ART EDUCATION ASSOC OF INDIANA District 5

2011-11-07T20:16:00.000-08:00

PLEASE... Take some time to watch the following video I made for the AEAI 2011 Fall Conference @ Marten House in Indianapolis, IN. Check out all of the wonderful activities and professional growth taking place by our very own Art Educators from around the state. What an inspiring group of passionate professionals!

ART EDUCATION ASSOC OF INDIANA District 5

2011-11-07T17:59:00.000-08:00

AEAI 2011 Fall Conference @ Marten House in Indianapolis, IN. Check out all of the wonderful activities and professional growth taking place by our very own Art Educators from around the state. What an inspiring group of passionate professionals!

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2011-11-06T12:57:00.000-08:00

MEMBERSHIP: join or renew today!

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Fall Convention 2011

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How many of you have registered for Fall Convention? What workshops are you most looking forward to?

Don't forget the District 5 Workshop on Saturday morning of Convention. We are doing a project that fits with the Convention theme of "Footloose in Art".

2011 Fall Convention Registration

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Convention Registration is available at http://www.aeai.org/sitepage.asp?page=Convention . Or you may go to www.aeai.org and then go to the Convention area on the left side of the page. You may register online or type in the registration form and send it in by mail!

Pre-Convention workshops will begin on Friday, November 4, 2011 with workshops that reguire pre-registration.

Friday evening will feature a reception at the Indianapolis Museum of Art from 6 to 10 pm with Enid ZImmerman as the keynote speaker at 8:15pm.

The convention will run all day Saturday November 5 with workshops, presentations, and a vendor's area at the Marten House in Indianapolis.

The Saturday keynote will be Marvin Bartel.

On Saturday evening, there will be an Award's Celebration for all registered attendees and a movie night for AEAI Student Attendees.

The convention will continue Sunday until noon with workshops and presentations along with keynote speaker Bruce Langton.

Trip to Ann Arbor Art Fair - July

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Date: Thursday, July 21, 2011

Sponsored by Unitarian Universalist Gallery Committee

Browse all four art fairs!

Ann Arbor Street Art Fair (the original) ~ South University Art Fair ~ Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair ~ State Street Art Fair

Morning - Depart Meijer’s, Lima Road 8 AM; arrive in Ann Arbor 11 AM.

Evening – Depart Ann Arbor 6 PM; return Ft. Wayne 9 PM.

Cost: $40 (or attend with a friend $38, dual registration only), includes transportation, tip, and evening
treat. Reserve your seat soon!

Mail registration & check (payable to UUCFW with Ann Arbor in memo line) to UUCFW, 5310 Old Mill
Rd, Ft Wayne, IN 46807. Confirmation upon registration.

Registration and payment due by June 11, 2011. Refunds made only if seat is resold.

District 5 Community Arts Activities

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DISTRICT 5 COMMUNITY ARTS ACTIVITIES (Here’s what’s happening in your neck of the woods):

1. HENDRICKS COUNTY:
~Gallery on the Square, 51 S. Washington Street, Danvillie, IN 46122
Rose Richard, Gallery ManagerPhone: 317-386-3111, email: art@galleryonthesquare.comcastbiz.netHours: W, Th, F, Sa 11am - 7pm
Summer Art Classes:
ALL OF OUR INSTRUCTORS ARE PROFESSIONAL ARTIST/CRAFTSMEN, WHO HAVE GAINED RECOGNITION AS BEING EXPERT IN WHAT THEY TEACH. LEARN A NEW ART FORM, OR HONE ONE THAT YOU HAVE TO BRING IT TO A HIGHER SKILL LEVEL. BE CREATIVE!
CLASSES: May – June at Gallery on the Square
Note: call or email the instructor listed for more information and/or to sign up for the class. More classes are added monthly. Updates are in our newsletter, on our website and in the local newspapers.

