Winter 2011 COAEA Newsletter Final

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Hello, Central Region and all fellow OAEA members. I am Co-Regional Director for Central, along with the talented and vibrant Yolanda Brown. You may

remember me at the Fund-raising table during the 2010 OAEA Conference in Columbus. I was also the announcer of winners each evening. What a fun task

that was!

My teaching career began and continues at Benjamin Logan Schools in Logan County. I taught at the elementary level for eleven years and am currently in my

fth year of teaching middle school art. Benjamin Logan Middle School consists of grades 5 through 8.

I live near Bellefontaine with my husband Jamie and daughters Jillian (10) and Josephine (8). Speaking of my children, I would like to design a workshop for

members and their families and friends to attend. Yolanda and I have many workshop ideas in the works. We are excited to implement these ideas with thehelp of our Workshop Coordinator, Dawn Norris. The workshops are sure to be lled with creativity, laughs and good food!

Taking on the CoRD position has been a new adventure. Adventures can be exciting, scary, fun and totally new to us. Adventures are much less intimidating

when you have a friend by your side. So as I take on new tasks, visit places Ive never been, and delight in making many new friends along the way, thank you

to all my friends who are making this trip a bit smoother with your help and guidance. I am forever grateful to those lling positions for Central Region, for

my new bud and cohort Yolanda Brown, and also to Joan Maxwell and Nancy Maguson for encouraging me to become adventuresome!

Jennifer Davis

Co-RD

DVD Reviews

Drawing from the Manikin On Air Video, Inc.

In this video, you will learn how to use a wooden manikin to learn about anatomy and to practice gure drawing. The host, Larry Withers, shows how to pose and render

the manikin, and then transform the drawing by smoothing out contours, adding muscle groups and landmarks to create a life-like gure drawing. The DVD includes

several nice illustrations that can be downloaded as a supplement to the video. Overall, the video is nicely organized and well done. This video seems geared toward the

High School/College level. I think younger students might be uncomfortable with some of the depictions of the human anatomy.

Art Talk Conversations with Working Artists- Crystal Productions

This is a nice collection of artists interviews. It features several artists working in Aspen, Colorado. Many of the artists are inuenced by the environment of this region.The artists share their processes, inspirations and techniques in this video. Each segment is about eight - ten minutes long. You can show the whole video or just show

certain segments. I shared this video with my 9 -12 Art Survey students and it they appeared to be engaged and informed throughout the video.

This video features Ceramist Allegheny Meadows, Sculptor James Surls, Totem Carver John Doyle, Painter Bayard Hollins, Sculptor Nancy Lovendahl, Painter

Tania Dibbs, Sculptor Mark Cesark, Painter Carrie Kaplan, and Glass Artists -Spiro Lyon.

The Art of Charley Harper A Retrospective View Dan Hadley Productions

I bought this video after attending a small gallery show of Charley Harpers artwork. Charley Harper narrates this video and shares his lifes work. The video highlights

works of art that he created in his childhood and art school years. Charley shares some of his early professional work and features work from his years working for Ford

Times. A large portion of the video shows his paintings and prints of animals.

Many of his artworks from Ohio are featured in this video. I think students at of all grade levels would enjoy this video. The video runs for 1 hour and 12 minutes.

Dawn Norris

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Yolanda and Jennifer would like to thank the Central OAEA members that are lling many important roles for the region. The

next time you are in contact with these educators, thank them for the time they give and their wonderful work that makes our

region great! These extraordinary people working for Central Region are:

Advocacy/Public Relations Chairperson - Sherri Love

Awards - Donna Cornwell (2010) and Terry Nelson (2011)

County Contact Coordinator - Nancy Magnuson

Exhibition Coordinator (YAM & YPAE) - Cindy Kerr

Exhibition Coordinator (High School) - John ScottHistorian - Donna Cornwell

Membership Chairperson - Nancy Magnuson

Newsletter Editor - Kris Kolb

PR/Social Media Coordinator(s)- Cindy Kerr (Email & Blog)

Camilla Combs (Facebook)

Students Representative - OPEN POSITION (Your name here!)

