FAEA March E-News

Greetings!

Last chance to submit your students' artwork for FAEA's K-12 Student Art Assessment & Virtual Exhibition! This is Florida's premier program for assessing student artwork, as well as promoting the artistic achievements of these students and their teachers. The deadline for submissions is March 13th, 2022.

Are you interested in presenting at the 2022 FAEA Annual Conference in October? We encourage you to share your talents and expertise with fellow art educators by submitting a proposal. Session proposals are now being accepted up until May 1, 2022. Visit the conference pages on the FAEA website to learn more about how and why you should present at conference!

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!

In order to participate in the programs mentioned in this email, you must be a current member of FAEA. If you have yet to renew for the 2021-2022 school year, you can do so here!

President's Note

Greetings!

I hope that this month finds you well and feeling the uplifting currents of Spring!

One of the important events for FAEA each March is the National Art Education Association’s (NAEA) Annual Conference. This conference is much like our state conference but on a larger scale. It is an opportunity to engage in professional development, forums, and learning at the national level! This year, we were in person again which was definitely something to celebrate! The conference was held in New York City, which was the perfect setting for the conference and provided for meaningful experiences and fun throughout the city. I attended the Delegates Assembly with Latonya Hicks, our President-Elect. This meeting brings together the state art organization leadership from every state and some international entities as well. The Delegates engage in important work to move art education forward in every arena. The focus of most of the work done this year was on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, which FAEA is also working on in several areas. While there, we celebrated FAEA wins for the Newsletter Award Category II Honorable Mention and Website Award Category II. We also celebrated FAEA members Debi Barrett-Hayes for winning the Mac Arthur Goodwin Award for Distinguished Service Within the Profession and Steve Miller for Florida's Educator of the Year Award. The NAEA Annual Conference is such a good learning experience for all concerned, especially those interested in leadership. Please consider attending next year in San Antonio!

On a local level, Youth Art Month is in full swing and I know you are doing exciting activities with your students and community. Be sure to share your students’ creations and the things you are doing to promote art education with us! We want to share some of the great things you are doing. You can send pictures and descriptions to info@FAEA.org. We will post as many as we can!

I know how hard you have all been working and the heart and soul you pour into your students and communities. There is a quote by Vincent Van Gogh that makes me think of all of you working in arts education, especially this year: “I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.” This is YOU! As you prepare to take some time for yourself during Spring Break, I hope that you know that you are appreciated and that you are making significant contributions to your students’ lives! Take the time to have some fun and soak up some well-deserved “unscheduled time!”

Nancy Puri

FAEA President

Student Opportunities

2022 K-12 Student Art Assessment & Virtual Exhibition

Participate in FAEA's statewide assessment program by submitting your students' artwork for adjudication by highly-trained jurors using research-based rubrics.

The deadline to submit your students' artwork is March 13th, 2022.

Visit the FAEA website to view the program requirements, rubrics, and past exhibitions.

Professional Development Opportunities

Call for Conference Session Proposals!

Be a part of the 2022 FAEA Annual Conference and share your expertise with fellow art teachers throughout the state. FAEA needs you to strengthen and promote art education by volunteering your time and talents with your peers as a conference presenter.

Deadline to submit is May 1, 2022.

Visit FAEA.org to learn more about submitting your proposal.

Youth Art Month

March is Youth Art Month (YAM)!

FAEA invites all art educators to participate in YAM activities! Celebrations can be as simple as a single class learning activity that focuses attention to the value of arts, or celebrations can involve collaborations that result in multi-school art exhibits. You can start with one thing that you already are doing successfully and design a way to share the value gained by your students with parents, with school administrators, with the community, and/or with politicians.

YAM Flag Design Winner

Congratulations to Saniya Jones and her teacher, Joshua Steele, for winning the 2022 Youth Art Month Flag Design Competition! Saniya is a 9th-grade student from Davenport High School in Polk County.

The winning design, which incorporates the national theme of "Art Connects Us," was selected by a panel of judges to represent the state of Florida at the NAEA Convention in New York City!

Fresh Paint Member Magazine

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Read the latest issue of our member magazine, Fresh Paint, for news around the Association, upcoming opportunities, and much more!