Southwest Virginia Art Education Association

Youth Art Month 2012 "Mapping the Unknown"

2012-01-09T20:26:00.002-05:00

March 2012: Youth Art Show @ The Jefferson Center. This year's theme is "Mapping the Unknown." Please try your best to have your students participate. We are expecting to install on February 26.

Map Resources: (Follow links to view the books on Amazon)

The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography, Katharine Harmon

In The Map as Art, Harmon collects 360 colorful, map-related artistic visions by well-known artists—such as Ed Ruscha, Julian Schnabel, Olafur Eliasson, William Kentridge, and Vik Muniz—and many more less-familiar artists for whom maps are the inspiration for creating art.

You Are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination, Katharine Harmon

Mapmaking fulfills one of our most ancient and deepseated desires: understanding the world around us and our place in it. But maps need not just show continents and oceans: there are maps to heaven and hell; to happiness and despair; maps of moods, matrimony, and mythological places. Artists' maps show another kind of uncharted realm: the imagination.
You Are Here is a wide-ranging collection of such superbly inventive maps.

My Map Book, by Sara Fanelli

In each spread of this bold and humorous picture book, available for the first time since 1995, children can examine their place in the world around them through detailed and engaging maps. Twelve beautifully illustrated maps such as Map of My Day and Map of My Tummy will fascinate children. When finished reading the book, children can unfold the jacket -- it turns into a poster-size map!

Plus....

This month's FREE digital edition of School Arts magazine has a great elementary lesson included called Mapping the Heart. Click on the title to see the digital edition of the magazine. By the way, the digital edition is always free. On the main site, you can find lots of digitized back issues where you explore lots of different lesson ideas!

2011-12 SWVAEA Art Educators Show Takedown

2012-01-09T20:19:00.002-05:00

The 2011-12 SWVAEA Art Show will end on Sunday, January 15.

All teachers who are exhibiting may pick up their art work between 2 & 4.

Thank you to all who participated. We have received many positive comments regarding all the work over the past couple of months.

Youth Art Month: Under the Microscope

2011-03-02T12:44:00.000-05:00

Just a reminder, the installation for Youth Art Month is next Saturday! I've copied the info below. The reception/takedown is still not confirmed, but I will let you know when I have a definite date.

Thanks!

Theme: Under the Microscope

Place: The Jefferson Center in Downtown Roanoke

Dates:

Hanging: March 5, 12-2 pm

Reception: TBA

Take Down: TBA

Sorry the reception date and take down date are not yet determined. I wanted to make sure that you had as much time as possible to get work completed. I will let you know ASAP when the dates are set.

Preparation: Your work must be ready to be hung. The hanging system at the Jefferson Center consists of a piece of molding with a wire that comes down and ties onto the wire on the back of your work. Please come prepared. No artwork should be taped to the wall. All sculptures should be displayed on a pedestal. You are responsible for supplying the pedestal.

Label: See the attached document for a label format. Print this on white paper and mount it to black construction paper, creating a nice simple border. These labels can be taped to the wall beside the artwork with gaffers tape. The tape will be provided by the Jefferson Center. DO NOT use any other tape on the walls.

Hanging: If you cannot make it on the date to hang the artwork, please make arrangements to have your work hung by another member or contact a member of the board.

Answers to common questions:

How many pieces can I bring?- As many as you'd like.

Do I need to have it framed? Not necessary, but all work must be ready to be hung.

Can I bring sculpture? Yes, if you bring your own display table/stand/pedestal.

Can I _________? Yes, we trust you!!! This is an Art Educators organization- we trust that you are intelligent and creative. We do not want to stifle your creativity by setting a lot of limits. We give you a general theme and let you go to town with however you choose. We only hope that participation grows and you have a good time being with us. We're in a box all day and hope that these activities give you a chance to get out of that box- in more than one way! *Please note: all age groups and a variety of religious organizations use the Jefferson Center. Please make sure the artwork is respectful of this.

Please let me know if you plan to participate in this wonderful opportunity to showcase your students' work. Have a great day!

Artist/Educator Show

2010-10-25T20:03:00.004-04:00

It is time to get read for this year's Artist/Educator show. It will be at the Jefferson Center this year, 541 Luck Ave. in Roanoke. Bring your artwork READY TO HANG to the Jefferson Center on Friday, November 12 from 4-6, or Saturday, November 13 from 10-12. Please email Anne Pfeiffer (annepfeiffer@verizon.net) your label information by November 6th so that she can prepare the labels for you. The label information should be: your name, title of artwork, media, price if for sale or if NFS.