2. JOHNSON COUNTY:
~7th Annual Street Fest in Franklin. Discover Downtown Franklins 7th annual Street Fest will include their Strawberries on the Square annual fundraiser, the Lion's Club Fish Fry, FHI Garage Sale, and marks the beginning of the DDF 4th Friday events. This months 4th Friday includes a classic car cruise-in, kids activities, the classic rock stylings of The Woomblies, and the movie "Bye, Bye Birdie at the Artcraft Theatre. The Johnson County Museum of History and the Johnson County Garden Club will be joining us on the courthouse square. 8 AM to 9 PM. Info: See Web site below or call 317-736-6823.
http://www.franklin-in.gov/egov/apps/events/calendar.egov?path=03&action=details&id=2468Location: Courthouse Lawn, 5 East Jefferson Street, Franklin, Johnson County.

3. MARION COUNTY:
~Miller House
SPECIAL EVENT Miller House Symposium
Friday, May 20 9:30 am-5 pm
The Toby
Join the IMA for an exciting day with some of America's leading design experts exploring the legacy of Miller House and Garden, one of the greatest modern designs of the mid-twentieth century. Miller House Symposium is presented by Design Arts Society in partnership with Indiana Landmarks and Indiana ASLA. View a complete schedule of events or purchase tickets online at: http://www.imamuseum.org/millerhouse/miller-house-symposium?utm_source=enews&utm_medium=ima&utm_campaign=05+11

~2011 Broad Ripple Art Fair
Sure Sign of Summer: Broad Ripple Art Fair, the Art Center’s largest fundraiser, is Indy’s traditional kick off to the summer festival season. This year the Art Fair is May 21-22, 2011 with a special preview party Friday night, May 20 from 6-8 p.m.

New for 2011: * Friday Night Preview Party Start your weekend with fun at the NEW Broad Ripple Art Fair Preview Party! You’ll get first look and VIP shopping access to the terrace, green and grove artists. Mingle with artists and art-lovers and enjoy delicious appetizers, drinks and music during this upbeat launch to Indy’s favorite art weekend! Ticket price includes 2-day admission to the Broad Ripple Art Fair as well as 3 complimentary beer/wine tickets. Cash bar also available. Must be 21 or older to attend.
* Local Food Options Look for more local favorites as food vendors in addition to The Jazz Kitchen, Yats, Ripple Bagel & Deli and Hubbard & Cravens. BRICS (Broad Ripple Ice Cream Station) is already on board and we’re in various stages of winning over others!
* Kid Activities throughout The Art Center has distributed its kid-friendly activities and entertainment throughout the grounds (instead of all under one tent). This will allow adults more time for themselves to shop between stops—a little time for you yet close enough between activities where the kids won’t get bored.

Back by Popular Demand: Return Wristbands Visitors last year gobbled up the wristbands allowing them to return Sunday for free. Some were bummed they had to wear the band overnight, but we know you understand that we do have to make them tight enough so they can’t be slipped off and given to visitors who haven’t paid for a ticket. For that reason, we also can’t accept any visitors on Sunday whose bands have been cut and re-taped.
Drawing for a Free Class Fair goers who purchase tickets in advance can write their name, email address and phone number on the back of their ticket. When they turn in their ticket at the gate, they will automatically be entered in a drawing for $250 good toward an art class or workshop at the Art Center. Chances of winning are approximately 1 in 5,000.
Follow link to purchase Tickets: https://my.indplsartcenter.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=366

