Photo by Craig Roland (2009) Happy Holidays! Before I present this month’s Web sightings, I want to mention two events that people sent me announcements about that I would like to support. The first is an ATC Meetup that will occur on the third Sunday…
Yesterday, our NAEA Student Chapter sponsored a very successful Art Camp on Artist Trading Cards for ages 6-15. This is the first session in a series of Art Camps planned for the coming school year.
Open Call for Entries Art in Hand: The World of Artist Trading Cards The Historic Smithville Mansion Annex Art Gallery will display the emerging art media of Artist Trading Cards from local, national, and international participants in April 2009. Anyone can enter from professional artists…
In honor of the start of the start of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games this week, I’m reposting the slideshow of the Olympic ATC Gallery Deck that include 52 cards from students all over the globe who participated in the recent Olympic ATC Exchange sponsored…
In the Summer of 2007, a Call for Participation was posted on ArtJunction.org, Art Education 2.0, and The Carrot Revolution that invited teachers and students to take part in the Olympic ATC Exchange, an international exchange of artist trading cards created to celebrate the “Olympic…
With the 2008 Olympics being held this coming summer in Beijing China, teachers and students are invited to participate in the Olympic ATC Exchange, an international exchange of artist trading cards created to celebrate the “olympic spirit.” The aim of this project is to provide…
You and your students are invited to enter the Second Annual Artist Trading Card (ATC) competition sponsored by SchoolArts. Best in category winners will be chosen from in the following six categories: early elementary, upper elementary, middle school, high school, pre-service art education college students,…
You and your students are invited to enter the first national Artist Trading Card (ATC) competition sponsored by SchoolArts. Best in category winners will be chosen from each of the following five categories: elementary, middle school, and high school divisions; pre-service art education college students;…
“Crown Fountain” by Jaume Plensa; “Cloud Gate” by Anish Kappor; “Flamingo” by Alexander Calder. One of most enjoyable parts of my trip to Chicago for the NAEA conference last week was getting out of the hotel and roaming the city in search of public art,…
As a follow-up to my last posting, I’ve set up a project site to promote the making and swapping of artist trading cards (ATCs) in and between classrooms. For those unfamiliar with ATCs, they are small works of art (2.5 x 3.5 in.) that are…