Danielle Penney, VAC Chair
vac@wiarted.org

Send Art History Quiz Bowl Questions to Art History Quiz Bowl Chair, Diane Urban: vac2@wiarted.org

Do you need clarification on long term problems?
contact: Nancy Zabler, VAC Co-Chair
Manawa High School
vac3@wiarted.org

2012 VAC Regional Chair Contact Information & Regional Dates
Note -VAC state meet is Friday April 13!

LaCrosse Regional
Date:  Friday March 9, 2012 @ UW LaCrosse

Angie Hendrikson, Regional Chair
Onalaska High School
700 Hilltopper Place
Onalaska, WI 54650
608-783-4561 (work)
henan@webmail.onalaska.k12.wi.us


Mauston Regional
Date:  Wednesday, March 7, 2012 @ Mauston High School

Libby Hansen, Regional Chair
Mauston High School
800 Grayside Avenue
Mauston, WI 53948
608-847-4410 ex.4434 (Work)
608-847-4802 (fax)
lhansen@maustonschools.org

Whitewater Regional
Date:  Friday, March 2, 2012 @ UW Whitewater

Elizabeth Schlieger, Regional Chair
Marshall High School
PO Box 76
Marshall, WI 53559
608-655-1310 x561 (work)
608-655-3046 (fax)
beth_schlieger@marshall.k12.wi.us

Cardinal Stritch Regional
Date:  Friday, March 30, 2012 @ Cardinal Stritch University

Judy Grochowski, Regional Chair
414 841 6518 (cell) (text ok)
414 502 0286 (home)
uudyja@gmail.com

Stout Regional
Date:  Friday March 23, 2012 @ UW Stout

Shannon Kamm, Regional Chair
Baldwin-Woodville High School 1000 13th Ave
Baldwin, WI 54002
715-684-3321 x122 (Work)
skamm@bwsd.k12.wi.us

Stevens Point Regional
Date:  Friday, February 17, 2012 @ UW Steven’s Point

Nancy Zabler, Regional Chair
Little Wolf High School
515. E 4th St
Manawa, WI 54949
920-596-2524 ex. 3026 (Work)
920-596-2655 (Fax)
715-824-2321 (Home)
nzabler@manawa.k12.wi.us

Baraboo Regional
Date:  Wednesday, March 21, 2012 @ UW Colleges Baraboo/Sauk County Campus

Rochelle Robkin, Regional Chair
14102 Ash Street
Baraboo, WI 53913
608-356-3539 (home)
608-393-2317 (cell)
robkin@centurytel.net


Northland Regional
Date: Friday March 23, 2012 @ Northland College in Ashland, WI

Danielle Penney, Regional Chair
Mellen Schools
420 S. Main Street
Mellen, WI 54546
(715) 274-3601 ext: 103 (Work)
dpenneyvacchair@mellen.k12.wi.us

Art History Quiz Bowl Questions
December 20, 2012 

Visual Arts Classic Coaches and Chairs,  While your students are preparing fabulous projects for VAC 2012, do not forget to have them write some top notch questions for the Art History Quiz Bowl. 

It is advantageous to submit questions, because your team will know the answer! 

The questions that the students create may include images, fill in the blank questions, or questions that have the artist's name or other pertinent information as the answer. No True or False questions please. 

Please have Art History Quiz Bowl questions and answers submitted by Saturday February 4, 2011! 

Be sure to include the sources of information.  

  

With more and more curricular expectations being added to the plates of teachers each year it is challenging to come up with innovative assignments to engage young artistic minds that also meet new requirements in school curriculum.  This fall I was seeking a novel research assignment for my high school Art Portfolio course, where students focus on one artist and two art mediums of their choosing.  My inspiration turned up in the mail the next day with the arrival of the latest issue of Art Education NAEA, this edition contained an article by Julia Marshall and Kimberly D’Adamo titled Art Practice as Research in the Classroom. 

The project described by Marshall and D’ Adamo incorporated four important areas of research: description, analysis, reflection, and connection.  I took these four areas and asked my students to apply them when creating their own iGoogle artist websites.  To demonstrate their understanding of description they were asked to write a clear explanation of the visual characteristics of one of the works of art. Students were asked to provide analysis on a second piece of artwork created by their chosen artist. To demonstrate their ability to analyze the students could focus on the intentions of the artist, the meaning behind the cultural contexts in which the artworks were made, or the way meaning of the work are expressed visually.  Students were asked to give a personal reflection on a third piece of artwork, finding a deeper meaning.  It is important for students to make connections in everything that they are asked to do; for this part of the assignment students were asked to use one of two basic applications in order to make their connections with their forth piece of artwork.  They could associate the artwork and culture to reveal an underlying theme or they could relate researched artworks and themes to their own work as a student artist.

Since students were expected to put all the information on their website into their own words they were also applying their skills in writing and grammar to the area of visual arts & design while using technology.  This lesson is ready to be used in your classroom or your students might find it helpful exercise when preparing for Visual Arts Classic 2012. 



Click here to explore Shayli's artist website

Click here to explore Caity's artist website

Visual Arts Classic

The long awaited prompts should be available by November 3, 2011.  I would like to thank everyone for their patience while the VAC Committee created the outstanding prompts for Art as Commentary 2012.  The new team registration form is available here.

