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Pennsylvania Art Education Association 2017 Annual Conference P ITTSBUR GH Pittsburgh Sheraton Station Square Hotel October 19 – 22 • 2017 create your future at Kutztown University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts Art Education Certification or Alternative Settings B.S. • Art Education M.Ed. Communication Design B.F.A, M.F.A. • Crafts B.F.A. • Studio Art B.F.A. Introducing the new Applied Digital Arts B.F.A. • Art History B.A. Arts Administration M.A. www.kutztown.edu/vpa PAEA 2017 Conference Table of Contents General Information: Welcome to Pittsburgh & General Conference Information 2 – 3 Conference Schedule at a Glance 4 Maps of the Facility 5 Conference Committee & Special Thanks 6 Message from PAEA President, Robin Brewer 7 PAEA Award Winners 8 – 14 PAEA Board Recognition & Award Nomination Information 15 Clyde McGeary Scholarship Recipients 16 New Fellows Induction 17 Act 48 Hours Information & Key for Symbols for Easy Reference 18 Conference Sponsors, Friends of PAEA, Scholarship Contributors & Student Sponsors 19 Thursday & Friday: Thursday & Friday: Frayer Model Graphic Organizer 23 Youth Art Month – Important Information 24 Thursday & Friday Schedule 25 – 33 Saturday: Saturday: Becoming an Art Critic Graphic Organizer 37 PAEA Regional Map & Representative Guide 38 Saturday Schedule 39 – 47 Thank You Braff Group for Sponsoring An Elegant Evening to Art It Up Gala 47 1st Year Professional Offer & Stay Connected with PAEA & NAEA Information 48 EPLC Symposium & Kutztown Art Education Conference Information 48 Sunday: Sunday: Cornell Note Taker Graphic Organizer 51 PAEA Board Members 52 Sunday Schedule 53 – 56 Post–Conference Things To Do in Pittsburgh 57 Exhibitors & More: Exhibitors & Sponsors 58 – 61 Pocket & PAEA 2018 Conference Save the Date Inside Back Cover Advertisers: Kutztown University Visual Arts (KUVA) Inside Front Cover Davis Publications 17 AMACO 18 The Andy Warhol Museum & Edinboro University Graduate Programs 20 Edinboro University Undergraduate Programs & Dick Blick 21 Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (PCAD) 22 Pittsburgh Glass Center 28 Penn State Visual Arts Program (SoVA) 34 Pennsylvania Schools Education Association (PSEA) 35 College of Creative Studies 36 Standard Ceramic Supply Company 49 Westphal College of Media Arts & Design (Drexel University) 50 The Ellis School Congratulates Sarah Ceurvorst 53 Bluebird Society of PA & Cazenovia College 57 Pittsburgh Public Schools 62 Fallingwater 63 University of the Arts (UARTS) 64 Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) 65 Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) 66 Moore College of Art & Design Back Cover PAEA 2017 1 Welcome 2017 PAEA Conference Welcome to Pittsburgh! Be inspired by the beauty of the City of Pittsburgh and the energy of its visual arts culture. The Pennsylvania Art Education Association is hosting its annual conference in the city to connect members with the visual arts in museums, art centers, galleries, public places and with arts advocates. ART IT UP as you are immersed in this rich environment. From the time of the industrial revolution, the visual arts were valued as Andrew Carnegie dedicated a museum of modern art to invest for the old masters of tomorrow as he hosted the International Art Exhibition to gain acquisitions for the collection. This foresight to ART IT UP has built a reputation that has brought notoriety to the city and empowered a community that is welcoming to new ideas and creative innovations that continue today! The PAEA Conference 2017 in Pittsburgh will be the largest gathering space for art educators in the state and is designed exclusively with you in mind. Experience the thriving visual arts scene with Pittsburgh artists, professional sessions, hands–on workshops, outreach tours and stimulating socials. Present your work to our community of art educators and connect with peers to gain new inspiration and knowledge. As we grow over the three days, our reach and voice will be strengthened to advocate for and respond to change in art education. Be empowered after your return from the creative colleagues around the state. Invest in your future at this conference in Pittsburgh. Let’s ART IT UP! Lynda Abraham–Braff, Cynthia Blackwell & Kymberly Cruz 2017 Conference Co–Chairs About the Logo . Our conference logo grew out of a desire to remind art teachers that art is the joy in life and we are blessed to Art It Up each day. We also wanted to connect our logo to the urban art of this great city. We hope you will enjoy reading about our ideas for the logo design. • The colors incorporate the Pantone Color of the Year: Greenery along with a hot color palette recommended by Pantone to Graphic Designers. This brings a contemporary design influence to the conference. • The color palette incorporates greens and blues reminding us of clean energy, landscapes, and conservation. It also incorporates shades