spring 2006 - Art Educators of New Jersey

SPRING 2006
Youth Art Month Winners!
South Jersey High School Receives National
Recognition
Mary Anne Morgan
Sterling High School, Somerdale, NJ
Poster: Liza Singer,10th Grade Millburn
High School, Millburn; Art Teacher, Patricia
Navarino See more on Page 10
Special Technology ISSUE
Inside:
President’s Message: p. 2
Grant Information
p. 3
Regional News
Division News:
pp 4&5
Technology Today:
p. 6&7
Conference Update:
p. 8
Exhibit Information
p. 9
Youth Art Month News:
p. 10
Scholarship Information
p.10
Member News:
p.12
Logo Contest
p. 12
Sterling High School in Camden County has been offering computer
graphics to its visual arts students since 1984. It all began with one
Commodore Amiga computer and a basic D-Paint Program; a “Victrola”
and a 78 RPM record by todayʼs standards. Twenty-two years later the
computer graphics program at Sterling has grown to a fully equipped
25 station state of the arts computer lab including the latest peripherals
and an extensive waiting list of students anxious to enroll. Sterling is a
small suburban high school with approximately 950 students. However,
the Visual Arts Department boasts three full time art teachers with fully
equipped art rooms.
The art program reached an incredible milestone in the spring of 2002
when it received notice from the White House for a portfolio of twentyfour digital illustrations entitled “Support Our Troops.” This is a story Russian Analogy
that proves the adage, when talent and preparation meet opportunity Josh Stippick Sterling HS
success happens. It all started when one of our Home Economics
teachers asked me if our computer graphics classes would be interested in creating a collection of
pictures on the theme of “Support Our Troops.” The purpose was simply to show support of our
military forces in Iraq. The project was not about politics in terms of the pros and cons of the war. It
was instead an opportunity for our teenage citizens to express their patriotism through the universal
language of pictures.
The portfolio was to be sent off to Iraq. However, as fate would have it one of our administrators, Mr.
Reno Domenico was so impressed with the project that he showed it to Congressman Rob Andrews
who happened to be visiting Sterling High School for a teleconference. Congressman Andrews upon
seeing the collection was so impressed that he asked if he could take the portfolio to Washington so
that he could personally show it to President Bush. Of course I said, “Yes, as long as it is returned to
Sterling for mailing to Iraq.” I really didnʼt give it another thought.
Two weeks later in early June I received a call from the White House! The President of the United
States was asking ME for my permission to keep the portfolio for “inclusion in the Presidential Archives
to display in perpetuity.” I gasped, “The President of the United States is asking me, a little “schoolmarm” from New Jersey for permission to display my studentsʼ artwork?” It was surreal! Two weeks
after that, another call came in from a White House Aide. Apparently President Bush was so taken by
the digital artwork that he showed it to The First Lady. The aide said that Mrs. Bush liked the concept
so much that she would like us to produce another portfolio for the 2002-2003 school year!
This collection consisted of two works per month for ten months on such assorted themes as, Visual
Analogies, World Cultures, and Junior ROTC and more. The completed portfolio contained works
by a diversity of students from the academically gifted to the multiply handicapped. Every student
whose work was represented received a personally signed letter of appreciation from the President
of the United States. Sterling High School also received a Presidential letter that is now prominently
displayed in our main showcase.
All politics aside, I told my students that this honor was not about the President as a person but rather
the Presidency as an office. And, therefore being recognized nationally was historic for any school,
anywhere, at any level in the entire USA!
President’s Message
Dr. Kim Defibaugh [email protected]
Executive Board
So much has happened since the last issue of Artbeat
arrived in our mailboxes. In December, 129 entries
were judged and six New Jersey students had their
designs selected to represent our state during Youth
Art Month. Congratulations to these students and
their teachers. The six designs are pictured in this
issue and can be viewed on a web page along with
those of eight finalists: http://www.artsonia.com/aenj1.
In January and February, the National Art Education Association sent
wonderful news to three New Jersey Art Educators. AENJ President-Elect
Susan Bivona was notified of her selection as Eastern Region Elementary
Art Educator of the Year, Dr. Kim Defibaugh, AENJ President, was selected
as National Supervision/Administration Art Educator of the Year, and Dr.
Debbie Greh, AENJ Communications Chair, was elected as the Eastern
Region Vice-President Elect. Congratulations to these individuals who
were honored during the NAEA convention in Chicago in March. All AENJ
members were invited to a reception. The NAEA convention will be in
New York City next year. It is never too early to plan joining the national
organization and attending the 2007 conference. For more information, visit
the NAEA web site at: http://www.naea-reston.org. AENJ members who
wish to submit proposals for the Rick Lasher Professional Development
Grant to attend future NAEA conventions should visit this web page for
directions: http://www.aenj.org/scholarships/grnts.htm.
March was Youth Art Month. The 2006 YAM poster was mailed to AENJ
members in February. Throughout the month, the billboard was posted in
South Toms River and in Jersey City where the student designer attends
school. NJ students had their work displayed in 21 county YAM exhibits
at malls, libraries, colleges, galleries and businesses. The YAM flag was
flown in Washington at a ceremony in the Capitol on March 13th that was
attended by the flag designer, her family and her art teacher. Then it was
displayed at the NAEA convention in Chicago. Student designed invitations
were sent to more than 100 student artists who had their work in the NJ
Youth Art Month exhibit in the Trenton State House. Hundreds viewed the
exhibit and attended two artistsʼ receptions on March 15th. Youth Art Month
is your greatest advocacy tool. It is your opportunity to display student
art in public venues where it can be viewed by the general population as
well as legislators who monitor school arts funding and create educational
policy. Visit the Americans for the Arts website for advocacy materials and
to contact your lawmakers to ask for their support for art education: http://
www.artsusa.org/
Spring is in the air! In the next few months you will learn more about our
symposium “A Day in Historic Island Heights” on Saturday, May 20th. In
the summer, elections will be held for the AENJ executive board. And letʼs
not forget our fall conference “Art-Share the Passion,” October 2-4. We
are anticipating entries for our new logo design contest (due May 15th) and
are in the process of updating the look and content of the AENJ website.
