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SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO BE A PRESENTER OR NOMINATE A COLLEAGUE |
  | The Art of Storytelling - The act of storytelling has been around long before recorded history. From cave paintings to teaching children to read picture books today, we have been engaging the imagination through stories throughout history. Stories have been critical in our communities and lives as a way to help us remember our history. Stories teach, entertain and inspire us. How do you use stories to teach, entertain and inspire your students? How have stories inspired you? What tips or strategies do you have to share? Do you know a great art educator who has something to share? Encourage them by nominating them to present at the 2019 Fall Conference. Both you and your nominee will be entered in a chance to get a free conference registration each time you nominate. Every time you nominate is another chance to win a "Golden Ticket" to the conference! Nomination closes July 1st, 2019. Golden Ticket Winner will be announced in August. |
wHY STRANGERS?
aEI tEACHING ARTIST, HEIDI HERNANDEZ EXHIBITS AT FIGGE ART MUSEUM, DAVENPORT
This installation expresses the importance of listening and conversations among people. Inspired by StoryCorps, this exhibit invites the viewer to harvest the stories that exist in our community and become more connected to others through spoken words.
Listening, truly listening, is a form of admiration, the highest form of compassion and respect. What power comes with a good listen? Does it empower the storyteller, or maybe the person listening benefits more? We live among people who have experienced unthinkable events. Strangers pass us by, holding hopes and desires, passions and obstacles; their stories hold the power to inspire greatness. What if we just took the time to listen, listen with our full attention?
-Heidi Hernandez
Listening, truly listening, is a form of admiration, the highest form of compassion and respect. What power comes with a good listen? Does it empower the storyteller, or maybe the person listening benefits more? We live among people who have experienced unthinkable events. Strangers pass us by, holding hopes and desires, passions and obstacles; their stories hold the power to inspire greatness. What if we just took the time to listen, listen with our full attention?
-Heidi Hernandez
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 | ENHANCING A SENSE OF PLACE AT THE NEW POLICE & FIRE BUILDING |
In a city still on the mend from last summer’s tragic tornado, Marshalltown is coming together once again, this time with a public art installation that will highlight the completed Police & Fire Building, at the 909 South 2nd Street.
Following a 7-0 vote by the city council, $55,000 was budgeted for a piece of art to visually elevate the new building. A week ago, a formal Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was released for a national call to artist/artist team to respond with their qualifications for the future piece. The RFQ deadline is Friday, June 14, 2019. The project is being led by the Marshalltown Public Art Committee (MPAC), a program of the Arts & Cultural Alliance created to be a resource for the city of Marshalltown
Following a 7-0 vote by the city council, $55,000 was budgeted for a piece of art to visually elevate the new building. A week ago, a formal Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was released for a national call to artist/artist team to respond with their qualifications for the future piece. The RFQ deadline is Friday, June 14, 2019. The project is being led by the Marshalltown Public Art Committee (MPAC), a program of the Arts & Cultural Alliance created to be a resource for the city of Marshalltown
 | IOWA FINE ARTS EDUCATION SUMMIT |
Interested in learning more about Iowa's new fine arts standards? Are you new to the standards or familiar but needing more resources for alignment? Would you like to network with peers within your fine arts discipline and across all fine arts disciplines to have conversations around curriculum and best practices?
Mark your calendars for the inaugural Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit. Come learn from leading state and national voices about the role the arts play in a 21st-century education and how pre-K-12 arts educators can make the most of their resources. The summit brings together teachers (who can earn a graduate or continuing-education credit), teaching artists, administrators, nonprofit arts leaders and others for a day of networking, learning and celebration organized by the Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Department of Education and Iowa Alliance for Arts Education.
Take advantage of our early bird discounted registration during the month of April! Register for and learn more about the inaugural Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit here and visit our event page on Facebook.