4. MORGAN COUNTY:
~ArtWorks of Martinsville, 75 E. Washington St. at Kathryn Maxwell’s Art Gallery & Framing, 765-792-0328
Kids Summer Art, Class fee $70.00 all four or $20.00 each call 765-792-0328 or register online!
Summer 2010 Workshops for Kids Four Day Art camp 9 am to Noon each day cost of classes all four $70.00. Individual classes $20.00 each. Ages 6 to ? Pick up date for clay fires will be June 25, 2010. Class held at 75 E. Washington street, Martinsville, IN All supplies included.
June 15th - Clay - Animal friends using the slab method
June 16th - Print Making -
June 17th - Symmetry in Motion - Clay Mobiles
June 18th - Acrylic Painting - John Wooden Homestead
~The Art Sanctuary, 190 North Sycamore Street, Martinsville, IN 46151, 765-342-8422
Gallery hours: Sun., May 22 - noon to 4:00 during the "Thunder in the Valley" racing events in Martinsville
"WHEELS" The Oil Paintings of: Tom Butters and Ron Barrett
Award winning artists of racing, cars, and motorcycles. Celebrate racing in the month of May!
Tom Butters career was in advertising following his studies in art at Indiana University. He was involved in motor sports – in the 60’s reporting for the Indianapolis Star and contributing racing cartoons; later as PR director for Indianapolis Raceway Park; and then as advertising supervisor for a number of companies including Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and Pirelli. Tom was also a competition driver with licenses in SCCA and IMSA. His oil paintings have won many awards. He is presently painting instructor at the Hagerstown, IN Arts Place. Website: www.tombuttersart.com.
Ron Barrett of Martinsville is a resident artist at the Art Sanctuary (Studio 103A) and paints a variety of subjects in oils and acrylics. He especially enjoys motorcycle and car themes. He frequently visits car shows and paints on site, "plein air", to capture his subject matter and the energy of the moment. Ron has received awards for his abstract impressionistic street scenes, and most recently at the "2011 Artesian Art Show" for his painting of a motorcycle.

5. SULLIVAN COUNTY:
~The Gallery on Main LLC, Journey to China...The Art of Don Monroe
Saturday, May 28, 2011 9:30“Journey to China is based on studies which I did while on a three week tour of China. China is a rapidly changing place, but a place with a long and rich cultural history. One can still see in parts of the country the very old next to the very new. It can be seen in its architecture, culture, and everyday life. I have worked off and on, on this series of paintings for the last two and a half years, spending one to three months working on each one. While the paintings themselves are each my own imaginative creation, they are representative of the people, places, and things I saw and experienced while there. I sincerely, hope you will enjoy your Journey to China as seen through my paintings.” Artist Don Monroe
101 S. Main StreetSullivan, IN, 47882Robert Medsker812-268-3835galleryonmain@frontier.com

6. VIGO COUNTY:
~Sheldon Swope Art Museum - 25 S. Seventh Street. (812) 238-1676
Detail image of Rod Bradfield's painting titled Front Range
Discussion with
Rod Bradfield
Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series
Friday, May 20, 2011, 11:00 a.m. to Noon

~Image after 1940's style movie advertisements, featuring an alligator snapping turtle with its mouth open. Composite image derived from a photo by Christopher Evans of Saint Petersburg, Florida.
Spark Reading Series:
The Beast of Busco by Karl Barnebey
Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 7:00 p.m.

Reminder: Youth Art Month Fast Approaching

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The Youth Art Month Celebration is fast approaching. Hopefully you are planning on participating on March 6 at the Statehouse. If you can't make it, but still want to send your student's artwork, please contact Addie Simpson at ajs2@vigoschools.org to make arrangements for pick up.

We hope to make this year's celebration the best and with your help it will be.

What are some things you are going to do in your school to promote Youth Art Month? Post a comment to share your ideas.

Youth Art Month 2011

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Youth Art Month 2011

Where: Indianapolis Statehouse

When: Sunday, March 6th

Set up at 11:00 a.m: Bring t-pins with you.

Reception at 2:00 p.m.

Dismantling: SATURDAY, MARCH 26TH also at 11 a.m.

“Art Shapes the World” is this year’s theme. During these challenging times in art education…let’s show the state the awesome and awe-inspiring ‘state of the art’ education we provide! All A.E.A.I. members are invited to enter work in this exhibit. Let’s make this our best attended exhibit and reception ever!

Art teachers may enter 5 pieces from each school they represent. You must be an A.E.A.I. member to participate. Joining is easy and rewarding!!

One winner will be selected to receive the grand prize package which includes a museum trip to New York City for the artist, one parent and the art teacher. This should be original artwork and NOT a photocopy of the artwork. What more motivation do you need to show off some great art work?! Tell your friends!!

