.com. You can also download the registration form for the AEAI website under the Convention tab. You will receive an email confirmation of your Gallery registration.
Gallery Registration closes on July 1st. $30 per table
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Museum Division
Tania Said Schuler
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he Museum Education Division has been busy these last few months since conference, and we’ve been collaborating with teachers in our state as well. After a call-out to participate in a Museum Education Awards Working Group, the following people joined the conversation to explore the possibilities and recommend guidelines: · Cathy Burton, Beeler Family Director of Education, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis · Jaydene O’Donoghue, Art Teacher, Eastern Hancock Middle School, Eastern Hancock Schools, Charlottesville · Gloria Ruff, Bauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso · Kim Wuest, Art Teacher, Art Teacher, Bunker Hill Elementary, Franklin Township, Indianapolis Our goal was to determine the parameters for awards that would promote networking and exchange between informal and formal educators, or museum and non-museum teachers and professors. I would like to personally thank each of them for helping the Art Education Association of Indiana grow in this manner. It is a pleasure working with so many enthusiastic professionals! Museum Education Division Networking In addition, the Museum Education Division members have been in touch with one another via conference call to share our news, discuss AEAI growth opportunities, and network. We anticipate conference calling every two months, or more often as interest grows. Members are all over the state and value the opportunity. Conference 2013 Preparation It’s still 6 months away, as of this writing, but we’re preparing for the AEAI conference in Indianapolis on Friday, October 18 through Sunday, October 20. We will have the popular Museum Teacher Resource Exchange with added roundtables for discussion, some workshops to learn about and practice Visual Thinking Strategies, and the regular business meeting. I hope to see you there! If you would like to assist with the next step of reviewing award submissions, join the networking calls, or propose ideas for the Museum Education Division’s development, please contact me. Stay in touch and connect with the AEAI Museum Education Division on LinkedIn, through our website, or just email me. Thank you for all you do! --Tania Said Schuler Museum Education Division Representative, AEAI Director of Education David Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University Muncie, Indiana tsaid@bsu.edu
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Museum News Fort Worth and an Indiana State Museum Educator: The NAEA 2013 Conference Experience Art Matters. That was the theme of the 2013 National Art Education Association (NAEA) Conference. I was reminded of this idea in every session, presentation, and exhibit. As a First time NAEA conference attendee, I enjoyed the opportunity to network and talk with other museum professionals who specialize in art, as well as to experience the beautiful city of Fort Worth, Texas. After attending three days of engaging and thought-provoking sessions, I found two sessions particularly interesting and inspiring. The first focused on what the definition of engagement means to the museum educator. Presenters explored how the museum field uses the word, and also shared alternative meanings of engagement gathered from other professional fields. In an open discussion, the presenters and participants examined the similarities and differences of how museums can learn from these various interpretations. One example of this was the technology professionals’ view. They define engagement on a continuum from “liking” a facebook page to a personal discussion with a museum docent regarding a specific work of art. My conference experience was also impacted by a session given by members of the education department at the National Museum of Mexican Art in the Pilsner neighborhood of Chicago. The educators shared several techniques they use to help teach students about culture beyond simply food and celebrations. Looking at and talking about contemporary art is an integral part of these strategies and one that helps students connect to the issues of today. These sessions, and others, reenergized me. I heard new ideas and listened to other museum educators’ successes and learning experiences. I was also able to re-imagine what art programming can look like at the Indiana State Museum, and how I can better serve art teachers in the state of Indiana, from professional development opportunities to Artist-in-Residence workshops. I look forward to incorporating these new strategies and perspectives into our programming. By Katy Creagh School Programs Developer at the Indiana State Museum Katy Creagh started at the Indiana State Museum in 2010 and was previously a middle school Visual Art teacher in Anderson, IN. In her current position as the School Programs Developer, she works with school programming and summer camps, while also serving as the art content specialist. To reach Katy, email her at kcreagh@indianamuseum.org.
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Museums News (cont’d) Engage with the Eiteljorg Museum in 2013 Visit the Eiteljorg Visit this spring and enjoy Guitars! Roundups to Rockers during your visit. Teachers can schedule a tour to include the exhibition and a one-hour guitar lesson for students, all at no additional charge. Volunteer guides can provide hour-long interactive tours when scheduled three weeks or more in advance. Tours can be modified for your curricula connections. For teacher-guided high school student groups ask about new gallery-focused activities aligned with AP Studio Art curricula. Consider visiting when an artist in residence is available or more time for an enhanced visit with a teacher-guided visit to the hands-on R.B. Annis Western Family Experience. Best of all, transportation grants are available due to generous gift from Wilhelm Construction.
James Beckwourth
Free admission for Indiana teachers of K-12th grade students in public and private schools Visit the museum for FREE to prepare for class visits or gather information for in-class study. Simply show your credentials at the admissions desks. Free admission is not available June 22/23 during Indian Market and Festival.
Find out more at Eiteljorg.org. Go to the “Learn” section to find more about tour topics, related resources and curricula, and the museum’s Resource Center. Meet many artists who have been in residence at the museum. You’ll find images and videos about their art and cultures in the “Interact” section of our website. Schedule for a Museum Storyteller in Your Classroom -- A free program for 3rd – 5th grades How do young students build their compassion for others, develop accurate perceptions, and express their awareness of diversity? The Eiteljorg Museum presents From the Eiteljorg Museum to the Classroom: Stories of Cultural Diversity. A good story opens doors to lifelong understanding and learning. Through active listening a story becomes meaningful. Texas guitar and mandolin club c. 1910 Students will explore themes of culture and identity as the stories they hear will contradict stereotypes about people who settled in the West.