Mark your calendars for the inaugural Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit. Come learn from leading state and national voices about the role the arts play in a 21st-century education and how pre-K-12 arts educators can make the most of their resources. The summit brings together teachers (who can earn a graduate or continuing-education credit), teaching artists, administrators, nonprofit arts leaders and others for a day of networking, learning and celebration organized by the Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Department of Education and Iowa Alliance for Arts Education.
Take advantage of our early bird discounted registration during the month of April! Register for and learn more about the inaugural Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit here and visit our event page on Facebook.
TEACHING THE MUSIC OF LANGUAGE
LOCATION: The Creative Arts Academy of the Quad Cities, Davenport, IA
JUNE 17-19, 2019
This course will offer college credit or relicensure. The cost for college credit through Drake University is $115 and relicensure is $35.
Course #180519
Section #27156
Join musician and national teaching artist Marcia Daft for an experience that will transform the way you think about teaching reading in early childhood. Recommended for teachers of ESL students. Then work with local art education Ron May for in-class follow up and guidance.
JUNE 17-19, 2019
This course will offer college credit or relicensure. The cost for college credit through Drake University is $115 and relicensure is $35.
Course #180519
Section #27156
Join musician and national teaching artist Marcia Daft for an experience that will transform the way you think about teaching reading in early childhood. Recommended for teachers of ESL students. Then work with local art education Ron May for in-class follow up and guidance.
FLORALS IN MIXED MEDIUMS & ACRYLICS
LOCATION: Timber Ridge Elementary School, Johnston, IA
June 24, 2019 - June 25, 2019
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Course # 180407
We will use floral motifs and floral still life to create art. Unique techniques, manipulations, mediums, and processes, will be practiced in order to better motivate and enhance the artistic process. An open-ended project will afford participants the opportunity to express their own ideas integrating learned techniques to create art that is unique and original.
June 24, 2019 - June 25, 2019
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Course # 180407
We will use floral motifs and floral still life to create art. Unique techniques, manipulations, mediums, and processes, will be practiced in order to better motivate and enhance the artistic process. An open-ended project will afford participants the opportunity to express their own ideas integrating learned techniques to create art that is unique and original.
ART GALLERY INTRODUCTION
LOCATION: Lindsey Harrison Pottery Studio, Des Moines, IA
June 24 - July 2, 2019
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Course # 180246
This course introduces concrete art skills needed to apply to an art gallery as well as provide information and inspiration for developing your art to a professional level by an art director.
Week 1: Class includes guided visits to artist studios and galleries. Students will create notes and ideas for developing their own art and create a balanced portfolio. They will also learn requirements for applying to specific kinds of galleries.
Week 2: Students will meet at the Ankeny Art Center and learn gallery presentation, pricing and framing. Each student will create a business plan for managing an art career.
June 24 - July 2, 2019
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Course # 180246
This course introduces concrete art skills needed to apply to an art gallery as well as provide information and inspiration for developing your art to a professional level by an art director.
Week 1: Class includes guided visits to artist studios and galleries. Students will create notes and ideas for developing their own art and create a balanced portfolio. They will also learn requirements for applying to specific kinds of galleries.
Week 2: Students will meet at the Ankeny Art Center and learn gallery presentation, pricing and framing. Each student will create a business plan for managing an art career.
STANDARDS BASED GRADING IN THE ART CLASSROOM
LOCATION: Conference Room A, Burlington AEA, Burlington, IA
July 30 - 31, 2019
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Course # 180321
Section # 271106
This course will be an introduction and hands-on experience with standards based grading, using rubrics and grading techniques focusing of the integration of visual art standards. Participants will use the information available for further learning investigation of the visual art standards and to create rubrics for use in the classroom.
July 30 - 31, 2019
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Course # 180321
Section # 271106
This course will be an introduction and hands-on experience with standards based grading, using rubrics and grading techniques focusing of the integration of visual art standards. Participants will use the information available for further learning investigation of the visual art standards and to create rubrics for use in the classroom.
