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The Teaching Palette is a Wonderful Blog and Website for Art Teachers

The founders and primary authors of this blog are Hillary Andrlik and Theresa McGee, who both teach elementary art in Chicago. Il. 

The Teaching Palette is a blog authored by art educators for art educators. Their goal is to provide a collaborative and resourceful forum where art specialists of all levels can explore professional topics that impact our subject area - from classroom management to tools and techniques to integrating music.

The Carrot Revolution is an art education weblog

Here is an exciting blog with great resources for art educators, art students, and artists in the digital age. Carrot Revolution

Free Video Art Lessons

We think this is kinda cool. Free Video Art Lessons from our friends at JERRY'S ARTARAMA.

Take a look here: Free Video Art Lessons.

The site features dozens, maybe scores of lessons, in a range of categories and levels, by professional artists and art educators. Check them out.

Lee County Florida Forced to Cut Art Education Funding

We are always saddened to hear news like this. Evan Williams reporting for Florida Weekly in a story titled  Art on the Chopping Block says that in spite of the clear value and importance of art education in elementary schools, current budget short falls are forcing school administrators to cut funding.

"Art and music are not something we're given money for," Dr. Browder said. "We have to pay for that above (state funding).

"I'm indignant that I have to do this to children. I'm absolutely not in favor of cutting it. It's the wrong thing to do. However, when you have the potential of $50 to $70 million in reductions, you have to go to those areas where you are above the formula. Is it the best situation? No. But it's something that we can manage."

One way to take action to prevent this is to contact your Florida State Senators and Representatives.

Here is how.

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New NAEA Standards!

NAEA Standards represent the professional judgment of the art education field about the knowledge and skills all visual arts educators should possess, as well as the characteristics of preparation programs that will enable educators to provide high-quality art instruction for every student. Download sample versions of the just-released Professional Standards for Visual Arts Educators and Standards for Art Teacher Preparation.

NAEA Announces New Social Networking Opportunities

You can't listen to the radio or pickup the newspaper or be on the web without knowing that social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook.

Facebook has been gaining members by the millions and Oporah just gave Twitter her nod of approval.

National Art Educators is certainly on the bandwagon. Connect with them here.

 

Follow NAEA on Twitter! Join before the 2009 NAEA National Convention for onsite late-breaking news & updates!

Check out our Facebook page, too (Search "National Art Education Association")!Become a FAN! 

Welcome to Bass Arts Studio

We have been hearing a lot of great things about this New Jersey studio, Bass Arts Studio.

Located in Montclair, our home town as well, the studio offers classes throughout the year. There are 3 semesters, Fall, Winter and Spring, in addition to a Summer Art Camp for children ages 7-12. For teens, we offer a Summer Teen Art Studio Intensive as well as Fashion Camp.

The Grantsmanship Training Programs

The Grantsmanship Center is conductsworkshops on grant writing throughout the year.

This workshop, first offered in 1972 and continuously updated, began a new era in training for nonprofit agencies. More than 110,000 nonprofit and government agency staff have attended this intensive, five-day workshop.

Designed for both novice and experienced grantseekers, the Grantsmanship Training Program is a comprehensive, hands-on workshop that covers researching funding sources and writing and reviewing real proposals. The program will teach you to use The Grantsmanship Center's^sm proposal writing format, the most widely used in the world. During the workshop you will search out funding sources and, as part of a team, you will develop a proposal for your own agency or help a classmate develop one. You will leave this workshop with new skills and the ability to apply those skills to the needs of your own organization.

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