NJPAC Mid-Winter Exhibit - 2012

NJPAC - Winter Exhibit 2012

One of my goals, each year, is to display as much artwork as possible outside of our school. Throughout the February & March, 4 pieces of artwork will be on display in the lobby of the Victoria Theater at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ. This exhibit is sponsored by the Art Educators of New Jersey, 30 pieces will be exhibited in all.  All the artwork is framed under glass and lit in true gallery style. It is quite an honor to have work exhibited in this exhibit, art educators from around the state of New Jersey submit work.

The Artist's Reception is Sunday, February 12, 2012 from 11:00 - 12:00.

Congratulations to
Giulia (Kindergarten)
Valentina (Kindergarten)
Brian (2nd grade)
Nishant (4th grade)

If you are going to NJPAC please make sure to stop by and enjoy the exhibit! All the artwork from this exhibit can been viewed in the AENJ Artsonia Gallery.

NJPAC Winter Exhibit - 2011

 

One of my goals, each year, is to display as much artwork as possible outside of our school. Throughout the Winter, 11 pieces of artwork will be on display in the lobby of the Victoria Theater at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ. This exhibit is sponsored by the Art Educators of New Jersey, 30 pieces will be exhibited in all.  All the artwork is framed under glass and lit in true gallery style. It is quite an honor to have work exhibited in this exhibit, art educators from around the state of New Jersey submit work.

The Artist's Reception is Saturday, December 17, 2011 from 11:00 - 12:00, then starting at noon there will be an afternoon of free Kwanzaa activities at NJPAC's Kwanzaa Celebration!

This event runs from 12:00 pm-5:00 pm, and includes hands-on workshops (for adults and children) in African dance and music, storytelling, Capoeira, drumming and more.  These workshops give families the opportunity to learn more about the Kwanzaa holiday and the African Diaspora.

There will also be a Children's Book Fair, an Arts and Crafts Village featuring face painting, hands-on activities such as spirit masks, sekere crafting, Kwanzaa wish scrolls, and more.

Activities take place at NJPAC and next door at the Center for Arts Education, 24 Rector Street, Newark, New Jersey.  Click here for more information.

Congratulations to

Kevin6471 (K)

Angelina996  (K)

Beckett22  (1)

Lauren  (1)

Nicholas6731  (1)  

TY1303  (2)

Aastha6  (2) 

Jillian1505  (4)

Rose604  (4)

Emily8991  (5)

Katherine653   (5)

If you are going to NJPAC during this holiday season please make sure to stop by and enjoy the exhibit! All the artwork from this exhibit can been viewed in the AENJ Artsonia Gallery.

CRAYOLA DreamMakers Sweepstakes WINNER - Thanks Crayola!

So, this morning when I walked into my room I saw a HUGE box, it had been opened by the school secretary and I could see 3 smaller boxes, with that familiar CRAYOLA logo peaking through - how exciting! At some point in September I received an e-mail from Crayola with the subject line: "Dream-Makers Sweepstakes winner notification", I really did not think too much about it...until this morning! I entered the contest this summer (between June and August).

As a winner, my school, receives 3 Dream Maker Student Activity Centers - grades 1 & 2, grades 3 & 4 and grades 5 - 6.  Each center includes:  an Activity Center Teachers Guide, Student Activity Cards,  SUPPLIES (YES, I said supplies) and a cool container to hold the supplies!  The supplies included are:  3 pairs of scissors, a set of PIP Squeak Markers, Twistable Colored Pencils, Twistable Crayons and 4 glue sticks.  

I certainly have not had time to go through all of it yet - but it looks exciting!!!

Each Student Activity Center includes 360 cards with standards-based projects.  And all of the learning activities are built on three foundations:  Bloom's Taxonomy, Gardner's Multiple Intelligences and national content standards! 

A BIG Thank You to CRAYOLA for these amazing resources!  More to come as I explore & discover what's in the box!

Mount Prospect at NJPAC - Fall 2011

Hailey - to see her gallery CLICK HERE 

 

One of my goals, each year, is to display as much artwork as possible outside of our school. Throughout the Fall, 2 pieces of artwork will be on display in the lobby of the Victoria Theater at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ. This is a juried exhibit sponsored by the Art Educators of New Jersey, 30 pieces will be exhibited in all.  All the artwork is framed under glass and lit in true gallery style. It is quite an honor to have work exhibited in this exhibit, art educators from around the state of New Jersey submit work! The Artist's Reception was Sunday, September 25, 2011.

Congratulations to Hailey (2nd grade) & Martin (5th grade)!!!

If you are going to NJPAC soon please make sure to stop by and enjoy the exhibit! All the artwork from this exhibit can been viewed in the AENJ Artsonia Gallery.

 Martin - to see his gallery CLICK HERE

Check out our Monochromatic Portraits!

Welcome Back!  For the first two weeks of school the students created Monochromatic Portraits.  Monochromatic means containing or using only one color or one group of colors.   I first saw this idea on the blog - smART Class.  It was the perfect way to begin the new school year.  The portraits were drawn on 5X8", unlined index cards.  Students started by drawing in pencil, then they used crayons, markers and colored pencil to add color.  To complete the project - ALL the self portraits (over 500) were displayed in color order - it made for quite the exhibit!  It was hard to walk past without stopping and looking at all the amazing work!  Enjoy the video below!

Who's been Pinning your images? Find out...

Many Art Ed bloggers have been using Pinterest like crazy.  If you don't know what Pinterest is...CLICK HERE!  Like many of you I have been wondering if there is a way to find out what images from our blogs have been "Pinned" well there is...to find out if someone has pinned one of your images on Pinterest, use this URL, replacing

art-on-the-move.blogspot.com with your own domain name: http://pinterest.com/source/art-on-the-move.blogspot.com 

Give it a try!

Pinterest ~ A Linky Party

Well, the reality of school is slowing setting in - we don't start until September 6, 2011 and the kiddos do not return until September 8, 2011 so I still have some time.  In the mean time I discovered PINTEREST this summer (along with lots of other fellow bloggers & art teachers) and I have been loving it!  Pinterest allows you to "pin" images you find online and organize them on different boards.  As artists and art educators we are a visual clan - it's just a perfect way to remember things!  For the most part I have been using it to get ready for school - pinning all sorts of projects that I want to add to my MUST TRY List!  While searching around on Pinterest I found a blogger, Michelle's Math in the Middle who is having a Pinterest Linky Party!  So, if you have not checked out Pinterest go check it out!  If you decide to join in on the FUN, then Follow Me on Pinterest and then go check out Michelle's Math in the Middle Page and add your blog to the list!  Hopefully you will find some interesting "pins" on Pinterest and some new and interesting blogs to follow and maybe even get some new followers!  Welcome Back...more to come!