of blue and gray—urban colors reminiscent of the city. • The fonts are sans serif, simple and clean. Clean and simple fonts are utilized in many recently redesigned logos. Utilizing current graphic design trends will preserve this moment in time when looking back at our conference designs in future years. • The R in ART drops down to touch the U in UP, bringing connection between words and flow to the design. The arrow in the U points up and gives additional meaning to the conference theme Art It Up. • The squares with horizontal lines flowing through them gives the logo structure and repeats the overall block shape of the logo. The white lines create a sense of elegance, and can suggest water or architectural structure . depending upon how your eye/mind perceives them. • Gestalt principles are rules of organization often used in logo design because they help the viewer perceive or grasp complex ideas in an organized way. These principles are visually pleasing because they bring order to complex ideas. Repeating shapes and using shapes that make close connections, like the squares with lines, utilizes the Gestalt Principle of Similarity and Proximity. The relationship between the R & U utilizes the Gestalt Principle of Continuation. Annual PAEA Conference Student Art Exhibition . We wish to thank all the teachers that encouraged their students to participate in the real time exhibit of work that can be found in Grand Station I. This is the same area where the keynote speakers will be each day, so you can’t miss it. We love digital exhibits, but there is still nothing like seeing the real thing. Take a few moments to enjoy the work of our talented students from across the state. Art Museum Opportunities . The Mattress Factory will have free admission for teachers Friday through Sunday by showing your conference badge. The Warhol & Carnegie Museums are free to teachers that become loyalty program members. This is a year long membership that costs you nothing and includes additional benefits. Click here to join: https://tinyurl.com/yauxlhyw 2 Annual Fall Conference General Information 2017 PAEA Conference Art It Up! Pop–Up Art! . Throughout the conference attendees will be asked to help create a paper Pop–Up sculpture that when completed will be documented and shared on social media for Art Education Advocacy. Use your creative doodling skills, imagery ideas, and public advocacy knowledge and apply them to the Pop–Up Art drawing board in your Welcome Bag. You will find instructions for this project in your bag. If you need artist tools—visit the Art It Up Extravaganza Station on the second floor foyer by the elevators for an assortment of art supplies that are sure to get your creative ideas flowing! About the Conference Gifts . • The 2017 Art It Up apron was lovingly silk screened by a dedicated team of art educators and the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild – Ben Pyles. • Sketchbooks were donated by the Educational Sketchbook Program. Visit their website: http//sketchforschools.com or call 1–877–397–5655 for more information on affordable sketchbooks for your classroom. • The 2017 conference tote bag is a gift from The Carnegie Museum of Art.. • Various other goodies found in your conference bag were donated by Giant Eagle & Andrea and Tony Kaczmarek. Keep this Program . We encourage you to keep this conference program because it is filled with valuable information, event dates, exhibitor contacts and much more. Here are a few highlights and program design features: • We’ve built in wide side margins so you can keep notes from workshops you attend. • Look for the Act 48 Apple logo and track your hours. Page 18 explains how you can enter your information after the conference to get your Act 48 Hours. • Tear out the Youth Art Month (YAM) ad/poster on page 24 and hang it in your room. All important due dates for participating in the YAM Student Flag competition and student art show are right there. • If you are a first year professional and a member of NAEA/PAEA, we have a special gift offer you can apply for. See details on page 48. • Information about the upcoming Annual Art Education Conference at Kutztown University and the EPLC Arts & Education Symposium can also be found on page 48. • Contact information for all the exhibitors and vendors that supported this conference can be found on pages 58 – 61. Graphic Organizers on the Divider Pages . Every year we insert heavy divider pages in bold colors that help you find each day of the conference. These pages are designed to encourage you to take notes. We have selected three different graphic organizers this year that you might enjoy trying in your classroom. Thurs/Friday: The Frayer Model is a graphic organizer used for word analysis and vocabulary building. This four–square model prompts students to think about and describe the meaning of a word or concept placed in the center of the organizer, then .
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