Both will be unveiled at the October conference. Also forthcoming is a
special YAM issue of Artbeat thanks to the efforts of Advocacy Chair, Laura
Petrovich-Cheney. As always, AENJ continues to work towards advocating
art education and providing new opportunities for your professional growth.
Share the Passion: Conference 2006
October 2, 3 & 4, 2006
By Susan Bivona
Share the Passion is the theme of this year’s conference. I am excited
to be organizing this excellent professional development opportunity for you once again. I
hope that you are still Out There – Creating Connections! This year we hope to inspire you
to Share Your Passion with many of those same people – administrators, board members,
parents and your community.
AENJ Division Directors are working diligently to organize presentations and hands-on
workshops that YOU have requested though conversation and questionnaires. We need
you, our members to be involved. 2006 Conference Proposal Forms can be found on page 8
or log on to www.aenj.org. You can e-mail your proposal to [email protected].
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Keep your eyes open to see who might be POPPING-UP at this year’s conference! (That’s a
clue to our Keynote Speaker!)
Left -> Right: Susan Bivona, President-Elect; Linda Devlin, Vice
President; Nancy Knutsen, Immediate Past-Presidnet; Gene
Neglia, Treasurer; Laura Cheney, Advocacy Chair; Barbara Calvo,
Member Services; Val Negra, Historian; Debbie Greh, Communications Chair; Harry Bower, Recording Secretary
Dream Bigger Arts Weekend
On Memorial Day weekend YMCA Camp Ockanickon in Medford, NJ, will
host a one of a kind event coordinated by Resident Artist/ Chief of Staff- Kate
Lemay, Artist/ NJ Art Educator- Ellen Silverman and Art Director/ Artist in
Residence- Sculptor Durward Lee Whitehead.
The Dream Big Arts Weekend is a grass roots event. It has been designed
as a place where all artists, art educators, and art lovers can hang out in
nature and make art all day. We will cook you fabulous meals and provide
stimulating daytime workshops and evening entertainment. If you want to
re-energize your creative juices you can go for a hike, ride a horse, go for a
climb or kayak in our lake. The camp is located on 600 acres in the unique
pinelands eco-system. The accommodations are rustic yet comfortable. If
camping is not for you, we can recommend a few local hotels not too far
away.
Please join us to make this event even better. Visit www.katelemay.com and
click on Dream Bigger Arts Weekend for a downloadable registration form or
email [email protected] for more information.
ArtBeat Editorial Board and Staff
Editor-in-Chief: Cynthia Henn
Assignment Editor: Debbie Greh
Photography Editor Alonzrea Austin
Contributing Editor: Camille Leonow
Advertising Editor: Susan Bivona
Layout Staff: Debbie Greh, Ruth Kaplan
Reporters: Cheryl Parisi, Susan Bivona,
Nancy Knutsen, Laura Cheney, Linda
Devlin, Kim Defibaugh
Editorial Statement:
The editors reserve the right to edit all submitted
articles and releases. Photos will not be returned unless
specifically requested. Articles and photos and ads
received after the deadline may not be considered for
publication.
NAEA Honors AENJ Members
Rick Lasher and George DiBouno
Kim Defibaugh
Rick Lasher and George DiBouno will be honored at the NAEA conference
Team East meeting in Chicago as New Jersey’s Art Educators of the Year. AENJ
has awarded these two Past Presidents the organization’s highest honor, The
Distinguished Achievement Award, for their long dedication to the visual arts
profession.
Dr. Kim Defibaugh, President of AENJ, will be honored as the NAEA Supervision and Administration
Division Educator of the Year at the Division Luncheon in Chicago.She was cited “...as a long term
leader who has distinguished herself by consistently demonstrating a clear vision of the concerns
and problems facing art education.” She has served AENJ as Conference Chair, First and Second
Vice President and President-elect, offering her assessment leadership to the revision of the Hands
& Minds Curriculum Armature. Her leadership of the NJ Youth Art Month committee resulted in
her recognition as the recipient of three national YAM awards and several New Jersey Governor’s
Award in Art Education.
Dr. Kim Defibaugh, AENJ President, and Awards Chair, Dr. Deborah Greh noted
that “none of our accomplishments would have been possible without the careful
and dedicated guidance of two giants.” Through Hands & Minds, the professional
development arm, along with Diane Fogler, Paula Valenti and Linda Pugliese,
Rick and George lead New Jersey to a new paradigm in art education. In their
honor, AENJ’s Executive Board established The RICK LASHER Professional
Growth Grant which provides money to attend the NAEA convention and the
GEORGE DiBOUNO Recognition Award for dedication to arts education in New
Jersey.
Currently, Rick Lasher is a Trustee of the National Art Education Foundation
Board of Trustees. She retired from Moore College of Art & Design Supervisor
of Student Teacher and from the River Edge Schools. She is a former NAEA
Elementary Division Director and the recipient of several New Jersey Governor’s
Awards: NAEA Distinguished Achievement-within the Profession, Eastern Region
Educator of the Year, Elementary Division Educator of the Year, Marion Quin Dix
State Leadership Award and is the chair and author/editor of the Hands & Minds
Curriculum Armature and an author of the state Department of Education New
Jersey Goals & Standards K-12.
Rick has also been elected an NAEA Distinguished Fellow and will be introduced,
along with four other elected 2006 Fellows, by Dr. Pearl Greenberg, Fellows
President, at the first NAEA Conference General Session in Chicago. The NAEA
Distinguished Fellows number about 90 of a total NAEA membership of 18,000.
Susan Bivona
Susan Bivona, AENJ President-elect, will receive the NAEA Eastern Region Elementary Educator
of the Year Award at the Elementary Division Luncheon at the Chicago Conference. The committee
recognized her as a “versatile leader” and Conference Chair and who helped coordinate the NAEA
Team East Leadership Retreat in Princeton in 2004, represented New Jersey at the 2005 meeting in
Delaware and was the recipient of the Somerset County 2003 Outstanding Woman in the Arts.
