AEI 2009 Awards
Honoring Art Eduators
Award Winners 2009:
Nancy Sojka, Distinguished Service Within the Profession;
Kay Huffaker Hall, Supervision/Administration; Kenneth Esveld, Art Educator of the Year and Mary Bucksbaum Scanlan Endownment from the Belin-Blank Center;
Stacy Houk, Elementary Art Educator of the Year,
Bob Sanderson, Distinguished Service Outside the Profession.
Not pictured, Robert Glocke, Lifetime Achievement Award. More info...
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Maggie Parks
What a wonderful conference we had in Cedar Falls! The artwork was amazing, the sessions invigorating, and dining at the Gallaria de Paco was fabulous! Tim Rollins was in fine form, inspiring us to have compassion and patience for our most difficult students, and helping us to remember our mission to help students find peace and passion in life through the world of art.
Thank you to Nancy Barsic, Moria Brown, Sue Hansen, Rick Knivsland, Ronda Sternhagen, Kassi Nelson, Jeffery Byrd, Wendy Miller, and Andrew McCormick for all of the hours they spent planning and preparing for this conference. It was only through their efforts that we had this meaningful professional development opportunity.
I also want to thank all the participants who helped update the IAAE Strategic Plan and the Constitution, Bylaws, and Policies. Updating our plans and procedures and mapping the future of the AEI has generated a lot of excitement for what our organization can accomplish. I am convinced that we are becoming a more involved and vital organization with each passing month.
Please remember that all members of the AEI are welcome at all the board meetings. If you would like to attend the next meeting, feel free to join us on January 30 at the State Historical Building in Downtown Des Moines. The meeting will start at 10:30 am, and will coincide with the judging of the YAM show. If the weather is poor, be watching our web page, www.artedia.org, for a cancellation. The make-up date is February 6 at the same time and place.
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Art Education and Social Justice
Artsonia Exhibit
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The Memory Project:
Service-Learning
Would you like your students' art to travel the globe? Would your students enjoy making gifts for some really special kids? The Memory Project is an art service-learning program in which advanced high school students create portraits for children living in orphanages around the world. Read what Preston, Iowa, teacher Denise Larson says about The Memory Project.
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Cappie Dobyns
The AEI Middle School Division is currently developing a visual art event (as yet, unnamed) that mirrors the music format of solo contests while upholding the standards of excellence long established for art students and programs.
On May 16, 2009, the middle school division sponsored a Mock Event.
Six jurors (Mike Burgher, Pam Muench, Chris Noel, David Pratt, Sara Schaefer and Carol Web) and twelve Ames Middle School students participated in a Mock Visual Art Event for the purpose of both introducing and instigating dialogue about how such a competition might be organized and be beneficial for our association members and profession.
With unanimous positive feedback and the AEI Board's wish to move forward, the middle school division will organize a pilot event for the upcoming 2009-2010 academic year.
Watch for more information at AEI's Middle School pages.
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Youth Art Month
Design-A-Pin
This design opportunity is wide open! Use your creativity, imaginations, go wild! No age limit. Designs can be submitted by teacher for the student or by the student.
Designs are due October 30, 2009. Designs can be drawn, painted, 3-D (photographed), photography, printed.
Shape may be alternated to fit a square, rectangle or circle pin shape.
Submit designs in jpeg format to Susan Noonan at susann@myfmtc.com
The best design will be used for pins and theme of 2010 Youth Art Month.
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S|A|R|G|E|N|T Art
YAM 2010 Sponsor
This year the Sargent Art Company will sponsor the following four prizes for Iowa YAM 2010: - One Elementary Category Winner
- One Middle Category Winner
The Overall Winner prize will be a trip to New York City for the student, a parent and the art teacher.
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