The reception will be Friday, December 3rd from 5-7. We will take down Saturday, January 8th between 10 and 12. There will be no charge for VAEA members, but $10/artwork for non-members. Spread the word!

Electronic Gallery

2010-10-17T19:45:00.002-04:00

Hope to see a lot of you at conference this year. We have not had many artist/educators submit artwork to the electronic gallery, so we'd like to extend the deadline another week (until Oct. 22). Please see the vaea website, conference tab for the form, etc.

Time to Nominate SWVAEA Members for Board Positions

2010-05-18T19:11:00.002-04:00

It's time! You can also nominate yourself. All the information and forms is on the VAEA website homepage. You must have all your nomination paperwork in to Jennifer Fowler: swvaea@gmail.com by July 1st.

College of Santa Fe

2010-05-18T19:03:00.002-04:00

The College of Santa Fe is coming to the Roanoke area Monday, May 24-26 not only to share information about their creative programs, but also to review portfolios and hold auditions. Their majors are: creative writing, filmmaking, theater arts, studio art, graphic design, and photography. They are also interested in awarding some talent scholarships. For more information about their programs, visit their website.

If you are interested in attending one of the afternoon or evening meetings in the Roanoke area, please email Anne Pfeiffer: annepfeiffer@verizon.net.

Free Admission to the Taubman Saturday

2010-03-11T06:53:00.003-05:00

Saturday, March 13, is Family Day at the Taubman Museum of Art, between 11 and 3. There will also be entertainment and activities. Check out their website calendar for other upcoming events.

Hollins University Offering a Three-Week Drawing Course in Italy this Summer

2010-03-09T06:48:00.000-05:00

Study drawing, learn Italian, visit the studios of Italian artists and a local art restorer, as well as visit Rome, Florence, Arezzo, Perugia and Assisi. Application deadline is March 31. http://www.hollins.edu/grad/mals/italy/italy.htm

ADVOCACY!!!

2010-03-01T12:25:00.002-05:00

As you could have guessed, Advocacy was the main topic of the VAEA retreat this past weekend. This is our wakeup call. Advocacy will have to be part of our job for the next five years at least. It doesn't necessarily mean a whole lot more work-"work smarter, not harder"

Here are some ideas: Post a prinout of Elliot Eisner's Ten Lessons the Arts Teach or any other of the advocacy documents suggested by NAEA or that you've come up with on your own, inside your classroom and outside the door of your room. Make copies to handout to parents at art shows (we will do this at the YAM show reception), band concerts, drama or dance productions, PTA meetings, or any meetings you have with the community. Create eye-catching brochures or posters of the list and distribute throughout your community. Use guerrilla marketing tools to spread the ideas, for example, twitter one of the 10 lessons per day, one per day on FaceBook, and ask people to pass it on; create videos to post on YouTube; have your students create works of art that feature advocacy statments and give as gifts to each member of your school board. Use SpreadShirt or Cafe Press to make T-shirts with advocacy statements. Next time a friend or relative is trying to raise money by selling ad space in a printed program, put in an ad for the arts in education.

My school has an electronic "billboard" on the wall when you enter the building. It features any kind of announcement and I'm going to provide something for that. Time slots on Lamar advertising electronic billboards are available for free public service announcements. Just remember to get your idea to them long before you actually want it to show up.

Get together with your local arts council member and see if they can come up with a performance art event that will bring attention to the value of art education or arts in the community. One idea is to ask your local symphony or theater to delay a performance with one minute of complete silence, drawn curtains and low lights to show what a community without the arts would be like (after an announcement explaining what the purpose of the empty minute is.) Ask your local university's arts education students to come up with advocacy ideas.

Visit Americans for the Arts and Virginians for the Arts for more ideas. Encourage your supportive parents to please join Virginians for the Arts.

Please send us photos and stories of anything you do and we will post them. We need to have a constant flow of advocacy ideas and examples.

