Registration open for second annual Arts Education Summit
Register now for the 2nd annual Arts Education Summit, scheduled for June 14-15 at the Galt House in Louisville.
VSA Kentucky art exhibit available to schools
The 2017 VSA Kentucky Student Traveling Exhibition, “A Matter of Perspective,” has begun its tour and is available free of charge to schools, museums and other institutions. VSA Kentucky now offers two exhibits representing 24 schools – an elementary school exhibit consisting of 18 pieces and a middle school/high school exhibit with 17 pieces – that showcase original artwork created [...]
Filling the halls of KDE’s new home
Breckinridge County ATC students are among those whose works will be displayed at KDE’s new home.
Warren art teacher receives NAEA regional award
Shelly Clark, an art teacher at Briarwood and Richardsville elementary schools (Warren County), has been named the winner of the National Art Education Association’s 2016 Southeastern Regional Elementary Art Educator Award. Clark has taught visual arts in the Warren County schools for more than 20 years, primarily as an itinerant teacher in elementary schools. “Teaching visual art is my passion. [...]
Lessons based on Davis Bottom art available
The Kentucky Archaeological Survey and the Davis Bottom History Preservation Project have created an online resource of lessons linked to two murals featured in the award-winning documentary, “Davis Bottom, Rare History, Valuable Lives.” Developed with Kentucky teachers in mind, the 11 stand-alone lesson sets engage students in grades 4-8 in social studies while strengthening their visual, literacy and analytical thinking [...]
Confucius Institute hosting PD on Chinese ink painting, calligraphy
The University of Kentucky Confucius Institute will host an art professional development event about Chinese ink painting and calligraphy March 12 on the UK campus in Lexington. This event – designed to promote culture exchange and to further enrich the content of art teaching – is open to all full-time art teachers of Kentucky public K-12 schools. Registration is limited [...]
Pictures show that Kentucky kids can do anything
Fayette County middle school teacher and his students are trying to collect 1,000 pictures to remind children that people believe in them.
Students invited to paint a canvas for Derby celebration
Schools can be a part of the Governor’s Derby Celebration by contributing a painted canvas to be used as a table covering during festivities May 2 on the grounds of the Old State Capitol in Frankfort. Tables will be decorated as horse, with a head and a tail affixed to each table. The painted canvases will be used as a [...]
KHS offers art-related lessons to elementary classrooms
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) offers History smArts, an art-related history lesson, to classrooms in grades 3-5. In History smArts, students will analyze historic images from the KHS collection, discuss what they see and do a fun, hands-on art activity. Students develop visual literacy, historical literacy and critical thinking skills. Activity options include artifact analysis and drawing, pioneer pastimes (making [...]
Arts/science center has field trips, outreach programs
The Living Arts and Science Center in Lexington is offering several science and art discovery field trips and outreach programs. The programs are interactive and stimulating ways to reinforce art and science curriculum. Offerings include the science discovery exhibit, “The Nature of Color,” as well as the art discovery exhibits “Afterimage” (through March 13) and “Wild Things” (March 20-May 2). [...]