Wednesday, April 24, 2019

FAC Art Blog: How to Hang a Spring Showcase

FAC Art Blog: How to Hang a Spring Showcase: The theme this month centers around spring showcases.   As an art teacher, I begin planning my showcases in September. I hang my two ...

Hey there and thanks for your inquiry.  I use a standard corrugated cardboard trifold and thread a string through holes that I've punched through the adjoining sides.

Sunday, April 14, 2019

April

Hey there fellow art teachers. I’ve added a few new pages to the blog.

Check out the Salt Spring National Art competition located on the side bar.

I’m also interested in hearing about how you hang your spring showcase. You can fin that in the right Navigation bar as well. I’d love to read your comments.

Saturday, March 23, 2019

Art resource for Alberta Educators

Welcome to the FAC Art Blog

I am Laura Mulvey, your elected art representative for the Fine Arts Council with the Alberta Teachers Association.

Mission:
  • connect you to one another 
  • begin a lesson sharing center
  • improve curriculum delivery and accessibility
Vision: 
  • raise the profile of art education in Alberta
  • raise awareness of how to use art education specifically with;
    • English Language Learning for new English Language Learners 
    • making Math, Science and Social Studies more tangible and less theoretical 
    • issues around mental health
Goals:
  • provide art lessons because you asked for these
  • create a provincial series of adjucated art competitions and festivals for students
  • connect art teachers with artists in industry.
  • post upcoming professional development opportunities.


Please see the pages in the navigation bar at the right for resources.




I love a good contest! The contest for the month also introduces us to reconciliACTION through the Legacy Schools program provided b th...