Featured Member: DeAnna Morgan

KAEA would like to start featuring members from across the state in semi-regular blog posts to share some of the amazing things happening in Kansas art education and to shine a spotlight on members. Our first featured member is DeAnna Morgan.

DeAnna Morgan, center, with students after winning the Pioneer League Art Competition this spring. 

Interview with DeAnna Morgan

Where are you from? Fontana, Ks

Where did you earn your degree(s) and what are they? 

I have a BSED in Art Education with a minor in Special Education from Pittsburg State University

Tell us about your teaching situation- where, what grades, how long have you been there? 

I am the only Art Teacher at Wellsville USD 289 teaching grades 7-12. This is my second year here.

How long have you been a KAEA member? I have been a member since I was a student at Pitt State, three years.

How have you benefited from KAEA membership?  

NETWORKING. I never realized how much you can learn from others in your field until I joined. From lesson plans, to media tips and tricks, to connecting across the state for collaborative projects- it's been a great resource. It's such a great organization and I cherish opportunities to meet and work with colleagues.

What is your favorite thing about being an art teacher?

Seeing that moment when a student sits back and smiles and says, "I've done it. I've finished this artwork. Isn't it great?" When a student sees their progress and how proud they are of their hard work, those are the moments I look forward to every day.

What is your most memorable moment from teaching?

My most memorable moment was this last week when my Art Department won the first place title of our Pioneer League Art Competition over Prairie View's seven year streak. They worked incredibly hard all year and competed with phenomenal projects. We came home with three of the five best of show ribbons. The best part is that they were so humble about their win and that is when you know you're teaching your students right.

One piece of advice you would give to someone just starting out in art education?

Just starting out in college?- take special education classes they will help you more than you think. Interventions and accommodations take on another meaning when working in art media and it's important to learn things to help you be successful. First year teacher- Keep a journal, write down things that work, throw out things that don't. It's okay for things to go bad once in a while, you learn, gain experience, and better your craft.

What is a tip or trick you’d like to share? To keep your supplies from walking off, make students give you a shoe to 'check out' an eraser, pencil, compass, or xacto blade. When you get your supplies back, they in return can get their shoe. It has saved me a lot of worry about running out of things and the kids get a good giggle walking around lopsided too.

Thanks, DeAnna, for sharing!

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YAM- 2015 Sargent Art Contest Winners!

 On Saturday, March 7, art teachers, student artists, and their families from across the state gathered at the Capitol for the annual Youth Art Month celebration. Every art teacher in the state is invited to select one piece of student art (per school in which they teach) to display in an art show. For the last several years, there has been an art contest sponsored by Sargent Art. Students of KAEA members are eligible for contest prizes. The grand prize winner, their parent, and their art teacher, even win a trip to NYC! Here is a list of the winners in each category and some of the photos.

ELEMENTARY

	Student Name/ Artwork	Grade level	School/ District	Teacher Name
1st	Cami Lux “Lion”	K	Pleasant Hill Elem/ Seaman	Jean Regnier
2nd	Korri Lies “Portrait of an Owl”	5	Cheney Elem/ Cheney	Isaac Shue
3rd	Faith Holthaus “Tree of Life”	6	Auburn Elem/ Auburn/Washburn	Charleen Stessman
HM	Sevryn Cadwell “Petal Madness”	4	Griffith Elem/ Wichita	Kathryn Janzen
HM	Amelia Glenn “Primary Shape Art”	K	Crestview Elem/ Shawnee Mission	Heather Huettner
HM	Rachel Osborn “Harmony of Hands”	6	Jay Shideler Elem/ Auburn/Washburn	Charleen Stessman

MIDDLE SCHOOL

	Student Name/ Artwork	Grade level	School/ District	Teacher Name
1st	McKenna Riggins “Hope”	8	Washburn Rural Middle/ Auburn/Washburn	Sharon Miller
2nd	Julia Huff “Peace, Love, & Understanding”	7	Leawood Middle/ Blue Valley	So Choi
3rd	Makenna Rohr “Princess Metternich Zentangle”	8	Harmony Middle/ Blue Valley	Robin Kingeter
HM	Breanna Losey “Stripes of Friendship”	8	Grinnell Middle/ Grinnell	Ronna Schultz
HM	Max Logan “Becoming Shakespeare”	8	Hutchinson Middle/ Hutchinson	Kylee Baldetti
HM	Raegan Bailey “Self-portrait”	8	Goddard Middle/ Goddard	Angie Mitchell

