Alaska Arts Education Consortium

STEAM Institute – Illustrated Botanical Books

Suzie — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:53:12 +0000

Bring science and art into your classroom!

Friday, July 6 4 to 7pm Monday – Friday, July 9 – 13

10am to 3:30pm (non credit); 10am -5pm (for credit)

UAF Campus and Environs Course fee $300 – Materials fee $40

2 UAF credits available for $100

Come work with professional botanists and artists in an exploration of the flora of the local boreal

forest. The culminating work will be a collaborative illustrated botanical book, based on historical

Herbals, to be printed and hand bound, with copies for all participants.

Instructors: Jan Dawe…botany, Margo Klass…book arts, Mareca Guthrie…botanical illustration, Chris Pastro…integration, Karen Stomberg…integration

In this dynamic week, you will

• work intensively with flora of the local boreal ecosystem

• collect, press, identify and document plant specimens

• become comfortable with the basics of botanical illustration

• create a collaborative illustrated botanical book

• produce models, materials, and lessons for your classroom

Space is limited REGISTER NOW!

To request a registration form contact: Boreal House Art & Science Center

info@borealhouse.org or call 907-488-4312

This course is the first STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Institute produced through a collaboration of UAF/School of Natural Sciences and Agricultural Sciences, Boreal House Art & Science Center/OneTree Alaska and the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.

VSA now accepting entries for its 2012 visual art programs—see below for information on how to apply!

Suzie — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:08:59 +0000

Sustaining / Creating

A National Juried Exhibition for Emerging Artists with Disabilities, ages 16-25 Deadline: July 8, 2012 Sustaining / Creating asks emerging artists to showcase work that illuminates innovative viewpoints on sustainability and contemporary creativity. Beyond its scientific definition, sustainability references notions of responsibility and stewardship of our natural world in all facets of human interaction–from the environmental to the cultural. Sustainability indicates the capacity to endure. Fifteen artists will be selected for an exhibition at the Smithsonian and will share $60,000 in cash awards. Entry deadline is July 8. Enter today!

Yo Soy…Je Suis…I am…

International Art Program for Children with Disabilities, ages 5-18

Deadline: July 15, 2012

This program presents a unique opportunity for student-artists with disabilities from around the world to display their artwork side-by-side in an online exhibition. A selection of artwork from the online entries will be chosen for a live exhibition at the United States Department of Education in Washington D.C. Children with disabilities, ages 5-18, are encouraged to create a self-portrait that illustrates who they are and who they will be. Self-portraits allow artistic freedom for children with disabilities to celebrate the unique qualities they have to share with the world. Entry deadline is July 15, 2012. Enter today!

Sustaining/Creating is sponsored by Volkswagen Group of America.

From Our Partner Alaska Society for Technology and Education (ASTE)

Suzie — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:04:11 +0000

It’s About: tiny.cc/itsabout

It’s About is the first in a series of digital art compositions pieces that explore the world of living digitally … and what it’s about.

It’s about addresses the question, What matters? To help us answer that question, we hired a group of artists.

This particular piece is the result of a new program started by the Alaska Society for Technology in Education (ASTE): The Conference Artist in Residence. For its 2012 conference, ASTE hired two media artists, Craig R Harris and Jason Ohler, to create a piece of multimedia artwork that was inspired by the conference itself. With help from photographer Candy Kuehn and two student assistants, James Fleharty and Adam Zamudio, the team interviewed conference attendants, took photos, shot video, and in general used the conference to inform the creation of the media piece presented here. The questions this piece seeks to answer are: What is the future of technology and learning? What issues does education need to address to remain relevant to digitally adept K12 students?

From the input we gathered, Jason wrote a script, Craig Harris composed the music, Candy Kuehn created digital photo illustrations; James and Adam prepared digital assets, including video and photos. We turned to the Web for the digital material we needed to further illustrate our points.

The piece was created in 3 days, and shown at the conference on a non-published basis. Post-production consisted largely of obtaining permissions to use other people’s material, which in turn changed what we used in the final piece to a small extent. The citation and permission process can be found at jasonOhler.com/itsabout.

It’s about. It’s about the past, now, the future and what we can imagine.

