How Do You Keep the Artist in Art Educator?  

Remember back when you were in college?  Maybe that was last year or maybe 20 or more years ago or somewhere in between.  Either way, I'm guessing you were an artist and an art major before you decided to become a teacher.  For many of us continuing to make art while also dedicating time to being an educator can be challenging.  For others making art is how we survive being an educator.  Regardless of where you land on this spectrum this page is devoted to pushing you in new directions with your own art-making.  The goal is to inform you of opportunities for exhibits, workshops, or challenges that will help keep your artist-educator tools creative and dripping with enthusiasm.  

If you know of a creative workshop, challenge or exhibit you think folks would be interested in contact waeawebmaster@gmail.com and we will do our best to add it to this page.  Please include an image, a link to the details about the opportunities and any other pertinent information.  

Monthly Challenges on Social Media and the Internet: A Great Way to Make Art and Connect to New People for Your Personal Learning Network (PLN)

#k12artchallenge

The K-12 artchallenge was started by Arlene Shelton @smARTisteacher on Twitter.  It is a monthly challenge that asks the participants to post their art or their students' art for the daily prompts that occur.  It is a very popular challenge and often features guest hosts of the monthly challenges with crossover to some of Twitters most engaging art educators. 

Matt and Laura Grundler
#​k12artchat

Matt and Laura are so positive and supportive.  They host the weekly #k12artchat on Twitter and have numerous other projects they are in volved with.  During summer they hosted the August #k12artchallenge with their #Reflect31, 31 days of professional reflection and art related to that thought.  Check out their website and their Twitter page. You won't be disappointed.