Workshops2006

2006 Workshop
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	CREATING ART USING A COPY MACHINE Presenter: Michel Cellan ................................................................................................................................................... In this workshop participants will use a copy machine to develop creative thinking while working in a unique medium. You'll learn the basic operation of the photocopy machines and how to create reversals, how to “stretch”, tile, shred, and, weave an image for the development of large-scale creations. This workshop meets NM Visual Arts and Technology Standards. • Demonstrate an understanding of the dynamics of the creative process •Demonstrate knowledge about how technology and invention have historically influenced artists and offered new possibilities for expression. • Learn and develop the essential skills and technical demands unique to dance, music, theatre/drama, and visual arts.
	TEACHING ABOUT AFRICAN ART Presenter: Nancy Pauly, University of New Mexico We will view and discuss traditional and contemporary African art through videos with an emphasis on how art emerges from cultural contexts and how African art can be taught with students in grades K-12. You will make an artwork based on your own interpretation of themes used in African art that are relevant in your life. We will view African music and dance through videos. We will share or perform our artwork. Interdisciplinary connections: social studies, music, and dance
	MOVING TO DRAW Presenter: Kathleen Kingsley All art forms share many basic commonalities. The relationship between dance and visual art lies in the realms of design, composition, shape and dynamic expression. Much work has been done in comparing structural elements of dance to similar ones in works of visual art. Observing artworks and dances and discussing the time periods during which these pieces were produced is a valid way to look at art and dance. But not much work has been carried out researching the effects of moving on the resulting work of the visual artist or art student. Does movement affect the way you draw? Why and/or how would an art teacher incorporate movement into the art class? In this workshop we will be exploring the effects of movement on figure drawing. Participants will be drawing, moving, reflecting and sharing those reflections about themselves, their work and how it might be of value in the classroom. We will develop some specific strategies for bringing movement into the art classroom.
	VILLAGE OF PAINTERS: NARRATIVE SCROLLS FROM WEST BENGAL Presenter: Aurelia Gomes, Museum of International Folk Art Traditionally, scroll painters from West Bengal, India, wandered from village to village, singing their own songs while unrolling painted scrolls. Today, Patua artisans continue to “sing” vividly painted scrolls, which depict sacred stories, myths, movies and current events. Find out what life looks like in mythological, historical and contemporary India. Workshop will include history and background on Bengali Scroll painting tradition, and a lesson on how to teach scroll painting techniques to students. Hands-on activity: Make narrative scrolls NM Arts Standards 1 - 8 NM Social studies IINM Language Arts I, III
	IMAGINE AN OPERA - AN APPROACH TO CREATIVE PROCESS WORK IN THE CLASSROOM Presenters: Artists from The Santa Fe Opera Games/exercises that promote creativity, self-awareness and collaboration as possible approaches to creating original stories that are told through music, song, the visual arts, dance, creative movement, and poetry. We will break up into groups and work as an ensemble to develop ideas. Emphasis will be placed on the writing (words and pictures) in creating original performance; how music and songs convey plot, character, mood; the fun of improvisation; approaches to finding themes, collective choreography and more. The groups will then come together and discuss/watch the various propositions. Drawing on the work of the groups, we will all decide what the skeletal structure of our short piece should be (with parameters: characters, context, conflict, climax, and resolution) - Improvisations to create an opening, middle scene and ending Musical texture underneath. - Loose Staging. - Sketch performance. Throughout the presentation we will references some NM Standards and Benchmarks including mathematics, science and social studies, as well as language arts, music, theater, dance and visual arts.
	MATH/LAND Presenter: Deborah Brink Artists, architects, cartographers and surveyors have something in common – they all often use various forms of measurement while doing their work. Measuring involves the practical use of math. Learn about cartography and surveying; topography, measurement, scale/proportion. Learn various design and construction techniques and work as a team to build a 3-d site model based on a topographic map. NM Visual Arts, Math, science and Social Studies standards will be discussed.