Workshop Coordinator- Dawn Norris

The Central Region needs a few more leaders to help us create a team of Art Educators that can keep in communication withone another and attend some fun-lled events together! With your help we can continue to work together as we advocate for

Art Education and strive to make wonderful art programs for our students. We need the following positions lled:

Student Representative - Please contact Jennifer Davis for more information at [email protected]

Individual County Contacts for each of our 13 counties - Please contact Nancy Magnuson for more information at

[email protected]

Jennifer and Nancy will gladly send you job descriptions for these jobs. We hope that you will become a part of our team!

Useful links:

The www.oaea.org website will hopefully be functional soon, with its new facelift.

Need a membership form?

Click here: http://oaea.org/data/cms/uploadedles/le/forms/Membership/201011MembershipFlyer.pdf

To nd COAEA information on FACEBOOK, search for Central Ohio Art Education Association or at http://coaea.blogspot.com/This is where one can view the newsletter online since there is no current link to it on the OAEA webpage.

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My workshop: The Art of South Africa & Teacher Travel

Opportunities Abroad, was the result my participation in

a Fulbright-Hayes Group Project in South Africa. I was

there for a month this past summer, studying

South African arts, culture, society and history, andworking with schools. I also was able to travel in SA

and had many amazing experiences; it is truly a land

of extreme contrasts. At the workshop I displayed

many artifacts, examples of my students African

inspired works, and discussed travel opportunities

for teachers. The workshop participants created

a folding box, made from a recycled 2-liter soft

drink bottle. This project was based on a box I

discovered in an African arts store.

Holly Ruggles

Photo

sbyKrisKolb

Convention Scrapbook

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PhotosbyKrisKolb

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Open Letter to the Central MembersGreetings and Happy New Year, Central! We are your new Co-Regional Directors for the Central regionJennifer Davis and Yolanda R. Brown.

We come to this appointment with open hearts and minds. It is our hope that this service post will allow us to connect with colleagues in new and interesting ways.

We feel excited, exhausted, exhilarated and overwhelmed and ready for the adventure. As two Virgo women (our birthdays are nine days apart) there will be a lot of

list making and double-checking.

To date weve received phenomenal support from our colleagues In OAEA and the Central region. The collaborative work that weve done in the past month will inform

the growth and development for the region the next two years. As we go forth wed like to share some of our initial goals and plans for activities in the Central region the

next two years. Please see a short list below:

Expand the Central regions membership numbers by 10%

We will need you to promote OAEA and some of the benets of your OAEA membership in the region:

Three exhibitions opportunities for your students

Annual holiday and summer luncheons

Workshops that actually are tailored to you with C.E.U. certicates

Workshops led by Art Teacher leaders in your region

Online news and inter activity with your colleagues

We want to have more FUN

a. We are thinking of introducing a series of networking events at Central Ohio

Eateries, schools and teachers homesLook out for the Nosh & Network events (working title)b. Summer Art Institute for Art Educators

c. Travel for Art sake. One idea is a trip to Kentucky to the 21C Hotel (www.21chotel.com) and the J.B. Speed Museum (www.speedmuseum.org)

d. This summer we are hosting a Friends & Family Art event with Sax Arts/School Specialty Art Consultant, Kathryn Cahill. Look out for more details soon in

the spring.

Create an exhibition opportunity for Art Educators in the region. There are discussions underway with a gallery in Delaware, Ohio. We may be able to establish a biannual

exhibit to showcase our creative talents.

Increase our Social Media networking activities. An online presence for the regional membership is vital to our growth and development. We are happy to welcome Dr.

Camilla McCombs as our new Facebook Coordinator. Dr. McComb will be working with Cindy Kerr our Online PR Coordinator (PR/Advocacy) on content for Facebook.

Cindy Kerr will continue to work with Sherri Love (PR/Advocacy) regarding political, professional and creative news for our membership. Cindy Kerr will continue to

develop and publish content for our email blasts and the COAEA blog.

Provide professional developmentthrough COAEA that offers C.E.U.s and/or graduate credit. We are in the discussion phase regarding partnerships with Ashland University

of Dayton and other post secondary education providers regarding the possibility of graduate credit for COAEA workshops, etc. Our professional development plans thus far

include:

GIMP II Workshop with Nancy Magnuson. The tentative date is Saturday, April 9th at Bellefontaine Middle School. GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image

Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.It has many capabilities. It can

be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format

converter, etc. The cool thing GIMP is free and does not need to be registered or activated.