Urgent: Advocate for the Arts

2010-02-23T18:39:00.002-05:00

VAEA president, Scott Russell, asked that we make send this information to all our constiuents:

ARTS ADVOCACY RALLY
At the Virginia General Assembly and Capitol
FEBURUARY 25, 2010

WHY YOUR ATTENDANCE IS URGENTLY NEEDED AT THE ARTS RALLY

On February 21 the Appropriations Committee of the House of Delegates voted, 15-7, to cut state funding for the Virginia Commission for the Arts by 50% in 2010-11 and to eliminate the agency completely as of July 1, 2011. The Senate Finance Committee has adopted the proposal in the budget bill submitted by Governor Kaine not to make further cuts in state funding for the Commission.

There will be votes on the House and Senate floors THURSDAY on the proposals from the two committees. The different versions of the 2010-12 budget bill approved by the two house of the General Assembly then go to a Budget Conference Committee to resolve the differences.

EMAIL VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS at VaForArts@aol.com to let us know you are attending.

WHAT TO DO THURSDAY AT THE RALLY

1. MEET WITH YOUR LEGISLATORS
WHEN? In the Morning, as early as possible
WHERE? At the General Assembly Building, 9th and Broad St., Richmond

Legislators begin arriving as early as 7:30 a.m. Make an appointment with your legislators, if possible. If this is not possible, make an appointment with an aide or drop by and leave our advocacy handout. Legislators attend committee meetings before the noon legislative session begins at the Capitol, and it's best to catch them in their offices as early in the day as possible.

Check here for contact information for your legislators

2. PARTCIPATE IN SHOW OF SUPPORT AT IN THE GALLERY OF THE HOUSE FOR FLOOR DEBATE

WHEN? Line up outside the House of Delegates Gallery at 11:30 a.m.-admission on 1st come basis-Be there no later than 11:45 to be admitted and seated before the session begins. Stay as long as you can between noon and 2 pm and later, if available. Advocates will be recognized by a local legislator.
WHERE? At the Capitol, in the House Gallery.

Getting there: The general public must enter the Capitol through the public entrance near 10th and Bank Street. Once in the Capitol Building, Virginians for the Arts will have volunteers present to help direct you to the House Gallery.

Public Parking: A limited number of metered public parking spaces (2 hours) are located on Bank Street, between Governor and 14th Streets, on the south side of Main Street, between 9th and 12th Streets and on 12th Street between Main and Bank Streets. Pay parking lots and decks are nearby on 8th and Grace Street and 7th and Marshall Streets.

Talking Points for These Contacts with Legislators and Letters to the Editor

The House Appropriations Committee, on a divided vote, has made a short-sighted decision about state funding of the arts, proposing a 50 percent reduction in state funding for the Virginia Commission for the Arts in the first year of the new biennium, and eliminating the agency completely in the second year.
The arts community recognizes the severity of the budget problems facing state government and expects to share in the budget cuts and has already been cut by 30 percent over the last two years.
However, every dollar that the state invests in the arts through the Commission returns $7 in investment by private citizens, businesses, and local governments.
The Commission made matching grants to Virginia local governments of half a million in FY 2009-2010 to support festivals and programs generating tourism and attracting business and cultural activity throughout the state.
The Commission is funded at the lowest per capita level among state agencies of surrounding states.
Elimination of the Commission would also mean the loss of Federal funds for arts in Virginia ($1 million in FY 2009-2010).
The arts contribute to the economic vitality of Virginia communities. Localities such as South Boston, Richmond, Lynchburg, Blacksburg, Alexandria, and Petersburg are using the arts as a lynchpin for attracting business and economic development.
Artists and arts organizations work in Virginia schools to expand educational opportunities for children so important to developing a creative workforce. The arts have stepped in to meet cultural education needs of our children where these programs are being cut in the schools. Funds provided by the Virginia Commission for the arts often represent the only opportunity for children in rural areas to be exposed to arts and culture.
The arts provide jobs, and cultural tourism as an important part of Virginia tourism promotion efforts.
Over the past two years the arts have faced large spending cuts, cancellations of performances, staff layoffs, and galleries closing. Minimizing further cuts in state arts funding is essential to the survival of Virginia's cultural infrastructure. CUTS OF THE MAGNITUDE BEING PROPOSED WOULD CAUSE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, BOTH LARGE AND SMALL, TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS throughout the Virginia.
We urge you to vote against the proposal of the House Appropriations Committee. The small investment the state makes in the arts has a major impact on local economic development, tourism, and education.