Alaska Student Brett Lindsay accepted as alternate for the Kennedy Summer Music Institute

Suzie — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:57:18 +0000

The Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute is a 4-week summer music program at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. Through an initiative of the NSO National Trustees, young musicians ages 15-20 are eligible to apply for a National Trustees’ fellowship. The program is designed for music students who are seriously considering orchestral music as a career and willing to devote themselves to a musical education. Each student accepted into the Program attends on full scholarship and has access to a host of opportunities which include:

Private lessons taught by a member of the National Symphony Orchestra
Chamber music coaching by NSO musicians
Master classes and seminars
Attendance at selected rehearsals and performances of the NSO
Participation in the NSO Summer Music Institute Orchestra, conducted by Elizabeth Schulze
Performance opportunities in DC metropolitan area
Exposure to internationally-renowned conductors, soloists, and musicians

Brett began his cellos studies at the age of five, and has been principal cellist with the Anchorage School District Honor Orchestra, the Anchorage Junior Youth Symphony, the East High Orchestra, and currently with the Anchorage Youth Symphony. Brett is a senior at East Anchorage High School where he has received tremendous support and inspiration from his orchestra director, Mrs. Margaret David. He was selected for the Alaska All-State Orchestra three times and as a freshman and junior, was selected for the biannual All-Northwest Orchestra. In addition Brett has place highly in many state and regional MTNA music competitions, and was selected for the Command Performance of the 2010 Alaska State Solo and Ensemble Festival. He attended the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp in Michigan as well as other camps in Fairbanks, Oregon, and Maine. When Brett isn’t playing his cello, he enjoys composing, travelling, and being with friends.

Congratulations Brett for your selection in this prestigious program. The Alaska Arts Education Consortium is proud to have you represent Alaska in Washington DC.

Up With Art Breakfast Fairbanks Principals

Suzie — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:30:21 +0000

The Art Center hosted an “Up With Art” Breakfast at the Fairbanks Civic Center Gallery for 19 elementary school administrators and the Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education. They were invited to have breakfast and conduct their monthly half day meeting in the gallery during Up With Art, the districtwide student art show held every March for Youth Art Month. This was an opportunity to thank them for their work with kids and to give them a time in their busy schedules to enjoy the student art show.

Anchorage • 3rd Basic Arts Institute • May 22 – June 1

Suzie — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:59:22 +0000

Only 3 weeks left!

Come learn more ways to infuse the arts into your K-12 lassroom.

Join us in learning about photo transfer, painting techniques for sculture, movement ideas for your classroom, and the latest brain research theories.

Registration is done through the ASD Summer Academy website: www.asdk12.org/depts/staff_dev/asdsa.asp

The registration fee of $454 covers the classes, lunch, and 4 UAS ED593 university credits.

For more information, pull down the summer institute tab above.

The deadline for this academy class is 4/22/12 which is different than the rest of the academy.

Check out the Fairbanks Basic Arts Institute for this Summer

Suzie — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:39:02 +0000

View the Fairbanks Basic Arts Institute Flyer (79)

SUMMER INSTITUTES REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED

Suzie — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:20:04 +0000

Kenai Arts Integration Academy: The Fusion of Language and Fine Arts

Suzie — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:38:45 +0000

June 4-8, 2012 Soldotna Elementary 8:30am – 5:00 pm

Language arts skills and the writing process will be explored through the lens of performing digital and visual arts. The academy will be an intensive 5 day opportunity where educators will learn techniques for infusing the arts into their writing and language arts curriculums. Rooted in current brain research and arts integration methods this academy will give educators the tools to create quality arts experiences that integrate and enhance language arts learning.

Lunch will be provided daily and participants have the opportunity to earn two professional development level credits.

Registration information

Register in Avatar: http://kenai.avatarlms.com/login.html#[0]

Deadline: May 1, 2012 Registration fee: $50 in district, $200 out of district

Fee sent to Beth Mishler , KPBSD District Office, 148 N Binkley St, Soldotna AK 99669

Deadline for dropping: If after registering you drop prior to May 7, 2012 no penalty will be assessed; after May 7 there will be a $25 fee.

KPC optional 2 credits: ED 575, $94

(KPC registration paperwork filled out and money collected on first day of academy)

Alaska School Boards Offering Ninth Annual TOPS (Training of Promoters for Local Artists, Teachers of the Arts, and Arts Organizations ) in Anchorage on April 19 & 20, 2012

Suzie — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:13:45 +0000

Hello to all Alaska artists, classroom teachers, and members of arts

organizations. You’re invited!

Alaska ICE (Initiative for Community Engagement) through the Association of

Alaska School Boards is offering its ninth annual TOPS (Training of Promoters) in

Anchorage on April 19 & 20, 2012. Alaska ICE is dedicated to helping local artists, teachers

of the arts, and arts organizations to connect with young people, and help them expand and

enhance the building of Developmental Assets they are already doing in their communities.

Expenses and travel will be covered but workshop numbers are limited and so apply early.

At Alaska ICE, we believe in the ability of the arts to stimulate positive change in young

people, and strengthen youth-adult relationships, enhance the education of Alaska’s young

people, and strengthen the sense of community in a school, village, or city. The arts can b

an effective and compelling way to inspire and motivate a young person to realize his or her

full potential.

Questions? Artist TOPs Brochure 2012 (98) has more information and application

information.