NATA Youth Art Month Advocacy Show is Installed in the State Capitol A very special thank you to this year's facilitators and installers! Andrea Jenkins, Everett Elementary; Jennifer Bockerman, Lincoln Lutheran Jr/Sr High School; Pam King, Campbell Elementary; Mollie Leisinger (and Shane Leisinger), Brooke Gillotti, and Jocelyn Reiss, Lincoln North Star High School spent a couple hours after school this week installing the show which features 90 student works submitted by 45 teachers from across Nebraska. Jocelyn Reiss, Lorinda Rice, and Carol Jabor of Lincoln Public Schools and Debbie DeFrain and Carol Bom of the Nebraska Department of Education have worked hours and hours to facilitate, collect work, and prepare the program for March 12th, 2016 @ 2PM. Please make a special effort to attend with your students. NATA 2016 Officer Election Results Are In
It is our pleasure to announce that the election of NATA’s 2016-2018 Executive Board positions is complete and the membership has selected four new members to join the executive board. The members are sincerely grateful for the wonderful slate of candidates that was presented to them. It was the largest number of candidates in over 10 years. Taking office on July 1st will be Josie Langbehn and Jody Boyer serving as Co-President Elect, Carolyn Albracht serving at Secretary, and Bill Cavill serving as Treasurer. These four educators will join Melissa Cleaver and Julie Ryan who will be serving as Co-President and Lynette Fast and Allison Fees Varah who will transition to Co-Past President. On behalf of the Executive Board and the NATA membership, please accept our hearty congratulations and sincere gratitude for your willingness to serve the NATA membership! Congressional Art Competition 9-12 Grade Information NOW AVAILABLE! Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated. Students submit entries to their representative’s office, and panels of district artists select the winning entries. Winners are recognized both in their district and at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, DC. The winning works are displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol. NATA facilitates and juries the Nebraska District 2 and 3 local level competition. For information go to the NATA website to find your submission information. Entries are due March 15th to Debbie Kippley. Bellevue is now in district 1, so please submit your work to Jeff Fortenbury's office. District 1, Jeff Fortenbury's office, is facilitated by his office. If you have any questions you maycontact Marie Woodhead at (402) 438-1598. For additional information you may also visit the CAC website.
News from other sources...Inside Out Project We are contacting you because we think you are a great interface between a world-wide participatory art project like the INSIDE OUT Project created by the TedPrize winning artist JR and the pupils in your community. We want to develop this free and independent project in schools and are looking for schools that would be interested in getting involved with the Inside Out Project. We want students, with the help of their teachers, director and staff members, to raise awareness and draw attention to a cause that matters to them. Are you interested in creating an Inside Out project in your school? Or do you know schools in your area that would be interested in creating an IOP project? From kindergarten to universities, we want to support any kind of project! Let us know if you have any questions and go visit our website to know more about the projects that have been done all around the world! Thank you! Best regards, Gianna, The Inside Out Team
....along with a wine and cheese tasting, on Monday, March 14th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at our Main Bank in York. The featured artist will be Todd Williams. Todd is a native of Central City and is currently involved in the Nebraska 150 project: Painting the Legacy of Nebraska. Cornerstone Bank is proud to sponsor nine of Todd’s paintings, representing nine different Nebraska counties: Boone, Butler, Clay, Fillmore, Polk, Thayer, Valley, Wheeler and York. Please contact Mandy Hengelfelt at 402-363-7423 or mhengelfelt@cornerstoneconnect.com with any questions.