Thank you for your essential support! Action by our advocates will make all the difference!

Trish Poupore

Virginians for the Arts

(804)644-2787

VaForArts@aol.com

Poster for YAM Show

2010-02-07T11:02:00.003-05:00

Above is the poster for the YAM show. Email us if you would like a pdf to print from.

YAM Time Again: Art Breaks the Rules

2010-01-31T13:37:00.005-05:00

Woven object above created by Irish artist Debbie Smyth.

Youth Art Month is upon us again. The theme this year is 'Art Breaks the Rules'.

For those of us who have not begun thinking of ideas here are some to get you kick started: broken mirror portraits; mosaics from broken objects; paint the frame not the canvas; graffitti art; surrealism or Escher - breaking rules of reality; paint with your fingers not the brush; mix oil with water; paint with rulers not with brushes; sculpture with rulers as the medium; paint on rulers; mobiles/chimes made from rulers, rulers as frames.

There are no restrictions with size or medium, we just ask that the work is READY TO HANG or if it is a sculpture that you bring a pedestal.

Please note the dates below have changed from previous information.

The show will be held at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke from March 1st - April 18th.

Hanging: Sunday, February 28th from 12-2pm. (If you are unable to make that time please make arrangements to have your work brought by another member or contact a member of the board. Make sure your work is READY TO HANG. ) A format for labels to accompany the work will follow.

Reception: Friday, March 19th from 5-7pm.

Take down: Sunday, April 18th. You can collect your work from 12-2pm and if you are unable to make that time, please make arrangements for someone else to pick up your work, or email us.

Scholastic Art Competition Deadline Dec. 1

2009-11-17T08:03:00.006-05:00

If you didn't receive the packet, go to artandwriting.org for how to apply. There is a nice intro videos about those who have received the awards on youtube to show your students. (Start with the first and select the next, for example. They are short.) The deadline for our area is Dec. 1.

Inspired by Nature

2009-10-26T12:06:00.004-04:00

Spend a Saturday outside at beautiful Carvin's Cove, near 81 in Roanoke while earning recertification points and getting new lesson ideas. Rich Moon will present a workshop based on the work of Andy Goldsworthy, at Carvin’s Cove on Saturday, November 7th 12-4pm.

Bring a visually inspiring food for a potluck picnic lunch. Workshop is free for NAEA members, $10 for nonmembers. RSVP REQUIRED to swvaea@gmail.com for us to pay your park admission.

Arts and Crafts Festival

2009-10-15T06:58:00.003-04:00

The Titan Archery Club of Hidden Valley High School in Roanoke is holding an Arts and Crafts Festival on Saturday March 27th from 10am to 5pm in the gym. Adult vendors can take part for $50 for a 10' x 8' space. High school student vendors for $30. For more info and to receive the registration form (due March 5th), contact Lisa Sink-Morris, lsink@rcs.k12.va.us.

The Memory Project

2009-09-29T09:19:00.006-04:00

We asked SWVAEA member Pat Carr to share her experience taking part in the Memory Project. She will also present a short q&a session about it during the Secondary Division meeting at the VAEA conference.

The Memory Project is an exciting art activity and service opportunity for skilled art students on an international basis. Ben Schumacher began this endeavor several years ago as a college student. It begins with deciding on a group of students to create individual portraits of children, registering through the Memory Project website, and paying a handling fee. Soon, you receive digital photos of orphans from another country – many of these orphans have no family and have lived in an orphanage all their life. Other orphans may have been displaced because of floods, famine, war, and death – and have been abandoned with no personal items from their childhood and families. Our students are always excited to receive and choose the child that they will recreate. I encourage our students to research the conditions of the orphan’s country - political, economic, social, and environmental. This will help them to personalize the portrait for a particular child. After completing the portraits, we display them, document them with a photo of the student artist, and send them all back to the Memory Project headquarters. Portraits should be 11”x14” or smaller, and can be rendered in any permanent to semi-permanent medium.

