Art Education Australia

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We are the peak national body for visual art education in AustraliaThe current Art Education Australia (AEA) 2018 - 2021 Executive are as follows:President - Dr Margaret Baguley, University of Southern Queensland (QLD)Vice President - Dr Abbey MacDonald, University of Tasmania (TAS) Secretary - Dr Linda Clark (QLD) Treasurer - Ms Sue Pavlovich, Horsham College (VIC)Committee Member: Dr Kate Coleman (VIC)Committee Member: Dr Martin Kerby (QLD)Welcome to the Art Education Australia website. We are the peak national body for visual art education in Australia.As an AEA member you have access to a number of resources on this website including the journal Australian Art Educationwhich publishes research from national and international authors on a wide variety of art education and art related topics. We also encourage articles from teachers for our practice-based article section. Members are also encouraged to submit artwork for consideration for the front cover of the journal. Further information including how to submit articles for consideration can be found in the 'Publications' link tab.During this current crisis we have also uploaded some very useful online resources on our AEA Facebook page including a 10 key resources list.This collaborative visual arts digital teaching and learning document was created in the first few weeks of Australia’s response to the pandemic, however in the wonderful spirit of generosity that has pervaded this entire situation, other educators also contribute their resources to this resource. It is available as a Google Drive document and is moderated to ensure the quality of contributions. There is also a contents page to make it easier to navigate.Thank you to everyone for supporting each other by so generously sharing your resources.International Arts Education Week - 25-31 May, 2020During the week of 25 – 31 May arts educators around the world celebrated UNESCO International Arts Education Week – perhaps a little more quietly than normal. There was an outpouring of creativity activity throughout the world. Through the wonders of technology InSEA hosted an international exhibition with the theme ‘Be Radical’. The AEA Executive and Committee posted their artistic responses to the AEA Facebook page during this week with a provocation, question or comment related to the theme.We hope you had a wonderful time celebrating International Arts Education Week wherever you were!!Australian Art Education - Volume 40, Issue 2 - is now availableWe are delighted to announce the most recent issue of Australian Art Education the journal of Art Education Australia has now been published. This issue includes the following articles:Jill Smith – From acculturation … to empowerment … to inclusion: How Asian students are expressing their ethnic and cultural identities through art education in secondary schools in New ZealandDaniel Maddock Monique Redulla – The Tenth Muse: The Art of Visual Film MakingJenny Beachum Robyn Gibson – Ladder to the sky: Empowering creative expression and children’s voice through art appreciationMargaret Baguley, Martin Kerby Malcom Bywaters – Let the work speak for itself: Augustine Dall’Ava, Australian sculptorKaren Maras – Reconciling critical and creative thinking capabilities and critical practice in Visual Arts education: A work in progressIan Bowell – Supporting Visual Art Teaching in Primary Schools (original article)Ian Bowell – ‘It looks like a tornado, now it looks like a cowboy hat’: Community Arts and diverse learnersMargaret Baguley - Artworks to see before you die – Claes Oldenburg, Giant Three-Way Plug (Cube Tap), 1970The incredible cover is by the renowned Australian sculptor William Eicholtz and given the current crisis is aptly titled 'Courage'.Thank you to the wonderful authors who have shared their knowledge and expertise with us for this issue of Australian Art Education. I would also like to thank our hard-working editor Dr Martin Kerby for his outstanding efforts in bringing this issue together and for documenting such an important event for visual art educators.More than Words Can Say: A view of literacy through the artsThe National Advocates for Arts Education have recently published the revised and updated version of 'More than Words Can Say: A view of literacy through the arts'. There is a wonderful quote from Professor Margaret Barrett on the front cover: "In developing students' capacity to participate fully in the life of work and the work of life, it is essential that we foster students' skills, knowledge and understanding in the languages of all art forms." A free copy of this wonderful publication is available under the 'Education Resources' at the top of this page.Please remember to check the AEA Facebook page regularly (linked to the home page on this website) for regular updates. We look forward to hearing about and promoting yourexciting art-education events or initiativies via the AEA Facebook page. AEA would like to thank all of our members for your continued support and we wish you well during this challenging time. Advocacy White Papers for Art Education“Advocacy White Papers for Art Education” are a collection of 14 essays written in response to the NAEA report, Learning in a Visual Age: The Critical Importance of Visual Arts Education. These essays communicate the value of visual arts education in a constantly changing educational environment and demonstrate why visual arts education is important for meeting each student’s educational needs. We urge you to share the White Papers for Art Education with colleagues, policy makers, supervisors and administrators, preservice art educators, and parents.Visit http://www.arteducators.org/advocacy/whitepapers to download the essays.Attention AEA Secretary, Linda ClarkArt Education Australia (Office A208 – Springfield campus)C/- University of Southern Queensland. PO Box 4393. Raceview. LPO Raceview. QLD 4305

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Art Education Australia represents and speaks for Visual Arts Education, both in Australia and in an international context.

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