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Olafur Eliasson, 360° room for all colours, 2002 |
WORKSHOP 1A: Under The Sea Level: 6-8
Facilitator: Andrea Jakiela, Naugatuck Public Schools
Mixed media collage for middle school students using a variety of mediums; tempera, construction, tissue, sharpie and ink for the printmaking segment, students will create a 20x24 collage that depicts an under water scene.
Limit: 18 |
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William J. O'Brien, Untitled, 2008 |
WORKSHOP 2A: Artistic Integration of Core Subjects
Level: Grades 6-12
Facilitators: Kathleen Godiksen
Challenging lesson plans with strong artistic merit afford students of all ability levels the opportunity to excel and achieve ther personal best. This workshop will demonsrate units which yield artworks of high quality integrating with subjects such as history, math, science, and language arts.
Limit: 18 |
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Ball-Nogues Studio, Liquid Sky, 2007 |
WORKSHOP 3A: Digital Collage
Level: 9-12
Facilitators: Eileen Schnyder, Rocky Hill Public Schools
This how-to workshop will demonstrate digital collage techniques using Adobe PhotoShop CS4. The techniques will be presented within the context of a Personal Journey/Memory unit and will be presented along with student examples, handouts and rubrics.
Limit: 35 |
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Öyvind Fahlström, Africa Banner, 1966 |
WORKSHOP 4A: Picturing America: addressing Content Standard 5 through an interdisciplinary approach to American art.
Level: Grades 6-12
Facilitator: Ralph Buzzard, Director of Visual Arts, Bridgeport Public Schools
This presentation will consist of a brief review of the Picturing American print portfolio from the NEA with a focus on the use of the prints and accompanying lessons to address student analysis and interpretation of art work. The presentation will have a particular focus on the use of the art work as a primary resource for interdisciplinary
lessons. Limit: 18
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David Goldblatt, Man with an injured arm. Hillbrow, Johannesburg. June, 1972 |
WORKSHOP 5A: A Dinner Party of Their Own: Tribute to Judy Chicago
Level: Grades K-12
Facilitator: Rose-Ann C. Chrzanowowski, Naugatuvk Public Schools
Based on my Arts & Activities article of the same name, the workshop will briefly explore Judy Chicago’s installation piece. Participants will create autobiography plates using paper sculpture techniques. The project includes writing across the curriculum and plenty of fun!
Limit: 18 |
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Dorothy Iannone, I Begin to Feel Free, 1970 |
WORKSHOP 6A: Clay Portrait Bust/Sculpture
Level: 9-12
Facilitator: Dana Curtis, Northwewestern Regional 7
Demonstration and powerpoint slide display examples on how to build armature, attache stoneware, model facial features and create ceramic bust, finish carving and patina examples.
Limit: 20 |
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Dennis Oppenheim, Attempt to Raise Hell, 1974, Installation |
WORKSHOP 7A: Grade Five & Eight State Common Assessment Tasks: Fantasy Landscapes And Symbolic SELF--Portraits
LEVEL: GRADES K-8, ADMIN., UNIVERSITY
FACILITATOR: SCOTT SHULER & GAIL EDMONDS, CSDE, WITH SHELLI THERIAULT, NANCY SNOW,
JENNIVER LENIART, SHELLY CASTLE, AND BETSY TITUS
Gain first-hand knowledge about the visual arts portion of the Connecticut Common Arts Assessment Initiative. See re-
sults of the first piloted version of performance tasks for Grade Five and Eight, which include multiple means of assessing
student learning through the creative, reflection, and responding processes. Learn about the piloting and implementation
process from teachers who pre-piloted and revised the tasks, and see examples of the benchmarked work.
Limit: 35 |
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Pasha Rafat, Untitled, 2003 |
WORKSHOP 8A: Math and Visual Art Level: Grades K-8
Facilitator: Suzanne Burr-Monaco
This will be a hands-on workshop that will focus on integration of Mathematics concepts with art. Teachers will learn techniques and make a finished project. Lessons will be based from the Crayola Dream Makers Mathematics guide. We will focus on “Gee’s-ometric Wisdom. Students will learn to combine shapes to create new shapes, and create original paper quilts. The lessons are intended to address content benchmarks and grade-level expectations in the visual arts, along with a heavy concentration of Mathematics. If time permits I will also do “Purchasing Flower Power”
Limit: 25 |
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Jim Green. Unplugged (detail), 2009 |
WORKSHOP 9A: Exploring Capacities for Imaginative Learning
Level: K-12
Facilitator: Alison Lehner-Quam, Lincoln Center Institute
Dancing in a box? Thinking outside the box? What does it mean to study a work of art online? Ghostcatching is a dance work specifically created to exist in an electronic format. Study it using Lincoln Center Institute’s core practices and see how they can be applied in this medium. Conduct your own inquiry around questions that arise from your experience. Explore how you might integrate your learning with the subject matter of lessons across the curriculum.
Limit: None
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Rex Ray. Discolaria (detail), 2009 |
WORKSHOP 10A: Breaking The Fourth Wall
Level: 9-12
Facilitator: Tracy Kane, Farmington Public Schools
Have fun experimenting with stock characters and creating scenes that involve audience interaction. These are just a few of the activities participants will experience after receiving a brief introduction to the \broad styles of theatre. This workshop is directly transferable to the classroom.
Limit: 30 |
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Installation view of Ron Arad: No Discipline at The Museum of Modern Art |
WORKSHOP 11A: Beginning Techniques for Throwing on the Potter’s Wheel
Level: ALL
Facilitator: Tim Scull, Canton Clay Works
This workshop introduced a simple, logical, step by step, process in the teaching and presenting of the technical aspects of throwing on the potter’s wheel.
Limit: 18 |
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