From the Eiteljorg Museum to the Classroom: Stories of Cultural Diversity is made possible by Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust and Frank Curtis and Irving Moxley Springer Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, in loving memory of Irving and Frank Springer. Contact the Education Services Coordinators at (317) 275-1350 and press 1at the prompt
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Indiana Art Museums, Galleries and Art Centers Art Museums Art Museum of Greater Lafayette Evansville Museum of Arts and Science Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art (Indianapolis) Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Galleries at Peeler (DePauw University, Greencastle) Indiana University Art Museum (Bloomington) Indiana University Northwest Galleries (Gary) Indiana University Kokomo Art Gallery National Art Museum of Sport - Purdue University New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art (U of S. IN)
www.childrensmuseum.org
Purdue University Galleries (West Lafayette)
Indianapolis Museum of Art
March 4 - April 21, 2013
Indianapolis Children’s Museum
“On Six Legs: 100 Years of Insect Art and Science”
Indiana State Museum (Indianapolis) http://www.indianamuseum.org/ April 1 – May 5, 2013
“Symphony in Color”
Richmond Art Museum South Bend Regional Museum of Art Swope Art Museum (Terra Haute)
University Art Museums & Galleries Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso University
David Owsley Museum of Art, Ball State University http://cms.bsu.edu/Web/MuseumofArt.aspx David Owsley Museum of Art Expanding Ball State University announced it is expanding and renovating the David Owsley Museum of Art. The Museum of Art remains open, however the Ancient, Asian, Decorative Arts, and Ethnographic galleries will be off of view May through December. Renovated galleries will reopen in 2013. Groups may continue to book tours online
Snite Museum of Art (Notre Dame) SoFA Gallery (Indiana University School of Art)
Indiana Art Centers Anderson Fine Arts Center Brookston Art Center Chesterton Art Center Garfield Park Arts Center (Indianapolis) Harrison Center for the Arts (Indianapolis) Indianapolis Art Center John Waldron Arts Center (Bloomington) Lubeznik Center for the Arts (Michigan City) Mitchell Place Gallery of Fine Art (Muncie) Noblesville Cultural Arts Studio Arts Center (South Bend) Sugar Creek Art Center (Thorntown) Sullivan Muncie Cultural Center *bold italics denote member organizations
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Youth Art Month 2013
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Thank you so much for your participation in this years Youth Art Month Statehouse Exhibit and Celebration! We know you put in a lot of time and thought in preparing your student artwork and we are delighted that your quality art program and talented students were featured in this wonderful exhibit! This year’s Youth Art Month Statehouse Exhibit and Celebration was a huge success! Over 70 teachers participated in the exhibition showing over 300 works of art! The opening celebration was attended by over 1000 students, family members, and teachers. It was such a special treat to to hear the Indiana State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Glenda Ritz, speak in support of strong art education across the state! Each year, AEAI submits a statewide report to the national youth art month chairperson. AND WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please help strengthen Indiana’s portfolio and document your efforts in celebrating Youth Art Month in your own community, school, and school corporation. Please compile any newspaper, photos, press clippings, sample items, video documentation, etc of your Youth Art Month celebrations and submit them on the Indiana YAM website: http://yamindiana.weebly.com/yam-activities-documentation.html Lets show Nationals that Indiana art teachers make a difference!
Elementary Division Overall: Erik Boener, 2 - Mayflower Mill Elementary School Honorable Mention: Alex Cuellar, 1 - Washington Woods Elementary School Marissa Perkins, 4 - White River Elementary School Middle School Division Overall: Madison Stunda, 7 - Eastern Hancock Middle School Honorable Mention: Alison Carpenter, 8 - Carroll Middle School High School Division Overall: Baron Mattern, 11 - Jefferson High School Honorable Mention: Franci Figueroa, 12 - Carmel High School
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Overall Winner Alex Mikev, 11 Carmel High School
Allie Staub AEAI Youth Art Month Co-Chair Art Educator, Westfield Middle School Stauba@wws.k12.in.us
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Indiana Superintendent of Education Glenda Ritz with some of the over 350 exhibiting artists at the Youth Art Month celebration at the Statehouse on March 3rd, 2013.
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AEAI Awards Program AEAI recognizes excellence in the field of art education in the following categories. Outstanding Elementary Art Educator Outstanding Middle School Art Educator Outstanding Secondary Art Educator Outstanding K-12 Art Educator Outstanding Higher Education Art Educator Outstanding Special Needs Art Educator Outstanding Museum Art Educator Recipients of the awards above are recognized for demonstrating excellence in the classroom, active participation and leadership at the local, state, and/or national level, publications and/or exhibits, advocacy for the arts, and other art education related accomplishments. Recipients of these awards must have been a member of AEAI on January 1st of the year in which they were nominated, and must spend at least 51% of their working day in the job division for which they were nominated. Following the initial nomination, nominees will be asked to submit a resume or vita, and nominators will be asked to provide at least two letters of support for the nomination. A selection committee using a standardized rubric will score nominations.
Supervision/Administration Friend of the Arts/Community Individuals or organizations receiving these awards are recognized for extraordinary achievement contributing to art education. Recipients of these awards need not be a member of AEAI. Following the initial nomination, nominees will not be notified. Nominators will be asked to provide at least two letters of support for the nomination. A selection committee using a standardized rubric will score nominations.
