Art Program at Pinson Valley High School

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BAEA Silent Auction...Friday March 7th!

Art Classroom Management Workshop TOMORROW!!!

 

Attention: Art Teachers of Alabama!

Professional Development Opportunity Focusing on
Classroom Management

 

When:

Tuesday

February 4th, 2014

4:00-6:00 pm

Where:

Jefferson County Board of Ed
2100 18th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35209

 On February 4th we will be presenting a workshop designed to strengthen our skills in the area of classroom management and discipline. All art teachers are invited to come and participate, whether you have questions or would like to offer your words of wisdom! 

Let us end the sense of isolation so many of us experience! Come and share!

 

We will be looking at the resources on the blog and talking about how this can help us and where we want it to go!

 

http://artteachershelpal.blogspot.com/

Time: 4-6 p.m. 

Place: Jefferson County Board of Education, Homewood, AL

 

**this workshop is open to all teachers (not just those within Jefferson County)

Presenters:  Mrs. Anna Nichols, Ms. Lindsay Mouyal, Ms. Sharon Christman, Mr. Chris Screws, Ms. Casey Williamson, Mrs. Jill Ritchey

For more information, please email Mrs. Anna Nichols at anichols@jefcoed.com.

"dreamArchitecture" Student Art Contest

dreamArchitecture is a community outreach project sponsored by the Birmingham Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Open to elementary school children in the Birmingham area, the competition stimulates children to think about their built environment.

Save the Dates!

Jan. 25th 2014 Teacher Workshop
April 4th 2014 Artwork due
April 9th 2014 Jury
May 8th 2014 Awards Ceremony
May 10th 2014 Hands on Workshop

Call 205.322.4386

Fraction Tree Workshop @ BMA this Saturday

Fraction Tree

Saturday, November 16 / 8AM-Noon / Museum Studios and Galleries /

FREE for Jefferson County and Birmingham City School System Teachers, $25 for others

 

In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn fun and dynamic ways to teach math, nature studies, art, and literacy skills all based on College and Career-Ready standards for math and language arts, and the state course of study for visual art! Classroom teachers, art teachers, and administrators will learn how to collaborate on a unit including: kinesthetic math games, drawings and paintings with a variety of techniques and materials, identifying and manipulating fractions with different numerators and denominators, using Venn diagrams, and compare and contrast writing techniques. Workshop activities will also include Museum tours and studio activities that enhance understanding of these standards and suggestions for guest artists that can visit schools during the unit of study. Participants will leave with complete lesson plans, assessment materials, and finished original artwork. Sign up on the Museum's website now

 

Fantastic BAEA Workshop!

Casey's examples

What a wonderful workshop!  Sargent Art sponsored our most recent BAEA workshop.  It was facilitated by BAEA's own Casey Williamson.  The lesson we did was called "Interpreting Art Media," and it was a great lesson for our BAEA art teacher group because it really is adaptable for all grade levels (elementary, middle school, and secondary).  We hosted this workshop at the Birmingham Museum of Art last Thursday from 4:30-6:30 in conjunction with the BMA's monthly first Thursday event.

We had snacks, door prizes, and lots of art making and productive conversations.  If you would like to see the lesson plan you can download one from Sargent Art here.  It was also our biggest turnout for a BAEA workshop so far...we had 13 people I think and lots of new faces!

The lesson began by picking out an artwork from a book or magazine and focusing in on a 3 inch by 3 inch square.  Using a pre-cut template, we cut it out and mounted it to a larger board so it would be easier to keep up with the image.  Then we enlarged the image onto a 6 inch by 6 inch piece of paper.  Casey encouraged us to experiment with various art media to recreate and interpret the image.  Check out some of the pictures from the workshop!

Art teachers searching through art books and magazines to find the perfect image to use in their art work interpretation/enlargement.

Trent folding his 3 x 3 art image to help guide in his enlargement (grid method).

Abby sketching out her image.



Trent's final image.  I love the abstract expressionism quality of his piece.

Another completed image (on top) and original inspiration (on bottom).

My completed enlargement (on left) and original (on right).

Anna's original in red and her interpretation on the right.  I like how she used a different color palette in her interpretation!

Here are Casey's teaching sequence steps as well as potential accommodations and modifications to the lesson:

STEPS:
1) Have students practice using various mediums (may be done on a previous day).
2) Choose one artwork to use (from art books/magazines)
3) Use the 3 x 3 template to cut out an interesting portion of the artwork (can trim index cards to create the template).
4) Mount the example on mat board or cardstock.
5) Sketch the artwork onto a 6 x 6 piece of paper (pay attention to proportion!).
6) Make creative decisions about what medium to use based on what the artwork looks like.
7) Choose at least 3 different mediums to use (paint, oil/chalk pastels, markers, sharpies, crayons, etc.).
8) Create artwork (be aware of drying time).
9) Let artwork dry.
10) Mount or mat.  Enjoy your finished product!

Modifications:
1) Students could create a series.
2) Could give students specific artworks (based on ability level).
3) Teach students about mounting/matting beforehand.
4) Have students write a paper based on the artwork/artists/style.
5) Work on larger paper (9 x 9, 12 x 12, etc...)
6) Use the grid method to ensure proper proportion.
7) Create work for entire class based on specific artists or genre.

BAEA Workshop-Interpreting Art Media

BAEA Hands-on Workshop!!! 

November 7^th!!!

 

Casey will be teaching a workshop during First Thursday at the Birmingham Museum of Art on Thursday, November 7^th from 4:30-6:30 pm in Studio 2.  I realize some of you have to come from far away, but feel free to come in whenever you can!  There should be plenty of time to catch up.   The workshop is titled “Interpreting Art Media” and is sponsored by Sargent Art.  This workshop will look at a great way to incorporate using various media into your classroom.  It can be tweaked to fit any age group.  Please bring examples of famous (or not famous) artwork, photographs, and ANY magazines you may have.   Also, please consider sticking around after the workshop and explore all the wonderful activities happening at the museum for First Thursday!

 

Since this is the first official BAEA meeting of the school year, we will be taking membership dues during this meeting as well.  Yearly dues are $10 for NAEA/AAEA members.  If you are not a member of NAEA, please consider joining!  It is a VERY valuable resource on many different levels.  If you are not interested in joining, non-members may pay the $25 workshop fee.  We can accept cash or checks.  Lindsay Mouyal will be printing off professional development certificates for all attendees.  Hope to see you there!!!

 

Did we mention there will be DOOR PRIZES?!?!?