Beacon Original Art

Art Careers By Personality Type [infographic]

Here is a really great infographic on choosing a career in the arts based on your personality.


Art Careers By Personality Type [infographic]

Annual Student/Teacher Art Exhibit - Call For Art

    Accompanying Narrative Information:  

Each art piece will need to be framed and signed and also include a write up that meets the following guidelines:

Each submission must include a typed narrative in size 12,  Arial font.

2. Narratives must be edited and contain a maximum of 125 words. For example:

a) 25 words introducing yourself (age, grade, hobbies, etc.).

b) 50 words describing how the arts inspire you.

c) 50 words describing your artwork (symbolism within the piece, influences etc.). 

    If your students are young, their narratives will be much shorter than 125 words.

3. The title of each Student Narrative should be centered and read as follows:

First and Last Initial

Title of Piece

Materials Used

School Name, City

4. The title of each Teacher Narrative should be centered and read as follows:

First and Last Name, Education (i.e. BEd., B.F.A.)

Title of Piece

Materials Used

School Name, City

The narrative and the digital image of artwork must be emailed on or before Friday  March 4, 2016 to Shannon Roy (slroy@cbe.ab.ca). Both documents will be published in an Exhibition Catalogue and gifted to each participating member.  Additional Exhibition Catalogues will be for sale during our opening reception. Sorry, late entries cannot be included in the book.

Thank-you for your support! For questions and inquiries please contact Shannon Roy at  slroy@cbe.ab.ca   

CBE - Call For Student Art

The Calgary Board of Education Centre is interested in displaying student art work within the building throughout the year. If you have a group of student projects that you feel would look great in the CBE building over a few months, please contact Stephan Wiebe at sjwiebe@cbe.ab.ca

Fine Arts Council Conference 2015 - Info is here!

Join Us For Art Teacher Collective #2!

Hello fellow art educators!

 

A few months ago Bishop Pinkham School hosted the first Art Teacher Collective. The Art Teacher Collective is an opportunity for art teachers and advocates to get together to collaborate, brainstorm and make connections, all while working on their own artistic passions and pursuits!  

 

Well Art Teacher Collective #2 is ready and this time we will meet with a guest artist to learn from her!

 

Bishop Pinkham School is welcoming artist Susan Kristoferson into our school for the next four weeks as an Artist in Residence. Susan will be working on printmaking techniques with the BP art students and has offered to extend her expertise to teachers! Susan will be offering an after school artistic professional development opportunity to any interested teachers!

 

Who: Teachers! All are welcome and no artistic experience required! We have the space for 30-40 people. 

 

What: A Printmaking workshop. The session will be tailored to your interest. When you respond, let us know if you are looking for techniques to bring back to your classroom, or just want to join us for fun and your own personal artistic developement! There will be a fee, depending on how many people join us, around $10.00-$15.00 to cover costs, supplies and some snacks!. 

 

Where: Bishop Pinkham School art room (3304 63 Ave SW).

 

When: Tuesday, June 2nd, 3:30pm-5:00pm

 

Please respond to Jill Tuttle at jituttle@cbe.ab.ca if you are interested in joining us or have any questions! 

 

I hope to see you all there!

 

Jill Tuttle :)

Learning Leader of Teacher Professional Development and Collaboration

Art Teacher 

Beacon Art Exhibition and Sale

Please Find the details below for the Beacon Original Art Spring Show. There are many art mediums available for purchase and Alberta Teachers are featured in the show. Hope to see you there!