Distinguished Fellows The AEAI Distinguished Fellows Program is designed to recognize exemplary contributions to the field of art education and to AEAI by its members. Those achieving recognition as AEAI Distinguished Fellows will have amassed a record of continuous teaching, service, leadership, and dedication to art education that is outstanding. The AEAI Distinguished Fellows Program is intended to recognize achievement in art education that is exceptional in its depth and breadth. Distinguished Fellows nominations are usually made by past or present AEAI Executive Board members, or those that are aware of the exemplary and long-term commitment to arts education in Indiana. Specific criteria are available from the Awards Chairperson.
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AEAI 2012 Award Nomination Form
I,___________________________, nominate _________________________________ (name of nominator) (name of nominee) For the following Art Educator of Indiana Award Division: Elementary_____ Middle_____ Secondary_____ Higher Ed_____ Special Needs _____ Student Teacher _____ Supervision/Administration_____ Museum_____ Distinguished Fellows_____ Friend _____ Community_____
Awards information can be found on the AEAI web site www.aeai.org Nominee Information (must be a member of AEAI for all categories except Administration/Supervision, Friend or Community) Name______________________________________________ Home Address: ____________________ City __________________ State____ Zip________ School Name_______________________________________________________________ School Address_____________________________________________________________ Position/Title_____________________________________________ Home phone________________________ Home E-mail____________________________ School phone_______________________ School E-mail___________________________ Nominator Information (summer contact information must be available!) Name______________________________________________ Home Address: ____________________ City __________________ State____ Zip________ School Name_______________________________________________________________ School Address_____________________________________________________________ Position/Title____________________________________________ Home phone________________________ Home E-mail____________________________ School phone_______________________ School E-mail___________________________ Nomination Deadline: June 15, 2013
Mail to: Marcia Carson 404 Shorewood Court Valparaiso, IN 46385-7720 219-465-1672 (home) 219-395-4516 (cell) mcarsart@comcast.net Spring
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Brauer Museum of Art Valparaiso University
Secondary School Showcase
Victor Garcia, Strength Charcoal on Paper Portage High School
Socheata Ing Orchid Vase Ceramic Lake Central High School
Madeline Estrada Bold Ceramic Merrillville High School
Jacqueline Davis Winding Roots Colored Pencil on paper LaLumiere High School 20
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Lafayette Jefferson High School Student Art Work
Miranda Hicks Hot Chocolate Colored Pencil on Illustration Board Christina VerPorter Cowboys & Angels Reduction relief print
Purdue University Bug Bowl
Shelly Tan Watercolor on Arches Still Life with Fllowers
Jasmine Williams Bee Acrylic Paint on honeycomb print on Thai Mango Paper
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n February, District 1 hosted a “Creating on iPads” workshop which was taught by Illinois Elementary Art Educator and Western Region Art Educator of the Year, Tricia Fuglestad. Participants learned about different apps such as Percolator, DoInk, Sketchbook Express and how to utilize those apps to create digital art. In this issue of Contact, we would like to share the work that District 1 member Bonnie Zimmer has been doing. She recently had a show at Indiana University Northwest. She is also a District 1 Liaison and AEAI Distinguished Fellow, Zimmer is the founder and coordinator of the Regional School Art Exhibitions at St. Joseph College. We would like to leave you with a website that may be of interest to you and a great resource in your classroom – SmART kids - http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/smartkids/home.html . I recently found this website which was created by SMART Museum from the University of Chicago. This website allows viewers to look at artists, ways of looking at art, writing about art, and play art detective. If you have any concerns or suggestions for future workshops, you can always contact us at district1art@gmail.com
20th Anniversary of the Regional School Art Exhibitions Cosponsored by Prairie Arts Council and Saint Joseph’s College Art Department This year marks the 20th anniversary for a series of special exhibitions held annually to showcase the artwork by art students in schools in the greater Jasper and Newton County regions of District 1. The original art work of over 700 students in grades K – 12 is featured annually at Saint Joseph’s College in this ongoing collaboration between PAC and SJC with the important goal of promoting and supporting the arts in our schools and rural community. AEAI Distinguished Fellow, Bonnie Zimmer is the founder and coordinator of the shows but acknowledges that the true work is done by the art teachers. Teachers must select their best student work (limited to about 40 pieces), prepare the work along with typed labels, distribute invitations to students; drive to Rensselaer to SJC where they install their own student work (and later drive back to retrieve the work!) . A Sunday afternoon Award Ceremony and Reception is held for each of the three levels of shows (Elementary K-4 Show; Middle Level 5-8 Show and High School 9-12 Show) in SJC’s Shen Auditorium where artists, their families, friends, art teachers and administrators honor student excellence. Each show is viewed by well over 1,000 students and guests of SJC. The receptions are attended by hundreds of guests. Students are thrilled to have their work exhibited at the college and the college students love viewing the regional student work. District One Art teachers who regularly participate include: Lori Murphy, Kelley Spurgeon, Karen Sue Dill, Jenn Salla Barrett, Tammy Pritchett, Ashley Welsch, Michelle Strong, Mary Geib, Marsha Minkert, Courtney Lakin, Jessica Lackner, Tony Cochran, Patrick Williams, Jena Raby, Pat Geleott, Tony Cochran. These teachers are to be commended for their dedication to their students and their programs.
