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Volume 3 ~ Issue 9 ~ MARCH 2012

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IASB Annual ConventionDisplay Student ArtworkYou’re invited!All State Art Camp

1:1 Initiatives in the Art RoomTechnology

AND MORE...

All articles are submitted bymembers within Art Educators of Iowa.

Art Educators strives to helpcompile and supply resources

for the art educators and supportersthroughout all of Iowa. If you are

interested in working with “The Message”or Art Educators of Iowa please visit

http://www.artedia.org

Editing is done to the best of abillity. Ifthere are concerns about incorrectinformation or misleading articles;

please do not hesitate to contact theeditor so the problem is addressed.

If there are topics you would like to seecovered but you would rather not writethe article, please submit the necessary

resources to the editor and the topicwill be addressed in a following issue

to the best of her ability.

If you have an event of signi�cance toadd to the information within The Messageplease submit that as well; this can include

but is not limited to art shows, contests,conferences, seminars, workshops

and more. This will only help supplyresources for future issues.

Editor, The MessageLisa M. Jorgensen

marketing@artedia.org

To all AEI Members, I am retiring from my position as Chair of the Iowa Hall of Pride Kiosk Project. I will train my replacement. My tour of duty will be up at the end of August. Inquires may be made at 515-465-3422 or pratt3d.dave@gmail.com. Thanks.Dave Pratt, IHP Chair

Reserve your Fall Conference table for $20. You can sell your art on Saturday night at the conference. Watch the artedia.org

website for more details.

Remember to click the link on artedia.org and reserve your room before September 2 if you want the discounted price.

Like public art? You can download a preview at http://www.iowawestpublicart.org/ and download the cell phone

number for the tell all about the art.

Get your nominations in for the art award ceremony 2012. Send them to Maggie, forms are online.

All articles are submitted bymembers within Art Educators of Iowa.

Art Educators strives to helpcompile and supply resources

for the art educators and supportersthroughout all of Iowa. If you are

interested in working with “The Message”or Art Educators of Iowa please visit

http://www.artedia.org

Editing is done to the best of abillity. Ifthere are concerns about incorrectinformation or misleading articles;

please do not hesitate to contact theeditor so the problem is addressed.

If there are topics you would like to seecovered but you would rather not writethe article, please submit the necessary

resources to the editor and the topicwill be addressed in a following issue

to the best of her ability.

If you have an event of signi�cance toadd to the information within The Messageplease submit that as well; this can include

but is not limited to art shows, contests,conferences, seminars, workshops

and more. This will only help supplyresources for future issues.

Editor, The MessageLisa M. Jorgensen

marketing@artedia.org

To all AEI Members, I am retiring from my position as Chair of the Iowa Hall of Pride Kiosk Project. I will train my replacement. My tour of duty will be up at the end of August. Inquires may be made at 515-465-3422 or pratt3d.dave@gmail.com. Thanks.Dave Pratt, IHP Chair

Reserve your Fall Conference table for $20. You can sell your art on Saturday night at the conference. Watch the artedia.org

website for more details.

Remember to click the link on artedia.org and reserve your room before September 2 if you want the discounted price.

Like public art? You can download a preview at http://www.iowawestpublicart.org/ and download the cell phone

number for the tell all about the art.

Get your nominations in for the art award ceremony 2012. Send them to Maggie, forms are online.

Ronda Sternhagen, Grundy Center MS/HSArt Educators of Iowa President As we flip the calendar to May, it is the perfect time to begin reflecting on the things that you and your students have accomplished this school year. Some of you will be out of school by the time the end of the month rolls around, and some of you will be getting close to that last day. I do encourage you to take a few minutes to reflect on the things that were successful in your program and also things that you want to change for the upcoming school year. May also brings around Teacher Appreciation Day! I would like to be one of the first to THANK YOU for your dedication and service to the profession! Take some time for yourself on Teacher Appreciation Day...make some art, read from a favorite book or magazine, etc. You deserve it. Until next time...

A Message from the President

Je�erson and Greene County to host the �rst "Iowa Bicycle Festi-

val" on May 26. There will be a juried art show with the bicycle

theme. For more information check out either

raccoonrivervalleytrail.org or

iowabicyclefestival.com

Prizes range from $100 to $500 cash prizes! Art work may also be

for sale.

"Short Stop" By Karen Cooper, Jefferson, IA

From: Kathleen AlmelienTo: Iowa Legislative Conference Committee

RE: I wish to urge you to support the Arts as a core subject in the education bill that is being worked on in your Conference Committee

I see the visual arts as a way that Iowa students can practice problem solving. So many times our education system has only one right answer. The student's answer is right or all other solutions are wrong. A Black or White education model.