ARTSONIA’S Jim Meyer’s
Jim Meyers, Artsonia representative, will receive the Distinguished Service, Outside the Profession,
Award at the NAEA conference in Chicago at the 2nd General Session. Rick Lasher, chair of the
AENJ/NAEA Nominations and Awards Committee, said Meyers’ Artsonia was honored for the
exciting innovative contribution to the recognition of student art work through the use of modern
technology. Jim Meyers was cited for donating State Art Gallery Print Showcases to Wisconsin,
Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas and Arkansas associations last fall. Committed to professional
development, Meyers has also created a free technology workshop and taught over 100 teachers
on digitizing and publishing art work on the Internet.
Debbie Greh Elected NAEA Eastern Region Vice President
George DiBouno is the NAEA Immediate Past Middle Level Division Director
and the art specialist at the Holdrum School in River Vale. George is a Past
President, past Historian, Awards chair, Treasurer and conference chair. He
received several NJ Governor’s Awards, served as chair of the New Jersey
Goals & Standards K-12 and an author of the Hands & Minds Standards Based
Curriculum Armature and was the past Historian and Awards chair of AENJ. Mr.
DiBouno was honored as the NAEA Eastern Region Art Educator of the Year.
Debbie Greh, former AENJ President, has been elected NAEA Eastern Region Vice Presidentelect. The committee wrote: “Debbie has been involved in leadership roles for NAEA and AENJ for
several years, assuming increasingly important responsibilities. She is very committed to the goals
of the organization, and, because of her involvement at many levels, both at the state and national
levels, understands the governance structure of the organization as well. She has devoted a great
deal of time in restructuring the state organization to meet the challenges of the 21st century.”
AENJ Grant Information
NOTE: The NAEA Conference will be held in Chicago March 21-26. Many
AENJ members will be presenting workshops.
by Deborah Huff, Grants Chair
Have you ever wondered what goes on at the National Art
Education Association Conference? Have you ever thought
you might enjoy spending a few days with Art Educators from
all over the country, learning new techniques, exploring current
research, exchanging ideas with like minded individuals?
Well stop thinking about it your time has come.
AENJ is making grant monies available for professional
development and with the NAEA coming to NYC in 2007, a
little planning now will empower you to facilitate your growth
and re-charge your battery. The Rick Lasher Professional
Development Grant provides you with $500.00 to spend as
you deem necessary to get you to the NAEA Conference.
The applications are due May 15th, the process is easy and
the experience is priceless. We will need a brief personal
statement/ essay stating your desire to attend the conference,
a letter from either your principal, supervisor, or a colleague,
and proof of US citizenship, AENJ membership, and NAEA
membership.
The AENJ Residency Grant is also back by popular demand.
Come spend the night on us and take advantage of those early
morning workshops without fighting traffic. Requirements for
this are the same as above with the exception of proof of NAEA
membership.
All information is available at www.aenj.org/membership
Applications should be sent to Deborah Huff 1071 River
Avenue, Flemington, NJ 08822. Please do not apply if you
have received this grant within the past two years. Deborah
Huff, Grants Chair [email protected] 908.806.7267
Scholarship Information on Page 10
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Regional News $ Division News
AENJ CENTRAL News to Know!
Nancy Knutsen [email protected]
AENJ South Region
By Diane Driessen
AENJ
Central Executive Board…Co-leaders,
Jessica Musolino, Marge Mayers; Treasurer,
Laurel Suk; Recording Secretary, Marie Corfield;
Advisory Board Representative, Nancy Knutsen
Sharon Reustle has been busy
coordinating Youth Art Month
activities for the southern counties.
AENJ South has also planned the
following spring events:
In the Spotlight…
Jessica Musolino and Marge Mayers, stepped up April 22, 2006 –Glass Workshop at
to co-lead the central region.
Wheaton Village—Coordinated by
Jan Olivio and led by Hank Adams.
Jessica is new to Parsippany High School this
year, having taught at Mount St. Maryʼs and The May 13,2006 –Oil Painting Using
Rotunda Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. Her painting the Underpainting Process- Led by
major from Pratt Institute has her well prepared Jim Ferrell
to teach Parsippanyʼs top classes, Honorʼs Studio
Art and Concept Based Portfolio. As a new home For registration fees and information
owner and commencing study for her masters on these and other South events
degree, Jessica still felt it important enough to contact Diane Driessen at 856-4590738 or [email protected].
volunteer as AENJ Central Co-Leader.
If I say, “Art Night” you say, “Marge Mayers”! Marge
is an elementary art educator at the Barley Sheaf
School in Flemington and has presented her many
“Art Night” themes at the annual AENJ conference.
Marge was an elementary classroom teacher
before her “change of art”! Now she is one of us!
At the most recent central meeting walking into
Margeʼs school was a conference presentation in
itself. Van Goghs, Miros and ceramics galore. As
an elementary art teacher myself I had a million
“how did you do that” questions and Marge was
most willing to share all.
Submit Regional
and Divisional News
to Camille Leonow at
camilleart@optonline.
Other news or articles
to aenjnewsletter @
yahoo.com
Middle School Division
Helen Mastrangelo
Hmastrangelo@westfieldnjk12.org
At the AENJ Conference 2005 I met several
of you at our Middle School break-out
session. We are hoping to take your ideas
and those we gather from the responses
to our MS questionnaires to formulate
conference workshop proposals.
If you have a highly successful lesson or a
well organized MS curriculum that reflects
NJ State Standards for our level, please
consider sharing it as a presenter at
Conference 2006. Itʼs as easy as going on
line to our AENJ website and downloading
a one page proposal form. Also, please
forward any recommendations for
presenters to me by e-mail or send to me
at Edison Middle School, 800 Rahway
Ave., Westfield 07090.
Finally, Lonnie Austin and Charlotte Banks
will cover Middle Level Division events
at the NAEA Convention in Chicago,
including workshops, presentations and
meetings. We will report back to you on
some national trends in Middle School art
education including a focus on drawing
and the Sequential Benchmarks Project.
Secondary Division
Camille Leonow [email protected]
The AENJ Secondary Division Focus Group met in January to continue the
initiative started at our Conference 05 caucus meeting. Weʼve been talking
about ways to institute new programs and courses in our high schools including
Advanced Placement Studio Art and Art History and sharing information about
various student art exhibitions and competitions in our state. If you would like to
join this very dedicated and generous group of colleagues please come to our
next meeting on April 22 at 10 AM at Union High School, Union County. E-mail
me for directions by April 15.
