Oklahoma Art Education Association Newsletter Winter 2014 Volume 11 Issue 5
Mission Statement– Providing Oklahoma students with the highest quality of visual arts education.
Youth Arts Month and Young Talent in Oklahoma is here!!
Art by McKenzie Willy 8th Grade Piedmont Middle School
www.oaea-ok.org
“Every artist was first an amateur.” –Emerson It is difficult to believe that February is here. This semester, there are many exciting events to look forward to. It’s the busy season, as student artists from all over the state will compete in Young Talent in Oklahoma, Junior Young Talent, and Youth Arts Month. This is an excellent opportunity for students to showcase unique pieces and the creativity that defines them. The National NAEA Conference, March 28-31 in sunny San Diego, will allow for teachers to collaborate and conceptualize the future of art education through professional development focused on creativity. Can’t wait to see the Oklahoma Art Educators represent our great state through many awards and presentations. A final thought on creativity: As educators, we oftentimes sacrifice time with our medium in order to assist students or add one more thing to our plates. I encourage you to slow down for a moment and reconnect with art. Let us never lose the passion that brought us into this profession, nor the memories of finetuning our craft through serendipitous mishaps and unfettered creativity. Have a great spring semester! Sincerely, Eric Lyons
SHELLEY SELF – Oklahoma Art Educator of the Year Shelly Self has been the art teacher at Coweta High School in Coweta since 1992. Her education includes a BFA from the University of Oklahoma, a MFA from Texas Tech University, and a K-12 teaching certification from Northeastern State University in Talequah, Oklahoma. She became a National Board Certified Teacher in 2001 and just renewed this certification recently. Shelley sponsors an art club that serves the community of Coweta and her school each year with activities that include face painting, seasonal window painting for businesses and an annual art exhibit. She has pursued professional development to improve her expertise through AP workshops, the Quartz Mountain Fall Arts Institute workshops, plus OAEA State and NAEA national conferences. Shelley visited Japan as a Fulbright Fund for Teachers award recipient. She has served OAEA on the Young Talent in Oklahoma high school art exhibit committee since 2010 which requires many volunteer hours. Shelley’s outstanding teaching has resulted in recognition and numerous awards, including Coweta High School Teacher of the Year and OAEA Secondary Art Educator of the Year. She received the Milken National Educator Award in 2005 for Oklahoma, a huge honor for any educator in the country. Shelley is an incredible art educator with the highest standards and a big heart who inspires her students to achieve their best. News just arrived that Shelley Self has been selected as the Western Region Secondary Art Educator of the Year. That means she is the "BEST IN THE WEST" and the most outstanding Secondary art teacher in the 16 states that make up the Western Region of NAEA. She will receive her award in San Diego in March at the NAEA National Convention.
Taking a new approach after 30 years. Looking back over my career as a teacher, as well as how education has changed and evolved has been interesting. After attending an AP workshop in Tulsa with Quiquia Calhoun I have taken a fork in the road, or a new path. I don’t yet know how to describe it. I am putting the work and the research in the hands of the students. I am taking away the feeding spoon and making them responsible for thinking. How am I doing this? I am teaching processes, not projects. I have given up control and now the students must do the following: Come up with inspiration for projects. Plans what they will do. Project how many days it will take. Decide what artistic process it will address. Figure out what supplies they will need. Decide how many days it will take to complete. Describe how they will know if it was successful. I have to tell you, when I decided to incorporate this into my curriculum I was a little unsure of how it would all work. Were they really ready to make these decisions themselves? Could I let go of control enough to allow them make all the decisions? Were they mature enough to make the correct decisions? Would they try or would they just take the easy way out on each project? Remember the adage, “Students live up to expectations”? Indeed they do! I have been absolutely impressed with their ability to make decisions, plan, execute and evaluate their own projects. Of course it was harder for those I had spoon fed the previous years, but they have adapted and blossomed beautifully. I am still teaching projects in beginning art, in my case the Art I class. They are novices and probably aren’t ready to make some of the tough decisions. I felt pretty sure Art III students would be ready for the challenge, but I was not convinced Art II students would be prepared to “steer the boat”. Students don’t always like to be forced to think. At first they had a lot of questions. “What should I do?” “What should I use?” but after a few projects they gained the confidence to make those decisions without hesitation. This is what teaching is really all about isn’t it? I am not saying I have it all worked out perfectly, but I have seen a lot of student growth. Grading has been interesting, like putting a square peg in a round hole. Luckily my administrators are completely on board. It’s not perfect, but I am getting there. If you are interested in this process, watch for my workshop at OAEA Fall Conference in Lawton. Maybe by then I will have all the answers, but probably not. Or maybe you will have some answers for me! Marsha Carman OAEA Past President