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District Two
Deena Church & Susan Wenger
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appy, happy spring from District 2! With winter behind us we can look forward to sunnier days as we work our way to the end of our respective school years and the welcome rest and rejuvenation of summer. A big thank you goes out to those who sent art work for the Youth Art Month Exhibit in March. We had a record number of participants this year: 45 student works represented District 2! Nine art educators from five school districts in four counties – this was a great turn-out for our corner of the state. Our offer to pick up, deliver, and then return the work after the exhibit encouraged several of you this year. Hopefully we can provide this service again next year. Congratulations go out to everyone who participated in Scholastics Art and Writing Awards competition at the Ft. Wayne Museum of Art this year. District 2 art educators are committed to quality art education and creative achievement in their classrooms and it is demonstrated by the hundreds of works accepted in this competition. Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio is one of the top regions for national recognition of our students’ accomplishments. Our social gatherings for dinner are enjoyed by many members and we encourage everyone to join us when you can. Watch your e-mail for information about our annual summer workshop at United Art and Education. We hope to set the date soon. Summer brings opportunities for personal rejuvenation. Consider attending the St Mary’s of the Woods Retreat July 8,9,10, and 11. It’s a wonderful way to relax with other art educators and spend some time making your own art! As other opportunities become available, we’ll forward information, and, if you have anything that might be of interest, let us know and we’ll get it out to everyone. Questions, comments, suggestions? Contact us: deenak2u@comcast.net or wenger49@frontier.com.
FAME news from Terri Nagel
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n Fort Wayne we had the fabulous FAME Festival on March 9-10; 26th year now for this celebration of the arts in our area! FAME is a two day festival featuring performance arts such as music and dance and the visual arts. One highlight features the FW Philharmonic Orchestra performing an original musical composition written by 4th grade students in collaboration with music teacher Wendy Bloom and composer David Crowe. During the performance, students from the Fort Wayne Ballet Company dance their original composition that corresponds to the student created score! While the music is playing, student artwork that was created while listening to the Fame selected music is displayed on the big screen behind the musicians! Quite a coup for the arts and a wonderful collaboration. There is another venue for visual arts too, the exhibition includes both a two dimensional work area and a sculpture garden. The Mayor of Fort Wayne, Tom Henry, reviews the show and selects a large number of works to be displayed in his office for a month; it is a big honor for the kids to be selected! At the end of the show, the mayor holds a reception, congratulates each child, presents them with and takes a photo with them too! In addition, participating teachers select a student work for the Teacher's choice award, that work is exhibited in the FAME gallery after the weekend exhibition and travels the city to various sites throughout the year. AEAI member, Melissa Swaidner , coordinates the Imaginarium, a hands on art workshop featuring 20 tables of different art projects the kids can make that highlight the traditions of our featured FAME region; this year was Southeast Asia. As you may remember FAME founders Dorothy Kittaka and AEAI member Mike received an award for their community service to the arts a few years back, FAME is a model for us all of what wonderful work the arts can do through active collaboration! Spring
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District Three
Sherri Cline & Audrey Hays
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reetings from District 3! We hope your school year is wrapping up nicely. Good luck with your spring art shows! Once the school year is all wrapped up take a moment and come enjoy an ice cream social with your district representatives. We will be at Ivanhoe’s on June 12th at 5:00pm in Upland, Indiana. We will also be at Culver’s in Greenfield, Indiana on June 19th at 5:00pm. Those who attend District 3 ice cream socials will walk away with new art teacher friends from the community, goodie bags with supplies, and lesson plan ideas. Keep an eye on your email for information about upcoming workshops and outings. July 1 st we will be holding a workshop about using alcohol inks on ceramic tiles. We will also be visiting Mounds State Park for a nature walk and collaborative Andy Goldsworthy inspired evening of art on July 10th with a rain date of July 11th. Please RSVP for workshops by June 24th, email representatives at ahays@muncie.k12.in.us or scline@muncie.k12.in.us. We look forward to an art filled summer and hope to see you at some of our district events.
Sherri Cline poses with her Youth Art Month display in the Muncie Community Schools administration building.
Bulletin board celebrating Youth Art Month, created by Sherri Cline and displayed in her school, Sutton Elementary.