Marge and Jessica
Thank you
leadership,
Jessica
and
Marge
for
your
If you know of someone in your district or in the
central region who is being honored or has a
fantastic program please let us cast the spotlight
their way or send out a big thank you.
Send
activities, events or professional
development ideas in the central area for the next
school year to Nancy Knutsen, [email protected]
Watch the website for the AENJ CENTRAL
SPRING EVENT!
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Thanks to all who responded to our questionnaire. We were able to glean many
areas of common interest from the initial responses. We are planning to make
recommendations to the Conference 06 committee regarding workshops and
presentations of importance to high school art teachers. If you have not done so
forward completed questionnaires to me or simply e-mail me your ideas.
Our questionnaire reveals that many of us do not have digital information
technology or digital art capability in our art rooms. Art teachers, who do, in some
cases, do not have enough technical support to maintain their systems. Some of
us have been able to manage by scheduling time in our school computer labs,
but this really is not adequate.
The most recent issue of the NAEA News reports that the Working Group on
Digital Image Submission has agreed upon specifications for digital imaging
and electronic transmission of portfolio art. This group includes the National
Association of Schools of Art and Design and therefore will impact our work with
students preparing portfolios for admissions and scholarship awards. We have
included the specifications as part of the Logo Design Contest on p.12.
Divisional News
Higher Education Division
Elementary Division
Dr. Jane Graziano, [email protected]
Ellen Silverman [email protected]
In 2001, Arthur E. Wise, President of NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education), suggested that faculty who begin to use the computer as a tool to enhance their
own teaching practices act as a role model for their students. He further stated teacher
candidates who gain confidence in the uses of technology are more likely to integrate
technology in their own classrooms.
If you did not heed this advice then, there is no doubt you are feeling it now.
With everything else we have to do as faculty involved in teacher training programs,
keeping up with the advances in technology involves Sisyphean acts, small gains and lots
of back tracking. Treating technology as just another topic that our teacher candidates are
responsible for knowing does not suffice.
So how can we best utilize technology in terms of our own teaching practices and what
can art teacher candidates learn from the ways in which we choose to apply it? Besides
the obvious PowerPoint lectures, there are many uses art teacher candidates should learn
before student teaching. To name a few: interactive media can motivate artistic learning;
videotaping, uploading and streaming video to editing software enables art teachers to
create their own DVD library of demonstrations and; videos of student performances
when combined with digital still-images of their artwork make an invaluable e-portfolio
for assessment purposes as well as serve as high school portfolios to be submitted to
colleges or art schools.
Yet another approach for art education faculty is to use a course specific web page that
provides art teacher candidates with password protected course materials such as syllabi,
reading materials, assignments, and communication tools for discussion groups and
informal chats. One aspect of these discussions, known as asynchronous learning, allows
participants to log-on anytime, joining the thread of conversation at their convenience,
much like a weblog or blog. As course instructor, I can address questions generated from
the field as they occur rather than waiting for our scheduled class time. The exchange of
ideas is far more in-depth and reflective because everyone can contribute to the discussion
and they are comfortable in doing so. Possibilities for integrating technology seem endless.
To keep current we need to learn from each other. Comments? Send an email.
Wanna blog? Dr. Lori Kent has provided a forum for discussion among artists and educators
on contemporary issues in visual art, education and culture. Please visit her weblog at
http://intheknow.typepad.com/currents/.
Questionnaire Report
There have been 92 respondents to the
Elementary Questionairre. They represented
a wide range of geographic and teaching
experiences.
These members see AENJ as their primary
Professional Development resource. Many
asked for frequent and regional PD offerings. The
South has provided a whole calendar of events
for their regional members and Central has
organized several events as well.
There has been a strong response to the need to
start small study groups. These groups could be
used for lesson plan exchange or focus groups for
specific types of district. Another area for small
group studies would be furthering your education
with a graduate degree or National Certification. I
am working on organizing workshops for training
facilitators for these groups; but why wait, start
right now! Contact some other art teachers in
your area and meet.
An Outstanding AENJ Conference Needs You!
AENJ members expect a lot from our Fall
Conference. Not only do we look for networking
with our colleagues and lesson plan ideas but we
also look for information from other areas of our
professional life.
The following are offered as workshop ideas:
Union High School
student Nerissa Tutiven,
with Congressman Mike
Fergusen (center) and
his staff. Nerissa was
the first place winner in
the 7th Congressional
District “Artistic Discovery”
Competition.
(Secondary Division Continued:)
Final notes (Hot Topics for Art Teachers of Teens):
• Donʼt forget to contact your US Congressmanʼs office to find out about
the dates for this yearʼs art competition “An Artistic Discovery” in your
congressional district.
• Shirley Sasor, Executive Director of Friends of Teen Arts, invites all teachers
of the arts to participate in a field trip to the State Teen Art Festival, May 24
and 25th. She can be contacted at 609.397.0505 or [email protected].
• Look forward to reports by our AENJ delegation on the national “Sequential
Benchmarks K-12: The Human Form” project.
• Let us know if you have an active chapter of the National Art Honor
Society.
AENJ is looking to identify exemplary programs. Send copies of news clippings,
photos, programs and brochures to me at Union High, 2350 North 3rd Street,
Union 07083.
Professional Development and Advocacy:
Graduate School, Research, National
Board Certification, Advocating for Better
Professional Development for the Arts.
Curriculum Development:
Assessment, Curriculum Mapping, mentoring,
interdisciplinary connections, Museum and
College art classroom partnerships
Classroom ideas;
lesson plans, philosophy such as DBEA,
Constructivitism, or Visual Culture in the Art
Classroom.
Students with unique needs:
At Risk students, ESL students, special
education and gifted and talented students
Take the time to think of a workshop you could
offer at 2006 AENJ Fall Conference. Go to www.
aenj.org and download a conference proposal
form,fill it out and ssend it to Susan Bivona The
th
proposals are due by April 15 .