Photography, Plein aire painting and drawing at the Sanctuaryfor The Arts facility inSunbury, Ohio (Delaware county)http://sanctuary-for-the-arts.com/ Raku Workshop (2 part) with Holly Ruggle at Bellefontaine High School (continued on page 7)

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CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

On December 11th, Central Region held the annual Holiday Luncheon at Schlegels Coffee Housein Historic

Downtown Chillicothe. About thirty members enjoyed a delicious lunch capped off with an ice cream sundae.

During the luncheon, we had the opportunity to view Suzi Cunninghams latest show Just Another Day in

Paradise. Suzis bright, colorful work added to the festive atmosphere. Throughout the lunch, the members

had the opportunity to show off artwork, exchange cards and gifts, and swap ornaments. After the luncheon,

many members explored many of the other galleries and shops downtown. Overall, it was a fun and festive

event to celebrate the holiday season.

PhotoscourtesyofNancyMagnuson


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Bottle Cap MuralBountiful Bottle Caps Make Beautiful Art was the name of a grant project developed by Central OAEA member, Jennifer Davis, middle school art teacher

at Benjamin Logan Schools. The grant for $1000 was awarded by the Logan County ESC and Logan County Solid Waste Management District. The

middle school students began collecting plastic bottle caps and lids during the summer months of 2010. Students brought caps to school during the months

of August, September and October. Art Club members, consisting of 7th and 8th graders, painted three full sheets of plywood in preparation for the bottle capmural. The scene consisted of a tree with the four seasons surrounding it. Sculptural artist Michelle Stitzlein visited the school on October 19th and 20th. The

visit began with a slide presentation from Michelle that showcased her amazing artwork, style, media and also inspiration. Following the presentation, every

student in the middle school joined Michelle in creating the mural. Small groups of students worked along with Michelle, Jennifer and parent volunteers as

they used electric screwdrivers, approximately 9000 screws, bottle caps and plastic lids to create the mural. The artwork evolved into a colorful and textured

mosaic of caps. The mural is now a permanent artwork in the middle school for the students, staff and community to enjoy for years to come.

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MAKING A BIG IMPACTEach year the Dublin, Ohio community hosts a MLK luncheon in January.Displaying artwork at the luncheon became a new feature of the eventin 2006 [and this] changed the whole tone of the event. Every year there is a theme for the luncheon event, based on a speech, sermon or the conceptual issues around

the work of Dr. King.

This years theme was In What Small Ways are You Making A Big Impact. My 8th grade students created

mind maps around the theme. From our mind maps, the students generated a list of ideas of things that they do,

big and small to make an impact on their family, sports and academic teams, place of worship, school, etc. This

year we used the hand shape as our metaphoric icon, because the hand represents giving and doing, sharing and

caring, etc. I wanted the images to be easy to read, vibrant and have a visual punch

The students produced hand designs that illustrated their efforts to help their parents and teachers. Some

showed tree planting or recycling in their home, community and schools. Many students created illustrations

that spoke to their faith practice and how that helps them and others. One studentcreated an illustration of her

philanthropic efforts [that have] raised $5,000 for breast cancer research! Other illustrations revealed student

interest in reading, music, dance and visual art.

The resulting artwork is fresh, clean, vibrant and hopeful. While the artwork was created for a classroom project, I see this kind of project as a service learning

exercise, too. I often involve my students in creating works that can hit many areas and expand their 21st century skill set: collaboration with peers, brainstorming,

service to others, production of multiples that can be sold for fund raisers, etc. I stress using art as a tool for service to others and as a vehicle to work through personal

concerns.

I like doing these kinds of projects and I encourage the

COAEA membership to share with all of us the group

projects that you have are currently working on or past

projects. Wed love to have an article that youve written in

our newsletter and pictures too.

Y.R. Brown

Please feel free to send articles and/or photos for the next newsletter to Kris Kolb at:

[email protected]

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