2011 NAEA Seattle bound-fingers crossed

Lindsey and Andee are submitting for the 2011 National Art Education Association convention in Seattle, WA. We would like to engage the community and convention attendees in a mobile art wall activity. Community art in Seattle...fingers-crossed!

An inviting space . . .

Combining teaching philosophy, the power of participation, and experience, we presented a collaborative art-making experience for NAEA conference attendees and the collaboration of young people. Conversation between artists living in separate cities, our work with our students, and exchange of sketches culminated in an inflatable cake facilitated by Andee Rudloff with students in Nashville.

Great fun at NAEA!!!

Many pictures and video to come!

CAKE Inflatable!!!

Participants will be able to crawl into the giant, handmade, CAKE inflatable at the National Art Education Convention in Baltimore next week! Can't wait!

Jessica CAKES!

What does your perfect celebration look like?

A dolphin show . . . complete with cake!

Something that includes snow cones and balloons . . .

A carnival with lots of roller coasters and a giant ferris wheel!

A circus with lions, tigers, . . .

and giraffes!

So...what to expect...

We’ve chosen art-making in a public space because public spaces are natural identifiers for conversations. Because you have more meaningful conversations in collaborative and communal sites where everyone is equal, you can participate in an activity to verify the people you are associating with have similar interests no matter the differences.

These are the goals that we hope will be achieved by this:

-The environment promotes looking at your world in a new way through art.
-The ideas and efforts express a higher and more evolved product than one would do alone.
-The experience is inspiring and promotes creative thinking.

Federalism: Layered Cake & Marble Cake

The “Layer Cake” is a metaphor for the concept of “Dual Federalism.” Dual Federalism, also often referred to as “strict construction of the Constitution,” asserts that the set of powers described in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution belong to the national government and that all other government powers are “reserved” to the states through the 10th Amendment.

The ”Marble Cake” is a metaphor for the concept of “Cooperative Federalism.” This recipe begins with the idea that there are certain problems which are national in scope and therefore require solutions that are beyond the jurisdictional reach of state and local governments. For problems of this nature, the Constitution’s “elastic clause” [Article I, Section 8] can be utilized to enable the federal government to create cooperative intergovernmental relationships between itself and states and localities. The way that laws and regulations are written and enforced, and the way that these programs are funded [often through federal grants to states and local governments], leads to a blurring of the lines of authority and responsibility between the federal and state governments.

http://chnm.gmu.edu/acpstah/units_acps.php?menu=lessons&acpstahid=4&lesson_num=3

A yurt for social justice!

Cake Conversation in Tennessee

Dollar General sponsored an art night for families at Millersville Elementary in Tennessee. Cake conversation was one of the art-making and dialogue opportunities for families. Many cakes were created and discussions centered around the ideas of color and layering. Cake conversation is an easy way to encourage people of all ages to be fearless when it comes to art.

SWeets

Andee Rudloff is creating art to engage NAEA participants for the CAKE project. Here are some paintings and murals, pictured above, currently being created in Andee's studio. As said before, be on the lookout for these images and many more colorful pieces at the Baltimore Convention Center!

CAKes on Barn-siding by Millersville Elementary

Thanks to art teacher Tiffany Dyer at Millersville Elementary in Millersville, TN!

Cake paintings by Millersville Elementary

Andee worked with teacher Tiffany Dyer and students at Millersville Elementary to create works on salvaged barn-siding. Over a hundred pieces were created and will debut at the NAEA convention in Baltimore, MD, April 2010.

What's in your closet?

In preparation for NAEA, I am creating wearable art for participants and facilitators within our CAKE project. Here are some working photos of one of the pieces being modeled by my friend Katti . . . Be on the lookout for this and many more colorful pieces at the Baltimore Convention Center!

Fit model: Katti Santa Ana

J-U-M-P!

Images taken at the East Baltimore Arts Festival by Natalie Tranelli.