Youth Art Month 2012 "Mapping the Unknown"

March 2012: Youth Art Show @ The Jefferson Center. This year's theme is "Mapping the Unknown." Please try your best to have your students participate. We are expecting to install on February 26.

Map Resources: (Follow links to view the books on Amazon)

The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography, Katharine Harmon

In The Map as Art, Harmon collects 360 colorful, map-related artistic visions by well-known artists—such as Ed Ruscha, Julian Schnabel, Olafur Eliasson, William Kentridge, and Vik Muniz—and many more less-familiar artists for whom maps are the inspiration for creating art.

You Are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination, Katharine Harmon

Mapmaking fulfills one of our most ancient and deepseated desires: understanding the world around us and our place in it. But maps need not just show continents and oceans: there are maps to heaven and hell; to happiness and despair; maps of moods, matrimony, and mythological places. Artists' maps show another kind of uncharted realm: the imagination.
You Are Here is a wide-ranging collection of such superbly inventive maps.

My Map Book, by Sara Fanelli

In each spread of this bold and humorous picture book, available for the first time since 1995, children can examine their place in the world around them through detailed and engaging maps. Twelve beautifully illustrated maps such as Map of My Day and Map of My Tummy will fascinate children. When finished reading the book, children can unfold the jacket -- it turns into a poster-size map!

Plus....

This month's FREE digital edition of School Arts magazine has a great elementary lesson included called Mapping the Heart. Click on the title to see the digital edition of the magazine. By the way, the digital edition is always free. On the main site, you can find lots of digitized back issues where you explore lots of different lesson ideas!

2011-12 SWVAEA Art Educators Show Takedown

The 2011-12 SWVAEA Art Show will end on Sunday, January 15.

All teachers who are exhibiting may pick up their art work between 2 & 4.

Thank you to all who participated. We have received many positive comments regarding all the work over the past couple of months.

Youth Art Month: Under the Microscope

Just a reminder, the installation for Youth Art Month is next Saturday! I've copied the info below. The reception/takedown is still not confirmed, but I will let you know when I have a definite date.

Thanks!

Theme: Under the Microscope

Place: The Jefferson Center in Downtown Roanoke

Dates:

Hanging: March 5, 12-2 pm

Reception: TBA

Take Down: TBA

Sorry the reception date and take down date are not yet determined. I wanted to make sure that you had as much time as possible to get work completed. I will let you know ASAP when the dates are set.

Preparation: Your work must be ready to be hung. The hanging system at the Jefferson Center consists of a piece of molding with a wire that comes down and ties onto the wire on the back of your work. Please come prepared. No artwork should be taped to the wall. All sculptures should be displayed on a pedestal. You are responsible for supplying the pedestal.

Label: See the attached document for a label format. Print this on white paper and mount it to black construction paper, creating a nice simple border. These labels can be taped to the wall beside the artwork with gaffers tape. The tape will be provided by the Jefferson Center. DO NOT use any other tape on the walls.

Hanging: If you cannot make it on the date to hang the artwork, please make arrangements to have your work hung by another member or contact a member of the board.

Answers to common questions:

How many pieces can I bring?- As many as you'd like.

Do I need to have it framed? Not necessary, but all work must be ready to be hung.

Can I bring sculpture? Yes, if you bring your own display table/stand/pedestal.

Can I _________? Yes, we trust you!!! This is an Art Educators organization- we trust that you are intelligent and creative. We do not want to stifle your creativity by setting a lot of limits. We give you a general theme and let you go to town with however you choose. We only hope that participation grows and you have a good time being with us. We're in a box all day and hope that these activities give you a chance to get out of that box- in more than one way! *Please note: all age groups and a variety of religious organizations use the Jefferson Center. Please make sure the artwork is respectful of this.

Please let me know if you plan to participate in this wonderful opportunity to showcase your students' work. Have a great day!

Artist/Educator Show

It is time to get read for this year's Artist/Educator show. It will be at the Jefferson Center this year, 541 Luck Ave. in Roanoke. Bring your artwork READY TO HANG to the Jefferson Center on Friday, November 12 from 4-6, or Saturday, November 13 from 10-12. Please email Anne Pfeiffer (annepfeiffer@verizon.net) your label information by November 6th so that she can prepare the labels for you. The label information should be: your name, title of artwork, media, price if for sale or if NFS.

The reception will be Friday, December 3rd from 5-7. We will take down Saturday, January 8th between 10 and 12. There will be no charge for VAEA members, but $10/artwork for non-members. Spread the word!

Electronic Gallery

Hope to see a lot of you at conference this year. We have not had many artist/educators submit artwork to the electronic gallery, so we'd like to extend the deadline another week (until Oct. 22). Please see the vaea website, conference tab for the form, etc.

Time to Nominate SWVAEA Members for Board Positions

It's time! You can also nominate yourself. All the information and forms is on the VAEA website homepage. You must have all your nomination paperwork in to Jennifer Fowler: swvaea@gmail.com by July 1st.

College of Santa Fe

The College of Santa Fe is coming to the Roanoke area Monday, May 24-26 not only to share information about their creative programs, but also to review portfolios and hold auditions. Their majors are: creative writing, filmmaking, theater arts, studio art, graphic design, and photography. They are also interested in awarding some talent scholarships. For more information about their programs, visit their website.

If you are interested in attending one of the afternoon or evening meetings in the Roanoke area, please email Anne Pfeiffer: annepfeiffer@verizon.net.