2010 AEAI Fall Convention

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Online Registration is Open for the2010 AEAI Fall Convention.

Go to www.aeai.org to register.

WHY come to Convention?

The AEAI Fall Convention is the largest professional development event for art educators in the state!

Registration fee covers: Fri. & Sat. Continental breakfasts, Friday Division Business Luncheon,
Friday night Awards Celebration Reception Procure Professional Growth Points!
Students and beginning teachers: meet and network with teacher-mentors Participate in workshops that are informative and practical for your classroom
Visit exhibitors who offer valuable knowledge of new items in the art field
Listen to Keynote: Eric Jensen’s “Art with the Brain in Mind” which will give you new ammunition to use against a school board that wants to drop the Arts
Listen to Keynote: President Elect of the National Art Education Association: Bob Sabol speak on current issues that our national organization is working on to support the state organizations
Attend University of St Francis’ Opening Reception Thursday night, which also includes viewing their National Ceramic Invitational Exhibit & listening to Keynote Dan Anderson
Friday night enjoy “A Caribbean Destination” with the Kekionga Steel Drums & with free refreshments at the AEAI annual Awards Celebration
Saturday, hear the special presentation, “Video Games for Social Change” by Virginia McEnerney, Executive Director of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers (sponsors of the Scholastic Art Awards) & Alan Gershenfeld, President of E-line Media And attend their computer workshop Saturday afternoon.
See the National Scholastic Art Awards Exhibit at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art as well as many other Gallery Shows on our “Gallery Crawl” Sat. afternoon.
Show your students work in student art show
Submit your personal work for teacher art show
GATHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON HOW TO SAVE ART EDUCATION FROM BE CUT FROM SCHOOL AND WAYS TO SAVE YOUR JOB!!!!!
PLUS MUCH MORE

District 5 School Spotlight

2010-08-09T13:13:00.000-07:00

Each month this school year we are going to spotlight a school in District 5. For the month of August we are spotlighting Eileen Savoldi from I.P.S. School 65, she has taught there for the last four years. Eileen was excited to share with the A.E.A.I. audience her experience creating a mural in her school’s lunchroom.

This is what Eileen stated about her experience:

Last summer the building was repainted leaving our lunch room with a stark white wall in need of decoration. Our Principal, Janet Troutman, requested a mural not just to add color and ambience but inspiration. A theme, centered around our District’s four basic values of Excellence, Scholarship, Respect and Courage, was chosen. Ms. Troutman desired that our own students’ forms and faces be employed to express each concept. Digital photos of students were taken, cast on the wall with an LCD projector and traced.

Latex wall paint was generously provided through I.P.S. Students from the 4th, 5th and 6th grades couldn’t wait to participate in the painting. The project took up the last quarter of the school year.

I overheard a number of lunch room discussions about the children in the mural. The boys and girls were saying “That looks like me.” I was delighted to learn that so many students personally identified with the art work and, hopefully, the theme behind it.

Executing a project of this nature takes a good deal of planning and preparation, but I believe it will have a lasting and positive effect on the school and its student body.

GREAT NEWS!

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GREAT NEWS!

On February 23rd the IPS teachers were sent an e-mail that outlined the budget cuts for the 2010-2011 year. Included in these cuts were the art programs at the kindergarten and 1st grades. Indianapolis public School system was faced with $26 million in budget cuts.

Dr. White outlined his plan in a PowerPoint which included 15.7 art teachers would be cut. The AEAI teachers of IPS went into action. We attended the following budget meetings held on March 3, and March 24, armed with questions and support for our position. I spoke at the school board meeting; several art teachers e-mailed board members, and spoke at the public meetings.

The AEAI IPS art teachers have asked me to send a special thanks to the President of AEAI Brad Venable who wrote letters to each member of the school board in support of the art program, and AEAI Advocacy Chair, Clyde Gaw, who came and spoke at the public meeting held at Tech high School, advocating art programs at the primary levels.

