OUR FIRST E-BULLETIN

E Bulletin Issue One

NEW WORKSHOP 7-10 BEST PRACTICE 15th MAY 2010

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THE STORY SO FAR - NSW VA CURRICULUM

KT Final the Arts Aust Curr VADEA Website

NEW VADEA WEBSITE IS LIVE!!

At last we have our new website up and running.

There is plenty of room to add content and news and still lots to explore!!
If you have items we could all benefit from please email the "webmaster" and we will update the site. All VADEA officers can now be contacted via the website also - just check out who you would like to contact and your email will be directed to them by the administrator.
All the items from this blog have been migrated to the website and whilst this will still be updated (for a while anyway) it will be replicated at the website.

Please have a squizz at the website as it is very "pretty"! Also a BIG thank you to Amy Yongsiri and her "boys" (aka web designers) for all their fantastic work!!
Have fun exploring........

VADEA WEBSITE

VOKI - CHECK THIS OUT!

VOKI is a free service that allows you to create personal speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile and email. Go HERE for more info!
Press PLAY for a special message!

EXHIBITION @ OBJECT GALLERY

OPENING - 9th April 6-8pm

COFA TALKS START AGAIN

COFA Partnerships with remote Aboriginal Communities

WHO Dr Vivien Johnson, Kasumi Ejiri, Dr Jennifer Biddle, Dr Jennifer Deger

WHEN Tuesday, March 30 @ 6:00pm

WHERE College of Fine Arts, Main Lecture Theatre (EGO2), Cnr Oxford Street & Greens Road, Paddington

COST Free & Open to the Public

March 30th Romote Comm Unites

EXHIBITION AS SITE - BIENNALE PREVIEW

Come to a great seminar and get the low-down on the Biennale too!
WEDNESDAY 31st March 5:30 - 7:30 MCA ONLY $20!!

VADEA EAS Workshop

WEBQUEST

Last year I did some in-school inservice run by Macquarie University's ICT Centre. The course was called eMints and on the whole was pretty useless, but.............we did do one thing that worked well and that I have used with my students, both last year and more fully this year.

It is a webquest and the students were required to make a "scavenger hunt" style postcard that represented interactivity. In addition to this they had to present all their research and evaluations etc in my Webquest and effectively it has meant that each student has built a "mini" personal website.

If you would like to know more, click our VA logo above or have a look HERE. You can view without signing in:)

ART MONTH

WATTERS GALLERY is hosting a number of artists talks this month. See the OUTLINE below and the DETAILS here.
Go along, learn "stuff", have fun!
Free Talk Wednesday Printable[3]

WOMEN'S WORK?

Apparently the Biennale about to open at The Whitney (NYC) is being deemed the Women's Biennale as half of the artists being shown are female. Read more from The New York Times (excerpt below)

Nonetheless, more than half the artists represented are women, a record for the Whitney’s marquee exhibition. Bonami and Gary Carrion-Murayari, his associate curator, say the number was happenstance. They intend their survey, titled simply “2010,” only to reflect the tenor of American art right now, which they see as “somber and intimate.” Not feminine.

AMAZING RESOURCE FROM THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART (NYC)

From: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pcgn/ho_1992.5147.htm

Just cruising The Met site (as you do) and am again amazed at the resources there. This one is great as not only is there information on periods of art etc but they are accompanied by thematic essays.
Here is some info about the Heilbrunn Timeline and of course a link!

The Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, funded by the Heilbrunn Foundation, New Tamarind Foundation, and Zodiac Fund, is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. The Metropolitan Museum's curatorial, conservation, and education staff research and write the Timeline, which is an invaluable reference and research tool for students, educators, scholars, and anyone interested in the study of art history and related subjects. First launched in 2000, the Timeline now extends from prehistory to the present day. It will continue to expand in scope and depth, and reflect the most up-to-date scholarship.

Go exploring through images, maps and essays..........enjoy!

ON YOUR WAY TO NYC??

From MoMA website: William Kentridge. Drawing from Stereoscope 1998–99. Charcoal, pastel, and colored pencil on paper, 47 1/4 x 63" (120 x 160 cm).

New Kentridge exhibition about to open at MoMA NYC.
Should be worth a visit...........even online!

DESIGN WORKSHOP FLYER

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AND THE WINNER IS SYDNEY

Feel like attending an "international" conference on your own turf for a change?
Well the "gang" who had their conference in Venice last year are coming to Sydney University this year! Here is their website info.

Why not submit a paper? Info here - deadline March 11th 2010.

The 2010 Conference will be held in University of Sydney, Australia from 22-25 July 2010.

The 2010 Arts Conference will address a range of critically important issues and themes relating to the arts in society. Plenary speakers will include leading thinkers and practitioners in the arts, as well as paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by researchers and practitioners in all fields of artistic engagement.

BOUT THAT WEEKEND IN MAY.....

TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Photoshop master class weekend- Digiscapes II

Join art and design educators for an inspirational residential weekend
of teacher professional development at our award winning Education
Centre. Workshops will explore photoshop, photography and e-learning.
Expert tuition is provided by Photoshop gurus Di Goodman and Kerry
Short, with years of integrating digital techniques and e-learning in
the secondary art and design curriculum. Develop personal skills and
explore teaching and learning in the creative use of Photoshop in a
studio setting. Explore online collaborative learning spaces and
discover colour management tools and digital printing

Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 May

Boyd Education Centre, Riversdale
For further details contact Education Manager Mary Preece
mary@bundanon.com.au, 4422 2100

BIENNALE IS STARTING TO GET REALLY EXCITING

Wang Qingsong's installation will feature in the Biennale. From ABC news article

Interesting article on ABC news on the Biennale. I am impatient to see this installation!
Be sure to sign up for the updates from Facebook and the eNews from the Biennale site:) Program highlights announced today!!

FIRST WORKSHOP OF THE YEAR

EXPLORING SUSTAINABLE DESIGN OBJECT GALLERY SURRY HILLS
Monday 15th March 9:30 - 3:30 $80.00

See FLYER for more details.

The talks will be held at Object Gallery in conjunction with the exhibition State.Respond: Exploring Sustainable Design.

Creative directors of 5 design studios were asked to respond to a statement about design and sustainability. This resulted in transformation of Object Gallery into a laboratory of ideas exhibiting the words and designs of designers with very different practices.

CONTEMPORARY ART EVENTS @ AGNSW

Looks like some great things coming up at the AGNSW.

Gilbert & George on Valentine's Day!!

GREAT REFERENCE SITE

R.E.W.I.R.E.D

An independent initiative from Gary Poulton, Visual Arts, Photography and Design Teacher, Sydney, NSW.

The purpose of this site is to make available a range of resources for Visual Arts, Photography and Design Educators. The primary orientation of the site is for NSW HSC Curriculum.