Cornerstone Bank, 529 Lincoln Avenue, P.O. Box 69, York, NE 68467
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NEW NATA DISPLAY BOARDS ARE HERE! Have you signed up yet to display your student's work? NATA is proud to put your membership to work for you! Thank you for joining NATA. We are ready to fill 'em up next week at the Nebraska Association of School Boards Conference in LaVista! Thank you to our Advocacy committee exhibits chairs, Jody Boyer and Jocelyn Reiss, for doing the research and submitting the proposal to the NATA board for this purchase!  NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS CONFERENCE STUDENT ART DISPLAY NATA members can still register to submit two student works for this display in LaVista. Exhibition of student work, November 18-20th, at the Nebraska Association of School Boards Conference. Eligibility: K-12 Grade, Each NATA member may display two student pieces of 2-dimensional art Limitations: No larger than 12"X18" or matted 16"X22" Register to send in work by: November 11, 2015 If you are available to help set up November 17th 4:00pm or take down the display November 20th, please contact Jody Boyer. This is a great way to get involved in NATA! NATA MEMBERS - WHO'S DOING OUTSTANDING WORK? Please nominate outstanding art teachers! Do you know someone that should be nominated for one of our association awards? Take a look at this suggested criteria, and submit your nominations today! NAEA ART STANDARDS TOOLBOX
TAB - Teaching Artistic Behavior Hester Menier is an elementary art teacher in the Wentzville School District near St. Louis, MO. She has been teaching elementary art for 20 years in rural and suburban districts with large low socio-economic populations. Check out her thoughts in the NAEA Monthly Mentor. Hester answers these questions: * How do I know my students are learning? * When I was using direct instruction to have students produce amazing artwork, were they going through the motions or did they truly learn? * In a TAB room when the art looks poorly made does it still have value?* In a TAB room when the art looks poorly made does it still have value? News From Other Sources... Governor's Residence
NAC partners with the Governor's Residence to showcase the work of Nebraska artists. Applications will be accepted beginning August 25 and close Tuesday, December 1. Read more about the Governor's Residence Exhibition Program. Individual Artist Fellowships: Visual Arts Individual Artist Fellowships recognize exemplary career achievements by Nebraska artists. The program supports originating artists by providing public recognition and monetary awards of $1,000-$5,000. Artist fellowships for 2016 will focus on Visual Arts. Applications are now being accepted and close Sunday, November 15. Read more about Individual Artist Fellowships. Artist Rosters Artists who have an interest in working with the public are invited to apply for NAC's Artist Roster as either a teaching or touring artist. Applications will be accepted beginning September 1 and close Tuesday, December 1. Read more about the Artist Roster.
Angie Fischer and Sarah Brogren-Haynes, Co-Chairs
Student Exhibitions Coming Up Soon!  DRAW YOUR DREAMS Eligibility: K-8 Grade, One entry per student Limitations: Students create a 9” X 12” drawing of what they dream of becoming when they grow up. Jurying: 12 winners (from the first 400 entries received) will receive $1,000 contributions to a NEST 529 College Savings Plan account Deadline: September 30, 2015  Exhibition of student work, November 18-20th, at the Nebraska Association of School Boards Conference in LaVista, Nebraska. Eligibility: K-12 Grade, Each NATA member may display two student pieces of 2-dimensional art Limitations: No larger than 12X18 or matted 16X22 Deadline: November 11, 2015  Eligibility: 7-12 Grade Limitations: 2D or 3D artwork Jurying: All entries will be entered uploaded digitally at artandwriting.org Judging will still be based on ORIGINALITY, TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY, and EXPRESSION and separated into three grade level categories: 7 & 8, 9 & 10, and 11 & 12. Entry Fee: $5.00 per individual submission $20 per portfolio submission *If students qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch the fees will be waived Deadline: January 11, 2016 NAEA RECEIVES 2015 LEADERSHIP GRANT FOR MUSEUMS FROM IMLS RESTON, VA – SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 – The National Art Education Association (NAEA) announced today that it has received a prestigious National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in Washington, DC. The grant will be used to fund a study that will be conducted jointly with the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) examining the impact of single visit programs to art museums on K-12 students. -See more- NAEA Virtual Conference September 26 Join colleagues from around the world to gain fresh lesson ideas and inspiration for a vibrant new school year—all from the convenience of your computer or tablet! Broadcast live from the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC, the 