NE Regional Newsletter September 2013
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Conference is upon us!

Please join us for theOAEA 2013 Professional Development Conference, Nov. 14-16thin Toledo, Ohio. Join theconversation on arts-centered solutions that strengthen the arts in education throughout Ohio. The OAEA Professional Development Conference is the premier place for art educators to get professional development on Ohio Visual Art Content Standards, Ohio Teacher Evaluation System, Ohio’s Student Learning Objectives, Common Core State Standards, assessments, arts integration, art making and technology.

Online registration is now open. To access the online registration page go to This is the best option (you can pay by check or credit card) but, if you prefer to register by mail use the form link on the OAEA webpage.

Any registration questions may be directed to Leslie Koelsch at

Don’t forget our Northeast Regional meeting on Friday, November 15th from 12:00- 1:30 in theSeaGate Rooms 202-204! Bring your nominations for NE Outstanding Citizen, Distuinguished Educator, Distinguished Business, and Outstanding Art Teacher!If you are unable to attend conference be sure and e-mail us your nominations before Tuesday, November 12th so that they can be presented at our regional meeting.
We will also be voting for our Regional PR- elect, Membership Chair, YAM/YPAE Chair and HS Art Show Chair. This is a great way for you to get more involved in the region. Be sure and drop us an e-mail before conference if interested.

Remember!! Division award nominations and nomination for Art Educator of the Year must be received BEFORE conference! Contact Mary or Cyndi () with your nominations!

Attending the Conference offers two ways to earn the Professional Development Units (PDUs) you need for licensure. You can earn one semester graduate credit from the University of Dayton or up to 2.5 PDU’s certified through OAEA. To decide what is the best approach for you consider the following:

University of Dayton graduate credit
Education professionals working toward a master’s degree, or a master’s +30, may want to attend all two and a half days of the conference and then register their time with the University of Dayton to receive college credit. UD offers one semester credit to OAEA members for $175.00. If you are interested in receiving credit, check out the OAEA website under Professional Development to find the pdf of the college registration form. Simply follow the instructions provided. Bring the form to the registration area during the conference for certification on Saturday, November 16 from 10:30 – 12noon. After the conference, the University of Dayton will contact registered members for payment.

OAEA PDUs
Most educators need PDUs to renew or upgrade their licenses. To apply for OAEA Standard Professional Development Units go to the OAEA website under Professional Development and look for Earning PDUs. OAEA will certify up to 2.5 PDUs for full conference attendees and one PDU if you are a workshop presenter (one PDU per workshop regardless of the number of times repeated). Print the form from the website and bring the completed form to the registration area for certification on Thursday or Friday, November 14/15 from 4 – 5pm or on Saturday, November 16 from 10:30 to 12noon.

Watch for your Artline and the OAEA website for more information.

Hotel Reservations
The hotel working in partnership with the conference is:
Park Inn Hotel, 101 N. Summit St., Toledo, OH43604, Phone: +1 (419) 241-3000.
$115/night- Use special OAEA Code OART13 to get the room rate.
HOTEL REGISTRATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2013
Standard Rooms $115/night (Plus Tax)
For a complete list of conference Information check the OAEA Web Site!

RECENT HAPPENINGS
August:

8/17 Screen Printing (with our own Dana Cerrito) and Badge Making Workshop

UPCOMING EVENTS

October:

Awards luncheon for 2013 NE Region and State Award Winners

November:

11/ 14-11/16 OAEA Professional Development Conference Toledo
11/23 Youth Art Month and (YAM) Young People’s Art Exhibition (YPAE) Artwork Drop-Off
Case Western Reserve Art Bldg.
Exact time TBD and details to follow

December:

12/14Glassblowing Workshop at CIA (pre-registration required)
YAM/ YPAE Artwork
Don’t forget to plan for submissions for our State and Regional Youth Art Month Shows this year! Drop off times will be announced as soon as we have more information. WE NEED A CHAIR FOR THIS EVENT! Jenn Thompson is no longer able to do it, as she has moved up to the high school level! She is willing to help whomever takes this on, so you will not be left in the dark. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone to get involved in advocacy work! Please consider taking her place!

