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The award-winning production company
Getting to Know, Inc. is making seventy VHS copies of its animated Claude Monet biography available to AEI members for only the cost of shipping and handling ($5.00).
This video is adapted from popular children's author Mike Venezia's "Getting To Know The World's Greatest Artists" series. In it, Monet narrates the story of his life and talks about many of his masterpieces. The American Library Association has awarded the production their Notable Children's Video Award.
To get your free copy, just send an email request to freevhs@gettingtoknow.com. They'll send back a form to fill out and mail in with your $5.00. Remember, there are only seventy copies available, and they will fill requests in the order that mailed-in forms are received.
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Art Ed. in Iowa Featured
One of the newest exhibits at the Iowa Hall of Pride in Des Moines 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. More...
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 Outstanding Art Educators of the Year
These art educators were honored at the AEI Fall Conference in Dubuque last month. This distinguished group of artist/teachers are (l to r) David Pratt, Chris Noel, Maggie Harlow-Vogt, Janiece Kinzle, Shirley Pfiefer, and Cynthia Spears.
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 All-state Artists
Here you see the students (and their teachers) who were selected as the 2008 All-State Artists.The 2009 All-State Art Competition information, including deadlines and application forms , are available here.
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Looking for a Judging Form
Dear Colleagues, I have been asked to make a feedback form for a judge to use at a local art fair. If any of you have been involved in something like that, please send me information, a copy of the form, whatever you have or remember. Even if you haven't been in an art fair or helped plan one, good ideas are welcome Please email to one of the addresses below. Thanks, Chris Noel csnoel@yahoo.comnoelc@newton.k12.ia.us
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 Free Art Ed. Materials
Get your free curriculum and DVD packet "Influence and Inspiration". Packets will be available in early December - Sign up here.All of the materials included in the kit will be available on the IAC website for download in December as well. Please contact Sarah Ekstrand at 515.281.4657 or email with questions.
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 Masterpiece Lesson Plans
Liz Lyons and Janiece Kinzle were stellar presenters at the 2008 AEI Fall Conference, Masterpiece on the Mississippi. Both have been honored by AEI as Outstanding Art Educators and serve on the AEI Board. They have provided copies of the some of the lessons, along with example photos, for artedia.org. More...
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 Fall New
Arts Teacher Symposium
Iowa Alliance for Arts Education and five member organizations, including Art Educators of Iowa, sponsored a free symposium for first year teachers in the arts. It was held November 1 at Iowa State University in Ames. There were 129 people in attendance and plans are being made for next year. More...
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