SIDE BY SIDE: ART INCLUSION STYLE! A WORKSHOP AT NAEA 2024 MINNEAPOLIS APRIL 4 (SPONSORED BY AN ARTS FOR ALL SPECIAL INITIATIVES AWARD)

Jennifer Sims, Art Educator Hart Count High School and Kim Soule, Roster Artist Arts for All Kentucky presented an excellent workshop session at the National Art Education Association National Convention 2024 In Minneapolis Minnesota. We had 22 participants who received a picture of the special needs student and their artwork plus a few interesting facts about the student. The participants created a Side by Side piece that could reflect anything about the students self portrait. They were also encouraged to use collage or assemblage. As the participant/teachers worked they discussed their own students and possibilities of a similar project/experience at their own schools. Jennifer and Kim shared a google slide presentation about their recent project and school installation of self portraits. As the teachers were working and finishing their own projects which we intended to photograph and then publish in a virtual side by side, they decided all together to donate the artwork back to the students! What a surprise to Jennifer and Kim! The teachers also wrote notes to the students on the back encouraging them! What a wonderful and rewarding project!

"WE ARE RAIDERS!" ART INCLUSION ART AWARD SPRING 2024 MARCH SELF-PORTRAITS

KENTUCKY MUSEUM SIDE BY SIDE ART INCLUSION SATURDAYS! FEB 9 - MARCH 8, 2024

This session we made clay masks! The students could choose any animal or cartoon to create. Kim Soule, artist, demonstrated the process of creation. Students worked alongside their parent to create the mask. So the next step is to dry the clay then the mask will need to be fired and then painted by the student.

For the next session students created a seascape lighthouse scene!

"Culture of Greatness Through Art!" TILE MURAL November 6,8,9, December 14 South Warren High School, Warren County Ky

"Culture of Greatness Through Art!" Tile Mural at South Warren High School is a clay tile mural project that began with students in Mrs. Jada Roy's Art classes creating a clay tile that reflected something about them or their school life. The tiles ranged from Kentucky themed to school themed to a reflection of cultures. All students were able to complete a beautiful and meaningful tile. Several teacher aides and peer tutors were helpful to students who had special needs. Teachers and Administrators participating making tiles that were reflective of what they taught or thought important to the school. The students also had a turn to throw pottery on the pottery wheel under the instruction of Kim Soule, Roster Artist. All of the pottery was bisque fired by art teacher Jada Roy. Then Kim Soule returned for a glazing day! The tiles were then fired a second time to create stoneware. The final step will be to hang the finished mural in the school.

2023 Kentucky Exceptional Children's Conference Louisville Ky Nov. 20, 2023 "Chihuly"

Dala Sparks, Speech and Language Pathologist and Kim Soule, Roster Artist for Arts for All KY presented their recent Arts for All Inclusion Award, "Chihuly" at The 2023 Kentucky Exceptional Children's Conference in Louisville Ky on November 20, 2023. Participants were teachers from all over the state. Kim Soule showed them the google slide that was used at Shacklette Elementary to introduce the artist Dale Chihuly and then gave some initial instructions about the project of using recycled materials and plastic plates to create the look of glass. She also showed the teachers how to access the Arts for All Ky website and the Inclusion Art Award application. Dala Sparks then presented beautifully about the outcomes of the project with photos of the installations and data on the pre/post test, reflections, and surveys. As always when the teachers were actually creating they were brainstorming with each other as well as with the presenters on adaptations for special needs students, how to collect materials and possibilities of implementing this teaching at their own unique school and teaching situations. Hands on learning like this is so valuable for the teachers!

"SELF PORTRAITS AND ARTS FOR ALL!" A SPECIAL INIATIVE TEACHER TRAINING AT THE KENTUCKY ART ED ASSOCIATION STATE CONFERENCE Nov. 4, 2023

This ARTS FOR ALL SPECIAL INIATIVE PROJECT provided a Teacher training at the Kentucky Art Education Association State Conference in Northern KY at Thomas More University. The artist, Kim Soule was able to share how to apply for an Arts for All Kentucky Art Inclusion Award and highlight the ways the award benefits all students. The teachers involved were instructed through a google slide presentation about how to create a self portrait. They were given a piece of foam board and acrylic paint to complete the process. During the session teachers were sharing about their struggles and successes with teaching students with special needs and adaptations were shared by not only the teaching artist but also the participants! Whenever teachers have time together to create and reflect it allows them to take something back to their own students! Each teacher left with ideas, encouragement and a sample of teaching a self portrait unit.