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Rebecca Loudermilk & Johanna Perez
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Planning is in the air…. In order to get to know you, Johanna and I are planning some get-togethers! The first one will be May 11th, at my school, Turkey Run High School. We are planning on having an open house from 1:00 – 3:00. You can visit with old friends, meet new friends, and if you are up for it, visit Turkey Run State Park as it is right across the road! We have meetings scheduled for June and July and are looking for host schools for the rest of the year. It may be too late for this year, but here’s something I did in my school to spread the arts. I work in a K-12 school, so I invited the teachers to participate in an after school ceramics class. They all paid a fee. I purchased supplies. And we met once a week for three months to make art! It was a great way to introduce what we do in the art room to the classroom teachers. I had teachers from kindergarten to calculus! They even planned their own gallery show complete with punch and cookies! What fun to share the joy of art with others! Not to mention the opportunity to open the eyes of your co-workers to the understanding that what we do is valuable! Please contact us to tell us some fun/special things that have been going on in your school/community! Becky Loudermlk: loudermilkr@tr.k12.in.us Johanna Perez: joivetteperez@gmail.com Have fun and make art! Becky and Johanna
Kaleb Lucas Self-sabotage Lafayette Jefferson High School
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District Five
Mickie Barsic & Emma Said
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elcome back from Spring Break! We hope you had a chance to rest & rejuvenate. Addie Simpson, former District 5 Representative with Mickie Barsic, has taken a new role as Treasurer of AEAI. In her place to fill the role, is Emma Said. She has her degree from Ball State University, with a Minor in Landscape Architecture, and has taught elementary art for 15 years in Indiana. She shares Mickie’s enthusiasm for AEAI and looks forward to meeting and working with District 5 members. And, as the season of spring welcomes new growth, so does AEAI District 5 welcome our growing community of members! District 5 encompasses 10 counties: Clay, Greene, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Owen, Putnam, Sullivan, and Vigo. If you are a new or existing member to AEAI (& NAEA), our state appreciates your continued professionalism and support! If you know anyone who would like to join, aren’t a member yet or your membership has lapsed, it’s not too late to get renewed – just visit www.aeai.org! The first two District 5 new members will receive a special incentive from us – a $20.00 gift certificate towards art supplies. We’ll check our AEAI membership department & announce the winners in the next issue of CONTACT. District 5 AEAI members also have a special opportunity to share their fun & successful lesson plans in a unique way. You may remember seeing lesson plan ‘place mats’ at past AEAI convention luncheons. If you have a fun & creative lesson idea to share, please send us your great ideas! Simply put the lesson plan on a 12” x 18” piece of construction paper, flip it over & place the student sample of artwork on the front – then laminate! J The Fall Convention may need as many as 400 placemats – your time & talent is needed! (Deadline for receiving placemats is Sept. 1, 2013). Please send at least 10 lesson plan placemats to: Attn: Art Teacher, 5301 W. Roxbury Road, Indianapolis, IN 46226. Lastly, we would like to thank all the District 5 Art educators and students who participated in the Youth Art Month (YAM) at the Indiana State House during the month of March. The artwork was beautiful and looked so impressive with so many different media & abilities. Please continue to advocate for Art Education in your county, your community, and your school. As you know already, art reaches the soul and can communicate in ways words sometimes can’t. Thank you for your hard work with the YAM Exhibit and enjoy your students’ continued success for the remainder of the school year! Mickie Barsic, Fall Creek Valley Middle School, mickiedanforth@gmail.co Emma Said, IPS #106 Robert Frost Elementary, SaidE@ips.k12.in.u
District Six
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ello District 6! My name is Jennifer Carrico, and I teach art at Washington Catholic Schools grades 1 – 12. My high school classes include Drawing, Sculpture, Graphic Design, Photography, and Painting. I am your new district representative, and hope to meet or contact each of you in the months ahead. If you have any questions or comments, please email me, and I will contact you as soon as possible. I would love to hear from you. Currently I am in need of county liaisons! So, if you are interested, please contact me at jcarrico@evdio.org or jcarrico73@gmail.com District 6 includes all the public and private schools in the following counties: Davies, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Warrick, Vanderburgh, Crawford AEAI District 6 blog address http://district6aeai.blogspot.com/ 26
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District Seven
Trish Korte & Kevin Schultz
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e are writing this article on our return drive home from Atlanta … our spring break excursion. We drove south to see The Frida & Diego exhibit at the High Museum of Art. It was amazing. It is rare to see these two phenomenal talents exhibited together and much of the show is on loan through the permanent collection from Mexico City. We highly recommend it! You’ll even see one of Frida’s corset cast that she painted as she lay in bed recuperating. We also attended the National Art Education Convention in Ft. Worth and it was re-energizing and inspiring as usual! There were over 4,000 attendees and many workshops, sessions, and museum tours. Fort Worth has some rare and beautiful works in their museums. The keynote speakers were outstanding! Our former NAEA President, Bob Sabol, gave an amazing speech on … how “Art Matters!” As an NAEA member, you need to check out the resources from the National Convention on the NAEA website. Many of the presenters have lessons and resources posted that are available for you. Spring seems just around the corner and many of us are wrapping up the year with art shows, grades and end of the year clean up and restocking. Take time to breath, summer break is coming. Think about a soul searching creative retreat at St. Mary of the Knobs this July. It is always rejuvenating to be around so many creative artist/ teachers willing to share their talents and best of all, the chance to make our own art.
Trish & Kevin at the High Museum
Does spring break have to end????
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Elementary Division
Jessica Watson
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reetings fellow Art Teachers! It was wonderful to see so many of your faces at Youth Art Month. We had a wonderful celebration of art in Indian as well as the fantastic opportunity to talk with our ally in education Glenda Ritz. Both my students and their parents we so excited to be a part of the wonderful day that would not have been possible with out the hard work of my fellow educators. On Friday, May 31 AEAI and the IMA will be cosponsoring an event to bring art conservationists from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC to talk with local art teachers about hands on art conservation activities for the classroom as well as while at the museum. It will be a delightful evening with fellow artists. Lastly, I would like to tell you if you have any ideas, questions, comments, or concerns PLEASE feel free to contact me, watsonj@ips.k12.in.us.
4th grade Printmaking Cityscape Grade: 4th Length of Time: 2-3 60 minute classes Materials: Watercolor paper Printing foam Ink
Watercolors Brushes/water brayer
Objective: Students will learn about cities and how a skyline looks. Students will then draw a city and create a cityscape on the warm and cool contrasting watercolor paper. Vocabulary: Warm/ Cool Colors Brayer Printmaking Procedure: Day 1 1. Students will talk about what is in a city and how the buildings of a city form the city’s skyline. 2. Students will draw their city on a blank sheet of paper. 3. Students will trace their drawing onto foam. 4. Wrap up 5. Clean up Day 2 6. Students will continue to transfer their cities to foam. 7. Students will paint a paper with half warm and half cool colors. 8. Wrap up, clean up Day 3 9. Students will print their cities on the warm side with ink and then again without re-inking on the cool side to create a ghost print which is also the reflection.
