DCPS VISUAL ARTS
November Newsletter
November 1, 2016
In this issue:

FAEA Conference

JWJ Mural Project

Supply Order
Update

Scholastics

Dates to
Remember

Art Edu
Resources

PLC Meeting
Schedule

Art Edu around
Duval
The FAEA Conference
While we were “hunkering down” for Hurricane Matthew, the FAEA
Conference was in full swing in Naples, FL. Tony Sznakowski and
Judi Evans were among two of this year’s presenters! If you didn’t
get a chance to attend this year, be on the lookout to attend next
year when it is held in St. Petersburg!
The Florida Art Education Association (FAEA) is a membership
association dedicated to providing visual art educators in Florida
with the knowledge, skills and support that will ensure the highest
quality instruction possible to all students in Florida.
Want us to feature
you or your
students’ work??
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Mr. Ramos (Beauclerc Elementary) and his classes recently
completed a project inspired by Dia de los Muertos. Enjoy these
pictures of their beautiful work!
“Mr. Bones,” Tony’s live
model for his arts integration workshop.
Send us news of your
celebrations and/or
awards! We’d love to
feature you!
Dates to
remember
11/1-11/2 Dia de los
Muertos
11/2 Secondary Art
PLC Meeting at
MOCA and Art Walk
James Weldon Johnson Mural Project
Ms. Holloway and Ms Pierre, the visual arts team at James Weldon Johnson
partnered with the Jax Kids Mural Project to create a huge exterior mural at their
school! Students spent 4 days painting a color design that included a quote from
James Weldon Johnson as well as organic shape and line designs.
11/7 NEFAEA Board
Meeting
11/11 Veteran’s Day
11/16 Early Release
11/24 Thanksgiving
11/30 Early Release
Have a TON of
broken crayons?!?!
Are your students breaking your
crayons just to push your buttons?!?!
Fret no more!
Bring your broken crayons to
Laurie at the Art Resource Center and she can repurpose them
into different shapes, to then be
used in the classroom or distributed as prizes for hard work,
good behavior, etc.
Supply Order Update
Elementary Teachers: Tony has been entering Elementary Supply Orders
like CRAZY! He anticipates being finished with these orders by
Thanksgiving break. Be on the lookout for supplies! (If you only received a
partial order, items were likely on backorder and items are being ordered
as they become available.)
Secondary Teachers: Laurie will send out supply order information soon.
Now that our department has a clerk, our ordering process can be more
streamlined, we are just waiting on our clerk to receive training. Thank you
for your patience!
Northeast Florida Scholastic Art Awards
The registration and submission window for Northeast Florida Scholastic Art
Awards (NEFSAA) opened on September 14th! Students grades 7-12 are encouraged to submit their artwork for this annual arts competition that offers
regional and national recognition, is a HUGE celebration of art students, and
scholarship funding for college!
The deadline for submissions for our region is December 15th. Visit:
http://www.artandwriting.org/ for more information on Scholastics,
http://www.artandwriting.org/Affiliate/FL007A/ for regional competition
information, & https://www.artandwriting.org/Login to log in or register.
Art Resources
Secondary Quarter 2 Curriculum Guides are now ready
and posted in the Blackboard Learn course!
Our Curriculum Guides + Instructional Resources are
housed in the following Blackboard courses
(duvalschools.blackboard.com):
DCPS Elementary Visual Art
DCPS Secondary Visual Art
Through the Art Teacher group on Office 365, we have a running group thread for communication and a
share file of resources and photos from art events! Enjoy and let us know if we can make improvements to
help you!
Updated District Arts Website
We also have an updated District Visual Arts website (screenshot above). It houses information about the
Art Resource Center, Curriculum, CAST and IPDP resources, PD dates and info, resources in the community, a hub for exhibitions and contests and of course—lots of pictures!
Art Professional Learning Community Meetings
Elementary Art PLC Schedule:
Secondary Art PLC Schedule:
11/2– Elementary Host Sites– Art Walk
11/16– Art Resource Center
11/2– Meeting at MOCA (3-4PM) +Art Walk
11/16– High School Host Site
11/30– Art Resource Center
11/30– Middle School Host Site
12/14– Elementary Host Sites
12/14– Art Resource Center
1/11– Elementary Host Sites
1/25– Art Resource Center
1/11– Art Resource Center
1/25– High School Host Site
2/8– Elementary Host Sites
2/8– Art Resource Center
2/22– Art Resource Center
2/22– Middle School Host Site
3/8– Elementary Host Sites
4/5– Elementary Host Sites
3/8– Art Resource Center
3/29– School Host Site
5/31– Art Resource Center
4/5– MOCA Art Walk
Year at a Glance: Art Event Dates to Note
December 15th: Deadline to submit art to the Northeast Florida Scholastic Art Awards
January 5th: First day of school of 2017 and the beginning of the second semester
February 4th: Northeast Florida Scholastic Art Awards and Exhibition Opening
March 17th: Planning Day, Install Elementary Art Shows, Art submissions due for the District
Middle School Art Exhibition
March 18th: Best of Elementary Art Show Opening Reception
March 18-April 27th: Elementary Art Shows
April 11-28th: DCPS Middle School Art Exhibition at FSCJ Kent Campus
April 14th: Art submissions due for the District High School Art Exhibition
May 4th: DCPS High School Art Awards Ceremony and Exhibition Opening Reception
May 4-25th: DCPS High School Art Exhibition at FSCJ South Campus
Art Education around Duval!
Mr. Kirkland (North Shore Elem) shares best practices at
the Central Riverside PLC Meeting.
Mrs. Colado’s display of student work at Mandarin Middle.
Gorgeous!
A group of new and novice Visual Art teachers met with Ms. Ashley
Westphal (Chaffee Trail Elementary) at the recent New Art Teacher
PLC Meeting at the Art Resource Center. Thank you Ms. Westphal!
Mrs. Thivierge’s student work display of cardboard and
yarn relief sculptures at Twin Lakes Academy Middle.
Love them!
Your Arts Department Team:
Jeff Smith Director of Arts
Anthony “Tony” Sznakowski Elementary Visual Art Specialist || Laurie Brown Secondary Visual Art Specialist
2924 Knights Lane East, Building 2 | 32216