The Oregon Art Education Association (OAEA) is a not-for-profit organization with a volunteer board of art educators from around the state of Oregon. The OAEA is a passionate, involved, grass roots organization making a difference in art education since 1973.
The mission of the OAEA is to advocate for the advancement and expansion of quality visual arts education. The Oregon Art Education Association has identified several key areas in which we will be dedicating our efforts in the next few years: 1.) Focus on the art student 2.) Focus on the art teacher 3.) Focus on the impact of the art classroom (educating the public about the necessity and importance of strong, consistent art education for all students.
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1.) Advocate for our students, provide scholarships and opportunities to help teenagers imagine their future. The Oregon Art Education Association has developed an affiliate partnership with The Scholastic Art Awards. The Scholastic Art Awards is a National arts recognition program serving 7 –12th grade students. Enclosed you will find the details of the successful program we ran last year and how you can help. Your donation will assist the OAEA find and cultivate emerging talent in Oregon with exceptional artistic promise.
2.) Nurture and support the art educator. Seventeen art educators from around the state will be showing their work in a show titled, “ Beyond Demo’s.” We are artist that create our own work. The OAEA recognized a need for art educators to be artist and created an opportunity to show their work. The second annual, art educators “Beyond Demos” juried show will be held at the Carnegie Art Center in November 2007. |
3.) The OAEA has several programs in place that expand the art classroom beyond the four walls of the school. The National Art Education Association has recognized the Youth Art Month program, run by the OAEA, for the last four years. The Youth Art Month program reaches out to the state legislature each year with art produced by Oregon students to remind them of the importance of the arts education in the schools. Our partnership with Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) has allowed us to display student artwork K-12th grade at the Portland International Airport. Millions of people are reminded on a daily basis that art matters in Oregon. These programs and others reach beyond our schools classrooms and invite others to share in what we know is creating students who are critical thinkers and problem solvers.
Donations can be made to:
Oregon Art Education Association
19363 Willamette Dr. West Linn, OR 97068 |
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