We are thrilled to announce that through a well organized and consorted effort of AEAI to keep art programs at the kindergarten and 1st grades, Dr. White has decided that the art and music cuts in kindergarten and first grades are off the table. Art will be taught at the kindergarten and 1st grades.

In these tough economy times we need to remain diligent in our efforts towards art advocacy. Stay involved.

Sidney Allen
Elementary Art Teacher
Charity Dye Elementary School #27
District 5 AEAI Co- Rep.

Indiana Art Education Advocacy Action Blog

2010-03-01T04:43:00.000-08:00

Visit the Indiana Art Education Advocacy Action Blog to find out important information about securing adequate funding for public education. Clyde Gaw posts regularly about these issues along with others that affect us as teachers.

Visit the blog at http://www.savearteducation.blogspot.com/.

Youth Art Month

2010-03-01T04:35:00.000-08:00

Just a reminder that the Youth Art Month Celebration will take place this Sunday, March 7 at the Indianapolis Statehouse. Set-up will begin at 11:00 AM with the Reception taking place at 2:30 PM.

Please visit www.aeai.org for more information.

If anyone is unable to make it to the event but would like to have artwork displayed please contact me at ajs2@vigoschools.org.

Also, Sidney and I would like to know what you are doing in your schools to promote Youth Art Month. Click on the Comment button below the post to tell us your great ideas.

Wordle Again!

2010-01-14T06:50:00.000-08:00

Art Education Advocacy Events

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There are two very important dates coming up in January to show your support for the Arts.

The ISTA Legislative Kick Off event at the Westin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis is on January 19. The registration will take place from 3:30 to 4:15. You will then be able to speak with legislators who represent the districts we live in and teach in. This is a very important public education advocacy. If you are a member of ISTA I encourage you to attend.

For more information visit the ISTA website: http://www.ista-in.org/dynamic.aspx?=4310

The second event is the annual Arts Advocacy Day sponsored by the Indiana Coalition of the Arts on January 26 at the Indianapolis State House. This event begins at 9:00 am.

For more information visit the ICA website: http://inartsadvocates.org/

Youth Art Month

2010-01-13T10:04:00.000-08:00

The 2010 Youth Art Month is fast approaching. I encourage everyone to participate. The celebration will take place on Sunday, March 7 at the Indianapolis Statehouse. Set-up for the event will take place at 11:00 am, with the reception following at 2:30 pm. Each school may have 5 pieces of student art displayed.

This year a new feature to the event has been added. High school art teachers may choose to place their entries in a juried show. Awards will be announced at the reception. Each high school teacher must clearly mark whether they simply want the work displayed or judged. Next year, all high school work will be judged.

Visit the AEAI website for more information: http://www.aeai.org/yam.htm

If anyone would like to have artwork displayed but can not make it on March 7 I would be glad to take it for you. Please contact me at ajs2@vigoschools.org.

New Year Updates

2010-01-13T09:50:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone had a great winter break and is starting off the new year with lots of exciting lessons in your classrooms. I recently have been added as a District 5 Co-Representative. My name is Addie Simpson and I am an art teacher at Terre Haute North High School in Vigo County. I will be helping Sidney Allen represent you as teachers of District 5. I am very excited to get to meet everyone.

I thought I would start the year off with posting about the 2009 AEAI Fall Conference.

The 2009 AEAI Fall Conference had many things to offer art educators. The weekend was filled with many workshops and presentations that provided art teachers with new ideas for lessons, interesting ways to enhance their teaching, and a time to connect with other art teachers from the around the state.

Some of the highlights of the weekend included 3 keynote speakers that each talked about very important issues in art education. The weekend started with Terry Barrett, Ph.D., who is the author of 5 books ranging in the subject matter of art criticism to aesthetics. Dr. Deborah Reeve, the Executive Director of the National Art Education Association spoke to attendees on Friday. She focused on important issues in the art education field and explained her role as Executive Director. The conference ended with Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, who focused on her art and activism throughout the years.