Standards Update
The newfine arts standards for dance, drama/theatre, music and visual art are now posted at the ODE website,

WHO ARE YOUR CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/OFFICERS?
Co-RDs: Mary Green and Cynthia Lowry ( )
PR/Advocacy Chair:Dana Cerrito
RD Elects: Mel Rainey and Tim Shuckerow
Regional Newsletter Editor:Cynthia Lowryand Mary Green
Secretary: Georgann Blair
Membership Chair: Carole Brown (Sandra Noble is her asst.)
Regional YAM/YPAE Coordinator: OPEN
Regional HS Art Show Chair:OPEN
Regional Historian:David Wolff
Regional Technology Chair:Judy Flamik
Regional Awards Chair: Cynthia Lowry

REGIONAL OAEA WORKSHOPS:
WE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO PROVIDE FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTACT HOURS TO OUR MEMBERS. IF YOU ARE SOMEONE WITH A TALENT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH FELLOW MEMBERS, PLEASE LET MARY OR ME KNOW… YOU PROVIDE THE TALENT, WE’LL PROVIDE THE PLACE AND PAY FOR SUPPLIES.

Consider sharing your gifts with your fellow teachers from our Northeast region! Northeast’s greatest resource is indeed its membership! We would like for our members to fill out a brief survey of interests and expertise, which we hope to provide as an e-resource to our membership. Giving a lesson on weaving and need some advise? Need a new lesson that integrates a science or math concept? Looking for ways to become better organized? Having a list of helpful peers and their areas of expertise would be a great resource! Become involved! Participate, innovate, and elevate!

Please copy and paste it into an email and send it to Mary Green, . Thanks so much for your participation!

Name:
School/Location:
Email/ Phone:
Area(s) of expertise:
I would like to know more about:
I am willing to share my knowledge in a workshop for the membership: (yes or no)
I would be willing to share information in a workshop if I could present with another person: (yes or no)
Are you willing to be placed in an online directory which will be available to other members who may be in need of your expertise? (Yes or No)

Professional Development Around Town:
Young Audiences
13110 Shaker Square, Suite C203, Cleveland, OH 44120-2313 - 216-561-5005 e-mail:
NEOTA Day (Oct. 18th) FREE Teacher In Service Workshopwith Sheree Ferrato
Glass Powders…only 10 spaces available so call now!
The Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 EastBoulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
The Connie Towson Ford Teacher Resource Center (TRC) offers professional development workshops to support learning in all grade levels and subject areas. For questions about workshop content please contact Dale Hilton (216-707-2491 or ) or Hajnal Eppley (216-707-6811 or ). For workshops in the Early Childhood Educator series, please contact Liz Clay (216-707-2181 or ). To register for workshops, call the ticket center at 216-421-7350.

Educator’s Night Out: Telling Stories, October 2, 6:00–7:30.

Toast the start of the school year and enjoy a relaxing evening led by a fellow classroom educator. Explore artworks and activities to support careful looking and literacy skills. A cash bar will be available and your first drink is on us! Workshop fee also includes teaching materials. $5, free for TRC Advantage.

Early Childhood Educator Workshop: Integrating Art Across the Curriculum, October 5, 10:00–1:00.
Explore how to use art as a valuable teaching tool to help you meet early learning standards in all
content areas. Content developed for pre-K through first grade educators, but all are welcome. $25, $20 TRC Advantage; fee includes parking.

Using ArtLens and Gallery One to Support Your Curriculum, October 19, 10:00–1:00.

Discover curriculum connections and classroom applications as you explore CMA’s interactive Gallery One and ArtLens iPad app. Use a CMA iPad or bring your own. $25, $20 TRC Advantage; fee includes parking.

All-Day Workshop: Mold-Built Ceramics, October 20, 10:00–4:00 (lunch on your own).

Ceramic molds have been used for centuries and across the world to help potters replicate a form.Explore some of the works in the museum’s collection created using molds.Then, try your hand at using molds to create forms as well as applied decoration. Delve into applications to support classroom curriculum. $100, $80 for CMA members and TRC Advantage. Fee includes parking and supplies. Graduate credit from AshlandUniversity may be available for an additional fee. Instructor: Kristen Cliffel.

All-Day Workshop: Slip-Glazed Ceramics, November 3, 10:00–4:00 (lunch on your own).