The NAHS club completed 25 portraits of children from orphanages in Myanmar, Kenya, and Uganda last year. Patrons and friends from the Taubman Museum of Art helped to fund this activity through their generous monetary donations. A feature article with lots of photos about the CSHS NAHS chapter can be viewed on the swo-co.com website, and in the Roanoke Times “SWo-CO” publication. Our club has participated in this activity for the last 5 years, creating portraits of orphans from Guatemala, India, Mexico, and Honduras. You can read about this world-wide “children helping children” activity at http://www.thememoryproject.org/

In addition, Ben recently sent this letter:

Dear Friends,

Well, it looks like the recession is officially affecting the Memory Project. There has been a 30% drop in artists signing up. It makes me wish more than ever that I could find a different way to fund the project, because the $15 participation fees have become too much for some schools during these hard times.

If you would like to participate this year, but are hesitant because of the fees, let me offer the following tips:

1. You are welcome to participate now and send your participation fees up to 6 months later. Just mail us this promise (www.thememoryproject.org/promise.pdf) and we'll send your pictures.

2. Consider approaching your local service organization such as Rotary or Kiwanis to request sponsorship for your artists. Such groups are eager to support youth engaged in service.

3. Form a partnership with a local bank, grocery store, or other business. The business would pay the participation fees, and then the finished portraits would go on display at the business before they are due to be sent to us. Customers would appreciate that the business is supporting local service activities.

4. Hold a gallery exhibit of the finished portraits and invite donations to cover the participation fees.

5. Students can present this letter (www.thememoryproject.org/sponsors.doc) to anyone interested in sponsoring their participation. In exchange, the student can write the sponsor's name on back of the portrait.I hope these tips can help your students participate!

Thanks very much,Ben

Arts Institute for Educators October 31

2009-09-15T12:15:00.002-04:00

The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge in partnership with Virginia Tech is presenting an Arts Institute for Educators on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 9-3 at the Roanoke Higher Education Center, 7th floor, 108 N. Jefferson (next to the Hotel Roanoke).

The keynote speaker is from the Kennedy Center. The workshops are cross-curriculum involving not just the visual arts, but music and dance as well, so invite some non-art colleagues to join you. The cost is $20, which includes a boxed lunch.

For the details and descriptions of the workshops, check out the flyer.

Funds for the Arts in our Schools and Assessment of School Districts Support of Arts Education

2009-08-16T19:22:00.005-04:00

Please read this important letter in full from Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, which addresses the weaknesses of the current state of arts education in our country, and where funding is available and how it should be used, including professional development. Pass this information on to those who make funding and grant writing decisions in your district, and make your principals aware of the upcoming survey they will receive.

The Secretary of Education
Washington, DC 20202

August 2009

Dear School and Education Community Leaders:

At this time when you are making critical and far-reaching budget and program decisions for the upcoming school year, I write to bring to your attention the importance of the arts as a core academic subject and part of a complete education for all students. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) defines the arts as a core subject, and the arts play a significant role in children's development and learning process.

In June, we received the 2008 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) in the Arts results for music and visual arts. I was reminded of the important role that arts education plays in providing American students with a well-rounded education. The arts can help students become tenacious, team-oriented problem solvers who are confident and able to think creatively. These qualities can be especially important in improving learning among students from economically disadvantaged circumstances. However, recent NAEP results found that only 57 percent of 8th graders attended schools where music instruction was offered at least three or four times a week, and only 47 percent attended schools where visual arts were offered that often.

Under ESEA, states and local school districts have the flexibility to support the arts. Title I, Part A of ESEA funds arts education to improve the achievement of disadvantaged students. Funds under Title II of ESEA can be used for professional development of arts teachers as well as for strategic partnerships with cultural, arts, and other nonprofit organizations. In addition, the Department's Arts in Education program support grants for model program development and dissemination and for professional development for arts educators. Moreover, local school districts can use funds under the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the arts along with other district expenses.

Because of the importance of the arts in a well-rounded curriculum, the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) plans to undertake a survey to assess the condition of arts education in grades K-12. This fall, elementary and secondary principals will be asked about their schools' offerings in music, dance, theater, and visual arts. Next spring, NCES will survey elementary classroom teachers as well as music and visual arts specialists at the elementary and secondary levels about their programs and resources. In early 2011, the Department expects to begin reporting findings from this comprehensive profile, the first since the 1999-2000 school year. This data will help practitioners and policymakers make more informed decisions about arts education.

We encourage you to visit the Department's website for arts educaiton at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oii/programs.html to learn more about our grant programs and find resources to meet the challenges ahead. Together, we can and should do better for America's students.