In the arts the student strive to use information and research to come up with their own unique answer to a problem. This skill of problem solving is used in life as we make decisions after researching all the input and gray areas to make a decision.

Without your support art becomes a past time of the average as the Arts time in the school day is syphoned off for students who need extra reading, learning as a second language, science lab, special needs and talent and gifted …. to raise test scores. Art may be offered, but you have given the local decision makers a way of lessening the importance of art during the school day and make it an extra curricular activity.

The Core status will help the weak art departments become stronger in Iowa. The Core will give the teachers a guide for problem-solving rather than a college driven learning model driven by media success. The core will set expectations of problem solving goals across the state.

Sincerely,Kathleen Almelien

FWD: MEMBER EDITORIAL

Youth Art Month’s Governor’s AwardEighteen students’ artwork was displayed in the Governor and Lt. Governor’s o�ces through the month of April. Most of the students were able to attend the ceremony on April 4 th at the Capitol in Des Moines. Governor Branstad and Lt. Governor Reyn-

olds congratulated them and presented them with certi�cates.

Don’t Forget to Enter the Sargent Art’s Second Chance for a Trip for your student, teacher and one parent to win a trip to NEW YORK CITY! Go to http://www.sargentart.com/sa/artcontest2012.asp

For the third year, you are invited to display your students’ artwork at IASB’s 67th Annual Convention, Nov. 14-15, 2012, at the Iowa Events Center.

The Iowa Association of School Boards is pleased once again to shine the spotlight on Iowa’s most precious commodity - our students. IASB will showcase three student art-

works from each district at their annual convention. Last year they proudly featured 110 original student pieces from 42 districts, and this year they’re hoping to expand the

display!

Now is the time to start saving your students’ art for the fall IASB 67th Convention Stu-dent Artwork Show! We will begin collection of work at the July 17 Summer Board Meet-ing. Work can be sent with AEI area reps and officers. Or you can send work directly to

IASB. Note that the collection date is BEFORE our AEI Fall Conference.

Here are the submission details and requirements:

1. School districts must be IASB members.2. Submissions for student artwork will open Aug. 1, 2012;3. Due to printing deadlines, artwork must be received no later than Sept. 21, 2012;4. Each school district may submit up to three original student pieces;5. Each piece must represent a different grade level (one from preschool or elementary, one from middle school, one from high school);6. 2-D, high quality art can be no larger than 24” x 30” which includes a well-crafted 3” mat;7. 3-D, high quality 8” x 10” photos (11” x 14” matted) are acceptable;8. Mats must be crescent board quality in any color;9. Each piece must be labeled according to the instructions (see link below);10. All three pieces must be sent in the same box and will be returned after the convention;11. Completed “Student Art Exhibit Forms” must be included with the artwork submissions;12. All students will be mailed a certificate of appreciation!

Iowa Association of School Boards Invites You to Display

http://www.ia-sb.org/uploadedFiles/IASB/Convention_Web/Student%20Art%20Contact%20Information%20only.pdfRefer to our Student Art Exhibit Contact Information Form for details and procedures.

Questions?Karla Long

klong@ia-sb.org(800) 795-4272 x 258

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Cappie Dobyns, Middle Division Representative

During the month of April, a few NAEA Middle Level initiatives have been shared—speci�cally the Middle Level Newsletter, NING and a cross-division research group working to examine needs and o�er support for k-12 educators. First, while the deadline doesn’t coincide with our AEI newsletter distribu-tion, let me still communicate about the NAEA Middle Level Newsletter our Division Director, Linda Keiling is preparing. She hopes this will become yet another avenue for sharing information and resources speci�c to our needs. She notes that sub-mitted articles have no word limits and may include 1-3 pictures. For the �rst newsletter, Linda’s topic suggestions include:

Stories can be sent within an email or as a

KIELINGL@wlwv.k12.or.us by Tuesday, May 1st. (If you have a great idea, please con-sider contacting her to see if a later dead-line is possible.)

Secondly, I would like to encourage you to investigate and join the NAEA Middle Division NING. NING is simply a platform like Facebook, the only di�erence is that its members are a targeted audi-ence, like middle level educators. So, at NAEA's Middle Division NING you will �nd recommendations about books and lessons, conversations about classroom management, and an opportunity to open a discussions or garner feedback about a

personal concern. Joining the NAEA Ning is e�ortless and navigating it is even easier. Simply go to the below URL. http://naeamiddlelevel.ning.com/ Thirdly, Chris Grodaski, the NAEA

-ing with Linda Kieling o�ered information about a cross-division research committee hoping to “coordinate the professional development needs of art educators and create support partnerships” as well. This group, CDRC, can be accessed via Facebook and is soliciting your suggestions. Visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/cdrcnaea/ to learn more.

