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Greetings!
Summer is finally here, and that means FAEA Summer Workshops are just around the corner! FAEA will be hosting five virtual, hands-on workshops for members to learn, create, and share with each other. Our first workshop is with Cassie Stephens on June 18th and is centered on understanding the "why" of what we do and how that informs our teaching. Continue reading to learn more about Cassie's workshop as well as the other four summer workshops. You can register today by visiting the FAEA website.
Do you know a colleague or friend who deserves to be recognized for their contribution to art education? If so, nominate them for an FAEA Award. Submissions for award nominations will be accepted through July 5th, 2021. Visit the FAEA website to learn more information about each award category.
Have you made any artwork lately? Consider submitting it in FAEA’s Member Virtual Exhibition. Artwork submissions are now being accepted until August 31st, 2021. Visit the FAEA website to view the rules and eligibility to participate in the 2021 Member Virtual Exhibition.
Help support art education in Florida's schools by donating to FAEA! With your support, FAEA will continue to grow its programs for teachers and students, strengthen united advocacy efforts, and improve your professional development opportunities. Donate today and make a difference! In addition to donating via your FAEA account, we have added a new way to support FAEA: AmazonSmile. When you shop at https://smile.amazon.com/ch/51-0182663, Amazon donates a percentage of your eligible purchase price to FAEA, and there are no costs to the association!
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Postcard from the President |
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Welcome, June! A time to break down self-imposed barriers of school and examine your artistic needs with our summer programming. Decompressing from our unusual year and preparing experiences that help produce stronger versions of ourselves is one positive goal as we head into summer. Cassie Stephens presents, Finding Your Why, on June 18th from 10:00am-12:00pm ET. This is a great way to start your professional learning. The 5 SENSES IMMERSIVE ART EXPERIENCES are multisensory professional development opportunities in which all your senses are engaged in artmaking. We have two of these programs prepared for your enlightenment, June 25th, 9:00am-12:30pm ET and July 15th, 10:00am-1:45pm ET. We are also offering Plein Air with Irina Ashcraft on June 22nd and Mixed Media Mapping the Living History of Communities on July 8th. Don’t miss out on these exciting opportunities to network and learn with colleagues around the state. Save the art you make this summer and consider submitting it to our Member Virtual Exhibition.
Summer is also a great time to recognize the high achievement of colleagues, associations, and administrators in the visual arts. The 2021 FAEA Award nominations are now open on our award-winning website until July 5th. Think about how impactful and supportive colleagues have been this past year and nominate them today for recognition.
It’s not too early to begin thinking and planning for our 2021 Annual Conference. We are gearing up for an engaging event at the Caribe Royale in Orlando from October 14th – 17th. Go to our website to download my letter of support for administrators. It is always a good idea to have your proposal ready for review as we enter the new academic year. Session proposals are being reviewed by the Professional Development Committee and confirmation letters will be going out in a couple of weeks. Thank you for stepping up and submitting a proposal, we had over 125 proposals for our conference this year! We are gearing up to reunite, reconnect, and recharge! In closing, I wanted to leave you with an inspirational haiku poem by Brian Strand.
summer whispers
in the garden of my life
~ chants of gratitude
Dr. Jackie Henson-Dacey
FAEA President
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Presenter: Cassie Stephens
Date: June 18, 2021
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Price: $15
Format: via Zoom
Join Cassie Stephens for an exclusive hands-on workshop designed just for the FAEA Membership. This workshop is centered on understanding the “why” of what we do and how that informs our teaching, “…develop a stronger sense of WHY you teach. Discovering this is empowering for you. It will give you a sense of purpose on those days when you need it the most. Not to mention sharing your WHY with your students allows them to know the importance you place on spending your days with them. They will learn their value in your classroom.” After the workshop, there will be a 45-minute interactive group discussion with Cassie where you can ask questions and interact with others!
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Plein Air with Irina Ashcraft |
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Presenter: Irina Aschraft
Date: June 22, 2021
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Price: $15
Format: via Zoom
The Impressionists gave us the gift of Plein Air. There is something magical about spending time and connecting with nature while you create. If you haven't tried your hand at it or would like to learn more, join Irina Ashcraft in this workshop as she shares her Plein Air setup as well as her tips and tricks while painting in an outdoor setting. Then we will break to try our own hand at it by picking a scene from your own backyard, or wherever you are enjoying yourself on your summer break. We will come back to share and to give/receive feedback as a group.
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5 Senses Immersive Art Experiences - Exploring Your Niche: Compose With Your Physical, Spiritual, and Mental Environment |
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Presenters: Brandee Thunberg & Miriam Machado
Date: June 25, 2021
Time: 9:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Price: $15
Format: via Zoom
Join Brandee Thunberg to explore your mental space with mindful motion and to create a dynamic mixed media work of art in which you will explore your environment through touch, collecting natural and found art-making materials. Interact with Miriam Machado at the Frost Museum, immersing yourself in the inspiring collection of inspiring masterworks. Participate in a thematic audio playlist to awaken your sense of hearing and cook up some of the suggested recipes to recharge and bring greater awareness to your mind, body, and spirit through your sense of taste. The experience concludes by exploring discoveries encountered by participants throughout the sensory-rich time together, reflecting on our journey and the inspired art created during the workshop. Recipes and playlists will be provided to registered participants.
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Mixed Media Mapping the Living History of Communities |
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Presenters: Dr. Rachel Fendler & Dr. Sara Scott Shields
Date: July 8, 2021
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Price: $15
Format: via Zoom
Curriculum can be a site to explore the gaps in official knowledge, including the history represented and missing within community spaces. Join professors Dr. Rachel Fendler and Dr. Sara Scott Shields from FSU for a workshop of discovery, exploring how art-making could fill in these knowledge gaps in effective ways by disrupting student and community understandings of the places we live in. The workshop uses mixed media and contemporary quilting inspired by Valerie Goodwin’s Map Quilts to explore the question: How might you map your community’s living history?
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5 Senses Immersive Art Experiences - Exploring Nature & Architecture at the Ringling Museum & Grounds |
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Presenters: Dr. Jackie Henson-Dacey & Chloe Dubois
Date: June 15, 2021
Time: 10:00am - 1:45pm EDT
Price: $15
Format: via Zoom
This virtual workshop/experience provides the opportunity for you to participate in drawing the live views of the Ringling Rose Garden, or paint the views of your own environment. Join FAEA President Dr. Jackie Henson-Dacey and SAEA President Chloe DuBois as they tour the architectural designs of the Ringling and the spectacular garden grounds. This workshop aims to activate your 5 senses, incorporating era-inspired recipes (1920s), along with a curated playlist to help you focus and enjoy the hands-on art-making sessions. Recipes and playlists will be provided to registered participants.
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Nominations are now open!
Take the time to nominate a deserving individual or organization that has contributed their services in an exemplary way to the Association and to the professional goals we share.
Deadline to submit is July 5, 2021.
Click here to view the award descriptions and to submit your nominations.
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Member Virtual Exhibition |
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CALL FOR ARTWORK
FAEA encourages its members to submit their latest artistic creations to this annual juried competition. Submissions will be accepted until August 31st, 2021.
Learn more about the rules and eligibility by visiting the FAEA website.
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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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Ph: (850) 205-0068
Fax: (850) 942-1793
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