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Monique Holland, 4th Grade, Cold Spring School and her Cityscape Print YAM, 2013
Modeling: I will have a finished example and show the students how to complete each step on the board. We will also do each step as a class and I will walk around and see student progress. If a student is struggling I will model the procedure again. Guided Practice: I will have an example project as well as do each step on the board showing students how to do the steps. Independent Practice: After Guided Practice and Modeling students will have time to independently work on their projects. Check for Understanding: After each step I will ask for questions as well as walk around to see that each student has completed the step correctly. Assessment: Rubric Adaptations: Students who are special needs can often adapt projects to incorporate things that hold their interest. I may have a started project for the student or have written out directions that allow the student to learn using a different skill set. Higher Order Questions: What makes each city distinct? How do cities skylines represent the city? Examples? Indiana State Standards: 4.6, 4.7
Middle School Division
Michelle Chastain
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ello, I am so excited to be the new Middle School Level Representative for the AEAI. I have been married for almost 14 years. I married my high school sweetheart and I am the proud mother of three wonderful children ages 11, 8, and 4. They keep me on my toes 24/7. I have been an art teacher for going on 14 years. I have taught elementary, middle school, and high school art and teaching at all grade levels has allowed me to find the best grade level fit for me, which is middle school. I absolutely love my job. I find middle school students are the most amazing grade level to teach. Loving what I do has lead me to be the representative for middle school educators. I would love to be able to connect with all of the Middle School Art Teachers who are members of the AEAI and hopefully convert the nonmembers to AEAI members. Networking is vital to our growth and a great way to learn from each other. I love learning from others and would love to have workshops, where we can grow together as educators. I also enjoy attending the annual AEAI conference, where it is a wealth of knowledge for all grade level teachers. I would like to know what other Middle School teachers are interested in learning about, whether it is hands on art projects, technology instruction, or any other interest that will encourage learning. I hope to meet with other middle school teachers, so we can learn from each other and allow our membership to grow and let our ideas flourish. Please contact me with any ideas suggestions, workshops that you would like to have and any workshops you would like to perhaps host. I am thrilled to have this opportunity to be a representative for such an amazing group of educators. Please let me know how I can help you and our division grow! Spring
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Secondary School Division
Ricki Gibson
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s we reach the end of the year we are all breathing a sigh of relief and dreaming of the summer sun. With summer comes that little bit of extra time we all get to ourselves that we use to recharge our batteries. With that time I want to encourage everyone to continue to develop themselves as an artist. Sometimes during the year we get so wrapped up in teaching art that we forget to create some of our own. I always find that I devise my best lessons after a good long session in the studio. Starting in the spring there are always great classes and workshops available locally. Here in Indianapolis we have the Indianapolis Art Center that offers some wonderful programs where you can learn everything from woodworking to glass blowing. Don’t forget to feed that Art Historian within you as well. There are tons of great exhibits at our Indiana art museums. Locally, I am most excited to see the new Ai Weiwei exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. So contact your local art centers and museums and see what is out there!
Top “Teachers as Artists” Announced Cathy Ferguson, Tipton High School art teacher, is best of show 2D winner in this year’s “Teachers as Artists” exhibit housed in the Creative Arts and Event Center in Greenfield IN during March and April. Her work, entitled “Communal Conversations- Networking,” explores the link between animal behavior and human behavior. Her work contains a mix of acrylic paint, sculpey clay, tissue paper, modeling paste and acrylic skin transfers. She receives a $100 prize from sponsor Hancock County Arts for her efforts. Sara Greene is best of show 3D winner in the 2013 “Teachers as Artists” exhibit. She teaches ceramics and AP Studio Art at Cathedral High School. Her twelve inch, lidded pot is made of red stone clay. In her artist statement, she strives for perfection and simplicity of form combined with deep and complex richness within the glaze. She will also receive a $100 prize from Hancock Co Arts for best of show in 3D. Both winners are members of AEAI. The gallery is open Monday-Friday until two pm, when SoupHerb restaurant is open. Eighteen artists participated. Show will continue through April 25. Thanks go to the Art Education Association of IN, Hancock County Arts, and Hunts Remedy for sponsoring this event. Honorable mentions include artists/teachers Barbara Andrews, Sherryl Haines, James Jahrsdoerfer, Brenda Jalaie, Bess Lee, Jodi Monroe, Joshua Phillippe, Bridgette Savage, Kevin Rose Schultz, and Jeff Weiland.
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Higher Education Division
Laurel Campbell
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am pleased to inform art educators around the state that we are at least temporarily winning the fight to keep intact the requirement for an art education degree to obtain a license to teach P-12 fine arts. The proposal so many of you testified against, or wrote letters about, REPA II, was not passed by the IDOE on March 31, 2013. Some of you might remember earlier articles I wrote for CONTACT in which I made pleas for common sense and a continued adherence to high standards for art educators. For now, we will remain under REPA, which was passed in 2010. An IDOE official stated the following:
“The current exemptions for content areas that cannot be added by a test continue in place. Specifically, the content areas of Communication Disorders, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Generalist, Fine Arts, Exceptional Needs, English as a New Language, and High Ability require a program of coursework and cannot be added to an existing license by only passing the content exam ( 515 IAC 8-2-1(e)).”