In closing, let me also invite you to not only plan to attend, but to submit a presen-tation proposal for the upcoming fall confer-ence. Presenting is scary, even to those who do it a lot. But, I �nd it has taught be to be a re�ective teacher and strengthened both my practice and my connection to others a value and hope to learn from. The “Call for Presenters” form can be found at our AEI website.

http://www.artedia.org/fallconference.html

FROM

Nancy Barsic, 102 Bonnie Blvd., Hudson, IA 50643(319) 988- 4302 barsicn@gmail.com or nancy.barsic@cfschools.org

Nat. Visual Art St. #1 media #2Structures #3 Subject matter #4 History #5 Assess #6 Connections art & biologyTime needed: Brief introduction to Butter�eld & the assignment so students have time to gather materials, then two 50 minutes class periods.

Butter�eld’s sculptures are clearly horses & each one she creates is unique! However, they are not realistic; you cannot see eyes or ears. Her horses are “abstract.” (Art that does not represent reality but achieves its e�ect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures). They look like they are made with driftwood and branches but are cast in bronze. It takes Butter�eld 3 to 5 years to create a sculpture so they are in great demand. Her horses are in Minneapolis, Seattle, New York, Portland and Des Moines. Look for her work in Hawaii and Montana, where she has studios. There are more in Ohio, Indiana, Los Vegas, Chicago, Fort Worth, Orlando… Each one of Butter�eld’s horses are creative in that she captures realism in an abstract way; no eyes or ears, yet no one is left guessing that they are horses. With “Juno” and “Ancient Forest” Butter�eld juxtaposes the delicate and airy look of wood scraps with a heavy bodied animal. Her innovative approach to sculpture may set an example for children to explore and experiment. According to Wilson in “Creativity Killers,” many children “learn little about the joy of exploration, how to innovate and solve problems and the art of discovery as these elements pertain to creating something.”

Student Sculpture Directions: Look at & discuss Butter�eld’s horses. Create a unique natural objects sculpture. Sketch a plan. What animal will it be? Lay out pieces, rearrange. Think basic animal skeleton. How can you make it structurally sound & balanced? Glue it together with low melt glue guns. (Teach glue safety) Look at it from all sides. Do you need to add or change anything? Does it stand on its own?Materials for Found Object Sculpture Branches, twigs, pine cones, etc. Low melt glue guns with plenty of glue Sti� paper or cardboard base

Vocabulary & Concepts: skeleton, structural soundness, balance

Bibliography: Photos from Pappajohn Sculpture garden in Des Moines, “Ancient Forest” (2 views) and “Juno” and website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Butter�eld

Questions to ask as you work and after it is done: How big would I make it if I had unlimited time and materials? Would I have preferred to work collaboratively instead of individually? Does my work hold together? Is it structurally sound? Does it look interesting from all sides? What would I do di�erently next time?

LESSON PLAN SHARE: BUTTERFIELD HORSES

I went to the national art conference in NYC and went to this good workshop "Shoot to

Win" Wendy Fisher & Leigh Halcom from Merrit Island Christian School put on. The

session delineates ten inspirational coopera-tive learning challenges for photography

students that goad critical and creative think-ing.

Based on objects within a box these tried and true challenges in a rewarding contest format

engender collaboration skills between stu-dents work to solve visual problems and

think "outside of the box" through shared exploration of the medium of photography.

Hope everyone enjoys these new ideas on lessons we may already do!

Shoot to Win!by: Erin Almelien, Art Educators of Iowa

6. "Ready, Set.... Go" Students shoot items to create a story or scenario within a series of three photos.

7. "Conceptualize Me" Students pick an intangible word and shoot a photo that captures the essence of the de�ni-tion.

8. "I Pictures" Students collect images and manipulate them to create a piece that embodies a piece of music.

9. " Maggie Taylor Inspired" Using Photoshop students manipulate and layer images with scanned items.

10. "Joiner: David Hockney Inspired" Students shoot mul-tiple images of one area and layer images in a collage format.

1. "Jack in the box" Various items in a box- Students set up a still life, shoot it and return the items to the box in a timed format.

2. "Scavenger Hunt" Students get a list of items that they have to search for and shoot creatively.

