Past Events

STUDENT ARTIST VIRTUAL ART THROWDOWN HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS CHECK OUT THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR STUDENTS You might be asking, “What is the “Virtual’ Art Throwdown going to be like?” Please consider accepting our invitation. Click on the link below to register. Registration for this event will be accepted through March 12th, 2021. REGISTER HERE  

Save the date! Virtual Arts Advocacy Day during the week of March 13th- 19th, 2021 Sign up to stay informed (no commitment)

The IAEA is a proud recipient of National Endowment for the Arts support! The IAEA received a Grants for Arts Projects award to support the Collaborating for Excellence program. Learn more: https://ilaea.org/cfe/ Sign up: http://bit.ly/IAEACFE

Digital Arts Teachers, join us for a Happy Hour on March 18th from 4-5 to decompress and talk about digital arts connections for our students! Sign up HERE!

Join us for an online discussion! Tuesday, March 30th, 7-8 pm CST 1 PD hour available How do relations of power around aspects of identity like race, ethnicity, nationality, dis/ability, class, gender, sexuality, and religion impact everyday interactions and experiences in art education? In this presentation, art educators are invited to utilize personal narratives and artmaking to critically reflect upon sociocultural factors within art education and to envision ways to transform art education practice for equity, diversity, and inclusion. Presenters:…

Illinois is rich with talented art educators! Take a couple of moments to nominate a friend or colleague - it will make their day! Deadline March 31st, 2021 Learn More and Nominate HERE

Based on your feedback from our Fall Mini Portfolio Week, we have now put together a day JUST FOR TEACHERS, focused on lesson plans and art creation!!!   1) Please pre-register HERE so we can let you know once the sessions drop on Socio and how to use that platform before the day. ALSO, WE WILL NOW BE OFFERING UP TO 5 HOURS OF PD FOR ATTENDING! 2) All information about the event can be found HERE (as well as what…

Register for the IHSAExperience and Teacher Day HERE (more detailed information about the event will be sent to your registered email address) Invite your students and other teachers for an artist talk with Ndubisi Okoye Ndubisi graduated from College for Creative Studies in 2015 with a B.F.A in Advertising Design. Before graduating, he started his career, working as an Art Director for many advertising agencies in Detroit, working for clients such as General Motors, Chevrolet, Ram, Chrysler, Dodge, Camaro. Simultaneously, since…