	PAINTED PONY PROJECT Presenter: Peggy Nez This project was inspired from "The Trail of the Painted Ponies", a statewide public art project wherein New Mexico artists transformed more than 150 life-size resin-cast horse forms into works of art. After the horses toured, they were auctioned off with the proceeds going to various non-profit organizations. Participants in this workshop will view a power point presentation depicting a bit of the history of the project and many examples of the works of art in order to see the extent of imagination the horse-as-canvas provided. If copyright permits, each participant will be given a copy of the power point presentation to take with them. Participants will then be given a small drawn horse outline on which to plan their own painted pony. After they have had opportunity to decide on media, colors theme, etc, they will be given a large tag board template -- approximately 20" x 28" -- to trace an outline on 22" x 30" watercolor paper, and begin their project. Participants may work in small groups or individually. They will be provided with a variety of media to paint, paste, color, draw, etc. At the conclusion of the workshop, the participants will collaborate on "showing" their finished works. This workshop meets NM Visual Arts, Math and Social Studies standards.
	COMPOSITE MASTERWORKS Presenter: Peggy Nez This cooperative project is a derivative of the classic freshman year exercise wherein a work of art is cut up into squares and each student is required to duplicate his/her own piece as perfectly as possible. When each square is reassembled -- voila! -- It will look like one seamless work of art. This project starts out the same but is a lot more fun. Participants will collaborate on one work of art that is so well known as to be iconic. Each participant, working in the same format and the same media, will duplicate his piece and then each piece will be reassembled to create a picture. The greatest benefit realized from this project is that moment of "aha!" when meaningless lines, colors, and shadings are assembled together into a magnificent whole. Participants will be given color Xeroxes of appropriate works of art for 3rd to 5th grade students. This workshop meets NM Visual Arts and Math Standards.
	WHAT IS VISUAL LITERACY? Presenter: Diane Lea A lot of research has been done on this subject – in fact, there is an International Visual Literacy Association, which holds an annual visual literacy conference and publishes the Journal of Visual Literacy! So what is its connection to visual arts education and curriculum? Through this workshop I will help define visual literacy for you, make connections to ways in which visual literacy can be taught alongside the elements and principles of design, and share 2 years of study and curriculum development that I have pursued through professional development. The workshop will provide ideas for ways in which participants can incorporate teaching these skills and concepts into their existing curriculum. This workshop is not limited to art teachers – those from all disciplines, fine arts and beyond, can benefit from the incorporation of visual literacy in their own classrooms. Connections will be made to both written and visual communication and how the two are symbiotic components of literacy in general.
	MINI GLASS MASK FUSING Presenter: Paul White Participants will make a small mask (6 x 5 inches), which will be fired overnight and returned before the conference is over. Glass artist Paul White will outline fusing techniques for the classroom, which include; an explanation of the chemistry of glass, design elements, explanation of dichroic glass, history of glass, glass safety for students, masks and symbol, ritual art old and new, tile projects with glass. A slide show, which will include Paul’s work and ethnic contemporary examples of masks, will be presented. This 90-minute workshop is limited to a maximum of 16 students.
	LITERACY LINKS: WHEN ART AND LANGUAGE ARTS CONVERGE Presenter: Jennifer Case, Santa Fe Children’s Museum Interested in examining the link between reading and art? Learn about the importance of the arts in the development of language and literacy skills, examine children's book authors and illustrators who's work can be used as a wonderful inspiration for creativity, AND enjoy hands-on art activities related to reading. Participants will leave with recommended reading resources, suggested arts activities, standard links, and success stories from the field, and art samples we create ourselves. We will also explore opportunities for sharing projects with the community and educating parents. Course taught by Jennifer Case, a Literacy and Community Relations Specialist with museums across the country including the Santa Fe Children's Museum and the Roswell Museum of Art. Ms. Case has served as an educator and Literacy Peer Coach, as well as a Project Coordinator for the Visual and Performing Arts Department of the San Diego Unified School District. Dedicated to inspiring the creative spirit in all ages, she has authored a number of columns including "Got Kids...Get Creative" and founded the national literacy initiative Crazy Hair Day.