3. "Luminous" Students "paint" with glow sticks, �ash lights, and iPhones to create slow shutter speed photos with light.

4. "Hop, Skip and a Jump" Student shoot with fast shutter speed to capture motion using items such as: jump ropes, hula hoops, ribbons, etc.

5. "Its a Big, Big, World" Students shoot the world around them from the perspective of either really low or really high.

All State Art Camp

Join the Art Educators of Iowaand the Des Moines Art Centerfor Iowa’s All-State Art Camp

Finding Your Personal Styleand Artistic Voice

June 11 – 15, 20129 am – 4 pmDes Moines Art Center4700 Grand Avenue

Tuition $365 ($292 Art Center members)Limit 15 students.Students must apply to be accepted.

The Art Educators of Iowa and the Des Moines Art Center inviteenergetic and motivated young artists to participate in the tenthannual All-State Art Camp. This camp is especially designed forstudents interested in pursuing the visual arts in college and thosepreparing portfolios for the Art Educators of Iowa All-State ArtCompetition. Students entering grades 10 – 12 in the fall of 2012are eligible.

In the mornings develop your personal style, under the guidance ofTracy Duran, as you learn the fundamentals of oil painting. Duringthe afternoons study with Daniel Weiss to work at finding your artisticvoice on a project related to your personal interests in drawing.

For more information and an application contact PeggyLeonardo, studio programs director, at 515.271.0321 or e-mailpleonardo@desmoinesartcenter.org

Organizing a Collaborative ProjectWorking with low budgets, small spaces, many participants and time constraints!

By Nicole BeckleyAt my elementary school we host a “Breakfast with Santa” every December. It is one of our parent events and begins in the morning bright and early! Parents and students are able to eat breakfast together. Those students whose guests were unable to attend get buddied up with older students and everyone moves around the building participating in reading activities, crafts, games, and even visit Santa himself.

When I first started working at this school, I was a bit overwhelmed when approached about doing an art activity (a week before the event mind you and you know how crucial communication is, especially for the newbies in the building!). We were expecting a few hundred bodies to move through my room in a 2-hour window to do some kind of art activity…yikes! The logistics of it were just out of my realm of experience, whether I was up for the challenge or not. Every activity I could think of either was impossible in such a small window of time for so many guests, or went against my teaching philosophies. (I still wanted this to be an enriching experience!) I knew there were plenty of adorable crafts the students could make in less then 2 minutes and go on their way. However, even if I had the budget for all of those materials, that wasn’t really something that interested me.

I am not a big proponent of make and take arts and crafts. It’s not that I don’t think they are valuable learning activities, because when done well, they can be enriching and engaging. I’m not a fan because I noticed a strong entitlement from the students where they “expected” to make and take something away. It didn’t matter what they got to keep they just needed something.

I saw this as an opportunity for the students to make a connection between the self and the community. They were able to take part in a collaborative creative effort. My first year doing a collaborative project I was bombarded with, “What? I don’t get to keep anything?”. Because I didn’t have time to plan we made posters that were displayed around town. (Which were cute and enjoyed by many!) This last year I had more time to prepare and was thrilled with the results (Not to mention the satisfaction I feel that the students and parents have gotten used to the idea of working together towards a creative goal, and are even starting to embrace it!)! It was engaging, creative and we had participation from students, parents, teachers and even administration!

Continued...

Budget: $100 (for consumables)Materials:

gridded into 2x2” squares

The Many Faces of Columbus CommunityA Collaborative Community Based Project

Participants having a good time making their self-portraits

Gluing on the squares…

In progress… One of the finished boards!

ARTcher’s ArrowHave you ever imagined what the works of Marcel Duchamp were like before he emerged as a Post-Impressionist artist? Well then thedrawingcenter.org may be a website of interest to you.

Since establishing itself in the late 1970s, The Drawing Center has focused on developing a collection of works from little-known artists that deserve recognition, as well as pieces by renowned artists at early stages of their careers.

While you will not find the works of Duchamp on The Drawing Center's website, what you will find are a collection of works, including artist statements, of over 1,500 emerging artists from around the globe. These artists model the potential of studio art as a profession to students who may otherwise misconceive that few artists make a living creating art or that artists must be highly publicized to be recognized as artists.

When visiting the website, click on "Viewing Program", and you can browse The Drawing Center's collection of drawings by medium, keyword, and location. Alternatively, one could keep up with their current exhibitions (although they're currently closed for renovations until September). These drawings are excellent to use for examples in the classroom because they are contemporary and demonstrate flexibility in approaches to drawing.

By: Kelly Rae Martin, Student Representative