Hall of Pride Exhibit
Entrance to the All-State Artists' Gallery
Entrance to the art and architecture trivia game. The game includes questions about Grant Wood.

 One of the newest exhibits at the Iowa Hall of Pride highlights the story of  Visual Arts Education in Iowa.  There are ten content areas that relate to the actions and services of the Art Educators of Iowa.  Although this site was created to appeal to a broad audience it is specifically designed to reach art educators, students, art patrons, administrators, teachers, parents, and relatives of students.

Provided at the site are trivia questions about art and architecture in Iowa.  An easy to use touch screen format allows one to select from three options and points are given for correct answers.  There are also questions about Grant Wood and Art Education in Iowa.

One of the more visual aspects of the exhibit is a category called All-State Art Awards.  Here one can look at the artwork of winning All-State art students going back to 1997.  Like most of the categories, this area will be updated each year.  Visitors are finding that they enjoy looking at the artwork.  Each student showcases five works of art and there are many categories.

Student and teacher interviews are also provided.  They explore such issues as the nature of creativity and the demands of a 21st Century Creative Workforce.  This site reflects the strength of the people who work together and share ideas, concerns, and enthusiasm for Visual Arts Education in Iowa.

David Pratt, All-State Chairperson

Art Educators of Iowa
Upgrades with comments will be added in 2009 Introduction to the YAM site by Peggy Bang
Past AEI President John Hicks' statement An All-State Student who is now a professional

The mission of the Art Educators of Iowa is to promote excellence in visual arts education in Iowa through advancement of knowledge and skills, professional development, service, and leadership.  We hope that you can help us promote excellence by supporting our goals to reach out to more Iowans through the Iowa Hall of Pride in the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.

Those who donate $500 and above will be recognized on a Donor Wall at the Iowa Hall of Pride; on the Iowa Hall of Pride web site www.iowahallofpride.com, and on the Art Educators of Iowa web site.  The following categories apply.

BENEFACTOR/LEADER $500+

  • $2 Million-$5 Million
  • $600,000-$1 Million
  • $250,000-$400,000
  • $50,00-$100,000
  • $15,001-$30,000
  • $10,001-$15,000
  • $5,000-$10,000 Iowa Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts have donated $8,500
  • $1,001-2,000 Art Educators of Iowa has donated $1,500
  • $500-$1,000

Those who donate from $50 to $499 will be recognized on the Art Educators of Iowa web site at www.artedia.org. with the following categories:

SPONSOR/BUILDER $100-499

  • Joel Franken
  • Dave Pratt
  • Sue Ellen Burke

PATRON $75-99

FRIEND $50-74

  • Nancy Sojka

We hope that you can help us promote excellence by supporting our goals to reach out to more Iowans through the Iowa Hall of Pride.

Make checks payable to AEI. Note "Hall of Pride" on the check.

Send checks to Carol Webb, Treasurer AEI, PO Box 157, Garwin, Iowa 50632.