A wide variety of workshops were also available for participants throughout the weekend. Areas of computer arts, painting, ceramics, drawing, fibers, and sculpture were available. I especially enjoyed a workshop on Global Art. The presenter gave teachers ideas on how to include art into all subjects. She focused on using recycled found objects to make a bas-relief. I walked away with a lesson plan and example that I incorporated into my introduction to sculpture class when I returned from conference.

The free district workshops were also a way for art teachers in each district to get to know each other. District 5 worked on making a primary and secondary color introduction book. Sidney Allen led the production of the books and each teacher left with an example to take back to their classroom.

The 2009 conference provided a lot of room for professional growth and time to have fun. I believe whether you are a veteran or beginning teacher it is always nice to be around other art educators and you can always learn something new. I hope everyone can attend the 2010 AEAI Conference which is going to be held November 4,5,6 at the Hilton Fort Wayne/Grand Wayne Convention Center.

St. Mary of the Woods Retreat

2009-05-22T08:23:00.000-07:00

The AEAI St. Mary of the Woods Retreat is set to begin at noon on July 13, 2009, and continue until 1:00 PM July 16, 2009. This annual art educator retreat will include several workshops including ceramics, painting, batik, and tie dye filled with plenty of time for collaboration with other art educators from throughout the state of Indiana. The cost for this great opportunity is $135 for double occupancy with all meals included. Come and join in the fun when creative art educators gather. For more information contact Pam Anshutz pamshutz@verizon.net or Rita Jacks jacksr@yahoo.com. You won't want to miss this professional development opportunity.

Elementary Division Meeting is set!

2009-05-02T08:17:00.001-07:00

The next AEAI Elementary Division meeting/workshop will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2009, in Fort Wayne, Indiana from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
We will begin our meeting/workshop exploring new product materials at
United Art and Education Warehouse
4413 Airport Expressway
Fort Wayne, IN.
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM United Art and Education Warehouse
11:20 - 12:30 break for lunch
12:45 PM – 3:00 PM
We will reconvene at the newly remodeled Allen County Pubic Library in downtown Fort Wayne
900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
We will be entering the library from the parking lot across the street at 306 W Washington Blvd. near Dunkin Donuts.

The workshop is FREE to members. Space in the computer lab is limited. Registration is Required. Please register early.

To register e-mail your intentions to
barbara.kuntz@fwcs.k12.in.us
I hope to see you there. If you have questions, please contact me.
Barbara Kuntz

2008 AEAI State Conference

2008-09-14T08:10:00.001-07:00

The 2008 Art Education Association of Indiana State Conference is rapidly approaching. French Lick Resort in French Lick, Indiana, is the location of the AEAI conference this year. Be sure check out the Art Education Association of Indiana website to see the list of wonderful workshops and collaborative activities available. Don't forget that there will be a free district workshop for all of the members of this district attending the state conference. It is a great time to participate in professional development!

ART EDUCATION ASSOC OF INDIANA District 5

ART EDUCATION ASSOC OF INDIANA District 5

Member Benefits • National Art Education Association

MEMBERSHIP: join or renew today!

In this increasingly global, visual age, it is important to be connected to the latest developments in visual arts education. As an AEAI member, YOU ARE CONNECTED! You are part of the only national, professional organization established exclusively for visual arts educators.

Fall Convention 2011

2011 Fall Convention Registration

Trip to Ann Arbor Art Fair - July

District 5 Community Arts Activities

Reminder: Youth Art Month Fast Approaching

Youth Art Month 2011

2010 AEAI Fall Convention

District 5 School Spotlight

GREAT NEWS!

Indiana Art Education Advocacy Action Blog

Youth Art Month

Wordle Again!

Art Education Advocacy Events

Youth Art Month

New Year Updates

St. Mary of the Woods Retreat

Elementary Division Meeting is set!

2008 AEAI State Conference

In this increasingly global, visual age, it is important to be connected to the latest developments in visual arts education. **As an AEAI member, YOU ARE CONNECTED!** You are part of the only national, professional organization established exclusively for visual arts educators.