April 20th, CPA building 9:00 a.m. Recital Room

A workshop to illuminate the unparalleled possibilities represented by the incorporation of iPads into all disciplines of arts education within the CVPA

Barbara WF Miner Head of Studio Department of Art 9 April 2012

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Q: If David Hockney thinks that iPads are a good artmaking tool-shouldn’t that be enough to convincethe rest of us that they are the best thing since sliced bread?

David Hockney drew these images during his stay at Glyndebourne, a 700-year old country house and opera house in East Sussex, England. There he recreated the stage-set for the opera ‘The Rake’s Progress’ by Stravinsky . Looking closely at these drawings one gets a sense of this location. The drawings titled: ‘iPad 6 8 2010’ & ‘iPad 7 8 2010’ were sent as email attachments on 21 August 2010.

A: Well no actually. We might need a bit more convincing!

Solution: Bring in two gentlemen from the Cleveland Institute of Art to show us just how incredibly useful, groundbreaking, exciting and just plain fun the incorporation of this technology can be in the teaching of ART, ART HISTORY, ART EDUCATION, MUSIC EDUCATION, MUSIC AND THEATRE/FILM!

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Backstory: Phoebe Ballard and I made a trip to the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) on March 2, 2012. We met with professors Scott Ligon* (lead) and Jimmy Kuehnle** who have incorporated the use of iPads into their foundations courses in a project called, “Digital Canvas” (http://blog.cia.edu/digitalcanvas/2011/08/21/welcome/). As our discussion progressed, it became obvious to both Phoebe and me that we really needed to find out even more about the possibilities presented by the use of this technology in our classrooms. Further, we felt that every department within the college could inventively use iPads as a revolutionary way of teaching, connecting with our students, and creating a different classroom experience with our students. We explored the idea of having Scott and Jimmy visit the CVPA and share their enthusiasm and knowledge with the wider arts faculty. They agreed to join us on April 20th. Please attend the presentation AND ASK QUESTIONS like: Who pays for the iPods? How do you write assignments for this gizmo? Why should I (ancient professor of …….) want to learn this new and difficult technology? Is the technology really difficult to embrace?? Etc. etc.

*Scott Ligon is the author of Digital Art Revolution, Creating Fine Art with Photoshop. The book was published in March 2010 by Watson-Guptill, a division of Random House, the premiere publisher in books. The book is currently in its second printing and an eBook version is scheduled for release this summer, available for Kindle, Nook, iPad and other eBook formats. He has recently completed his second short film, Figure/Ground about the death of his father. The film is a hybrid of live action and animation. It features veteran actor Allan Kulakow who has been in several movies, including Death by Dawn, Syriana, The Good Shepherd, and HBO’s Something the Lord Made. He appeared as the Joint Chief of Staff on NBC’s West Wing. **Jimmy Kuehnle’s recent work features wearable inflatable suits and public performance treks through rural and urban cities. In order to widen the audience beyond the gallery and to continue his mission of connecting with other people, the performances stride a thin line between spectacle and the absurd with the goal of breaking the public out of its repetitive daily cycle of thought patterns. A recent tour took the artist through Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas and Texas. Kuehnle received an MFA in Sculpture in 2006 from the University of Texas at San Antonio. In 2008 he researched public art and practiced sculpture as a Fulbright Graduate Research Fellow in Japan. In the summer of 2009 he worked in Finland as the resident artist at the Stundars open-air museum. In the fall he served as the Phillip C. Curtis Artist in Residence at Albion College in Albion, Michigan. In May 2010, he exhibited in a survey of international artists in residence at the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro in Milan, Italy.

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Supplementary information regarding applicability of this technology: (All following information is taken from and readily available on the internet)

Art Foundations-Mark Tekushan’s Design class explores color relationships collaboratively, using the camera app and iMovie on the iPad. Each student is assigned a primary color. They go out into the world and photograph a series of images that reflect their color assignment using the iPad. Then they arrange these images into a sequential video using iMovie on the iPad. Students meet in the classroom to rearrange their iPads in various combinations to create unified color design compositions.

Diana Chou’s Art History Class went to the Cleveland Museum of Art. With the museums permission they used the iPads to photograph, sketch and, document works in the museum, relating these items to concepts that they studied in class. At the end, they met together in the lobby and immediately shared their work with each other. Professor Chou has found many useful and innovative ways to incorporate the iPads into her classes. iPad art education: not just college anymoreI Pads as educational tools have been used for writing, pattern recognition, language development, and fine motor development in young children… so why not early art education? Two elementary school teachers have stepped up to that challenge with some astounding results. Digital media has seeped into every aspect of our culture and lives. Younger children are becoming proficient in the basics of web navigation, word processing, and email. So why not creativity? Well, two elementary school teachers in Illinois and New Jersey, respectively, have the nerve to ask just that. And the iPad, with its intuitive interface and its ability to take disinfectant wipes like a champ, was their device of choice to explore this concept. iPads and Music-During a performance on NBC's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon show, Squeeze pianist Stephen Large broke into one of the most unlikely piano solos for a band formed in the 70s: he played it on an iPad running Pianist Pro."When I first saw the footage, I was blown away with what an accomplished musician could do with a touchscreen piano," says Mark Terry, the app's developer. "There's no greater thrill for the creator of a musical instrument than to hear it being used by a skilled musician."

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Using the iPad in Music Education-March 9, 2012 by John Kuzmich, Jr. Apple’s iPad is changing the music education landscape. I became a believer after attending the January JEN and TI:ME conventions in Louisville, Kentucky. There were iPad users everywhere I looked. The iPad has expanded instruction opportunities through their platform structure, significantly engaging and motivating students to extraordinary levels of instruction. And with Apple TV and AirPlay, one can teach anywhere in the classroom with complete portability and wireless connectivity that rivals the popular Smartboards, with less than half of the cost. iPad use for Theatre-

In Praise of the iPad (not a sponsored commercial) Posted By Daniel A. Kelin II, AATE President, Sunday, January 22, 2012

“This year I used the iPad to videotape their rehearsals. Having the students be able to immediately see their work, reflect on it and review it to confirm what choices needed to be strengthened proved to be the most effective performance-based reflect tool I have used with these students. Although previous students were aware of the importance and need of such skills as volume, they struggled with recognizing their true effect. Listening and comparing themselves to others worked for some, but others were convinced of their own effectiveness because they could only see it from their own vantage point. In other words, they were their own audience and that audience felt satisfied. The results of the iPad were almost immediate. Comparing this year to previous years at this school, the students quickly and efficiently became more cognizant of simple skills such as placement on the stage, volume, pacing, and clarity of gesture. In addition, their ability to self-reflect grew. The evidence presented was irrefutable. They heard and saw themselves from the vantage point of the audience and now they could truly experience the perspective needed to help them improve on their own.”

iPad use for Film-

5 Go to this website: Create World Presentation: iPad Apps for Film Production & Film Education http://issuu.com/qcagriffith/docs/create_world_luke_monsour

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. My email address is: [email protected], and my phone number is: 419.530.8315

Hope everyone can make this presentation-it should be exciting!

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