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A word from Bob Curtis
Do you know an art teacher who is doing an outstanding job? Have you been inspired by the efforts of some art teacher you know? If you can say “yes” to either of these questions, please nominate them for an award. Now is not too early since everyone is still in school and communication is easier. Awards in Oklahoma are given at the Fall Conference in September. The absolute deadline for nominations is August 15, 2014. The objectives of the OAEA Awards Program are:
• To recognize excellence in the many outstanding individuals in our state; • To focus professional attention on quality art education and exemplary art educators; • To increase public awareness of the importance of quality art education; • To set standards for quality art education and how they can be achieved; and • To provide tangible recognition of achievement, earn respect of colleagues, and enhance professional opportunities for OAEA members. An awards packet consists of the following: Total of six pages 1. Nomination Form (one page) 2. Nomination Letter (one page) 3. Vita Form (two pages written by the nominee) 4. Two letters of recommendation from others who know the nominee Photo of the nominee We would like to give awards in at least the following categories at the 2014 Fall Conference at Cameron University in Lawton. Oklahoma Art Educator of the Year Higher Education Art Educator of the Year Secondary Art Educator of the Year Middle School Art Educator of the Year Elementary Art Educator of the Year Museum Art Educator of the Year Retired Art Educator of the Year To get current forms for nominations, click on the hyperlinks below for a printable pdf or contact me at okartbob@msn.com for the forms in Word format. Send nominations to Bob Curtis via e-mail or snail mail at 2305 N. Warren Avenue, OKC, OK 73107. Nomination Form http://www.arteducators.org/grants/2014_Awards_Nom_Form.pdf Vita Form http://www.arteducators.org/grants/2014_Awards_Std_Vita_Form.pdf
Photo’s of high school art students attending OAEA Portfolio Day
Several hundred students attended the annual Portfolio Day sponsored by the Oklahoma Art Education Association held at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art on January 17th. Juniors and seniors from Oklahoma high schools had the opportunity to show their artwork to representatives and instructors from colleges and art schools from several states. Visiting with the college representatives can lead to scholarships to the participating colleges. Students were also able to visit the art collection at the museum at no cost, including the current Chuck Close exhibit which proved to be excellent to the young viewers. Portfolio Day chair Jann Jeffries worked closely with the colleges and museum to coordinate this special day for high school students.
The 54th Annual Young Talent in Oklahoma HS Art Exhibit and Senior Portfolio competition is in progress at this writing. The judging was held February 1st at Westmoore HS conducted by Young Talent in Oklahoma Committee members Donna Barnard, Shelley Self, and Debra Detamore. The jurors included Gayle Curry, artist/educator; Patrick Riley, artist/educator, and Burt Harbison, Oklahoma University Professor of Art. Over 800 general entries and 97 portfolios were entered by state art teachers. Special thanks to OAEA members who assisted at the judging: Ranell Zurmehly, Melissa Mayo, Ruth Vesanen, Brian Payne, Marsha Carman (past president), Bob Curtis (past president), Eric Lyons, current OAEA President.
The exhibit will be installed February 15, 2014 starting at 9 am at the Norick Art Center Hulsey Gallery at Oklahoma City University. The date was changed from February 8th due to school closings the week of February 3-7. The exhibit may be viewed February 17 through March 1, 2014. Approximately 195 outstanding 2-D and 3-D works of art will be in the gallery. The reception will be from 1 to 2:45pm on March 1 with light refreshments, with the Awards Ceremony at 3 pm in Walker Hall, next to the Norick Art Center.
It’s that time of year again when we as Art Educators get to showcase what we do across our great state. I firmly believe that Oklahoma has one of the best art education programs in the country and it is all because of you guys and the hard work you contribute to your profession. This time of year is about advocacy. Advocacy through participation. If you are an elementary teacher you advocate by contributing to the State Superintendent Elementary Showcase. If you are a middle teacher participate in Jr. Young Talent. High school teachers participate in Young Talent. Our students are our best advocacy tools and getting their work out there is our best advocacy strategy. You can find all this info at http://yamok.wikispaces.com/HOME
FLAGS This years flag competition is elementary (k-6)
The flag submission deadline FEB 14, 2014
STATE SUPERINTENDENTS ELEMENTARY SHOWCASE The show runs FEB 28TH - APRIL 3RD Work submitted by FEB 14TH to Chris Cochran @Putnam City North HS All work needs to be mounted and include tags on front and back of work (2 works please)
Ptunam City North High School 11800 North Rockwell Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73162
Work will be hung on FEB 28TH (anyone who can help would be welcomed) Please check the wikispace for an update on the specific hanging time. YAM awards ceremony will be held APRIL 3RD @ 2:00 PM in the Hodge Building of the state capitol along with the SSES show.