Sincerely,

Arne Duncan

SWVAEA Educator's Art Show

2009-08-11T08:38:00.004-04:00

Before you get caught up in your students' art, it's time to think about an exhibition for your artwork. We will have the SWVAEA Educator's Show at WVTF in Roanoke for members. The hanging is October 1st. We will be collecting artwork at our workshop and meeting in late September (more info to come) and will also be willing to rendezvous with those of you that are too far from Roanoke to bring your work. You just need to email annepfeiffer@verizon.net to arrange a rendezvous pick up of your work before October 1st.

The open house will be October 16th from 5-7. Edible Vibe Cafe will cater the event and the Mike Mitchell Trio will entertain us. We can thank Jennifer Villa and WVTF for the catering, music and publicity of the show.

Your 2D artwork must be framed, or if a canvas, have hanging wire attached. There is also room to exhibit sculpture and fineart crafts. On the back of your 2D work (or attached to your 3D work) attach a note with name of artist; NAEA membership number, contact information including mailing address, email and phone; title; medium; dimensions; and price (or NFS). We will have a number next to each work of art with a list at the front door. Please also add a note if you give us permission to take a photo of your work for our blog and/or a future VAEA newsletter. If you have an artist statement or postcard please include several copies for display in a binder, as well as to pass out for those interested in your artwork.

Please think about participating, especially those of you far from Roanoke. This exhibit is one way to remind the community of our presence and to build relationships, especially important during this time of budget cuts. You can also get recertification points for participation and we will mail you a certificate.

If you have anymore questions, email annepfeiffer@verizon.net.

2009 Electronic Gallery

2009-07-23T16:10:00.002-04:00

It's that time of year again to think about what you would like to enter in the 2009 VAEA Educator's Electronic Gallery. This is a juried show of member artwork that will be presented as a continuous slide show at the 2009 conference in Richmond. The wonderful thing is that you don't need to schlep your artwork to the conference if you are accepted –all we need is the digital image. If you need more incentive other than letting more people see your artwork, most school systems accept participation in juried shows for recertification points.

Please refer to the forms and information under "Special News" on the VAEA website. The early deadline is September 1 ($3/entry), and the late deadline is October 1 ($5/entry). If you have additional questions, please email Anne Pfeiffer: annepfeiffer@verizon.net

Taubman Museum of Art and VMFA Summer Institute

2009-06-21T14:50:00.005-04:00

at the Taubman Museum of Art, 110 Salem Ave., SE Roanoke, VA 24015,

July 31, 2009 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM, $20.00

8:30a.m. Coffee and Registration

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions

9:15 a.m. An American Vision 1800 – 1950 (Lecture)

B. Scott Crawford, Deputy Director of Education, Taubman Museum of Art

What makes a work of art truly “American?” This lecture will explore the development of an American vision in painting, sculpture, photography, and film while defining the ways in which art represented the United States not only to the rest of the world but to its own citizens.

10:15a.m. American Portraits Speak (Workshop)

Tanya Gray, Museum Method Educator, Taubman Museum of Art

Following a brief introduction to American portraiture, teachers divide into small groups to work with props and selected background information that relate to American portraits. Each group develops and presents for the larger group a short living-history style presentation designed to bring their assigned American portrait from the Taubman collection to life.

11:15a.m. American Landscape Aesthetic (Lecture)

Jeffrey Allison, Paul Mellon Educator, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Talk to illuminate how the landscape aesthetic in painting led to the great landscape photographers.

12:00 noon Lunch

At Norah’s Café – Free for Institute participants

1:00 Using Art as a Primary Source: The REED-LO Scaffolding Interpretive Matrix

(Lecture)

B. Scott Crawford, Deputy Director of Education, Taubman Museum of Art

This session will explore how to use primary documents and other manipulatives with works of art to find meaning in those works of art.

1:30 Reinventing the Textbook: Bringing the Page to Life (Workshop)

Twyla Kitts, Chair, Teacher and Student Education, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

In this hands-on workshop, teachers use primary sources, images from the Taubman’s and VMFA’s collection of American art, and loads of creativity to create colorful oversized textbook pages on American history topics. This versatile activity becomes an unforgettable learning experience for teachers and students alike.