Using CMA artworks as inspiration learn a variety of techniques involving the application of slip. Investigate curriculum connections and ways to explore these techniques with your students. $100, $80 for CMA members and TRC Advantage. Fee includes parking and supplies. Graduate credit from AshlandUniversity may be available for an additional fee. Instructor: George Woideck.

Educator’s Night Out: Artworks as Primary Sources, December 4, 6:00–7:30.

Artworks often give clues about life in a specific time or place. Enjoy a relaxing evening led by a fellow classroom educator as you explore practical applications for using artworks as primary sources. A cash bar will be available and your first drink is on us! Workshop fee also includes teaching materials. $5, free for TRC Advantage members.

TRC to Go—Professional development comes to you!

The TRC offers professional development sessions custom-designed for your district, school, or subject area. From artworks to teaching kits, on-site offerings and off-site programs, explore ways that CMA can support curriculum across all subject areas and grade levels. To book a visit to your faculty meeting or district professional development day, or to find out more, contact Dale Hilton (216-707-2491 or ) or Hajnal Eppley (216-707-6811 or ).

Check the CMA website for up-to-date information about our spring workshops:

Cleveland Institute of Art
11610 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106

FallBASICworkshops
Join us for a day of art, food, and fun!

When:Saturday, October 19, 2013
Cost: $50.00 for a one-day workshop
Who: Art Instructors

Topics include:

3D Modeling for Jewelry + Small Objects

Drawing Architecture

Warm Glass Work: Glass Fusing in Your Classroom

Wheel Throwing

Shibori! Japanese tie-dyeing

ZentangleInspired Art Journal [Condensed]

Video (Basic) Basics

For more information:

Tom Berger /

Assistant Director / Continuing Education + Community OutreachCleveland Institute of Art11141 East BoulevardCleveland OH 44106216.421.7460 / cia.edu/continuinged

Mark your calendars! The next BASIC workshops will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2014.

For more information see the website:
Zygote Press
1410 East 30th street
Cleveland OH 44114
216.621.2900
email:
One-on-Ones
From past class evaluations, we have found that flexibility works best for our student participants and sometimes classes are not available when you want to take them. If this is the case, One-on-Ones are for you! It gives you a chance to work independently with one of our skilled artist-printmakers to learn intaglio, relief, screen printing, letterpress, digital or alternative techniques.

Please contact for a roster of artist-print specialists and we will connect you. We charge $35 per hour-($10 for Zygote and $25 for teachers)-some classes take just a few hours –some take a little longer. This is a great way to learn as you go so you can begin utilizing our Open Studio sessions or commence renting a locker or studio.
$25 per hour for teacher + $10 per hour for Zygote.

Introduction to Relief – with Rebekah Wilhelm

Day & Time: / 2 consecutive Wednesday evenings: October 9th, 16th + 23rd from 6pm-8.30pm.
Dates: / 10/9/13, 10/16/13 & 3/23/13
Class Limit: / 8
Notes: / Includes One Free OpenStudioPass
Fee: / $150

Screen Printing with a Merchandising Drift – with Ape Bleakney

Day & Time: / Thursday Evening October 10th + 17th; 6:30pm-8:30pm.
Dates: / 10/10/13 & 10/17/13
Class Limit: / 8
Notes: / Includes One Free OpenStudioPass
Fee: / $125

Xante – with Karen Beckwith

Day & Time: / Saturday, Saturday October 19th from 9am-1pm
Dates: / 10/19/13
Class Limit: / none
Notes: / Includes a Xante plate and one FreeOpenStudioPass
Fee: / $100

Posters and Simple Broadsides – with Eric Gulliver

Day & Time: / 2 consecutive Sundays Oct 20th + 27th from 10am-4pm
Dates: / 10/20/13 &10/27/13
Class Limit: / 4
Notes: / Participants encouraged to bring a packed lunch.
Includes One Free Open Studio Pass.
Fee: / $150

Getting down to Business Cards – with Wendy Partridge

Day & Time: / 2 consecutive Sundays Oct 27th + Nov 3rd from 10am-4pm [Bring a lunch]
Dates: / 10/27/13 & 11/3/13
Class Limit: / 4
Notes: / Includes One Free OpenStudioPass
Fee: / $150

PLEXI DRYPOINT – with Scott Tominey

Day & Time: / 2 consecutive Wednesdays Nov 6th + 13th from 6:30-9pm
Dates: / 11/6/13 & 11/13/13
Class Limit: / 8
Notes: / Includes One Free OpenStudioPass
Fee: / $125