If you have any questions, please email us at:
ccochran@putnamcityschools.org Please include this information with your entries into the OAEA student showcase and the State Superintendent Elementary Showcase. Please include with your 2 pieces of art a separate list of all submitted work including Name of student Grade/Title Teacher name/school email address
This information needs to be on the back of each piece. It is very important to include your email. We had a difficult time trying to contact a few teachers last year. On the back of each work include this label. Please print clearly and make sure the label is really secure to the back of the art piece.
Student Name: Grade: School: County: Teacher: Teacher email and contact number:
Use this label for the front of the art piece. Attach to the lower Left side.
DOOR HANGERS This has become an important Arts Advocacy tool to show our state legislators what our association is all about and the importance of art education the students of Oklahoma. Door hangers need to be submitted by MARCH 7TH to
Cindy Gharibvand Broken Arrow HS 1901 East Albany Street Broken Arrow, OK 74012 This years YAM theme is "ART IN ACTION" and door hanger style (if you choose to incorporate it into a lesson) is "art and community"
YOUTH ARTS DAY @ THE CAPITOL IS MARCH 13 FROM 9am -12pm
All this information can be found at www.yamok.wikispaces.com If you have any questions feel free to email me.
ccochran@putnamcityschools.org cgharibvand@baschools.org Use this month to have conversations with people about what you do and why you do it. Go visit your local art museum and ask them if they would be willing to publicly proclaim this month as youth arts month on their website or release a statement about their support of art education, any little bit helps. You all are incredible and we on the OAEA board appreciate you more than you could know.
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Elementary Teachers Submit a flag entry today!!!
Final public review of NCCAS arts standards will launch in February The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) has scheduled a final public review of the draft PreK-12 arts standards in dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. The review will open February 14, 2014, and close February 28. A draft reading copy of the revised standards will be available at http://nccas.wikispaces.com on January 30. This third and concluding review reflects NCCAS’s ongoing commitment to a responsive and transparent strategy that allows adequate time for each arts discipline’s standards writing team to incorporate changes to the drafts suggested by reviewers. To fully address the standards content and structural changes, the coalition has revised the project’s timeline. The February review is the first in a series of new and significant benchmarks for NCCAS, leading to the web-based release of the standards in June, 2014.
Mona Rubric My art room rubric was developed from an art teacher blog I found on the internet. I revised it to make it my own. Go to the blog for more information: http://artroom104.blogspot.com/2012/11/marzanoi-can-student-scale-in-artroom.html
I am an
I understand it well enough to teach someone else!
I am a
I can mostly do it myself but sometimes I make mistakes and get stuck.
I am an
I can mostly do it myself but sometimes I make mistakes and get stuck.
I am a
I am just starting to learn this and I don’t really understand it yet.
April Registration on-line deadline April 25-midnight (qualify your juniors for three $1,500 scholarships (as a Senior 2014-15) May Submit artwork on May 2 (3-5 PM) and 3 (1-4 PM) Pick-up unaccepted artwork May 16 (3-5 PM) and May 17 (9AM-12PM) September VASE-Visual Art Scholarship Event September 10, 6 PM (VASE is a new ANNUAL EVENT to raise monies for three $1,500 scholarships) State Fair Awards Ceremony September 13, 11:00 AM
The January Teacher of the Month is Mr. Brendon Williams from Douglass Mid-High School in Oklahoma City. Mr. Williams graduated from Oklahoma City University with a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in 2009. He has been teaching at Douglass for two years. In his first year teaching at Douglass, Mr. Williams teamed up with Lomography Camera Co and the Western Heritage Museum on a film photography project. During the Winter Fine Arts Program, Mr. William’s students had some amazing Art projects that were shown during the program. He incorporates other subjects into their art work so that they may have evidence of cross-curricular learning. Mr. William’s teaching philosophy is that he is there to learn WITH them. This guiding principle has allowed him to overcome the challenge of convincing students that art is worth learning and exploring. The joys of teaching come when a student goes from swearing that they lack any artistic ability to freely creating and expressing themselves visually. He arranges his class so that all students are allowed an opportunity to succeed. Student art by Savanna Canion 12th Grade Yukon High School Art teacher Brian Payne
HB2850 THREATENS OKLAHOMA ARTS COUNCIL’S FUTURE POSTED BY JENNIFER ON JANUARY 30, 2014 IN ADVOCACY, HB2850, OKLAHOMA ARTS COUNCIL
OKLAHOMA CITY — — A bill has been filed by a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives to eliminate all funding to the Oklahoma Arts Council by July 1, 2017, at a rate of at least 25 percent a year. The Oklahoma Arts Council is a state agency that provides funding to arts organizations, schools and tribal governments across the state. Last year, their state appropriation was about $4 million, an amount that represents less than 1/10th of 1 percent of the entire state budget.