	EUROPEAN MODERNISTS Presenter: Ellen Zieselman, Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe Every artist believes he or she is living in the modern age, in the early 20th century; artists in Europe defined through manifestos, declarations and exhibitions the idea of "Modernism" as applied to the visual fine arts. The Museum of Fine Arts host’s two exhibitions of some of the work of these European Modernists (one, a traveling show from the Munson-Proctor Institute, the other from our own permanent collection), which chronicles the indelible impact, their work had on all art that followed. Curator of Education, Ellen Zieselman will present an art historical overview of this Petri dish of pace-setting creativity, with tips on how to present similar material for all school audiences.
	RECYCLED ART Presenter: Noel Walker, Santa Fe Children’s Museum Take the leftovers of life and turn them into artistic expressions! This workshop emphasizes the integration of art therapeutic theory and techniques in the art classroom. We’ll make Inside/ Outside Boxes, Foam Bugs, and Totems out of both found and bought elements. These projects are designed to provide artists with fine motor skill development, aesthetics development and person cultural awareness. The educational philosophy of the Santa Fe Children’s Museum encourages an informal and open-ended approach to learning. This approach allows our ‘art facilitators’ to model creative processes in an environment which meets the developmental needs of any give age. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss their process with the group and one-on-one with facilitators. Art-making as a learning experience, standards applications, and allowing found materials to inspire art experientials will be addressed.
	"ARTS INTEGRATION", JUST FUN OR REAL LEARNING?' Roundtable Discussion Presenter: Ruth Rose Sunrise Elementary, Las Cruces NM 3rd-5th grades @550 students In the fall of 2005 the Visual Art, Music and PE teachers found themselves with a common free hour in the afternoon schedule. We saw an opportunity, collaborated, proposed and implemented an experiment that we dubbed 'Arts Integration'. The classroom teachers of each grade level choose topics/concepts (from the grade level standards and benchmarks) that we used to develop a weeklong program using visual art, music, dance and drama. Each of the 25 classes in the school participated. The idea was well received and supported by the administration and faculty of the school. The Center for Teaching Excellence then awarded us a grant we wrote titled, "Arts Integration", Just Fun or Real Learning?’ This coming school year we will, again, have the program and add some pre-and post-testing to measure retention of learned material. Clearly we think it works to promote student learning, now it is a matter of designing some tools and collecting data to see.
	AESTHETIC GAMES Presenter: Brooke Gold Learn how to create easy games enabling your students to talk about art and aesthetics. You will be given resources to create one set of each art game presented. This workshop will address content standard 4 and 5: Understand that works of art come from diverse personal and cultural experiences and inspirations. Understand how personal experiences influence the development of specific artworks. Discuss how the use of the elements of art can express moods and feelings in one’s own art and in the work of others. This workshop meets NM Visual Arts and Language Arts Standards.
	OAXACA FOLK ART WORKSHOP Presenter: Brooke Gold Create various traditional Oaxaca folk art pieces. The workshop will be based on learned techniques the presenter experienced when traveling to Oaxaca Mexico on a 10-day art-making trip. The presenter will also discuss a project based on the trip where she is creating a traveling trunk to be used by general Ed teachers wanting to integrate folk art into their curriculum. This workshop will address content standards 1 and 4. Explore and become familiar with art materials and their related techniques. Understand that works of art come from diverse personal and cultural experiences and inspirations. This workshop meets NM Visual Arts and Social Studies Standards.
