Art Around Town: Local Student Art Exhibitions

1. Art Around Town: Local Student Art Exhibitions Nicole Crane Britt Feingold

2. Why Participate? • Strengthen art education in your community • Showcase student talent • Create an awareness of your program • Increase the value of art education • Advocate • Gain recognition • Financial benefits

3. Impact on Students • Generate student interest • Display art knowledge and skills • Raise esteem • Promote self-expression • Increase student morale

4. Art Program Outcome Benefits • Community awareness • Increase recognition • Monetary contribution • Administrative value • Maintain positive community relationship

5. Successful Strategies • Find opportunities • Be organized • Teacher collaboration • Communication • Follow guidelines • Submission • Community relationships • Ongoing Participation • Incorporation of technology • Publicity

6. Finding Opportunities • Connect with local, state, and national art organizations • Contact local art supervisor and principal • Google it up! • Ask around • Social Media • Other teachers

8. Be Organized • Calendar • Due dates, drop-off/pick-up, permission slips, invitations • Bulletin boards • Exhibitions, events, contests, beyond what we are doing in the classroom • Digital Folders • Emails, folders, documents

10. Teacher Collaboration • “Buddy” system • Working together • Drop-off/Pick-ups • Exchange emails • Brainstorming • Dot I’s and cross t’s • Supporting fellow colleagues

12. Communication • Sign-up for email distribution list • Adhere to preferred method • Be clear and concise • Follow email etiquette • Reasonable requests/turnaround • Face to face meet and greet • Follow-up

14. Follow Guidelines • Each exhibition has specific guidelines • Size: minimum, maximum, and 3-D • Specific documentation • Labels • Due Dates- drop-off/pick-up • Proper presentation of work

17. Submission • Who is participating? • Pay the fees • Check labels • Drop off and pick up • Due dates are very important • You want to keep deadlines in order to retain a positive reputation • No reason for not receiving an invite back

19. Community Relationships • Social Media-follow the organization on Facebook, Twitter, etc. • Have a presence- be involved • Volunteer at events • Attend openings, receptions, exhibitions • Send Thank you’s

22. Ongoing Participation • Consistency • Practice makes perfect • Working knowledge of logistics • Develop organizational connections • Symbiotic connections • Familiarity of expectations

24. Incorporating Technology • Digital Exhibitions - FAEA K-12 Student Virtual Exhibition, Artsonia, Digital competitions and contests, Kodak, • Websites • Incorporating various media- Digital Photography, Graphic Design, iPad Applications, computer software • Social Media – to exhibit, to publicize, to promote, vote, spread the word, share ideas • Smartphones – take pictures of work, and upload pictures to social media sites, share to computer

27. Publicity • Press Release • Our district PR contact distributes the press release • The press release is picked up by local media for articles • Student release forms • Media • Facebook • Emails • Word of Mouth • Palm Beach Pulse • Free Advertising through the Palm Beach Post website • Community Events page

28. Contact Information Britt Feingold- Past-President/Secretary britt.feingold@palmbeachschools.org Nicole Crane- Past-President/Treasurer nicole.crane@palmbeachschools.org