February Newsletter
The Fine Arts Standards will be presented to the State Board of Education later this month. Thank you for participating in public comment! Upon approval by the State Board, the standards will go to the legislature for approval.
There is a new calendar on the fine arts web site with events happening across the state. If your organization has events happening this spring, please send them to elizabeth.maughan@sde.ok.gov and your event will be added to the state Fine Arts Events Calendar. Thank you!
Kodály Grant
PK-8 music educators - the Kodaly Grant application will close at midnight on March 31, 2020. Notification of awards will be emailed on April 15, 2020. For more information, read the bulletin here.
State Superintendent Awards for Arts Excellence
The 2020 State Superintendent Awards for Arts Excellence applications are open! The application deadline is March 2nd, 2020. For more information, read the bulletin here.
Prism Project OKC
The 2020 Prism Project OKC will be held at Oklahoma City University in the Wanda Bass School of Music, June 9-12 and June 15-20, 2020. Selected students with special needs will attend daily classes in art, music, dance, and drama/theatre from 10 AM-12 PM. Students will be supervised by their teachers in each arts discipline and by special education teacher volunteers. Each student will be paired with a "buddy" who will go through classes with the student every day. The buddies are pre-approved high school students, college students, or other adult professionals who meet certain criteria.
On Saturday, June 20th, students participating in Prism Project OKC will give a live performance titled "This is Me." Family, friends, and other supporters are welcome to attend the final performance starting at 11 AM and celebrate their child's accomplishments.
For more information or to submit a student or buddy application, visit the Prism Project website.
Youth Arts Day 2020
In place of a capitol celebration, OSDE is encouraging districts to hold their own Youth Arts Month celebrations! The official day that we would like to recognize fine arts programs is Friday, March 6th, 2020. However, your school and district may hold celebrations throughout the month whenever it is convenient for you.
We have created graphics for schools and districts to use as they celebrate dance, drama/theatre, music, and visual art education. Please feel free to use these for promotional materials, concert programs, art displays, etc.
As you make plans for your Youth Arts Day, remember to invite your legislators to any events. The legislature is in session in March, but with enough notice, many Senators and Representatives are willing to be home on Fridays in March for events in their district. You can find your Senators and Representatives here: http://www.oklegislature.gov/
Be sure to send a personal mailed invitation from yourself and your students - a physical invitation will have a greater impact than an email invitation.
As you host art shows, school singalongs, concerts, etc., tag your social media posts so we can easily see all the great things happening in our state!
#okfinearts #okyouthartsday #oklaed
Good Reads
Arts Education Partnership Arts Ed Search: Current Research at Your Fingertips
Open content: More than 150,000 Works from the Collections of the Museums of the City of Paris in Free Access
Towards a More Inclusive Music Education: Diversifying the Styles of Music We Study, Create, and Perform
Two sessions will be offered at the workshop.
- Session 1: Hip Hop
- Session 2: Rubrics and Lesson Plans
Date: February 22nd, 9:00-12:00
Location: Health & Physical Education Building, UCO
Presenters: Chris Shepherd & Stephan Wafer; Maria Krey-Gibson & Erika Vasquez
Workshop Cost: $30 (CASH ONLY)
At the workshop, information will be shared about the NEW Oklahoma affiliate NDEO chapter! Come start your professional growth and network with other dance educators from across the state.
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Audition registration for the 2020 Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute is now open! High school students can choose from eight artistic disciplines: acting, chorus, creative writing, dance, drawing & painting, film & video, orchestra, and photography. Students may audition in up to four disciplines per year, but may only be accepted in one. All students accepted to OSAI attend on full scholarship.
Auditions run from January 18-February 10 at locations across the state. Find the full audition schedule here, and find audition requirements and the online application here. Contact the Oklahoma Arts Institute with questions via email at oai@oaiquartz.org, or call (405) 605-7500.
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Contest Rules
Applicants must be in the fifth grade. Artwork should reflect the theme “Bringing Our Missing Children Home”. This phrase must appear somewhere on the poster and the finished poster must measure 8½ x 14 inches. The poster must be submitted with a completed application, which includes a description of the poster and a brief biography of the artist, either typed or written legibly.
Submit your poster, completed application and signed consent and release form to
your State Contest Manager by February 7, 2020.
Questions? Contact the Oklahoma State Contest Manager:
Brook Arbeitman, Public Information Officer (OSBI)
(405) 879-2591
brook.arbeitman@osbi.ok.gov
For full rules and contest application, visit the OSDE website.
 
Looking to take your dance school and classroom program to the next level?
This is definitely the place for you! Learn from some of the very best directors and performers in the field, while also observing how they work professionally.
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3-day Professional Development Program
- Observe and participate in the classes and rehearsals at OIDF
- Participate in the Professional Development workshop for dance teachers
- Interact in various Panel Discussions with the International Faculty
July 26-29, 2020 (Arrive July 26, depart July 29).
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February 3-28 - Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain
March 2-31 - Youth Arts Month, OAEA
April 1-30 - Valarie Hames, Shawnee Public Schools
A virtual art gallery is available on the SDE Fine Arts website for students and families who would like to see pictures of their work in the OSDE (Oliver Hodge) Building.
February 7 - Deadline for OSBI Contest
February 8 - Kodaly Workshop with Lisa Simmelink at OU
February 11 - YTIO Mailed Entries Postmarked
February 13 - YTIO Deadline for In-Person Delivery of Entries
February 22 - Oklahoma Dance Educator Workshop at UCO
February 22 - A+ Schools Workshop at UCO
February 27 - A+ Schools Workshop at Wayman Tisdale Elementary in Tulsa
February 29 - Central Oklahoma Orff Workshop at Chisholm Elementary in Edmond
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