“Gear Up and Go” Professional Development Conference August 8, 2013. Presented by the IAEA Northeast Council at Columbia College. You will leave the day with new ideas, lessons, and what is new in the “art world”. Participants may earn up to 6 CPDU credits.

Off-site regis- tration runs through July 25, 2013 and is payable by check. After August 1, all reg- istration will be on-site only at the college and can be made by cash or check. Reg- istration includes morning and refreshments, lunch, resource materials, and ses- sions (unless there is an additional workshop fee).

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Each year IAEA members have the opportunity to display their artistic side by entering work in the Member Show (also known as the Electronic Gallery). The show is juried with a cash award for the top three artists. The artwork will be displayed at the fall IAEA conference, this year in Lisle, October 24-26.  This is a wonderful opportunity to display your work for the conference attendees, without having to physically bring it! The winners and participants will be recognized during the President’s Reception Friday evening, and the artwork will be displayed during the reception. Read more…

The IAEA was very pleased at the turn out of student art show entries and teachers submitting their student artwork this year. We had 60 art teachers and over 630 pieces of artwork that were submitted either by mail or new this year, electronically. The judges had a difficult task of selecting works to be in this years show. Our sincerest thanks to the judges for their hard work. Thank you to every teacher who submitted their student artwork. If it wasn’t for them, the show would not be what it is.

To view the list of winners click here.

Angela Paterakis passed away May 18, 2013 from complications following a fall. She was an ardent supporter of art education and the arts, and had an illustrious career mentoring students and teachers in the field of art education. She was a student and faculty member at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and became Professor Emeritus at SAIC in 2000. In addition to her tireless work supporting arts education in Illinois, she was also recognized nationally for her arts advocacy work and accomplishments. She helped establish and support the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago, and served on the NHM Board of Trustees. Angela was a dedicated IAEA member and IAEA Past President. She will be dearly missed, but her legacy of support for the arts and art education will continue. For more information, go to more information link below that says “Read More”. Our thanks to IAEA member Margaret Korman and her husband Neil for this lovely tribute. Read more…

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign would like to invite Educators, Teachers and Librarians to participate in the professional development “2013 Latin American Teachers Workshop”.  Read more…

Past, Present and Future

Start planning now to attend the fall IAEA conference (October 24 – 26) at the Lisle Hilton. Periodically check the conference page for information about the conference and the latest updates. The summer conference Mosaic is scheduled to be posted on the website by the end of July (online only).

Click here for conference information and updates.

Help! Donating Schools Needed for the sister school match program! The IAEA has growing list of art programs in need of supplies with no donating school match. If you have leftover supplies that can be collected from your students at the end of the year, you are the perfect candidate to help these supplies go to an art education program in need.

If you have a friend in eduction or art ed colleague feel free to pass along the Sister School Donate form by clicking here. (You never know who might just pass the info along to the right person!) Thanks!

“Champion Creatively Alive Children®“

Join us for “Arts Alive 2013 – “Champion Creatively Alive Children®“, a professional development institute presented by the Illinois Alliance for Arts Education (IAAE) in partnership with Columbia College Chicago and Crayola, LLC, on Friday, July 19, 2013. The focus of this year’s institute is Read more…

SARGENT ART BRIGHTER WORLD ONLINE ART CONTESTS

For Students, Teachers and Seniors (ages 55+)

Prizes include assortments of art supplies or a trip to New York

Sargent Art is offering students, teachers, parents and seniors (ages 55 +) to win prizes through Online Art Contests offered at www.sargentart.com.

All artwork entered in these contests would be displayed on the Sargent Art website and social media pages. Photographs and experiences from past six years’ trips to New York Read more…

Congratulations to the following students who were recognized at the Illinois Alliance for Arts Education 2013 awards ceremony in Springfield at the Executive Mansion:

First place winner: Holly Johnson, Senior at Hinsdale South High School (artwork selected for the Arts Education Week poster) Holly’s teacher is IAEA member Greg Gardner. Read more…