I believe that all of you who teach visual arts should be respected for the hard work you completed to receive a license, beginning with college coursework and student teaching, as well as maintaining your license through continuing education courses. The IDOE is also keeping the professional growth points system in place so educators can get credit for the courses they take to renew their license. This position is another positive one from my own perspective. I enjoy teaching summer workshops for teachers who seek more current information about visual arts teaching as well as a way to connect with other educators. As a professor who educates new teachers, I find that I learn as much as I teach, by observing my young students create innovative lesson and curriculum plans. Their idealistic and hopeful approach to teaching causes me to feel pride in their commitment to children and young adults in Indiana, as well as sheer pleasure from their enthusiasm.
As spring unfolds, bringing new flowers and budding trees, we can have a renewed faith in doing the “right thing,” in supporting each other as state mandates come and go, and staying strong as a community of educators. Your voices count!!
JOIN the AEAI Listserve! By joining the AEAI Listserve, you will receive the most up-to-date information on scheduled workshops, conferences, advocacy issues, teacher positions, and other vital aspects that are related to art education in Indiana. Join AEAI Google Groups to receive email from AEAI. If you are already a member of Google, just log in and search for the "AEAI" group. If you are not a member, join Google Groups and then search for the AEAI group. If you have any problems, contact homested@dmrtc.net.
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Steve Gruenert
valuating the Art Teacher
Throughout my years in education I have had the opportunity to teach Art (K-12), to evaluate Art teachers (as a principal), to teach new principals how to evaluate teachers (as a professor), and more recently, debate new teacher evaluation models in Ph.D.-level courses with practicing principals and superintendents. Since 1983, not much has changed. Most of the people who are charged with evaluating teachers come from the core curriculum. This background can limit the scope of acceptable activities deemed as effective in the Art room. And, when a principal who was previously an Art teacher evaluates the Math teacher, the same dissonance is likely. Obviously with language arts and math being such high-stakes in Indiana who can blame any administrator for not trying to impose some kind of personal belief system into their evaluations, evaluating teachers is a personal thing. So, you can imagine the thoughts racing through the principal’s mind as she or he wanders past the Art room and it appears nobody is in their seat, they seem to be having informal conversations, laughing, hanging out by the sink, or staring out the window. The things Art teachers do to inspire the imagination, to help students think creatively, to express themselves within the confines of a public school are usually out-of-the-box activities. It can appear chaotic at times. Thus, as we are challenged to provide a sense of accountability, at the same time we have a passion for liberating students’ minds. Many Art teachers are asked to fit their delivery of instruction within the rubrics used for every other classroom teacher in the building. Most administrators do not see any problem with this. Most are proud of the fact that they have an instrument that can be applied to any teacher - as if a universal set of teaching behaviors have been identified. That is where a rubric designed for Art teachers may enter the conversation. On the AEAI website you will find a proposed rubric for evaluating Art teachers, based on work from the Indiana Music Educators Association. It has been reviewed by a few principals and superintendents in Indiana, with mixed reviews. It is based upon the RISE model which many Indiana corporations have adopted and/or adapted. It is simply a conversation piece at this time. I am sure additional refinements would be necessary for it to actually be used. Feel free to read through it and see if you would want this rather than a generic device and ask your principal if it has any merit. Who knows?
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2013 Summer Art Teacher Retreat July 8, 9, 10, 11 Here’s the event you’ve been waiting for: Our eleventh annual Summer Art Teacher Retreat on the campus of St. Mary-of-theWoods College. Four days and three nights allow you to immerse yourself in your own work. Lodging, meals and professional workshops included. The noon start on Monday and luncheon wrap up on Thursday allow for daytime travel. This year’s agenda will include painting a Mexican floor cloth, printmaking with white-line woodcuts, clay sculpture with slip cast molds deconstructed, crocheted bracelets and the space available to pursue your own painting project. Single rooms will be $250, and double rooms will run $200 per person for all four days!! A list of supplies to bring will be sent out in June to all registered attendees.
Plan now to attend... You deserve it!! An application is included in this issue.
For more information contact: Trish Korte: trishandrayko@aol.com or Kevin Schultz: kevin.schultz@insightbb.com
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11th AEAI Summer Art Teacher Retreat July 8-11, 2013 at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College Campus Particulars: Check-in Monday 10 am until lunchtime at 12 noon. Our first session will begin at 1 pm. after our welcoming luncheon. All meals are included in the package with our last meal being Thursday lunch. Plan to stay! Housing at air conditioned Le Fer Hall. Double occupancy is encouraged by the college. *If you request a double room rate and do not request a roommate, a roommate will be assigned to you. What to bring and supply list will follow (around the first of June)
Name Home Address City, ST, ZIP /
Home Phone / Cell phone School, Grade level Home E-mail ** AEAI Membership #
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Single Room $250 total. Double Room $200 total. Roommate request:___________________. (will be assigned if none requested)
Make checks payable to AEAI.