Contact your local representatives today.
JUNIOR YOUNG TALENT IN OKLAHOMA 2014 Please check the OAEA website for any updates on date & times The exhibit will be juried for entry - 125 works will be accepted Selected works will be judged in three categories: 2-diminsional – color & mixed media 2-diminsional – values 3-diminsional Per judges discretion categories can be created, examples: Prints, Portraits, Collage/mixed media, Color representational, Color design
Prospectus for entering: $1.00 entry fee per work, no limit on entries, make checks out to: OAEA and mail to: OAEA c/o Carla Wade, PMB 207, 902 Arlington Center, Ada, OK 74820 Email works entered list to Frances Williams, deadline: February 14, 2014 All 2-D works matted or mounted on sturdy material with a way to hang, binder clips work great. Student, teacher, school info attached to all works on provided label Call for material entries deadline: February 26, 2014 Show hangs February 28, 2014, 3:30-5:30pm, PLEASE come and help Closing reception & Awards Ceremony: March 28, 2014 – 6:00-7:00pm, awards at 6:30pm, all works must be picked up at this time. Please make arrangements to have it picked 6-7:00pm. If you mail work, it can be mailed back if you include postage.
Please mail or hand deliver entries to: Frances Williams Amy Harden Sch: 823 2nd Street North, Piedmont, OK 73078 Hm: 4408 Ryan Drive NE, Piedmont OK 73078 frances.williams@piedmontschools.org ricwpi@gmail.com
Brink Jr. High, 11420 S. Western, Oka. City, 73170 puddlesofcolor@yahoo.com (405) 881-5211
(405) 373-1111 home Exhibit will be at the located at: Science Museum Oklahoma 2100 NE 52nd St., Oklahoma City, OK 73111 Please come and help hang the show after school: February 28, 2014
Junior Young Talent in Oklahoma 2014 - Artwork label procedure All art must be labeled with the following information TYPED or printed CLEARLY and attached to the back of the art work Student Name: _______________________________________ Grade: _____________________________________________ School: __________________________________________________ Medium: _________________________________________________ Teacher: _________________________________________________
All art must be labeled with the following information TYPED or printed CLEARLY and attached to the back of the art work Student Name: _______________________________________ Grade: _____________________________________________ School: __________________________________________________ Medium: _________________________________________________ Teacher: _________________________________________________
Junior Young Talent in Oklahoma Teacher Entry Form 2014 This form due by February 14, 2014 PLEASE TYPE and email to: frances.williams@piedmontschools.org or ricwpi@gmail.com (405) 373-1111 0r (405)550-8933 US mail to: Frances Williams, 4408 Ryan Drive NE, Piedmont, OK 73078 Please Double check the spelling of student names in order for certificates to be printed correctly You may enter more or less than 30, this is just a template All physical works are due to Frances Williams by: February 26, 2014 or call/email me to make alternative arrangements. Teacher Name: Address: Phone: e-mail: School Name: Student Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
OAEA Member #:
Grade
Medium
Description
Name
Position
Leland Leslie
Secondary Co-Chair
Brian Payne
Secondary Co-Chair
Marsha Carman
Past President/Great Plains Country
Ruth Crittendon
Secretary
Frances Williams
Middle Level Chair
Natalie Hughes
Youth Arts Month
Amy Harden
Middle Level Chair
Brandy Sitts
Membership
Lisa Taulman
Membership
Chris Cochran
Youth Arts Month
Tracy Gibson
Grants
Glen Henry
State Department Liason
Tina Vercelli
Arbuckle Country
Rosemary Burke Carol
Retired Chair
Jann Jeffrey
Portfolio Day
Bob Curtis
Awards
Cindy Gharibvand
Youth Arts Month
Mikel Iberra
Web Liason
Kevin Thomas
Adminstration Chair
Carla Wade
Treasurer
Isolete De Almeida
President Elect
Eric Lyons
President
Nancy Matthison
National Board Certified Chair
Erin Oldfield
Museum Chair
Jennifer Dix Brown
Eastern VP and Green Country
Edna McMillan
Western VP
Debra Detamore
YTIO
Chris Ramsay
Higher Ed
Michelle Barnes
Newsletter
Shelley Self
YTIO
Donna Barnard
YTIO
Lynette Hill
Red Carpet Country
Kristi Lovett
Frontier Country
Sarah Carnes
Elementary Chair