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TECHNOLGY TODAY
Technology in the Artroom
Debbie Greh, Guest Editor [email protected]
In 1988 one of my students was able to
create the work to the right on an Apple IIe,
a computer with no hard drive, no mouse (he
used a Koala Pad), and a monitor that only had
16 colors. To be honest, Iʼm not sure I even
remember the software he used, but I think it
was a program called: Blazing Paddles!
I was amazed at the work my students
accomplished and was more amazed at the
way they approached art when they used the
computer; I promoted the use of computers
in art education whenever I had the chance. I
recently took out my first book, Computers in
the Artroom (1990), and dusted off the 5 inch
floppy disk that came packaged with it. So
much has changed in the 15 years since that
book was written! Iʼm writing this on a Mac G5
with gigabytes of memory and a monitor that
is 20 inches wide with millions of colors and a
resolution that is remarkable.
The theme of this issue of Artbeat is
Technology and Mary Anne Morganʼs article is
front and center of this issue. Those of us who
have been around for a while can appreciate
Mary Anne Moganʼs note that she began her
program with a Commodore Amiga and a
basic Paint Program!
I began with an Apple lle, teaching
students to create art work by
programming in BASIC. As you will
note in the articles by Mary Anne,
Harold Olejarz and Mildred Kaye a
lot has changed! Cheryl Parisi offers
us a fun perspective from someone
who considers herself “technically
challenged!”
Here is what hasnʼt changed: we all teach
ART! These articles arenʼt about the
software or the hardware, theyʼre about
design and creativity and imagination,
and the authors talk about their students
and providing them with a quality art
program that looks to a digital world
Above:
From the Redwood Forest, Tegan OʼMally
Sterling HS, 2003
Below:
Work created by Dave Polehemus, 12th
Grade, 1988
AENJ is grabbing hold of technology
too! In this issue we are announcing
a LOGO contest! (see p. 12) We are
looking for a visual identity that we can
use, not only on our print materials, but
on a redesigned website as well. AND
we are blogging! Check out our website
for the blog link!
Hope you enjoy this issue!
Art Teachers and Computers (Section 101)
by Cheryl Parisi
Two months ago I was ready to write an article on how to find courses
for computer novices like myself. However, that has changed due to what
seemed to be the ten longest days in my life.
In recent months I was helping to prepare for a student art show at The
Shops at Riverside in Hackensack for Youth Art Month. All was fine with my
computer as I exchanged e-mails with the marketing director to facilitate the
show. That is until Friday, February 10th.
I was expecting an e-mail from the director on my home computer that day,
since, as most art teachers know, you can never be reached in school (at
least when itʼs convenient) and my school system doesnʼt have computers
set up to access outside e-mails. So, I asked my husband if he could check
my e-mail periodically. Well, the next time I talked to him I was able to clearly
imagine him on the other end of the phone with his hair standing on end. “ I
canʼt get into the e-mail and the computerʼs frozen.” “Oh,” I said. Needless to
say he was not a happy camper.
So, I went home and sure enough he was right. The computer definitely was
not working. Not only couldnʼt I access AOL and my e-mail, I couldnʼt get
onto WordPerfect or anything else, for that matter.
What was I going to do? Me, who six years ago was still typing on a manual
typewriter. My husband said, “You can use my 1936 Underwood.” “Yes, I
said. Does it have an attachment to send out e-mail?”
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All joking aside, I now realize, more than ever, that we have become a nation
dependant on computers. Yes, I could type out a letter on a regular typewriter,
if need be. People would probably look at it a little strangely. But, at least it
could be mailed out. However, if you had to type out an article like the one Iʼm
doing now and send it as an attachment or in the body of an e-mail, or even
on a disk or CD, you donʼt have too many options.
After my computer crashed and while waiting for
someone to fix it (It finally had to be re-booted) I tried
to type out an essay on the computer in my art room at
school. The essay was for a grant I was applying for and
there was a time element involved. The computerʼs fine,
but the printer has seen better days. When a solid line
appears across the print, making it look like everything
has been crossed out, you know youʼre in trouble. I even
made a copy on disk and brought it up to the schoolʼs
secretary. It wouldnʼt work on her computer. Back to
square one.
By weekʼs end, a friend who is a computer expert came
over to look at my computer. His diagnosis: A virus. I
think I caught it too because I was starting to feel very
ill.
Our friend hooked my laptop to the Internet. Hallelujah!
But, he didnʼt hook it up to my printer. A minor glitch.
By the following Monday, our week off from school, I
was seriously thinking about going to our local library,
re-typing my essay on their word processor, and making
a hard copy from that. Thatʼs when my husband said,
“No, no, no. Chris can hook up the printer.” Chris is our
18 year old son. And yes, he did. Donʼt ask why, after
seeing my frustration all weekend long, he didnʼt ask me
if he could do it before then. Remember, heʼs a teenage
boy. Enough said.
On February 21st, our friend came back to continue
work on the computer. Eight hours later and a dinner out
on me, my computer was well again. Can I have next
week off so that I can recuperate, too!
TECHNOLGY TODAY
Digital Video in the Art Room
FROM FILE TO FRAME
In 1895, fifty-six years after the invention of photography,
the Frenchman Louis Lumiere, sometimes credited
as the inventor of the motion picture camera, used a
suitcase-sized machine to film, process and project
the first motion pictures. In the following years movies
grew to be a major art form and a single film project
often involves hundreds of people, each with their own
expertise.
I am a digital artist. This means that my artistic creations consist of tiny
electronic impulses floating around in the guts of a computer. These
impulses are translated into glowing transparent images on my computer
monitor. They do not have an external existence until they are printed. I
have modest Epson Photo R300 printer which does a nice job, but not nice
enough for the quality you want in what eventually you will want to offer up
for sale. The size is limited to 81/2” x 11” and the inks are not archival. It is
possible to purchase a wide carriage, up to 13” wide. Personal printers are
available with archival inks, for high-end reproduction, but they are pricey.