The North Regional at Northland College in Ashland has been changed to Friday March 23, 2012.  If you or someone you know is interested in participating in the Visual Arts Classic 2012 please have them contact me at vac@wiarted.org or my VAC Co-Chair/ Registration Coordinator, Nancy Zabler at vac3@wiarted.org.

Just another reminder to mark your calendars for the State meet. It is Friday April 13! 


VAC 2012
Theme: Art As Commentary

Artist list:
1. Banksy 
2. Daryl Cagle
3. John Byrd
4. Dr. Seuss
5. Dorothea Lange
6. Jenny Holzer
7. Betye Saar
8. Faith Ringgold
9. Elizabeth Catlett
10. Richard Notkin
11. Ken Burns
12. Norman Rockwell


The following shows the updated WAEA approved prompts for Ceramics & Sculpture:
The wording of the two prompts have been changed to be more general in scope

Ceramics– Long Term-Create a hand-built, wheel-thrown or a combination teapot which makes a visual commentary about a contemporary (social or political) issue. (You must have spout, handle and lid, but does not necessarily need to be a functional teapot.)
 
Sculpture–  Long Term- Metaphors are comparisons that show how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in one important way, they make you think, inviting you to analyze how two subjects relate. Metaphors are a way to describe something, a tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing, adding a creative aspect to a  figure of speech. Create a sculpture showing a metaphorical representation of a historical figure.


Thank You,

VAC Committee




2011 final results at State


Overall

1st place = New London (coach – Robert Smith)

2nd place = Baldwin-Woodville (coach Shannon Kamm)

3rd place = West Salem (coach – Quenten Brown)

 

Critical Thinking

1st place = Lincoln (coach – Dana Rice)

2nd place = New London (coach – Robert Smith)

3rd place = Baldwin=Woodville (coach Shannon Kamm)

 

Quiz Bowl

1st place = West Salem (coach – Quenten Brown)

2nd place = Martin Luther (coach – )

3rd place = New London (coach – Robert Smith)

 

 

A Quick Overview of VAC

 

Waukesha South VAC team member creating a work of art during the 2011 VAC competition

 

• VAC is a competition for high school Art students (grades 9-12)

• Eleven studio categories

• Yearly theme

• In-depth research on the 12 selected artists whose work relates to the theme

• Scores are earned both individually and as a team

• Opportunity to create artwork in response to a prompt as a “long-term” project

• Challenge to create artwork in response to a prompt as an “on-site” project

• Team participation in Quiz Bowl competition

• Team participation in Critical Thinking competition

• Teams are composed of a group of 12 students ($125.00)

• Schools may register only one team per school

• Schools may register a half team of 6 ($65.00)

• Team’s advisor/coach must be a current member of WAEA

• No more than 2 individuals from the same team may compete in a studio area

• All first places advance from Regional to State competition

• Cell phone use during competition will result in disqualification

• Friendly, non-threatening competition!

VAC will help the student to develop and expand these skills:

- Conduct research

- Work independently

- Work cooperatively as part of a team

- Stay on task

- Find exemplars in art from which to model and learn

- Work out ideas in written form and sketches until he/she arrives at a solution

- Develop ability in the medium/technique of the problem through inquiry and practice

- Critique with knowledge his/her own work, peers, as well as that of artists

- Accept constructive criticism

- Search for new answers

- Manage time while working towards deadlines

- Take risks in solving problems

- Evaluate and be able to talk about his/her artwork

- Take charge of his/her own learning

2012 VAC State Schedule

 

7:30 - 8:30:  Arrival, Registration – Humanities Building

                    Leave Long Term Projects in the Gallery for Judging

8:30 - 11:00*: On site prompts in individual studio areas – Humanities Building

 (* a student may request to remain and work till 11:15)


Art History - 7621

Ceramics - 6111

Drawing – 6221 & 6231

Computer Graphics - 6101

Painting - 7121

Personal Adornment - 6365

Traditional Photo - 6261

Digital Photo - 6541

Printmaking - 6131

Sculpture - 6411

Video – 6127

Note: Room numbers may change


10:00:  Coaches Meeting

11:30-1:15: Lunch for those not competing in the Critical Thinking (also, during this timeframe, alternates to pick up supplies and return them to holding area) – on your own

11:30-11:45: Teams competing in the Critical Thinking report to receive prompt - Grainger Hall, Room 1100

11:45-12:30: Critical Thinking presentation, Q&A, teams work on solutions, lunch on site during this time (also, during this timeframe, alternates to pick up supplies and return them to holding area) - Grainger Hall, Room 1100

12:30-1:40: Critical Thinking Presentations by teams - Grainger Hall, Room 1100

1:15: Students not involved with the Critical Thinking, report to their studios for the Judges Critique - Humanities Building

1:40-1:50: Students involved with the Critical Thinking transition to Judges Critique - Humanities Building

1:15-2:30: Judges Critique-on site & long term solutions - Humanities Building

2:30-2:45: Transition to Quiz Bowl - Grainger Hall, Room 1100

2:45-3:30: Quiz Bowl - Grainger Hall, Room 1100

3:45: Awards - Grainger Hall, Room 1100

4:00-4:30 – Pick up all remaining Long Term Projects from the Gallery if you   have not done so – Humanities Building, 7th Floor