Spotlight
Welcome NATA members!
Shining a spotlight on our amazing art education leaders across the state
and highlighting the many events NATA hosts throughout the year!
NATA NEWS
2020 NATA Virtual Fall Conference
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NATA hosted our inaugural virtual conference October 16-17, 2020; which was quite the success with Jane Langenfeld and Julie Ryan at the helm. Our keynote speakers were NAEA's very own Dr. James Haywood Rowling Jr. and Canadian illustrator, Gary Taxali. Our Art Educator Exhibit, Award Recognition Gala, and Board Meetings all went off without a hitch due to the incredible preparedness and steadfastness of our members. Additionally, due to the support of members and attendees, we raised over $600 with our online auction.
Now, plans are underway for next year's conference and will likely include as we examine the possibilities for both virtual and face to face options. |
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2020 NATA Virtual Award Ceremony
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NATA honored awardees on Friday, October 16, 2020. NATA President Bill Cavill hosted the event as we celebrated excellence across the state.
To view the ceremony, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pXG4mWkQmQ Congratulations to all of our awardees! |
NATA Fall Board Meeting - October 15, 2020
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Thank you to our NATA Board, liaisons, and members in attendance at the 2020 Fall Board Meeting, lead by President Bill Cavill.
We started with introductions and an icebreaker. Much accomplished on behalf of our 200 NATA members including a new digital media policy approved and NATA Constitution Revisions approved to be taken to general membership on Saturday during the general membership meeting held during the 2020 NATA Virtual Fall Conference! |
Camaraderie and Conversation - September 2020
Guest Melissa Hronkin from Michigan
This month's C&C was all about self-care. We welcomed Melissa Hronkin as our guest speaker this month. She led us through mindful breathing, chair yoga, and other techniques that you can share with your staff and students to help foster a culture of self-care. Melissa Hronkin is an elementary art educator in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She earned her 200hr Yoga teacher and mindfulness training from Breathe for Change, which focuses on teacher well-being and methods of implementing these tools into the classroom. She has continued to study through Mindful Schools and has tried to create a culture of teacher self-care at her school with colleagues. Melissa holds a BFA from the University of Alaska Anchorage, MFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and an MA in Art Education from The Ohio State University. She was part of the School for Art Leaders with Jody and is an active member of the Michigan Art Education Association. She was the Michigan Art Educator of the year in 2013 and National Elementary Art Educator of the year in 2014.
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Camaraderie and Conversation - August 2020
Scavenger Hunt, Community Building, and Sharing What's Working in Art Rooms this Fall
Jen Bockerman and Shelby Rix, both NATA Directors and Lincoln Public Schools art educators hosted the monthly NATA Camaraderie and Conversation gathering in August. The group started with some great laughs during a scavenger hunt (something that starts with "L" and an unconventional something you could eat with). Participants were then split up into break out rooms to discuss community building questions about creativity, weird happenings, places to visit, and fashion trends you would bring back. The evening ended with sharing about experiences in the art room this fall.
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Nebraska's 2nd District Congressional Art Competition for High Schoolers
Thank you to Dr. Ferial Pearson, Omaha
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NATA Summer Board Meeting Held Saturday, July 25 via Zoom
Twenty-three members joined President Bill Cavill on Saturday, July 25 via Zoom to meet for the 2020 NATA Summer Board Meeting. Over the four hour meeting, many agenda items and reports as well as actions were shared & approved. The 2020-2021 NATA Budget was approved.
To see the agenda, visit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lLcMOgfFuX9kc_PDLz11ltCDBsUOgewR18fKupXcaLI/edit?usp=sharing
The NATA Fall Board Meeting is Thursday, October 15.
Left: Attendees demonstrate the many hats they wear.
Below: words that describe attendees' summers.
To see the agenda, visit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lLcMOgfFuX9kc_PDLz11ltCDBsUOgewR18fKupXcaLI/edit?usp=sharing
The NATA Fall Board Meeting is Thursday, October 15.
Left: Attendees demonstrate the many hats they wear.
Below: words that describe attendees' summers.
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Dr. Trina Harlow Visits June NATA Camaraderie and Conversation Gathering
NATA hosted Dr. Trina Cole Harlow for the June Camaraderie and Conversation gathering. She shared a message of hope, honesty, and healing as we prepare for the next school year. She encouraged all educators to fall back in love with teaching whether remote, in person, or blended.
Thank you Dr. Harlow for spending time with the twenty art educators who joined us from Nebraska to California!
Next month, our guest will be Dr. Ferial Pearson speaking about "Equity and Culturally Responsive Teaching". We will gather on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00pm.
Enjoy the recording of this session - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At3e1yMtWD8
Thank you Dr. Harlow for spending time with the twenty art educators who joined us from Nebraska to California!
Next month, our guest will be Dr. Ferial Pearson speaking about "Equity and Culturally Responsive Teaching". We will gather on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00pm.