2015 NAEA Back-To-School Virtual Conference is your direct connection to professional learning and creative professionals! Explore Learning and Leading in a Visual Age with Maria Fabrizio, Illustrator and Communications Designer, Wordless News; and D'Wayne Edwards, founder of Pensole Footwear Design Academy. Take the insight shared by the artists even further when educators from DC schools and museums share lessons and classroom experiences inspired by the work of the keynote speakers. Interact in real-time with presenters, as well as art education professionals around the world who are engaging in the NAEA Virtual Conference experience! All registrants are eligible for great giveaways up for grabs throughout the Virtual Conference, including FREE registration for the 2016 NAEA National Convention in Chicago!! NAEA National Recognition of Art Educators Oct 1 Deadline Program Objectives:
NAEA / Artsonia Student Gallery Artsonia is the World's Largest Student Art Museum. Yet it's so much more than that! It's a free, safe, educational program for students and families, as well as a comprehensive resource for art educators. Plus, you can use funds raised through Artsonia to pay for your National Art Education Association (NAEA) membership. Building your own School Gallery on Artsonia is EASY! News From Other Sources...Omaha Peace Project fold a crane, create community, call for peace 
A luncheon, book sales and autographing session are also available, and professional development and continuing education credits are fulfilled through this conference. Nebraska Arts Council Upcoming Dates to Remember September 17: Paul Otero artist talk in Fred Simon Gallery 5:00-6:00 p.m. October 1: Set Deadline Grant applications due October 9: Allphin/Elliott-Bartle opening reception in Fred Simon Gallery 5:00-7:00 p.m. October 21: Cody Wheelock artwork at Governor's Residence November 1: Governor's Arts Awards nominations due November 15: Individual Artist Fellowship in Visual Arts applications due Nebraskans For The Arts
Earlier this year, both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives approved legislation to replace the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Combined, these two bills contain 13 arts-friendly provisions, including retaining the arts as a core academic subject. TAKE ACTION! Join arts education advocates across the nation and urge Nebraska members of Congress to support the arts-friendly provisions included in the education reform bill. HOW? Take a few minutes, keep the momentum going, sign the petition and encourage five of your friends and colleagues to do the same. View Nebraskans For The Arts Newsletter online NATA Members Are Very Busy Promoting Arts Education! Please take a look at our 2014-15 NAEA/ Nebraska State Report . Our association is growing and the activity is stimulating. Throughout the year, please email us your upcoming visual arts activities and we will place them on the NATA calendar. To help us write this report every year, after you've completed any NATA activity, please update the NATA board using this submission form. And now...Let's Plan Ahead!The search is on for exciting and stimulating materials to use with students. In the last 5 years students have responded more to motivators, quick introductions, and reteaching through the use of online resources. Have you found your new resources for the coming year? Maybe you can use some of these to build upon a unit you already teach. If you have other great sources not included here, submit them to be posted next week.
And now...Some $$$ To Get Those Ideas Off The Ground!
News From Other Sources...  Upcoming Dates to Remember July 20-24: Last week to see Michelle Daisley Moffitt & Ron Quick duo exhibition in Fred Simon Gallery August 1: Govenor's Residence Exhibition applications due August 14: Opening reception for Paul Otero solo exhibition in Fred Simon Gallery August 19: Gabrielle Quiroz exhibition opens at Governor's Residence September 1: Fred Simon Gallery applications due
Gelli Arts Looking for Art Educators to Facilitate a Workshop at Fall Conference Any art educator presenters that might be interested in hosting "Monoprinting Without a Press" hands on workshop this fall, contact Angie Fischer or Sarah Brogren Haynes. Perspective Newsletter Articles Due July 1 What professional insight do you have to share with our membership? Please consider submitting an article for publication in the next NATA Perspective. Articles are due to Julie Ryan, editor, by July 1, 2015. NATA Summer Board Meeting Scheduled July 16th, 12:30-4:00pm, LUX Center for the Arts, 2601 N 48th Street, Lincoln 68504. You may view the agenda. We hope all members will consider attending for the discussion of new short and long term goals and focus of NATA services. Please contact Lynette if you plan to attend so we can have a snack for you. If you cannot attend the meeting, please provide your input about the NATA services you use regularly and wish to continue receiving by completing this survey.    PRESENTATION PROPOSALS AND NATA ARTIST EDUCATOR JURIED EXHIBIT ENTRIES DUE NEXT MONDAY!