2:30 Break

2:45 Harlem Renaissance and Writing/Collage Activity

Tanya Gray, Museum Method Educator, Taubman Museum of Art

As artist Jacob Lawrence painted he often abstracted signs of American life in witty, calculated and colorful ways. In this workshop you become a 21^st century American collage artist! Each participant will select on iconic American symbol to define, explore, and embellish. Using colored papers and many elements and principles of art and design, such as line shape, color, rhythm, space , and/or balance the room will come alive with large-scale, vibrant and attention-grabbing collages.

4:00 p.m Evaluations and awards of certificates of attendance

Teachers who complete this workshop will receive 5 recertification points.

4:30 p.m. American Architecture Walking Tour

Jeffrey Allison, Paul Mellon Educator, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

B. Scott Crawford, Deputy Director of Education, Taubman Museum of Art

Briefly showcase VMFA’s American Architecture Educational Exhibitions with a focus on Francis Benjamin Johnston and Minds Wide Open. Then, experience the rich and diverse architectural styles existent in the heart of Roanoke including distinct landmarks –historical to current day - all within walking distance of the Taubman Museum of Art.

Mini-Workshop

2009-06-03T19:11:00.001-04:00

SWVAEA MINI CONFERENCE
Trash to Treasure- revisited!!

June 22, 2009
10 am – 3pm (ish)

At Patrick Henry High School, Roanoke, VA

Three projects will be taught by repurposing non traditional art materials. Handouts and most materials will be provided. This conference is free for members/ $10 non members. There will be a lunch break around 12pm.

We will do our best to have examples for all levels.

1. Panty Hose Sculpture- Ciara Corrigan
2. Printmaking: collagraph and dry point – Jennifer Fowler
3. Altered Books – Anne Pfeiffer

Please RSVP by Friday, June 12 (if you will be attending) swvaea@gmail.com

Call for VAEA Conference Presenters

2009-05-19T07:04:00.002-04:00

The proposal form for this year's VAEA conference workshop presenters is online on the VAEA website. The VAEA conference will be in Richmond, November 19-21.

Call for Nominations

2009-04-25T07:01:00.004-04:00

Nominations for VAEA Executive Board officers are now being accepted. Please contact Pat Carr at pcarr@rcs.k12.va.us if you know of someone you would like to nominate or have questions. Forms are due by May 8th and are available from the vaea.org website home page under special news. Position descriptions are also on the vaea.org website under the Board drop down menu.

Call for Lesson Plans

2009-04-22T15:34:00.006-04:00

Our Trash to Treasure art show was such a success, we figured a collection of project ideas that uses at least some recycled materials would be in demand. If you have a Trash to Treasure lesson plan that you want to share with us, we will compile them on a CD. The compilation CD will be reasonably priced with the proceeds going to future SWVAEA workshop expenses. Email your lesson plans as a Word document or a pdf to swvaea@gmail.com. We encourage you to include a teacher example image, but remember not to include images that we do not have permission to publish. Collaborative classroom projects do not belong to the individual students but to the teacher and school so images of those are allowed. We will then send you a Permission to Publish form to fill out and send back.

Thanks!

Call for Presenters

2009-04-19T21:50:00.003-04:00

The theme for our mini-conference is "Trash to Treasure", inspired by our successful YAM show. It will be June 22nd from 10-4 at Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke. We would like to hear from anyone who wants to share and demo a successful project that uses recycled materials. Please contact us at swvaea@gmail.com with your ideas.

Get Together for New Art Teachers

2009-04-19T21:39:00.002-04:00

The SWVAEA board invites all art teachers who have three or fewer years of experience to meet at the Blue 5 restaurant at 312 2nd St in Roanoke on May 15 at 4:30 to whenever. The purpose is to give these new teachers a chance to get to know each other and share their trials and triumphs ... a sort of pep and vent session...as well as give them a chance to ask us questions.

These new teachers do not need to be members to attend, so please spread the word to any new art teachers in your area, in case they do not get the SWVAEA notices. RSVP at swvaea@gmail.com

Trash To Treasure Extended

2009-03-31T11:40:00.003-04:00

The Jefferson Center has asked that we extend the Trash to Treasure show until about April 25 (take down April 26th 1pm-3pm). According the exhibition director at the JC, they have heard more positive comments about this show than any other in the past 5 years that he's worked there. Word of mouth is spreading about it and someone even brought their class in to critique the work. Teachers have been coming to get ideas. He would love to have YAM show again next year.