K-8 or k-12 ART TeACHER NEEDED!
St. Mary's School in Storm Lake, Iowa is looking to fill their art teacher position. They are willing to do part-time or full-time. They have had no applicants and will not be able to offer art education for their students if they do not find a certified teacher.
If interested, please contact the principle at St. Mary's School:
Diane Jones (712) 732-4166
djones@stmarys-storm.pvt.k12.ia.us
If interested, please contact the principle at St. Mary's School:
Diane Jones (712) 732-4166
djones@stmarys-storm.pvt.k12.ia.us
ALL STATE 2019 AWARDS CEREMONY
DES MOINES ART CENTER: SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2019
1:30 PM: Student & Teacher Check-in & Reception
2:00 PM: Awards Ceremony
The nominating teacher or a representative will be introducing and saying a few words about each awardee.
Check AEI's Facebook for ceremony updates or cancellation news.
On behalf of Art Educators of Iowa and the All-State Visual Art Awards Committee, congratulations and thank you to all nominees and their art educators. We appreciate the time and effort it takes to compile a portfolio and complete the submission process. Though we provide the opportunity to recognize students for outstanding work, it is the time, nurture, and support that individual teachers give students with potential that is most significant. Please, continue to participate and encourage other teachers in your district, region, and conference to become participating members. The more participants involved, the more students we can honor for their outstanding efforts.
2:00 PM: Awards Ceremony
The nominating teacher or a representative will be introducing and saying a few words about each awardee.
Check AEI's Facebook for ceremony updates or cancellation news.
On behalf of Art Educators of Iowa and the All-State Visual Art Awards Committee, congratulations and thank you to all nominees and their art educators. We appreciate the time and effort it takes to compile a portfolio and complete the submission process. Though we provide the opportunity to recognize students for outstanding work, it is the time, nurture, and support that individual teachers give students with potential that is most significant. Please, continue to participate and encourage other teachers in your district, region, and conference to become participating members. The more participants involved, the more students we can honor for their outstanding efforts.
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AEI AWARDS DUE MAY 1st!
Awards are given each year to selected members of the Iowa arts education community that have shown stellar dedication to the craft of teaching art to children. AEI & NAEA give awards every year to honor the best art teachers and supporters of the arts in the state of Iowa and at the regional and national level.
Save the date!
June 20, 2019
9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
FFA Enrichment Center
Des Moines Area Community College
1055 S.W. Prairie Trail Parkway, Ankeny
Registration opens in April.
Interested in learning more about Iowa's new fine arts standards? Are you new to the standards or familiar but needing more resources for alignment? Would you like to network with peers within your fine arts discipline and across all fine arts disciplines to have conversations around curriculum and best practices? Mark your calendars for the inaugural Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit. Come learn from leading state and national voices about the role the arts play in a 21st-century education and how pre-K-12 arts educators can make the most of their resources. The summit brings together teachers (who can earn a continuing-education credit), teaching artists, administrators, nonprofit arts leaders and others for a day of networking, learning and celebration organized by the Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Department of Education and Iowa Alliance for Arts Education.
June 20, 2019
9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
FFA Enrichment Center
Des Moines Area Community College
1055 S.W. Prairie Trail Parkway, Ankeny
Registration opens in April.
Interested in learning more about Iowa's new fine arts standards? Are you new to the standards or familiar but needing more resources for alignment? Would you like to network with peers within your fine arts discipline and across all fine arts disciplines to have conversations around curriculum and best practices? Mark your calendars for the inaugural Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit. Come learn from leading state and national voices about the role the arts play in a 21st-century education and how pre-K-12 arts educators can make the most of their resources. The summit brings together teachers (who can earn a continuing-education credit), teaching artists, administrators, nonprofit arts leaders and others for a day of networking, learning and celebration organized by the Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Department of Education and Iowa Alliance for Arts Education.
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