Any art educator presenters that might be interested in hosting "Monoprinting Without a Press" hands on workshop this fall, contact Angie Fischer or Sarah Brogren Haynes. Summer Board Meeting July 16th You are invited to attend the July 16, 2015 Board Meeting, 12:00-4:00 PM, Lincoln. Location will be announced soon. Topics of interest include: Fall conference updates, NATA History, Executive board voting on the new board structure, division directors short term and long term goals, services NATA will provide members, and communications with NATA membership. Leaders Wanted! NAEA Board Of Directors Positions The Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the following NAEA Board of Directors positions: Vice Presidents—Eastern Region, Pacific Region, Southeastern Region, Western Region. Vice Presidents serve 4 years: 2 years as Vice Presidents-Elect and 2 years as Vice Presidents. Members nominated for these national leadership positions must reside in the respective region, be active members of NAEA, and have served in Delegates Assembly. The Nominating Committee invites NAEA members to nominate qualified individuals for consideration. The following comprise a complete nomination packet that must be received postmarked by July 1, 2015, in order to be considered for nomination: • Completed Nomination Vita and Consent to Serve forms • A letter of support written by the Nominator • Photograph Submit complete nomination packets to: elections@arteducators.org (preferred method) or NAEA Nomination Committee Chair: 1806 Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20191. For additional information, Contact Kathy Duse, Executive Services and Convention/Programs Manager, at 703-860-8000 x281, kduse@arteducators.org. News from other sources...  Saturday, June 13th from 1:00 – 4:00 pm Art Walk Saturday in Seward, NE
Friday, June 12th at 7:00 pm – The Backroads: Andrea and Jimmy Friday, June 19th at 7:00 pm – Stan Mitchell on acoustic guitar Congratulations Hard Workers! You've almost made it through another school year! Best wishes as you persevere to the end and try to keep your head above water. Please put the NATA Association on your radar as June rolls around. During the summer we can do some of our best community and learning committee planning. Expect new leadership directors to make contact with you and begin the collaboration for the next year. In March and April the board approved appointments of several new NATA positions. We are excited to welcome a new Professional Learning Director and several new liaisons to the NATA board.
2016 NAEA Conference Presentation Proposal Deadline Quickly Approaching Don't forget to submit your national convention presentation by May 31st! Let's have record breaking representation from Nebraska! 2015 NATA Fall Conference Call For Presentations and Artwork! Have your considered sharing your ideas with colleagues from across the state? How about your personal artwork? We now have the call for Presentations and Artist Educator Juried Exhibit entries open. VANS Custom Culture Semi Finalists Omaha Skutt! Please vote for V J and Angela Skutt Catholic High School art students in the Vans Custom Culture semi finals! They are the only school representing Nebraska and in the Northwest Region voting category. The top prize is a trip to NYC for the students who created the shoes and $50,000 for the fine arts programs at Skutt Catholic. News From Other Sources...Nebraskans For the Arts Continue to Advocate!