Kaleidescope CASA's 4th Annual Art Fest

2009-03-26T08:57:00.003-04:00

Many local high school students have created paintings for this fundraising art festival and sale for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for children in the Roanoke Valley). April 9, 2009, 6-9 at Fitzgerald Hall at the Jefferson Center. Art sale begins at 7:15. Tickets and info: 540-344-3579. (Click on the image for a larger, printable poster.)

Roundtable at the Taubman Museum of Art

2009-03-23T21:46:00.004-04:00

This is Taubman's last Roundtable for the year for high school art students and their teachers (teachers are not required to accompany their students). They will have time to explore the galleries including the new exhibition of the fascinating art of Devorah Sperber. Students are also encouraged to bring portfolios for critique. Our presenters, especially Andrew Day, are keen to view the student’s works and offer useful feedback.

At 7:30 pm the Taubman Museum of Art will screen the documentary film Women in War Zones (see below). That is a public event and the cost is $5. The students will get to meet Scott Blanding who is one of the filmmakers during the Art Club and they may want to stay for the film. They will need to purchase tickets for that.

As usual the Art Roundtable event (5:30-7:00) is entirely free for you and your students and includes dinner (pizza!) and this is all possible due to the generosity of Member One, who has designated a portion of their corporate sponsorship to the Taubman Museum of Art specifically support this program for High School Students. (Click on the image for a printable poster.)

Young Filmmaker from SW Virginia

2009-03-16T11:27:00.004-04:00

Scott Blanding, a Cave Spring High School and Temple University graduate, spent two months in the Congo filming a documentary about the brutality of women caught in the Congolese fighting. His film, Women in War Zones, will show at 7:30 at the Taubman Museum of Art, and the tickets are $5. The tickets are going quickly so you might want to order online. High school students and teachers are invited to a Roundtable where they can meet and talk to Scott before the film. That starts at 5:30 and is free, but you should register with Frank Giannini know if you plan to come. fgiannini@taubmanmuseum.org

Dessert with the Arts

2009-03-13T14:45:00.002-04:00

Come see art by Northside High School Students, enjoy performances by the NHS Band, Choir and Drama Club, and eat desserts.

March 19th, 7-9pm

Send Us Your News and Photos

2009-03-13T11:18:00.002-04:00

Since the current SWVAEA officers live in Roanoke, so far all the news on this blog is about the Roanoke area. Please send us news and images from other areas so we can include them. Send anything you think other art teachers might be interested in, successful lesson ideas, art shows, workshops, even if it is just to brag about yourself, for example, a show you might be in.

Bookbinding Workshop

2009-03-13T11:02:00.004-04:00

Jennifer Fowler will be teaching a Codex Book Binding Workshop at The Taubman Museum Sunday, March 29. All materials are provided to create a nice sketchbook/ journal. She makes these with her students and they are fabulous. In the workshop, you'll be using book cloth and fancy papers for the covers, but as shown in this photo, you can use any fabric (including canvas)!

Encourage you students to attend as well. Please sign up with the Taubman or email swvaea@gmail.com with any questions. You can also get the member price with a VAEA membership, not just the Taubman membership.

Shows to Visit in Roanoke

2009-03-10T19:01:00.002-04:00

There are two shows, in addition to "Trash to Treasure" that include artwork by our members and students: "Art Feast" at Center in the Square in Roanoke, open 11-4 Thurs-Sat. until March 20; and "Roanoke College Juried Show", March 13-April 5, opening Reception: Friday, March 13, 6 p.m.

Very Impressive Trash

2009-03-08T18:16:00.004-04:00

Our Youth Art Month Show, "Trash to Treasure" is hanging in the Jefferson Center in Roanoke. At the opening last Friday night, we heard many people say it was more exciting than they expected. These art teachers and students were inspired. We just hope our superintendents don't come and see what great art we can make with free stuff.

Pictured above are just a few samples: an impressive faux-bronze sculpture from objects and wire covered with panty hose and paint (Ciara Corrigan, Patrick Henry High); exotic spray-bottle birds with plastic fork feet (Susan Light, Grandin Court Elementary), a mural of squashed-can faced Roanoke characters (Chris Jones, Crystal Spring Elementary); a rendition of Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers (Teresa Worth, Hidden Valley Middle School); and white sculpture in boxes.

The show will be up until April 25 at the main floor of the Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Avenue in Roanoke.