	YESSO/PLASTER OF PARIS Presenter: Jacque Parks-Mapes This activity will teach the student how to utilize the Yesso/Plaster of Paris to create good art inside & outside of the classroom. It will help them understand the dynamics of cross curricular activities utilizing science & math by measuring & mixing, observing & manipulating materials to get the result. Students will mix the Yesso/Plaster of Paris, pour into moldings of various shapes, forms & designs, let dry then paint for a 3-D sculpture. This is an excellent lesson to help provide students strengthen their hand & eye coordination as well as building up dendrites and finger manipulation to better foster their motor skills.
	MASKMAKING Presenter: Trudy Randor Participants will develop an appreciation for other cultures and their art by observing masks from these cultures and creating their own. They will gain a new technique by creating a mask with the materials provided. This workshop meets NM Visual Arts and Social Studies Standards.
	Deconstructing the Muse and the Crone in Art Education: A Dialogue on Communication, Community Building and Mentoring Presenters: Sara Otto- Diniz, Mikhayla Jessica Harrell, Ginger Stull, Alice Webb, Emily Young Professor and Grad Students of the University of New Mexico By looking back on the wisdom and experiences of those who have practiced before us, we hope to step back and honor the women who organize and manifest the matrix of art education. In this dialogue, the archetypal symbols and myths behind the muse and the crone will be examined in relationship to contemporary women in the field of art education, and how these archetypes can be used to enhance communication and understanding across generations. A wealth of experience, knowledge and ingenuity abound in both experienced Art Educators and students of the field. This presentation aims to offer ideas for how to mindfully approach information sharing and mentoring with respect and dignity in the professional workplace or university, in an attempt to bridge distance between older and younger generations. This panel presentation involves three master’s art education students and three professional art and museum educators.
	CHI ENERGY AND CREATIVITY Presenter: Diane Chase This workshop serves to demonstrate an understanding of the dynamics of the creative process through a mutli-sensorial approach to creative perception, art making and aesthetics with applications that are derived from other cultural perspectives. We will participate in lessons and warm up exercises that engage the body, mind and spirit to enhance our learning, teaching and artistic activities. NM Visual Arts Content Standards 2,3,4,6 will be met.
	WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF CLAY OLD WOMAN: A hands-on arts workshop for Elementary teachers and students Presenter: Lia Rosen Clay is a container of art and culture universally, with particular resonance for us here in the Southwest. This workshop, oriented towards the elementary level but applicable throughout the grades, focuses on the cross curricular applications of clay work into history, social studies, literacy and geology, with an emphasis on ancient and contemporary pueblo pottery; an unbroken, over thousand year old artistic tradition. Approaches to creating pottery as sculpture, as a painted surface, and information on digging clay and outdoor firing are included. PowerPoint/slideshow, lesson plans, and sample clays will be shown.
	KALEIDOCYCLES Presenter: Woody Duncan "Art that moves" Build a fascinating M.C. Esher based 3-D sculpture that moves in your hands. Delightful, Math related, paper construction for upper elementary through high school students. We will meet NM Visual Arts and Math Standards Click Here to see KALEIDOCYCLES Move
	VISITING THE ART MUSEUM PRICELESS!!! Presenter: Sara Otto-Diniz, University of New Mexico Art museum as vital resource for art teachers who take seriously the hope that students will continue their engagement with art well into adulthood. We will look at how museum visits can help meet NM Visual Arts Standards. You will receive practical guidance in designing meaningful visits — make connections between museum and classroom/studio and personal lives
	MAKE IT AND WEAR IT” Presenter: Sarita This Asian Vest workshop offers a wide range of hands on activities that allow the participants to experiment and gain experience in creating a functional wearable art/craft. This multicultural vocational art workshop will enhance National art standards and make cultural connections. The multi-media Vest making (3 hrs.) workshop includes the following activities: making patterns, cutting, sewing/gluing, beading, printing/painting and embellishing with Shisha (decorative mirror), appliqués, Conchos. Each participant will receive a lesson plan packet.
	PLEASE NOTE: There may be a few more workshops that pop-up before the conference, so please keep your eyes open for them in your e-mail

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