High School 1st place and Sargent Art Grand Prize Winning artwork by Samantha Brown

HIGH SCHOOL

	Student Name/ Artwork	Grade level	School/ District	Teacher Name
1st	Samantha Brown “Bubblegum Princess 2”	12	Augusta High/ Augusta	Andra Shelite
2nd	Wesley Johnson “Anomaly”	12	Washburn Rural High/ Auburn/Washburn	Brad Leduc
3rd	Harrison Berggren “Printer’s Lair”	12	Shawnee Mission West High/ Shawnee Mission	Greg Schieszer
HM	Michaela Nietfeld “Save Our Souls”	12	Uniontown High/ Uniontown	Chris Woods
HM	Chloe Sotomayor “Winston”	12	Lawrence High/ Lawrence	Wendy Leet Vertachik
HM	Talisa Hernandez “untitled”	12	Goddard High/ Goddard	Melanie Huffman

You can view more photos from #KSYAM2015 HERE.

YAM CD Weaving Installation

Three schools (Hutchinson, Oxford, and Wellsville) from across Kansas met today at the Kansas Capitol in Topeka to complete a CD weaving installation sculpture. The students worked from 9:00a until 11:30a tying the individual weavings together into a large tapestry. There were nearly 600 weavings between all of the participating schools (those unattended were Pittsburg State University, Troy, and Osawatomie).

The weavings will be in the capitol until Saturday, March 7^th for the celebration of Youth Art Month. Parents and students are encouraged to attend! 

Students assemble the CD weavings

How awesome for our students! Thank you for your continued support in our arts,Mrs. DeAnna Morgan

Wellsville High School/ Wellsville Middle School

Aprendiendo del Arte- Learning from Art

To Kansas Art Educators: 

I hope you will mark your calendars and join the Kansas State University College of Education Art Education program, the KSU Beach Museum of Art, and the Strecker-Nelson Art Gallery for Aprendiendo del Arte-Learning from Art. The event is February 17th and 18th. Professional Development Hours will be given for attendance at the art making workshops and speaking sessions. The art making workshops are $10 for non-KSU faculty and students just to help cover cost of supplies. Please email Trina Harlow, KSU Art Education Instructor and the event planner for more information! This is going to be an over-the-top amazing, global, artsy event! Take a half day off and come join us....or a whole day off! Or come after work on February 17 for the art making workshop! The workshops will give K-12 art educators, higher Ed educators, and art enthusiasts great insight into colorful, Hispanic, globally inspired art and you'll go home from the workshop with many ideas and finished art works that you make. Everyone who attends will be given a link to great lesson plans, slide shows, and other information. You can also bring high school students with you! 

Cilau Valadez, a world renowned Huichol yarn painter and Agustin Cruz Prudencio, a Oaxacan wood carver and painter, both from Mexico, will be joining the COE Art Education program for two days of special events. Also attending is Nancy Walkup, the editor of SchoolArts Magazine and NAEA Elementary Division Director, and the Texas and Louisiana Teacher of the Year. 

There will be 2 art making workshops, 3 speaking sessions, and 2 receptions for the general public, including Kansas art educators.


I hope, if at all possible, you will attend these events. I would like to give our guests a warm KANSAS welcome, attended by many area art teachers, and hope you will attend any and all events that you can! There will be many benefits for educators who attend any of these sessions! Please email Trina Harlow at tharlow@ksu.edu, KSU Art Education Instructor, for more information, an event program to be emailed to you, or to reserve your space at the art making workshops. The speaking sessions and receptions do not require reservations.


The main events are:

Art Making Workshops:  Tues., Feb. 17, Bluemont Hall-Room 118, 1:30-3:30pm AND 4:30-6:30pm, no charge for KSU employees or students; $10 for general public.


