Greetings!

Here are some upcoming FAEA opportunities that you won't want to miss!

  • Summer Workshops (July) - Sign up today to register for a fun and creative FAEA Summer Workshop in a city near you!
  • Member Virtual Exhibition (Due August 15) - All FAEA members are invited to submit their artwork to FAEA's annual juried competition.
  • 2023 FAEA Annual Conference (October 5-8) - Save the date for the upcoming Conference in Ponte Vedra Beach at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa.
Member Opportunities
Summer Workshops
There is still time to register for the remaining summer workshops this July in Lakeland, Fort Lauderdale, and Ponte Vedra Beach. Continue reading to learn more about each workshop, or visit the FAEA website.

Register today to secure a spot before spaces fill up!


Lakeland
Speed Creating with Royal Brush! Flowers, Portraits & Cake!
Date: July 13, 2023
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $30
Description: Come and learn with Kris Bakke of Royal Brush. Create 3 lessons using and experimenting with art materials by Royal Brush. After lunch, experience a Director tour of the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College.

Fort Lauderdale
Making Friends with My Monsters
Date: July 14, 2023
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $20
Description: Inspired by mindfulness practice and the current exhibition, Emilio Martinez: Van Gogh, Lautrec and Me, participants will create reflective works of mixed media art that personify personal goals, fears, and concerns to celebrate moving toward ownership, understanding, and strength. Participants will use their unique voice and choice to work in a variety of media, including collage, soft sculpture, three-dimensional work, painting, and more. Presented by Lark Keeler.

Ponte Vedra Beach
Dye, Spin and Felt Fibers
Date: July 20, 2023
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $55
Description: Come and learn how to dye wool, and then break into groups for spinning, weaving and felting fibers in the Fab Lab with Kymberly Thomas.
Member Virtual Exhibition
CALL FOR ARTWORK

FAEA encourages its members to submit their latest artistic creations to this annual juried competition.

Submissions will be accepted until August 15, 2023.

Learn more about the rules and eligibility by visiting the FAEA website.
2023 FAEA Annual Conference
Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa
October 5-8, 2023
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

The 2023 FAEA Annual Conference will be here before you know it! The conference will feature over 170 sessions and events that include:
  • Hands-on workshops, art forums, demonstrations, and product showcases
  • 2 Keynote Speakers: Nancy Silberkleit & Herb Weaver
  • "Paint Your Heart Out" event (new this year!)
  • Museum Tour
  • New Teacher Big Giveaway
  • Member Virtual Exhibition Reception
  • Artist Bazaar
  • Exhibit Hall with local and national vendors
  • and much more!

Conference registration will open in early August. Check out the FAEA website to learn more about the FAEA Conference and to book your hotel reservations.
Fresh Paint Magazine
Cover Artwork:
Sona Deshmukh (Grade 5)
Alebrije Cat
sculpture
The Bolles School
Teacher: Elizabeth Miron
Duval County
Spring/Summer Issue
Check out the latest Spring/Summer issue of our award-winning member magazine, Fresh Paint.

This issue includes:
  • 2023 K-12 Student Art Assessment & Virtual Exhibition Winners
  • FAEA's Current Advocacy Plan
  • Arts in the Community: The Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement
  • "From the Field: Scratch Art Success For All" by Lily Villalba
  • "Reflective Communities: Mentoring Teacher Candidates During (In)Between Spaces of the Practicum" by Joana Hyatt, PhD
  • FAEA Summer Workshops
  • and much more!

You can read the Spring/Summer issue and all past issues of Fresh Paint on the FAEA website.
Support FAEA
Become an FAEA Patron!
Support FAEA and help keep the arts strong in Florida!

Those who donate $250 or more are automatically added to the new FAEA Patron Program and receive benefits such as a complimentary FAEA membership and recognition in Fresh Paint magazine.

Thank you for your support of FAEA. Our members help FAEA fulfill its mission of advocating and supporting high-quality art education to all students in the state of Florida.


Sincerely,

Florida Art Education Association
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Tallahassee FL 32301
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