Another National Leader Emerges from Nebraska

CONGRATULATIONS BOB REEKER
NAEA Western Region Vice President Elect
​We are so proud to inform you that Bob Reeker has been elected as the Vice President Elect of our Western Region. Bob joins an amazing group of educators passionate about advocating for art education nationally. Bob will contribute his amazing energy and passion serving our national association a total of 4 years—2 years as Vice President-Elect, and 2 years on the Board as Regional Vice President. 

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NEW AWARD RUBRICS FOR NATA MEMBER AWARDS
Member Review Needed, Provide your feedback by January 30th!
​Rubrics for scoring NATA Awards have been modified by the Awards Committee and we are seeking member input before the Executive Board will vote on their adoption for the 2016 award year. The proposed rubrics have been created to better align with NAEA rubrics but maintain emphasis of scoring based on statewide engagement. Please view the modified rubrics and provide feedback prior to January 30th. The Executive Board will vote on the adoption of the new rubrics within one week following membership input.

Nominate outstanding educators now!

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2016 NATA Executive Officer Elections

Your link to vote will be sent each week, until you vote, to the email address you have registered with NAEA/NATA. It takes less than a minute to vote and then you will no longer receive reminders. Voting closes February 15th.

View Candidate Bios

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Register 2 entries from your school for the NATA Show by February 12th!

Register Now!

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ESU 6 Hosts - Sights and Sounds Workshop

ESU 6 Hosts
“Sights and Sounds: Gene Davis and the Washington Color Painters Unit”
presented by Christy Kosmicki
ESU 6/Blue River Cohort Day
Shickley, Nebraska, January 4, 2016
The workshop was organized by
Rebecca Jorgenson, NATA ESU 6 Liaison
K-12 Art, Shickley Public School
Thank you for your leadership!
​Participants Include:
Lisa Kanode from Exeter-Milligan; Stacy Lutjemeyer from Dorchester; Mindy Burton from Milford; Shirley Rytych from Shickley; Rebecca Jorgenson from Shickley; presenter Christy Kosmicki of UNK.

Make your plans now!

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Grow Membership in Nebraska!
One of the best ways to communicate the value of NATA/NAEA membership is to share why you find it important as an artist and educator. Prospective members are more likely to join when you share your personal member story with excitement. And, this is an exciting time to be part of NATA/NAEA. We’re growing!​

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News from other sources...

Using the Arts to “Bridge” Communities and Cultures
​As Hildegard Center for the Arts carries out its mission to “Celebrate the Arts and Inspire Humanity”, we embrace the challenge to continue bringing the arts to nontraditional audiences in fresh and innovative ways. With the successful completion of Hildegard’s groundbreaking collaboration with L/LC Habitat for Humanity, “Doorways to Hope”, drawing to a close, HCFA looks towards “Bridges” as its new inspiration for programming over the next three years. (2015 – 2017)

Spring Semester Exhibitions
January 20 through May 8, 2016: 

• A Century of Sculpture at Sheldon
• Some Place… Not Too Far Away: Bruce and Jean Conner at the University of Nebraska
• The Unfolding Center: Susan York and Arthur Sze