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Newsletter of the Art Education Association of Indiana, Inc.
Spring 2013
INSIDE:
Convention Preview
St. Mary’s Retreat Information
2 CONTACT
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
St. Mary’s Retreat ....................................... 34 - 35
AEAI Executive Council .................................... 39
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:
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President’s Message Sidney Allen
S 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,
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.”
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
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President Elect Bev Staub
I 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!
Indiana dinner at NAEA
Convention
YAM awards at NAEA
Convention
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Editor’s Message Jane Lohmeyer
I 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!!
Vicky Jones
elvira
Lafayette Jefferson High School
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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.
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)
July 8 - 11 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)
Aug 16 "Pamper Yourself" Mani/Pedi evening (see District 1webpage)
Sept Crayola DreamMakers Math Workshop at Lake Prairie (see District 1webpage)
Nov. 16 Winter Dinner (see District 1webpage)
Workshops, etc.
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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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Jessica Balsley is a passionate art educator, graduate instructor, wife, mother, and entrepreneur. She is most well
known as the founder of "The Art ofEducation" (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 RelevantTM
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.
Keynote Speakers
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C 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
From the Convention Coordinator Jill Sayers
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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 [email protected]. 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
T 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 [email protected]
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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
Fort Worth and an Indiana State Museum Educator:
The NAEA 2013 Conference Experience
Museum News
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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.
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 life-
long understanding and learning. Through
active listening a story becomes meaningful.
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
Texas guitar and mandolin club c. 1910
Mary Fields
James Beckwourth
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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
Indianapolis Children’s Museum www.childrensmuseum.org
Indianapolis Museum of Art
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
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)
Purdue University Galleries (West Lafayette)
March 4 - April 21, 2013 “On Six Legs: 100 Years of Insect Art and Science”
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
Indiana Art Museums, Galleries and Art Centers Museums News (cont’d)
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Youth Art Month 2013
D ear Art Teachers,
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
Overall Winner
Alex Mikev, 11
Carmel High School
Mindy Hiatt
AEAI Youth Art Month Co-Chair
Art Educator, Westlake Elementary School
Allie Staub
AEAI Youth Art Month Co-Chair
Art Educator, Westfield Middle School
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Mindy Hiatt & Allie Staub
Indiana Superintendent of Education Glenda Ritz with some of the over 350 exhibiting artists at the Youth Art Month celebra-
tion at the Statehouse on March 3rd, 2013.
Overall winner: Alex Mikev, Grade 11, Carmel High School
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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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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____________________________
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Nomination Deadline: June 15, 2013 Mail to: Marcia Carson
404 Shorewood Court
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Victor Garcia,
Strength
Charcoal on Paper
Portage High School
Madeline Estrada
Bold
Ceramic
Merrillville High School
Jacqueline Davis
Winding Roots
Colored Pencil on paper
LaLumiere High School
Socheata Ing
Orchid Vase
Ceramic
Lake Central High School
Brauer Museum of Art
Valparaiso University
Secondary School Showcase
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Christina VerPorter
Cowboys & Angels
Reduction relief print
Miranda Hicks
Hot Chocolate
Colored Pencil on Illustration Board
Jasmine Williams
Bee
Acrylic Paint on honeycomb print on Thai
Mango Paper Shelly Tan
Watercolor on Arches
Still Life with Fllowers
Purdue University
Bug Bowl
Lafayette Jefferson High School
Student Art Work
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District One Patricia Cummings & Jill Sayers
I 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
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
H 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: [email protected] or [email protected].
FAME news from Terri Nagel
I 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!
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District Three Sherri Cline & Audrey Hays
G 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 1st 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 [email protected] or [email protected]. We look
forward to an art filled summer and hope to see you at some of our district events.
Bulletin board celebrating Youth Art
Month, created by Sherri Cline and dis-
played in her school, Sutton Elementary.
Sherri Cline poses with her Youth Art
Month display in the Muncie Community
Schools administration building.
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District Four Rebecca Loudermilk & Johanna Perez
H ello District Four!
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: [email protected]
Johanna Perez: [email protected]
Have fun and make art!
Becky and Johanna
Kaitlyn Steiner
Lafayette Jefferson High School
Kaleb Lucas
Self-sabotage
Lafayette Jefferson High School
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District Six Jennifer Carrico
District Five Mickie Barsic & Emma Said
H 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 [email protected] or
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/
W 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, [email protected]
Emma Said, IPS #106 Robert Frost Elementary, [email protected]
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District Seven Trish Korte & Kevin Schultz
W 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.
Does spring break
have to end????
Trish & Kevin at the High Museum
Trish in Ft. Worth
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Elementary Division Jessica Watson
G 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, [email protected].
4th grade Printmaking Cityscape
Grade: 4th
Length of Time: 2-3 60 minute classes
Materials:
Watercolor paper Watercolors
Printing foam Brushes/water
Ink 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.
Monique Holland, 4th Grade,
Cold Spring School and her
Cityscape Print YAM, 2013
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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
H 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 non-members 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!
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Secondary School Division Ricki Gibson
A 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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I 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!!
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Supervision/Administration Steve Gruenert
E 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-the-
Woods 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: [email protected] or Kevin Schultz: [email protected]
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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)
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Registration Fees -- Receipt of payment secures your participation until we are at capacity
(3 nights and 4 days accommodations with workshops and meals included!!!)