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If we have not received your work at TAC this is the schedule for when I will be available to show you where to unpack your work and to put key stickers on your name tags. Unless you are shipping your work, PLEASE DO NOT JUST DROP YOUR WORK OFF WITHOUT UNPACKING AND ADDING SILVER AND GOLD KEYS TO NAME TAGS. This helps make sure your work is unpacked properly and labeled correctly. When you come to TAC, bring work to fourth floor and see Lynn C. in office 4-163, if she is not there, try the second door on the left, this is a store room for all the works as they are checked in. We have started installing/hanging work so it is imperative we have your work asap, so it can be curated appropriately in the exhibit. Feb. 17 Tuesday Work til 5:45 p.m. Feb 18 Wednesday is Ash Wednesday so won't work as long. Feb 19 Thursday work til 5:00 Feb 20 Friday Work til 5:30 Feb 21st - DeAnn Hansich will be at TAC at 9:00 a.m. to work with volunteers to complete the installation of the exhibit. Please arrange a trip with your students to see the entire show once it is installed! I know many area schools come to the ceremony, but to experience it again as a class/school is an excellent opportunity to reflect and take in all the great work without the 'rush' of the ceremony. We have several schools that travel to Omaha 1 - 3 hours to view the exhibit and go to other art venues, like Joslyn, Bemis, Hot Shops etc. We would LOVE more Omaha, Bellevue, Lincoln, Millard students to attend the show as a field trip also. The dates are Feb. 23 - end of March. March is Youth Arts Month, so it a great time to plan this!
YOUTH ART MONTH DATE CHANGE BECAUSE OF SNOW DAY SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND NO ACCESS AVAILABLE TO THE STATE DEPT OF EDUCATION ON FEB 15 & 16: ARTWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL THURSDAY FEB 19TH AT 5:00PM Print your YAM Student Invitations NOW! COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP BRAINSTORMING RESULTS At Fall Conference Stephanie Carlson-Pruch, NATA Community Leadership Director, asked division liaisons for specific feedback about communications and resources.
NATA PRESERVICE TEACHER SPRING FORUM DISCOVERY: STEM to STEAM April 11th, 9am-4pm Sponsored by UN-O and NATA Get Information and Register Here By April 3rd! News From Other Sources...We've Been Invited...to the Wyoming Art Education Association's 2015 Spring Conference February 28-March 1, 2015 Triumph HS in Cheyenne, WY And...you can attend for member price of $65! Read more... Joslyn Thursdays for Teachers  The Evening... Upon arrival, please check in with JAMA volunteers and enjoy refreshments! We move to Abbott Lecture Hall at 5:15 pm for welcome and introductions. Then Jeremy Johnson, PhD, UNO professor of art education, will present “Comics 101.” Then you will continue to learn about graphic novels or move to American modern paintings. PICK YOUR PATH: [ ABOUT THE GRAPHIC NOVELS PATH ] Gallery Experience: BAM! It’s a Picture Book: The Art Behind Graphic Novels Join docent Beth Howard on this exploration through the special exhibition, BAM! as she shares with you some of the popular graphic novels on display and participate in a gallery activity. Workshop: Comic Connections Description This workshop, led by Jeremy Johnson, will focus on how teachers can connect comics to lessons that they are already doing. Teachers will take a current event from a local newspaper and create a comic based on the article. This is a great way to help students understand the conventions of comics but also assess their comprehension and summarization skills! [ ABOUT THE AMERICAN MODERN PAINTINGS PATH ] Gallery Experience: American Moderns, 1910–1960: From O’Keefe to Rockwell Join docent Karen Whittler who will first take you to see Stuart Davis’ American Painting in our permanent collection and then onto the special exhibition, American Moderns. This is a ticketed exhibition, but Joslyn will provide you with a ticket so you may gain entrance. Workshop: Absolutely Abstraction Come experiment with intuitive mark making with local painter Kim (Reid Kuhn) Darling. Inspired by Joslyn’s American Painting by Stuart Davis and the American Moderns exhibit, you will explore ideas of abstraction, text in art, and personal iconography using a variety of media. Find out more... ARTSLAM+
Each artist has four minutes to present their work to an art-loving audience, discussing their work, inspirations, techniques, and future directions as time allows. Presentation formats may include Powerpoint or individual slides. Artists are required to donate one piece of artwork for a raffle and to present another for sale (artists will receive the purchase price, less any transaction fees). After the artist presentations, audience members vote for their favorite by dropping a raffle ticket in the chosen artist’s bowl. At the end of the evening winning artists will be announced as well as raffle winners. read more... |