So I prefer to send my works to a Giclée printer.
by Harold Olejarz
In the mid-twentieth century, technology simplified movie
making and video art was born. Nam-june Paik, the
Korean-born American artist, who died on January 29th
of this year, is cited as the founding father of video art,
which flourished in the late 1960s and 1970s. In those
days, artists still needed thousands of dollars worth of
equipment and expensive editing system to create their
work. Since then, working with video has become easier
and cheaper and artists have incorporated video into
installation and performance pieces in addition to video
art projects.
New technologies continue to revolutionize video and
now we are at the point where art teachers and their
students are able to easily incorporate these new
technologies into the art curriculum and produce
professional quality video art projects. All you need is a
Mac with iMovie or a PC with Windows MovieMaker and
a digital video camera.
Two video projects that I have had great success with
are literature based. In one project, a group of two or
three students select a poem and dramatize it. The
poem becomes a script for a performance and each line
of the poem is a scene in the video. This project is suited
for any grade level, depending on the poem selected.
Also, it is a great way to collaborate with language arts
and/or drama teachers.
The other project is based on Aesopʼs Fables. For
this project, a group of two or three students select a
fable and illustrate it with images downloaded from the
Internet. A voice-over narrative of the fable is added to
the video. The second part of the video fable project
involves the students rewriting the fable in a present-day
context. The students then dramatize, record and edit
their version of the fable.
To learn more about these projects and see examples
visit my website: www.olejarz.com/arted
Mildred Kaye, [email protected].
About Giclées
Giclée is French for “squirted,” a good description for ink jet. This is the
highest quality for reproduction for works of fine arts. They can be enlarged
to 154”, and can be produced on a variety of substrates, as watercolor
paper, canvas and more.
While giclées are mandatory for digital files, they are also valuable for
artists in the traditional media who want high-end reproductions of their
work. You may have a giclée printer in your in your area, or you may use an
on line printer. You can find a printer on line by doing a Google search for
“giclée printer.” I can recommend Imagesnap.com Click on the link “about
usʼʼ to find their info about giclées. Imagesnap is about to spin off into
two companies, one that will specialize in the Giclées, the other which will
feature interesting photographic products. I use Imagesnap because they
are fast, accurate and accommodating and competitively priced.
How do you get your work to the printer?
There are basically 3 ways to get your file to the giclée printer. The printer
you select will advise you.
You can burn your file on a CD, and hand it to the printer or mail it to him.
You can send them slides or prints of your work, which they will digitize
(scan) for a price. You can send it to the printer over Internet with close to
speed of light the using FTP, or File Transfer Protocol.
About the image:
Giclée prints are not limited to reproduction of digital art. Watercolors,
acrylics, oils and pastels can be photographed with a digital camera and
uploaded into your computer. So doing converts them into digital files.
This article doesnʼt have the scope to cover all aspects of photo editing
software. But there are basic corrections you can make. Under the “Image
Menu” in Adobe Photoshop, you can find tools for color and contrast editing.
You can lighten and darken the image using levels and curves. You can
crop the image. You can correct for keystoning using tools under the “Edit
Menu” like rotation and skew. Always crop right to the frame of the image.
You can try to correct blur with Unsharp Mask or the new Smart Mask,
although it is best to avoid blurring in the first place by using a tripod.
About FTP:
Once you are satisfied with the image file you want to get it to the giclée
printer. To send the file over the Internet to the printer we use FTP, or File
Transfer Protocol. Mac users can download “Fetch” at http://fetchsoftworks.
com/, download for $25. People who use Windows need to download
FTP Explorer, available for download at http://www.webmasterfree.com/
ftpexplorer.html.
Once your printer mails you your beautifully reproduced image, it is time to
hop on over to your frame maker. If the giclée is produced on canvas, you
can stretch it and frame it. If it is on watercolor paper, you can mat it and
frame it.
Good luck and success.
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POPPING-UP at the AENJ Fall Conference:
Robert Sabuda!
AENJ Conference Proposal Form: 2006
October 2, 3, & 4, 2006
Only AENJ members may submit proposals; you must be a member BEFORE April 1, 2006
Proposals due no later than April 15th 2006 to:
Susan Bivona, Conference Coordinator
1 Knox Lane, Lebanon, NJ 08833
Please email proposals when possible to: [email protected]
Name
Home Address
Phone
E-Mail
School/District
Co-presenter 1
Co-presenter 2
Co-presenter 3
Title of Presentation
For Conference Program : (Describe in 30 words or less)
NJ Standards Addressed: (check www.aenj.org for a list of the standards)
Check One:
Presentation/lectures (50 minutes)
Hands-On (1:50 minutes)
Day(s) preferred: Mon. Eve. _____ Tuesday ______
Tues Eve. _____
Wednesday ______
If presenting a Hands-On Workshop, estimated amount of reimbursement for supplies $_______
Audience Categories:
All Audiences _____ Elementary _____
Middle Level ______
Secondary _____
Audio Visual Equipment Needs:
(Do not list additional equipment; it will NOT be provided; arrangements for additional equipment must be made and paid for
by the presenter):
Screen ____
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Slide Projector ___
TV/VCR ___
TV/DVD ___
LCD Projector*
_____
AENJ cannot guarantee LCD availability, we encourage you to bring your own. Computers cannot be provided.
AENJ Membership Art Show in Asbury Park
Laura Petrovich-cheney, [email protected]
Artist Within: The AENJ Membership Art Show in Asbury Park hosted by the Arts
Coalition of Asbury Park (www.ArtsCAP.org) at Genesis Realty on Jan. 7 was a great
success. Dawn von Suskil, president of ArtsCAP and Laura Petrovich-Cheney,
Advocacy Chair of AENJ,
organized the art show. The
combined group exhibit was a
resounding show of support for
the arts. AENJ members from
around the state participated
and attended the opening
reception. Anne Skelton, Joan
Balster, Jeanne Jablonski
and Angel Schechtman from
the southern part of our
state showed work. Anne
Skelton shared her art making
experiences with Barbara
Calvo. – her medium: lint! Anne
first intended the lint to be a
Dennis Carroll, Dawn von Suskil and Laura Cheney
classroom project, but really
began exploring the medium
after she retired. Anne Skelton presents workshops on using the material. Elisa Waller
showed her work and was also the winner of the postcard invitation for the show. If
you recall, Elisaʼs daughter was the 2005 Youth Art Month Flag designer. Great talent
clearly runs in the family! Jane Vaccaro, a photography teacher in Lakewood, showed
her latest photos of Assisi. Marianne Pettyʼs photograph of a child and splashing
water was purchased that evening by a fellow AENJ member. Another photographer
and past president Dennis Carroll exhibited work of Asbury Park. Ceramists Holly
Callahan and Valerie Rabinskas showed pieces. Painters Eric Gibbons, Carl Hower
(past president of AENJ), Monica Schaiber Otero, Steve Cummings, Lois Nagy-
New Jersey Performing Arts Center,
AENJ Summer Student Art Exhibit:
NJPAC may be in Newark but its Victoria
Theater shines with student artwork from all
over New Jersey; I believe every county has
been represented at one show or another.
