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Rebirth of NATA PreService Forum - A Success!

April 9th : Wayne State College
Special thank you to Carolyn Albracht for facilitating the event and member presenters: Marietta Deaver​, Marissa McClintock, Bob Reeker, Holly Kutschkau and Josie Langbehn.

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NATA AD-HOC COMMITTEES - Two Opportunities to Serve!
​NATA advocates for and advances art education across the state. We also support art educators and the art community.

One way we do that is by hosting others' websites on the NATA website. NATA is forming an ad hoc committee to review criteria for hosting sites. If you are interested in participating in this committee, you must be a NATA member, currently not have a website being promoted on the NATA site, and be able to meet in person or electronically for a few hours in late April or early May. Please email Lorinda Rice (lrice@lps.org) and Bob Reeker (breeker@lps.org) with your interest. Plans are to present a recommendation to the NATA board at the summer board meeting.

Home School groups have expressed tons of interest in our support and we have learned there is a huge home school student body not being served by our association. 
This committee will look at this issue and bring a recommendation to the board, by the summer board meeting.  If you have an interest in serving on this committee, please contact Jennifer Bockerman.  The committee plans to discuss this in one meeting by June to decide upon a recommendation.  Jennifer and Lynette Fast will organize a day/time for meeting when they have received enough interested members.

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Have you participated in any of the NAEA Webinar's? These are fantastic opportunities to learn at home and explore new inspirations in teaching art! Webinars are archived so you can watch at your best time too!

Maybe you have a student that could attend this experience.

Be the next art leader from Nebraska!

News from other sources...

Showcase of Artwork by Nebraska Students on Display at Governor's Residence
Exhibition dates: April 27-June 24, 2016
Public hours: Thursdays (except holidays) from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Nebraska Governor’s Residence, 1425 H Street, Lincoln, NE 68508
The Nebraska Arts Council partners with the Nebraska Governor’s Residence each year to display the artwork of Nebraska artists on the walls of the building’s main conference room. This unique space allows civic leaders, citizens, school children and other visitors the opportunity to acknowledge and appreciate the diversity of statewide artistic talent.
​My Life in Nebraska: Selected works from the 2015 Scholastic Art Awards of Nebraska will be on display in the residence April 27 – June 24, with public hours on Thursdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. To request an appointment (recommended for groups of 10 or more), contact Residence Director Leisa Ausdemore at (402) 471-3466.
Sixteen Scholastic Art Award recipients from Nebraska were chosen to exhibit their work as part of the upcoming exhibition, My Life in Nebraska. Selections were based on originality, technical skill, expression and representation of the theme. Student artists include Maddie Badura (Omaha Central), Sadie Goering (Grand Island Central Catholic), McKayla Hanson (Cedar Bluffs), Elena Massey (Omaha Central), Harper Newell (Westside High), Paw Paw (Lincoln High), Grace Pistulka (Wilcox-Hildreth), Jacque Platt (Westside High), Ian Rodriguez (Omaha South Magnet), K’Vaughn Summage (Benson Magnet), Madison Swanson (Mercy High), Megan Szwanek (Marian High), Christina Thompson (Millard West), Anhguyet Vu (Papillion-LaVista South), Thien Win (Omaha Northwest) and Garr Zhao (Brownell Talbot).

Oscar Howe Summer Art Institute, June 5-17, 2016. 
​The OHSAI is a free summer art institute open to high school students grades 10-12, with a demonstrated talent in the visual arts and strong interest in Indian culture.  Participants are selected based upon their applications.  Special attention is given to applications from Native American students.    
How to apply: Visit us online at http://www.usd.edu/fine-arts/art/ohsai 
We have extended the application process to May 7, 2016.  Applications must include:

1. Letter of Application, containing the students name and contact information and a statement of why you would like to attend the OHSAI.
2. Letter of Reference from an instructor, artist or other interested party, addressing why the nominee should be accepted into the Institute.
3. Portfolio of Artwork, consisting of 15 images of the student’s artwork.  Preferred method is to send a CD of the students work in jpg format at the highest resolution possible.  

For more information or to apply to this year’s Institute please contact us by email at art@usd.edu, or by phone 605-677-5636. 

Opportunities with Clay this Summer @ Flock 9 Studios
Pam Dennis, 893 210th St, Ogden, IA 50212, 515-275-2594
My summer Heartland classes are finally posted in the online catalog. "Organic Sculpture" & "Clay-Heat-Smoke" are offered for grad credit, which involves out-of-class hours even if you are only taking it for license renewal. I've tried to make the extra work simple and flexible to accommodate  your busy schedules. Basically, you can choose the activities which best suit your situation. For example, you can make some extra clay forms to fire, or spend the time sketching ideas to create. Online image research is also valid. Hopefully the new rules don't seem too overwhelming.
"Little Hands in Clay" and "Nichos" are for license renewal only, so no "homework"

"Clay - Heat - Smoke: Alternative Firing Techniques"    2 credits
Location:    Flock 9 Studios, 893 - 210th Street, Ogden
Dates: June 8, 9, 22 & 23 (work due July 7), 2016
Times: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Explore diverse methods of low fire surface techniques from Raku to Pitfire at Flock 9 Studios near Ogden.  We will create hand built forms the first two days using textures, burnishing and slips. The second session we'll fire pots using low temperature, fast firing processes for a variety of textures and colors on bisque clay. Participants are encouraged to research and bring low tech firing ideas and examples to share. Previous experience not required, just a love of clay, smoke, and experimentation.

"Nichos - Mixed Media Boxes"         1 credit
Location:    Johnston AEA Office - Room: 113,   6500 Corporate Dr., Johnston
Dates: June 19 & 20, 2016
Times: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Create a mixed media assemblage inspired from the Latino folk art of painted boxes called nichos or retablos, telling a story through small objects and designs. We will explore several small project techniques of weaving tooled metal and painting, along with using small items (paper, photos, beads, found objects, etc.) in assembling your Nicho. Express your imagination through this traditional art that has inspired modern artists such as Joseph Cornell.  It is suggested that you spend some time researching Joseph Cornell and Nichos online prior to class.

​"Organic Sculpture"    1 credit
Location:    Flock 9 Studios, 893 - 210th Street, Ogden
Dates: June 14, 15 (work due July 29), 2016
Times: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Work with a variety of natural and low cost materials inspired by Andy Goldsworthy's earthworks to create small sculptures. We will explore willow work techniques, make paper pulp / wire screen forms, and build an insect hotel for attracting pollinators. The small projects can be adapted for the art room or used as a collaborative installation for an outdoor classroom.

"Little Hands in Clay"     1 credit
​Location:    Flock 9 Studios, 893 - 210th Street, Ogden
Dates: June 21 & July 7, 2016
Times: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
This class will explore a variety of simple hand built clay projects for elementary students during the first session at Flock 9 Studios. Fired bisque ware will be finished the second class at Johnston using several painting techniques I like to call "room temperature glazes" and mixed media embellishments.