** If not a member of AEAI, please include a separate check for $80 additional registration fee (or pay your AEAI membership fee – $80 check to NAEA) Reserve your place by mailing this form with registration fees to: Trish Korte 5071 E. Borden Road Pekin, IN 47165 Receipt of payment secures your participation until we are at capacity Spring
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Dan Giancaspro Chus Cau Bridge Monoprint LaLumiere High School
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AEAI EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Officers/Voting Members
Voting Members cont’d
President : Sidney Allen 3515 W Julie Lane Indianapolis, IN 46228 H 317-299-2041 sallen915@comcast.net
District 3 Rep: Sherri Cline 1606 W. Adams St. Muncie, Indiana 47303 salcline@gmail.com 317-627-0633
Past President: Teresa R. Nagel 10325 Bitterroot Ct. Ft. Wayne, IN. 46804 trnagel1027@yahoo.com
District 4 Co-Reps: Becky Loudermilk 1537 N 900 E Rockville, IN 47872 (765) 597-2700 loudermr@tr.k12.in.us
President Elect: Bev Staub Washington Woods Elem School 17950 Grassy Branch Rd Westfield, IN 46074 317-867-7949, 317-407-3071 staubb@wws.k12.in.us
Johanna Perez 11442 Wilderness Trail Fishers, IN 46038 joivetteperez@gmail.com 219-614-1168
Treasurer: Addie Simpson 1052 Heritage Lane West Terre Haute, IN 47803 H 812-201-3720 ajs2@vigoschools.org Secretary: M. Buffy Rogers P O Box 124 404 Main Street Battle Ground, IN 47920 W 765-772-4700 X2788 H 765-567-2453 mbuffyrogers@yahoo.com
Voting Members District 1 Co-Reps: Patricia Cummings 408 Elmhurst Valparaiso, IN 46385 H 219-464-2275 Cummingsp9@hotmail.com Jill Sayers P.O. Box 334 Crown Point, IN 46308 H 219-662-8373 jsayers@tricreek.k12.in.us District 2 Co-Reps: Susan Wenger 4331 S Wayne Ave Fort Wayne, IN 46807 260- 456-1414 wenger49@frontier.com Deena Church 1812 Monet Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46845 260-637-9371 deenak2u@comcast.net
District 5 Co-Reps: Micki Barsic Fall Creek Valley Middle School 9701 East 63rd St Indianapolis, IN 46236 C 317-694-5872 mickiedanforth@gmail.com Emma Said IPS #160 Robert Frost Elementary 5301 West Roxbury Road Indianapolis, IN 46226 W 317-226-4106 SaidE@ips.k12.in.us District 6 Rep: Jennnifer Carrico 8181 E. Old State Rd. 64 Stendal, IN 47585 H (812) 630-8675 jcarrico73@gmail.com
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Non-voting Members cont’d
Middle School Division: Michelle Chastain 140 South Sycamore Street Campbellsburg, IN 47108 H 812-755-4670 W 812-752-8926 chastain367@gmail.com
VSA Indiana: Gayle M. Holtman 1505 North Delaware Indianapolis, IN 46202 H 317-974-4123, W 800-484-8055 (code 1605) gholtman@vsai.org
Secondary Division: Ricki Gibson 3475 Firethorn Drive Whitestown, IN 46075 317-366-2232 rgibson@brownsburg.k12.in.us
Awards: Marcia Carson 404 Shorewood Court Valparaiso, IN 46385 H 219-465-1672 mcarsart@comcast.net
Higher Educ. Division : Laurel H. Campbell Indiana University-Purdue University 2101 Coliseum Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46805 260-481-6877 campbell@ipfw.edu
Contact/Publishing: Jane Lohmeyer 171 McIntyre Ct. Valparaiso, IN 46383 H 219-464-2504 jane.lohmeyer@valpo.edu
Student Div. Rep: Suzanne Finn 128 Barton Ave Terre Haute, IN 47803-183 (812) 232-9386 sfinn@sycamores.indstate.edu
Convention Cordinator: Jill Sayers P.O. Box 334 Crown Point, IN 46308 H 219-662-8373 jsayers@tricreek.k12.in.us
Supervision/Administration Rep.: Steve Gruenert 211K University Hall Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 47809 812-237-2900 Steve.Gruenert@indstate.edu
InSEA/USSEA Rep: Marjorie Manifold 7574 W. Airport Rd. Bloomington, In 47403 H 812-825-4013 mmanifol@indiana.edu
District 7 Co-Reps: Kevin Schultz New Albany High School 1020 Vincennes Street New Albany, IN 47150 H 812-923-7138 kschultz@nafcs.k12.in.us
Museum Education Division: Tania Said Schuler David Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University Muncie, IN 47306 (765) 285 - 3372 phone tsaid@bsu.edu
Trish Korte 5071 E. Borden Road Pekin, IN 47165 H 812-967-8956 tkorte@nafcs.k12.in.us trishandrayko@aol.com
Retired Teachers Div Rep Herb Eveland 18571 W. 12th Road Plymouth, In. 46563 H 574-936-7461 hleveland@embarqmail.com
Elementary School Division: Jessica Watson –Coleman 5021 Caroline Ave Indianapolis, Indiana 46205 765-461-7264 WatsonJ@ips.k12.in.us
Non-voting Members Advocacy: Clyde Gaw 11754 Sinclair Dr Indianapolis, IN 46163 W 317-861-1528 Ext 717 H 317-826-0250 cgaw@newpal.k12.in.us campak13@sbcglobal.net
Membership Chair: Ann Stanley 415 E. Jefferson St. Crawfordsville, IN 47933-2929 (765) 361-9736 astanley311@sbcglobal.net Technology: Leah Morgan 15772 Murray Rd Mitchell, IN 47446 H 812-388-6869 homested@dmrtc.net Webmaster: Allie Staub stauba@wws.k12.in.us Youth Art Month: Mindy Hiatt 9422 Haddington Dr West Indianapolis, IN 46256 317-753-1660 mindyhiattphotography@gmail.com Allie Staub stauba@wws.k12.in.us
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CONTACT Editor Jane Lohmeyer 171 McIntyre Ct. Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 Newsletter of the Art Education Association of Indiana