2015-2016 HOUSTON ISD VISUAL ARTS CALENDAR

MONTH / EVENT / PARTICIPANTS / CONTACT
August / Job-Alike Day – Wed. Aug. 13, 2015 8:00 am @ MFAH / K-12 Art Teachers /
September / Rodeo Art Open House Sat., Sept. 12th NRG 9AM-4PM / K-12 Art Teachers /
TASA/TASB Exhibit Online Registration August 12 – September 12, 2015 / PK-12 Art Students /
Scholastic Art & Writing Online Registration Opens September 16, 2015 / 7th -12 Grade students / artandwriting.org
HISD Rodeo Art Planning Meeting @ HMWESC Thursday, September 17, 2015, Rooms 1E01 & 1E02 / K-12 Art Teachers /
October / TASA/TASB Conference Art Exhibit October 2-4, 2015, Austin, TX / PK-12 Art Students /
November / TAEA Conference - November 12-14, 2015
Galveston, TX 77554 – Moody Gardens / K-12 Art Teachers /
Rodeo Quick Draw Registration Deadline
Postmarked or received no later than Fri., 9/27/1 / Middle & High School students /
December / TAEA Youth Art Month (YAM) Flag Design
Postmark entries no later than December 12, 2015 / K-12th Grade students Notification of winner 1/13 /
Scholastic Art Awards Registration & Digital Upload Closes December 15, 2015 ~ Ends 11:59 pm EST / 7th -12 Grade students / artandwriting.org
Scholastic Art Awards Delivery – Fee Statement, Entry Fee, etc. Dec.17th & 18th,HCDE 7:30 am-4:00pm / 7th-12th Grade teachers / artandwriting.org
January / Youth Art Month (YAM) Capitol Show – Online registration opens Dec 11th and closes Jan 13th / K-12th Grade students Postmark deadline Jan 13th /
Bayou City Arts Festival-Registration Sept 30th-Dec 4th Deliver work January 25-30, 2016 / Middle School students only / artcolonyassociation.org
HLS&R School Art Show @ HMWESC, Friday, January 15, 2016, Board Auditorium / K-12th Grade students /
February / Rodeo HS 3-D Judging @ NRG Center-2nd fl. 600 series Tues., Feb. 2, 2016. 8:30-9:30 Set-up, 10:00 Judging / High School students Only /
State YAM Exhibit On Display at Capitol Building February 27-March 5, 2016 / PK-12th Grade students /
Scholastic Art Key Recipients Artwork Delivery
Feb 18thSilver-Texas Art Supply Gold-HCDE, 8-1:00 / Key Award Winning Artwork /
artandwriting.org
Rodeo Quick Draw Contest @ NRG Center, Feb. 20, 2016
1:00 P.M.-Check-in opens, 2:00 P.M.-Contest begins / Middle and
High School students @ NRG /
MONTH / EVENT / PARTICIPANTS / CONTACT
February / VASE 4 East Regional Event (Humble ISD)
February 27, 2016 @ Atascosita High School / High School students Only / Rebekah Tee 832-328-1051

March / Scholastic Art Gold & Silver Key Awards Ceremony
March 5, 2016 6:30-8:00 P.M. @HCDE / Gold & Silver Key Award Winning Students /
artandwriting.org
Scholastic Gold Key Awards Artwork Pick Up
March 10th - Silver @ Texas Art Supply/ Gold @ Glassell 1-5 / Gold Key Award Winning
Teachers/Supervisors /
artandwriting.org
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Awards
Sat. March 5, 2016 ~ NRG Center-Main Cattle Arena / Award Winning Students /
TAEA/YAM Capitol Awards & Reception
March 6, 2015 ~ 2:00 PM @ State Capitol in Austin / By Invitation /
NAEA National Convention, Chicago, Illinois March 17-19, 2016 / Members /
YAM Capitol Awards TBD March, 2013 – 2:00 pm @ State Capitol in Austin / By Invitation /
April / TEAM Event-Region 4 (Texas Elementary Art Meet) $10 per entry, limit (2) per student. Site: AYAM Museum Spring Branch ISD, April 9, 2016 / TAEA Members – Elementary students only / Mary Tavares, Region 4 Regional Dir. for TEAM – 713-251-5600

VASE State Event April 22-23, 2016 @ Madison HS, San Antonio, TX / Qualified High School students /
Junior VASE 4 EAST (Klein ISD)
April 30, 2016 @ Kleb Intermediate School / 6th-8th Grade students / Karri Clark 832-249-4366

May / NRG Park Dog Show Entry Pick-up
May 15, 2015 @ MFAH Farish Media Room / K-12th Grade / Barbara Winslow 713-464-1143
HISD All-Level Visual Arts Showcase DATE/Location: TBD / PreK-12th Grade students /
TASA/TASB-Student Art Exhibition Collect artwork in May. Online Registration opens 8/12/2016 - 9/12/2016 / PK-12th GradeTASB/TASA
Exhibition during convention /