April 2023 Newsletter
As the school year rolls to a close, teachers look ahead to summer break and the next school year. Be sure to join the last professional learning series meeting (info below) if you are interested in summer professional development opportunities. Also, be sure to apply to be part of the 2023 Oklahoma Fine Arts Summer Academy June 27-28 at the Mustang PAC! Academy information can be found here.
The 2023 Oklahoma Education Awards for Arts Excellence honoree list is available on the awards website. The awards will be held on April 18, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Masonic Temple in Guthrie. The OSDE, Oklahoma Alliance for Arts Education, and the Oklahoma Arts Council look forward to a wonderful evening celebrating the best of Oklahoma arts education! Congratulations to all honorees!
OK Fine Arts 2022-23 Professional Learning Series - al fine
April 3, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The final meeting of the year! Join us on Zoom as we dive into arts data, share updates, and discuss summer PD options.
Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information to join the meeting.
Archived Meetings
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February Meeting - Visual and Performing Arts for Students with Exceptionalities
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January Meeting - Check in and Reset
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November Meeting - Arts through the Eyes of Administration
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September Meeting - OK Arts Council Grants
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August Meeting - Start the School Year Strong
Good Reads
Art Tech is now hiring Teaching Artists for the 2023-24 school year! Learn more about the position here.
Teaching Artists (TAs) are experienced local artists in dance, drama/theatre, music, and visual art who will:
- Travel to school sites to teach weekly lessons (PK-8) and/or facilitate online fine arts courses (HS) with curriculum designed by Oklahoma fine arts educators.
- Attend training on high-quality instructional practices and classroom management.
- Supported year round by the OSDE Art Tech Staff. Most work performed during the school day.
The range of interest for Art Tech is vast, and we are looking for qualified Teaching Artists who are interested in working beyond the OKC and Tulsa metro areas. For more information on hours, pay, etc., see the job posting here. Full-time arts educators are not be able to work as a Teaching Artist, but if you know of someone currently working part time, pursuing a degree, retired, or working in an area outside PK-12 education, please encourage them to apply! Learn more about the Art Tech grant in this video feature.
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Assessment Writers
The Art Tech grant is looking for fine arts educators to create 6th-8th grade assessment materials aligned to the Art Tech curriculum in visual arts, dance, and drama/theatre. If selected, this contract will run May-August, 2023, with compensation up to $2,000.00. All meetings are virtual. If interested, please fill out the Google form to apply. Questions? Contact Regina Kenton, regina.kenton@sde.ok.gov.
The Oklahoma State Department of Education is offering a one-time materials grant for all AP educators. This grant is available to any educator who teaches an existing AP course or who will begin a new AP course in the 2023-2024 school year. The maximum award for this grant is $25,000. AP Art and Design, AP Art History, and AP Music Theory teachers are encouraged to apply!
The full Request for Proposals is available HERE. To apply, please complete your proposal at this link.
A copy of the Assurances Statement must be signed and attached on the form. The Statement can be found HERE.
Proposals are due April 21, 2023. Award announcements will be May 10, 2023.
For questions, please contact Leah Murphy, Director of AP, at leah.murphy@sde.ok.gov.
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Enter your students in the University of Science & Arts' annual Montmartre Festival! The festival is a judged sidewalk-chalk art competition and is named after the arts district in Paris that holds chalk art festivals.
Registration for the festival is open now, and pre-registration is required. The registration deadline is April 3. Notifications will be emailed on April 5 (be sure to include an email address on the form).
The 2023 chalk festival will be held on April 6. For more information, contact the Montmartre director: Jacquelyn Knapp 405.574.1302 or jknapp@usao.edu
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- April 15, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Riverfield Country Day School, Tulsa
Green Country Oklahoma Orff will host Matthew Stensrud this April. Registration is open now!