Holiday Card Making – with Michael Gill

Day & Time: / 2 consecutive Sundays Nov 10th + 17th from noon-4pm
[Bring a lunch]
Dates: / 11/10/13 & 11/17/13
Class Limit: / none
Notes: / Includes One Free OpenStudioPass
Fee: / $150

OPPORTUNITIES(For Students and Teachers)

Young Audiences
13110 Shaker Square, Suite C203, Cleveland, OH 44120-2313 - 216-561-5005 e-mail:
Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio has many links on it’s website forteachers interested in hosting a workshop, lesson planning ideas, and funding and grant information! Visit them at the website

Zero Landfill Teacher Workshops

Miscellaneous Information

Allen Memorial Art Museum (Oberlin, OH)
87 North Main Street, Oberlin, Ohio 44074

For more information, please contact Jason Trimmer, Curator of Education, at , or by phone (440) 775-8671.

In Oberlin, at the college, and all across the region, the school year has begun and even the students are starting to get back into the swing of things!
Here at the museum, we are looking ahead to a very exciting year full of exhibitions, programs, and school visits from area K-12 private, public, home school, and scout groups. All of the temporary exhibitions on display this year explore the theme of "Realism." Spanning from the early 19th century up to the present day, these shows see artists exploring the world around them. Whether through direct observation, depicting accessible subjects, or portraying social truths, artists in the exhibition "Regarding Realism" sought an aesthetic that was true to life. The modern works on view sought more to filter their subject matter through their own particular style or aesthetic.
From social studies to science, the fine arts to current events, the works on view throughout the exhibition provide a wealth of material that can support your curriculum. Visits by school-age groups to the museum always strive to develop students visual literacy and critical thinking skills, and can view works through cultural contexts, as conceptual frameworks, as primary source documents, or as a creative focal point. Additionally, we provide a wealth of materials online for educators (

If you are interested in bringing your school group in for a tour of the museum, I would be happy to work with you to schedule a visit and work to integrate the collection into your classroom studies. Please don't hesitate to contact me at (440) 775-8671, or by email at .

How to Schedule a Tour:
A minimum of two weeks advance notice is required to schedule a tour.
Tours are usually 45 minutes to 1 hour long, depending on the age group.
There is no charge for tours.

Classroom Resource Sheets
Thanks to the generous support of the Ohio Arts Council, the AMAM has developed classroom resource sheets based on twenty works from the museum’s permanent art collection. For every work, you will find a visual analysis, background on the work’s function, its cultural and historical importance, an artist biography, and a list of possible vocabulary words. Additionally, each resource sheet lists the Ohio Academic Content Standards and their K-12 Benchmarks met by the study of each work and its related classroom activities. We have also developed ideas for curriculum connections in each of the major subject areas. It is our hope not only that some of these connections might be used in your classroom, but also that they are used as a ‘jumping off point’ for the creative integration of works from our collection into your lesson plans. Sheets are available online under the “education” tab on the web site,

The House of Blues
308 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114
IHOBF educational resources can be used in the following ways:

  • To support teachers, educators and others in integrating IHOBF arts and cultural content into classrooms and other settings
  • To provide content and activities that can be used to develop and deliver arts programs and activities for people of all ages
  • To support people of all ages in expanding their understanding of arts and culture, with a particular emphasis on blues music, blues-inspired music and folk art

See what they have to offer online at:
Events Happening Around Town

Cleveland Public Library
The Schweinfurth Architectural Collection
August 1 – December 31
Main Library, 3rd floor
Special Collections, Exhibit Hall

View architecture-related items purchased through the Schweinfurth endowment: trade catalogs, treatises, drawings and engravings will be on display as a complement to the Cleveland Artists’ Foundation exhibit on Charles F. Schweinfurth at the Beck Center in Lakewood, OH.
Cleveland Institute of Art
11141 East Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44106
Reinberger Gallery
Gallery Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-6:00; Sunday 1:00-6:00

2013 Faculty Exhibition
Through October 12
When 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Where George Gund Building
A tradition that spans over eight decades, the Faculty Exhibition is a celebration of art and its makers
and an opportunity for the public to view new, original, and innovative works from our world-renowned art and design faculty.