Speaking Sessions:

1.  Wed., Feb. 18, Bluemont Hall-Room 21, 11:00am-12:00noon, General Speaking Session, open to public.

2.  Wed., Feb. 18, 3:00-4:00pm, The KSU Beach Museum of Art auditorium, General Speaking Session, open to public.

3.  Wed., Feb. 18, 5:00-6:00pm, The KSU Beach Museum of Art auditorium, General Speaking session, open to public

Receptions:

1.  Wed., Feb. 18, 4:00-5:00pm, The Beach Museum, open to public

2.  Wed., Feb. 18, 6:00-7:30pm, The Strecker-Nelson Art Gallery, 406 Poyntz, Manhattan, open to public


You will find their life's journey fascinating! Mark your calendars and join this amazing art experience!

Trina Harlow "The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep." -Paul Strand Kansas State University College of Education Art Education Instructor 1100 Mid Campus Drive 331 Bluemont Hall Manhattan, Kansas, 66506 tharlow@k-state.edu 785-532-6757 ​

Make checks payable to KSU Student NAEA and mail to:

Kansas State University

College of Education

331 Bluemont Hall

Manhattan, KS 66506

KAEAEndowment Grants

Applications available here: http://kaea.com/grants.html

The Kansas Art Education Association will be granting a

ONE-year membership to

THREE (3) non-member active Kansas art educators

and

FOUR (4) college art education students. 

These scholarships will be given annually as funds are available.

In order to be eligible for one of these grants, you need only be interested in joining Kansas’ largest Art Education Professional Organization.

Non-Member Active Art Educators:  Must be presently teaching art and have NEVER been a member of KAEA.  You do not have to be first year teacher.

Students:  Must be presently enrolled in a College/University Art Education degree- seeking program.

Applications will be accepted between

August 15^th and September 1^st

Send all applications to Laurie McLane-Higginson at laurie.mclanehigginson@gmail.com

2014 Kansas Youth Art Month Celebration

The Kansas Youth Art Month Celebration is fast approaching!   

Please plan on participating by honoring ONE of your students by entering their art work into the State Capitol Exhibit sponsored by Sargent Art.    

The celebration takes place on 

March 1st, 2014 

from 2-3:30

All of the information and forms that you will need can be found at

http://kaea.com/yam.html

It's not too late to get your art work to us!  

*There are area YAM representatives listed on the website that are willing to take your art work to Topeka for you.  Simply contact them for delivery.  

*OR you can deliver your art work in person on February 28th from 4-8 pm to the

Clubhouse Inn in Topeka.  

*OR if that does not work, we will accept art work by 8:00 am at the state capitol on March 1st.

KAEA Members:  

Remember you can also enter an additional work of art into the KAEA Virtual YAM Gallery.  

Send those entries to Kate Miller at kmiller@usd415.org 

In the subject line, put Virtual Gallery.  Include a jpeg of the art work (1 for 2-D work and up to 3 for 3-D work from different angles), student name, grade, art work title, medium, school name and your name.

We will choose three entries to win prizes and some of the virtual gallery entries will be printed, matted and displayed at the National Youth Art Month Gallery in San Diego during the NAEA Convention.

Youth Art MONTH

Help Kansas celebrate the visual arts by putting up an art display in your school, a school board meeting or somewhere in your community.  Make sure that you mention that March is Youth Art Month.  Add some advocacy materials and put up the National Visual Arts Standards.  Call your local paper or add something to your school website, newsletter, or newspaper.  Get some coverage for your students and your art program....be your own best advocate!  Share all of your accomplishments with us by documenting what you have done and send that information to Megan Wendleton at meganwendleton@hotmail.com so that we can include you in our YAM report.

Lastly, I would like to thank all of you who spend countless hours encouraging Kansas kids to embrace their inner artists.  YOU are making a difference in student's lives!

Let's Celebrate Youth Art Month together!!  

Creative Vibes and Happy Art Making!

Shawny Montgomery

KAEA Youth Art Month Chair