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Online Art Classes for the [|Elementary Art Teacher] ArtWorkForKids 2008-2009 Granite School District Elementary Art Professional Development Opportunities, Upcoming Events, Grants, & Contests Please share with your faculty☺ If you’re interested in the following workshops Contact: Tamara Burnside tburnside@graniteschools.org
 * Teacher Art Classes taught by local artists at U of U - 1st Saturday of every month.[[file:ArtWorksForKids]]

JUST FOR TEACHERS

Elementary Art Education Workshops (free, 10 openings) The workshops this year will take place starting in September on Saturdays, 10am –1pm, once a month for 7 consecutive months (excluding December) at the Art and Art History building, U of U room 362. Classes will be held on the FIRST Saturday of every month.

Workshops presented will be: The Elements and Principles of Art, Styles of Art, Painterly Drawing, Bookmaking, Blind& Modified Drawing, Integrating Art History, and Collective Art Making. During the course of the workshops the participants will have the opportunity to make art while learning how to teach the lesson in their own classrooms. This is a hands-on studio workshop. Participants will create their own examples of each lesson taught. Please wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty. We also suggest that you bring an apron or smock to wear.

This workshop is being offered at no charge, thanks to generous support from art works for kids!, and the University of Utah Department of Art and Art History. All tools, materials and supplies will be provided.

Tanner Dance: Integrating Fine Arts into the Curriculum Workshop Series (free 10 openings) Tuesday, September 16, October 7, November 4, December 2, January 6, February 3 4-6pm Beacon Heights Elementary School, 1850 S. 2500 E.

In partnership with the Salt Lake City School District and art works for kids!, the Tanner Dance Program is offering a series of six hands-on professional development workshops designed to address arts integration and provide hands-on activities that educators can take back to the classroom to enliven and strengthen lesson plans. Workshops teach participants to incorporate dance, drama, visual arts, music and literature into the elementary teaching curricula.

[|USOE ART NETWORKING] Thursday, November 20th-Friday, November 21st Ogden Eccles Conference Center 2415 Washington Blvd. Ogden, Utah. Audience: Elem. Classroom Teachers, Arts-only Teachers, Administrators Purpose: Provide professional development in K-6 arts core & arts integration Cost:: $55 deadline to register October 15, 2008 Registration forms: www.schools.utah.gov/curr/FineArt

EVENINGS FOR EDUCATORS 2008-2009 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Saturday, 13 September, 9:30am – 12:30pm Science and the Art of Impressionism (limited space; reservations required) Hosted by the Utah Museum of Fine Arts

Wed., 17 September 2008 @ 6:00 pm Micheal C. McMillen North Star: Using Art to Teach About Local History and Current Events Hosted by Weber State University

Wed., 24 September 2008 @ 6:00 pm Windows On a Hidden World: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the MOA Collection Hosted by the BYU Museum of Art Also Featuring - Turning Point: The Demise of Modernism and Rebirth of Meaning in American Art

Wed., 8 October 2008 @ 5:30 pm Japanese Art Hosted by the Utah Museum of Fine Arts

Wed., 5 November 2008 @ 6:00 pm Book Art and Illustration Hosted by the Springville Museum of Art

Wed., 21 January 2009 @ 6:00 pm The Art of Photography Hosted by the Springville Museum of Art

Wed., 18 February 2009 @ 6:00 pm To Taos and Beyond! The Stewart Collection of Southwest American Art Hosted by the BYU Museum of Art

Wed., 4 March 2009 @ 5:30 American Indian Art: Splendid Heritage of the Plains and Woodland Tribes Hosted by the Utah Museum of Fine Arts

Wed., 11 March 2009 @ 6:00 People Wearing Clothes: Fashion and art can help you teach everything! Hosted by the Springville Museum of Art

Wed., 25 March 2009 @ 6:00 pm The Art of Exhibiting: Celebrating with Community at the School Hosted by Weber State University

All Evenings for Educators start at 6:00pm, unless otherwise indicated. These dates, times, and topics are subject to change. Please check the SMA website at smofa.org for current information.