September 2021
AP Art Roundtable
Join fellow AP Art teachers in a roundtable discussion on September 20th at 7:30 PM on Zoom. Heather Stanich, NW region VP, will lead this informal roundtable discussion. All topics and questions about AP 2D Design, Drawing, 3D are welcomed. Depending on the number of participants, there could be breakout rooms for each AP Art area. Otherwise, come ready to ask questions and or share your best practices. Topics of discussion: -Big Ideas; Inquiry and Investigation -Making through practice, experimentation,…
Find out more »Webinar: Recognizing and Countering Dominant Narratives in Art Education
This activity will provide art teachers with knowledge and resources to build meaningful curriculum that cultivates opposition to racism, misogyny, ableism, and hatred of LGBTQIA+ people. In this session, participants will engage with a variety of artworks and images through the lens of the following questions: - Who is represented in this image? - How are they represented? - What does this image communicate? - How are students influenced by images like this? - What narratives are omitted or falsified?…
Find out more »Communities of Practice – SkillShare: Polymer Clay Texture Tiles
In-Person Workshop! Communities of Practice - SkillShare: Polymer Clay Texture Tiles When: Saturday, September 25th, 10 am -12 pm Cost: $5 Where: Ainslie Arts Plaza 4836 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, Illinois 60625 2 PD hours available Workshop overview: We cannot pour from an empty cup! Let’s begin this year by making some art! In this workshop, teachers will learn tips and tricks to creating polymer clay texture tiles. This was a popular and fun lesson during remote instruction last year,…
Find out more »October 2021
Chicagoland 4×5 Registration Deadline
Registration for Chicagoland 4x5 Art Exhibition is open! Public and private middle and high school students are welcome to participate by registering through their schools. The Chicagoland 4x5 Art Exhibition is an art show that forces student artists to work within the parameters of no more and no less than 4” x 5”. The Art Exhibition has hosted over 50 schools from Lake Villa to the South Suburbs and Dekalb, Illinois. It is an exhibition that consistently showcased over 2000…
Find out more »NAHS/NJAHS Conference
Please Save the date and spread the word about our 2021 NAHS/NJAHS Conference on 10/2. We are currently looking for presenters to help bring the best of what NAHS can offer. Do you have a great arts-based service project your chapter facilitates? Is there a special art workshop you would love to share with NAHS members? Would your students or an alum be interested in presenting a service project or arts workshop? Is there something else you would like to…
Find out more »Member Exhibition Entry Submission Deadline
Learn more and enter here: https://ilaea.org/member-show/ Each year IAEA celebrates its artist-educators in a special exhibition at the state conference. All IAEA members will have the opportunity to display their own artwork in the IAEA Virtual Membership Exhibition. As in years past, members may submit 1-3 pieces of original art, in any medium– completed within the past three years. Selected works will be presented at the in-person conference, throughout the online conference platform, on the IAEA webpage and social media…
Find out more »November 2021
2021 IAEA State Conference
Conference registration is now live! Flexible pricing is available for in-person, virtual, or both. Secure your spot today! IN-Person: November 5th & 6th 2021, Bloomington-Normal, IL Virtual: November 13th, online Learn more and register today: https://ilaea.org/conference-information/
Find out more »Chicagoland 4×5 Exhibition
Registration for Chicagoland 4x5 Art Exhibition is open! Public and private middle and high school students are welcome to participate by registering through their schools. The Chicagoland 4x5 Art Exhibition is an art show that forces student artists to work within the parameters of no more and no less than 4” x 5”. The Art Exhibition has hosted over 50 schools from Lake Villa to the South Suburbs and Dekalb, Illinois. It is an exhibition that consistently showcased over 2000…
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