March may be Youth Art Month, but student
art should be exhibited throughout the state
every month of the year. Interested in getting
more involved in AENJ? - Come help set up
the NJPAC exhibit. It only takes 2 hours on a
Sunday morning to switch the 30 pieces of art
work. The Newark Museum is right around the
corner and there are some good eats in town if
youʼd like to stay into the afternoon. Just drop
me an email.
Next NJPAC work must be received on or
before April 30, 2006
Vertical Orientation: Not to exceed a total
dimension of 18”x 24”
Horizontal Orientation: Not to exceed a total
dimension of 12”x18”
Artwork thicker than mounting or matting on
mat board can not be displayed.
Please be sure to mail student art work to this
address…
Nancy Knutsen, 156 South Triangle Road,
Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844
Hartnack, Mary Jo Austin, Elisa Herrmann,
Rose Lavin-Pennyfeather, Laura PetrovichCheney and all exhibited work.
Attending the reception was Kathy Benevento,
Passaic County Youth Art Month Chair, and
Laurie Smith who came to Asbury Park for the
show and to reconnect with this re-emerging
shore town and their childhood memories.
President Elect Susan Bivona and her husband
Patrick also attended the opening reception to
enjoy the art and the music by Chris McKenna
and Meagan Brothers. Showing support for the
arts was Executive Director of the Monmouth
County Arts Council Mary Eileen Fouratt and
Community Arts Director Terri Thomas.
Thank you to ArtsCAP Board member Danielle
Acerra for assisting with the eveningʼs events
and handling the sale of memberʼs artworks.
And most importantly, thank you to Dawn
von Suskil for creating a support network for
artists, artisans and community organizations,
promoting arts education and multicultural arts
programming to enhance the quality of life for its
partners and community while preserving the
integrity of Asbury Parkʼs artistic, architectural,
historic and cultural heritage. ArtsCAPʼs voice
for the arts will develop and foster dialogue
with the City Council, developers & investors
to maintain, stabilize and promote the arts in
Asbury Park.
Kean Universtiy to Sponsor AENJ Member Show
Laura Petrovich-Cheney Advocacy Chair [email protected]
Sorry you missed out on the AENJ Membership in Asbury Park?
Donʼt worry -- Get your paintbrushes and start working now!
Michael DeSiano, PhD, and Chair of the Fine Arts Department has graciously
invited AENJ members to participate in the Second Annual Kean University
AENJ Membership Show.
The exhibit will be May 28-June 24. This show is open to all current AENJ
members. The exhibit will be at the James Howe Gallery in the Vaughn
Eames Hall at Kean University in Union, New Jersey.
Some guidelines for the exhibit are as follows:
ALL WORK MUST BE READY TO HANG AT THE OF SUBMISSION.
One artwork per member
No wet paintings
Paintings must have two eye hooks and wire running between stretcher
bars on the back
Painting cannot have black glossy tape along the sides
Drawings and prints must be framed with wire across the back of the
work
Extremely oversized work (anything larger than 5 feet) cannot be
accepted.
It is recommended that larger works and works with glass should be
delivered directly to Kean University.
Kean University has 10 pedestals for three dimensional work; the size
limit is 2ʼx 2ʼ x 3ʼ or 75 lbs.
Work should have been completed within the last five years
Kean University and AENJ Executive Board reserve the right to refuse
to include any work improperly prepared to hang.
Drop off places and dates will be determined in a few weeks. Please look
for more information on our website, www.aenj.org Sign up for the listserv
service to be directly contacted about the details of the show.
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YOUTH ART MONTH
Billboard: Michelle Soto, 1oth Grade,Visual & Performing Arts
High School, Jersey City, Art Teacher, Louise Ongaro
Elementary Invitation: Rand Abdul-Raziq 3rd Grade, Clifton
Avenue Grade School, Lakewood , Art Teacher, Laura
Petrovich-Cheney
High School Invitation: Noa Ikeda 10th Grade Bergen
County Academies Hackensack, Art Teacher, JoAnn Onnembo
Flag : Holly Kim 10th Grade Bergen County Academies
Hackensack, Art teacher, JoAnn Onnembo
Past Presidentsʼ
Graduate Scholarship Award:
Pat Proniewski [email protected]
High school art teachers from all over the
state of New Jersey, whose students produce
ceramic art, were invited to select three
studentsʼ ceramic art to enter in the juried
exhibition. Some of the 28 high schools
registered to participate in the exhibition
include: Allentown High School, Bayonne High
School, Bergenfield High School, Lakewood
High School, Matawan Regional High School,
Mount Olive High School, North Brunswick
Township High School, and Wallkill Valley
Regional High School.
The exhibition is dedicated to the memory of
the late clay sculptor and teacher, James J.
Colavita. Mr. Colavita was a former teacher
of sculpture and ceramics at Mercer County
Community College.
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A number of ceramic artworks from this exhibit
will be selected to be exhibited at The Clay
Studio, Philadelphia, PA and will be on display
from May 5 - 13, 2006. Students, teachers,
parents, administrators, and the public will
be invited to a closing reception on Saturday,
May 13, 2006, from 2:00-3:00pm at The Clay
Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Watch for a
Special Issue
of Artbeat this
Spring, dedicated
to YOUTH ART
MONTH!