Known as "Mr. S.", Matthew has a Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music Education. He completed certification in Orff Schulwerk from the San Francisco International Orff Course in 2013. He is an Orff Schulwerk approved teacher educator of movement and currently teaches Level I, II, and III movement at the Portland Orff Course in Portland, OR. Matthew is in his tenth year teaching music and first year at Sidwell Friends Lower School in Washington, D.C. He serves on the board of The Orff Echo and helped write the book Responsive Classroom for Music, Art, PE, and Other Special Areas.
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Online registration for the Oklahoma Student Art Exhibition (OSAE) is currently open for you to register your students’ art! This FREE program, offered by the Oklahoma State Fair, provides the opportunity for Oklahoma Art Students from pre-K through 12th grade to have their art judged by prominent Oklahoma artists with the top 1,000 pieces displayed for thousands of people to view during the Oklahoma State Fair in September. In addition, $7,300 in cash and Hobby Lobby gift cards will be awarded to Oklahoma school art programs.
To make it easier for schools across the state to participate, there are five Districts for take-in and judging. Sites include Ada, Duncan, Enid, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa. Go to https://okstatefair.com/competitions/oklahoma-student-art-exhibition to find the guidelines and application. The deadline for registration is April 19, so don’t delay! Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity for your students!
Calling all Oklahoma educators, the Oklahoma City Zoo invites your students, K-12, to get creative for conservation and a chance to win wild prizes including having their design on a Pepsi vending machine at the zoo by entering the Pepsi Vending Machine Art Contest!
Now through April 22, students can enter their original designs inspired by the contest theme: “Make Oklahoma Litter Free for Wildlife." Students are encouraged to share their ideas about how to keep Oklahoma clean and green!
Illustrations must be submitted on an official contest entry form found here.
Entries are due Saturday, April 22, 2023. Learn more at www.okczoo.org/pepsicontest
Available for a Limited Time Only!
Explore the galleries of Oklahoma City Museum of Art through an inquiry-driven experience with a museum educator. Now available to all PreK-12 and college classrooms for free! All virtual field trip sessions align with Oklahoma Academic Standards.
Check out the video below showing you what a virtual field trip looks like!
Virtual Field Trip Overview
Learn more about virtual field trips here!
Questions? Contact Vanessa Larwig, OKCMOA Museum Educator vlarwig@okcmoa.com or Tori Waldron, Manager of Teacher & School Programs twaldron@okcmoa.com
June 11-17, 2023
Picture yourself back in the studio, surrounded by colleagues, and receiving individualized critiques from university art department faculty, with time to concentrate on creating your art!
OSU cordially invites you to OSU’s inaugural Summer 2023 Art Teacher Residency. Teachers from across the State of Oklahoma (and beyond) will participate in a week of art making, presentations and workshops, individual and group critiques, meals together, artist talks, and much more!
The OSU summer residency convenes a wide range of K-12 art teachers and provides time away from everything that prevents educators from making artwork during the busy school year. Participants will stay on the OSU campus and engage in stimulating dialogue with colleagues in the field of education as they work in art studios creating new artwork. The synergy of working alongside other fellow art educators will be fostered through critiques, presentations, and workshops, while developing friendships and significant professional relationships. The week of intense artmaking will culminate in a group exhibition in the OSU Gardiner Art Gallery.
For more information or questions please contact:
Chris Whittey, Head of the Department of Art, Graphic Design, and Art History
(405) 744-6016 or chris.whittey@okstate.edu
April 1-30 - Norman Public Schools
May 1-31 - AP Showcase
June 1-30 - Oklahoma Student Art Exhibition (Oklahoma State Fair)
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.
April 3 - Fine Arts Professional Learning Series "al fine"
April 6 - USAO Montmartre Chalk Art Festival
April 15 - GCOO Spring Workshop
April 18 - Oklahoma Education Awards for Arts Excellence Ceremony
April 19 - DEADLINE OSAE Registration
April 21 - Notification of accepted educators to the Oklahoma Fine Arts Summer Academy
- DEADLINE AP Materials Grant
April 22 - DEADLINE Pepsi Vending Machine Art Contest
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