Enjoy the recording of this session - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At3e1yMtWD8
NATA Receives Nebraska Arts Council Grant to Support Fall Conference
Second Camaraderie and Conversations Gathering Focuses on Time and Creativity
NATA hosted its second in the series of Camaraderie and Conversations on Wednesday, May 27 with a focus on how members are using their time during isolation and how quarantine is impacting creative ventures. Hosted by Jody Boyer, Josie Langbehn, and Bob Reeker, fifteen attendees spent the hour sharing, based on a series of questions: How do you structure your time to balance work, life and creativity? During isolation, what around you is inspiring you in your creations? To what extent is virtual social networking impacting what or how you create? Have you used this time to finish old projects or go back to incomplete ideas to finish? I find that I have more time to think ideas through - have you found your work changing at all? Does any one have any work they want to share?
The next NATA Camaraderie and Conversations will take place Wednesday, June 24 at 7:00pm CT with guest speaker, Dr. Trina Harlow. She is the founder of the online group, Online Art Teachers (K-12). Her message title is, "Modifying Art Education Structures: Planning for Digital Instruction". We hope many will plan to join!
The next NATA Camaraderie and Conversations will take place Wednesday, June 24 at 7:00pm CT with guest speaker, Dr. Trina Harlow. She is the founder of the online group, Online Art Teachers (K-12). Her message title is, "Modifying Art Education Structures: Planning for Digital Instruction". We hope many will plan to join!
NATA Board Accomplishes Much during Virtual Spring Board Meeting
Seventeen members, including your NATA board met on Saturday, May 23 for the Zoom 2020 Spring Board Meeting! Much great work was accomplished and some amazing door prizes were given. We thanked Tyler Hinton for her work as Member Services Director and gave Julie Ryan a celebratory thank you for all her work over the last six years. We also began to welcome Bill Cavill Jr. and Bob Reeker into their new roles starting this summer! This was also the final board meeting for Jody Boyer and Josie Langbehn as co-presidents.
First NATA Camaraderie and Conversation for Nebraska Art Educators Well Attended
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NATA launched a new offering on Tuesday, April 28 in the form of a Zoom gathering for "Camaraderie and Conversation with Nebraska Art Educators". We had 18 art educators join the discussion as participants shared and processed the current crisis and its impact both personally and professionally. Hosted by Jody Boyer, Josie Langbehn, Rebecca Jorgenson, and Jennifer Bockerman, participants had many opportunities to interact and share their thoughts about emergency instruction delivery and a myriad of other topics in response to quarantine and isolation. The Wordle above is a result of attendees sharing through Mentimeter, words that describe art educators!
A team is already working on the next few monthly deliveries of this format for Nebraska Art Educators. We hope you will join us!
A team is already working on the next few monthly deliveries of this format for Nebraska Art Educators. We hope you will join us!
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We hosted a successful Youth Art Month Exhibit and Virtual Celebration.
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2019 Fall Conference
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What a weekend! We hope you found rich material this weekend at the fall conference. Thank you again to Dr. Donalyn Heise, Dr. Ferial Pearson, Amy Haney, Gabrielle Gaines-Liwaru and all our member presenters!
Thank you also to all of the volunteers who helped make this happen. Our two fundraisers, the silent auction and our new raffle raised $1.708.00 this year! Thank so much for donating items and participating in these engaging fundraising events at conference! Sending items to the silent auction or basket raffle is a great way to highlight the businesses and regional assets in your community! Please click the links below to fill out a brief survey telling us about your experience at the conference, and to see the materials from your favorite presentations! |
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NATA was a 2018 Nebraska Governor's Arts Award Recipient! NATA PROUD!
NAEA NEWS
COMMUNITY NEWS
Nebraska Arts Council Floating Deadline grants are available - check out the possibilities!
Check out Witness: The Art of Samuel Bak at the UNO Art Gallery. Funds are also available for school visits, contact jmenard@unomaha.edu
Amplifier Arts offers Working Artist Wednesdays, a series of artist professional development workshops - check it out!
Did you know the Union for Contemporary Art in Omaha Nebraska offers a variety of workshops and access to numerous studios? Check out programming for this fall!
The Kansas City Art Institute's 2020 Art Educator Lab application process is now open! Check it out. http://info.kcai.edu/continuing-education/programs/art-educators
Check out Witness: The Art of Samuel Bak at the UNO Art Gallery. Funds are also available for school visits, contact jmenard@unomaha.edu
Amplifier Arts offers Working Artist Wednesdays, a series of artist professional development workshops - check it out!
Did you know the Union for Contemporary Art in Omaha Nebraska offers a variety of workshops and access to numerous studios? Check out programming for this fall!
The Kansas City Art Institute's 2020 Art Educator Lab application process is now open! Check it out. http://info.kcai.edu/continuing-education/programs/art-educators
Thank you for all the work you do in and out of the classroom to make Nebraska a great place for art education! ANNND Thank you for all the work you do to make this organization shine!
Warmly,
Josie Langbehn & Jody Boyer
NATA Co-Presidents (2018-2020)
Warmly,
Josie Langbehn & Jody Boyer
NATA Co-Presidents (2018-2020)