AENJ Scholarships:
“Clay In Mind 2005”
The 4th annual juried exhibit, “CLAY IN MIND,”
will take place on Saturday, April 29, 2006, at
Northern Burlington County Regional High
School, 160 Mansfield Road East, Columbus,
NJ, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. This exhibition
is held in collaboration with the internationally
renowned gallery, THE CLAY STUDIO,
Philadelphia, PA, and the Northern Burlington
County Regional School District.
Button: Hannah Perzel, 9th Grade
Red Bank Regional High School, Little
Silver; Art Teacher, Claudia OʼConnor
1st Place Winnerʼs with Juror Amy Sarner Williams,
Executive Director of The Clay Studio Philadelphia,
standing center fourth from the left.
Eight of the pieces selected will be awarded first place
which entitles these winners and their art teachers
to participate in a two day workshop presented by
Mr. Jimmy Clark, professional ceramic artist and
Executive Director Of Peters Valley Craft Education
Center, Layton, NJ. The workshop will be held at
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
in August. The winning students will be awarded
certificates, ribbons and a denim apron donated by
Ceramic Supply of NY and NJ, printed with “Clay
In Mind” by the Graphic Arts Classes of Northern
Burlington County Regional HS, along with tools and
brushes donated by AFTOSA, CA. The art teachers of
the eight first place winners will be awarded trophies
for their schools.
This project has been made possible by the generous
support of The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA and
The Northern Burlington County Regional School
district, previously by a grant from the Ruth Halvorsen
Professional Development Fund, sponsored by the
National Art Education Foundation. Ceramic Supply
of NY & NJ, Lodi, NJ and AFTOSA, CA have also
made generous contributions.
For information please contact Pat Proniewski.
Awarded to AENJ members pursuing
a masters degree in art education or
an art teacher pursuing a masters
degree in an art related field such as:
Art Administration, Art Supervision,
Museum Education, Art History, Art
Curriculum or Studio Arts, or an art
educator pursuing a degree/certificate
in Education Administration.
College Student Scholarship
The Art Educators of New Jersey
Visual Arts Scholarships are awarded
annually to deserving individuals
(citizens of the USA) depending on
availability of funds. Candidates for
this award include college students
entering their sophomore, junior or
senior year majoring in visual art or
visual art education in any public or
private school of higher learning. All
applicants and their nominators must
be members of the AENJ.
Deadline for both: May 15th
Send completed applications to:
Nancy Knutsen, 156 Triangle Road,
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
See: www.aenj.org/membership
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Members in the News
AENJ Past President Linda Pugliese had one of her pieces in
the National Printmaking 2006 Exhibition at The College of New
Jersey. This monoprint was called First View, Second View. The
show ran January through March.
Haddon Township High School Art Teacher,
Karen Kiick has been named 2005-2006
Camden County Teacher of the Year. Karen
was chosen for this honor from a pool of
candidates who were each nominated by
their school district. Karen was named a
Master Teacher by AENJ in 2004, presents
workshops at our conference and also at the
NAEA Convention.
Ms. Kiickʼs artwork has been exhibited in galleries and art shows
throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In September 2004,
her work received Jurorʼs Awards at both The Perkinʼs Center
for the Arts Works on Paper Show and Hopkins House Galleryʼs
Annual Juried Show.
“Emerging Artists”
This past January the Art Administrators of New Jersey sponsored
their eighteenth annual competition and exhibition, Emerging
Artists, at Kean University. Twenty three high schools from eight
counties participated. AENJ congratulates the following Award of
Merit recipients and their sponsoring art instructors:
Ryan Hogan and art teacher Charles Bogusat of Bergenfield High
School. Zarina Lagman and art teacher Carolyn Frazier of Visual
and Performing High School. Jesse Lerch and art teacher Lance
Sorchik of High Point Regional High School. Frank Marsella and
art teacher Marylynn Hawkinson of Bridgewater-Raritan Regional
High School. Kate Silverman and art teacher Patricia E. Navarino
of Millburn High School
The following students were also recognized for their artwork in
the Honorable Mention category:
Krystle Lemonias and art teacher Nathaniel Brown of Orange High
School. Erika Liu and art teacher M. Koenig of East Brunswick
High School. Marissa Wolfson and art teacher Jane Granis of
Montville Township High School. Mina Yi and art teacher Charlann
Meluso of Bayonne High School. Elizabeth Young and art teacher
Wendell Jeffrey of Ridge High School
Artwork from the Emerging Artists exhibition may be viewed
online at www.aanj.org.
AENJ Spring Symposium
A Day in Historic Island Heights
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Beginning at the Island Heights Artist Guild the day will include a sketchbook making workshop by Harry Bower,
tours of artist studios, including a tour
of John Frederick Petoʼs studio and a
walking tour of the area.
Tentative date: Saturday May 20th
Watch your mailbox for more information!
AENJ LOGO DESIGN CONTEST:
Deadline, May 15th
As we fast forward into the 21st Century, Art Educators of
New Jersey is looking for a logo that will become the basis
of our Visual Identity. The new logo will be used on all of
our print and promotional materials AND on our redesigned
website.
Entries should be adaptable then, to both print and web.
Logo may be 2 colors but must be adaptable to one color for
printing purposes.
Please submit as standard JPG or EPS format; images
should be PC and MAC compatible, 300 dpi.
Each logo should be submitted in two sizes (Small & Large)
for final evaluation:
1) Small Format: The smallest dimension (height or width)
must be 1 inch or smaller.
2) Large Format: The largest dimension (height or width)
must not exceed 6 inches.
Note: This logo will need to be used in a variety of applications.
To help us evaluate the versatility of your design we appreciate
your submitting it in two sizes.
Preferred form of delivery: email!
Please submit your entry to
Debbie Greh
[email protected]
516 Farley Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Entries must be RECEIVED no later than May 15th for
consideration by the committee. AENJ Members Only!
Artbeat Deadlines
All Articles, Photos & Ads due no later than May 3
Theme: The Artist Within
Articles: Submit as Word document
No fancy formatting. Please!
Photos: Digital (jpg)
Black and white preferred! Please label pictures
Send To: [email protected]
For more information on these or any articles
in Artbeat, go to www.aenj.org
Barbara Calvo
1317 Turner Avenue
Ocean, NJ 07712