The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards would like to invite all of you who are attending the National Art Educators Association National Convention to join us for a session, reception, workshop, a photo with Andy Warhol at our booth, or whatever your weekend schedule allows!
FRIDAY, MARCH 8
Video Game Workshop with Globaloria
8:30am – 12:30pm
Intel Lab, Fort Worth Library, 500 W. Third Street, Forth Worth, TX
In this hands-on workshop, the Alliance will educate teachers about various game design skills and tools that can be integrated into the classroom, demonstrating how game making can become a dynamic part of an art curriculum.
ART.WRITE.NOW Opening Reception
6pm – 8pm
Plaza Area & West Wing, Fort Worth Library, 500 W. Third Street, Forth Worth, TX
The ART.WRITE.NOW Tour, a traveling exhibition featuring bold works created by the talented teen winners of the 2012 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, will make its final stop in Fort Worth. The exhibit displays more than 100 pieces of art and literary works from students in grades 7-12 from all over the country. A special opening reception for NAEA attendees will be held on the evening of Friday, March 8.
SATURDAY, MARCH 9
E-Line Video Game Workshops
Intel Lab, Fort Worth Library
Workshop I – 10:00am-12:00pm
Workshop II – 1:00pm-3:00pm
Teacher Professional Development Workshop
4:00 – 5:50pm Omni Hotel
Learn how artwork recognized in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards can inspire creative excellence in the classroom. This three-hour session for teachers will be led by veteran Scholastic Award-winning teachers who, through firsthand experience, have supported their students’ participation in the Awards and have witnessed them experience success in future personal and creative endeavors as a result.
SUNDAY, MARCH 10
General Session – Young Innovators Panel
8:30 – 9:50am, Ballroom, Fort Worth Convention Center
The third annual Young Innovators Panel will feature past recipients of Scholastic Art Awards and the varying journeys they took in their careers when they discovered disciplines outside of the fine arts to apply their creative and innovative thinking. Learn more about these extraordinary Scholastic Awards alums and their past creative development and present professional innovation.
As you know from direct experience, success in The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is a fantastic way to encourage students to think critically and creatively. Student who earn National Scholastic Awards also have access to over $8 million of dedicated scholarship money.
If you have questions please feel free to email me at [email protected], and I look forward to meeting you all soon!
Sincerely,
Courtney Buckland