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
Name
Home Address
City, ST, ZIP
Home Phone / Cell phone /
School, Grade level
Home E-mail
** AEAI Membership # (status must be current **)
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Dan Giancaspro
Chus Cau Bridge
Monoprint
LaLumiere High School
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AEAI EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Voting Members cont’d
Middle School Division:
Michelle Chastain
140 South Sycamore Street Campbellsburg, IN 47108
H 812-755-4670
W 812-752-8926 [email protected]
Secondary Division:
Ricki Gibson
3475 Firethorn Drive
Whitestown, IN 46075 317-366-2232
Higher Educ. Division :
Laurel H. Campbell
Indiana University-Purdue University 2101 Coliseum Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
260-481-6877 [email protected]
Student Div. Rep:
Suzanne Finn
128 Barton Ave Terre Haute, IN 47803-183
(812) 232-9386
Supervision/Administration Rep.:
Steve Gruenert
211K University Hall
Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 47809
812-237-2900
Museum Education Division:
Tania Said Schuler
David Owsley Museum of Art
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306 (765) 285 - 3372 phone
Retired Teachers Div Rep
Herb Eveland
18571 W. 12th Road
Plymouth, In. 46563
H 574-936-7461 [email protected]
Non-voting Members Advocacy:
Clyde Gaw 11754 Sinclair Dr
Indianapolis, IN 46163
W 317-861-1528 Ext 717 H 317-826-0250
Non-voting Members cont’d VSA Indiana:
Gayle M. Holtman 1505 North Delaware
Indianapolis, IN 46202
H 317-974-4123, W 800-484-8055 (code 1605)
Awards:
Marcia Carson 404 Shorewood Court Valparaiso, IN 46385
H 219-465-1672
Contact/Publishing:
Jane Lohmeyer 171 McIntyre Ct.
Valparaiso, IN 46383 H 219-464-2504
Convention Cordinator:
Jill Sayers
P.O. Box 334
Crown Point, IN 46308
H 219-662-8373 [email protected]
InSEA/USSEA Rep:
Marjorie Manifold
7574 W. Airport Rd. Bloomington, In 47403
H 812-825-4013
Membership Chair:
Ann Stanley
415 E. Jefferson St.
Crawfordsville, IN 47933-2929 (765) 361-9736
Technology:
Leah Morgan
15772 Murray Rd
Mitchell, IN 47446 H 812-388-6869
Webmaster:
Allie Staub
Youth Art Month: Mindy Hiatt
9422 Haddington Dr West
Indianapolis, IN 46256 317-753-1660
Allie Staub
Officers/Voting Members President :
Sidney Allen
3515 W Julie Lane Indianapolis, IN 46228
H 317-299-2041
Past President:
Teresa R. Nagel
10325 Bitterroot Ct.
Ft. Wayne, IN. 46804
President Elect:
Bev Staub
Washington Woods Elem School
17950 Grassy Branch Rd
Westfield, IN 46074 317-867-7949, 317-407-3071
Treasurer:
Addie Simpson
1052 Heritage Lane West Terre Haute, IN 47803
H 812-201-3720
Secretary:
M. Buffy Rogers
P O Box 124 404 Main Street
Battle Ground, IN 47920
W 765-772-4700 X2788 H 765-567-2453
Voting Members
District 1 Co-Reps:
Patricia Cummings
408 Elmhurst
Valparaiso, IN 46385
H 219-464-2275 [email protected]
Jill Sayers
P.O. Box 334
Crown Point, IN 46308
H 219-662-8373
District 2 Co-Reps:
Susan Wenger 4331 S Wayne Ave
Fort Wayne, IN 46807
260- 456-1414 [email protected]
Deena Church
1812 Monet Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46845 260-637-9371
Voting Members cont’d
District 3 Rep:
Sherri Cline
1606 W. Adams St.
Muncie, Indiana 47303 [email protected]
317-627-0633
District 4 Co-Reps:
Becky Loudermilk
1537 N 900 E Rockville, IN 47872
(765) 597-2700
Johanna Perez 11442 Wilderness Trail Fishers, IN 46038
[email protected] 219-614-1168
District 5 Co-Reps:
Micki Barsic
Fall Creek Valley Middle School
9701 East 63rd St
Indianapolis, IN 46236 C 317-694-5872
Emma Said
IPS #160 Robert Frost Elementary
5301 West Roxbury Road Indianapolis, IN 46226
W 317-226-4106 [email protected]
District 6 Rep:
Jennnifer Carrico
8181 E. Old State Rd. 64
Stendal, IN 47585 H (812) 630-8675
District 7 Co-Reps:
Kevin Schultz New Albany High School 1020 Vincennes Street
New Albany, IN 47150
H 812-923-7138 [email protected]
Trish Korte 5071 E. Borden Road Pekin, IN 47165
H 812-967-8956
[email protected] [email protected]
Elementary School Division:
Jessica Watson –Coleman 5021 Caroline Ave Indianapolis, Indiana 46205
765-461-7264
CONTACT Editor Jane Lohmeyer 171 McIntyre Ct. Valparaiso, Indiana 46383
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