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October, 2013
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State Fair artwork by William W., Highland Catholic School, St. Paul, Gr. 2
We are looking for creative donation for the silent auction. They can be either physical or experiential. If you have an item or an idea, please cont Dawne Brown White at dawne@compas.org. Thank you!
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"...informative, yet entertaining. A certain not-to-be-missed annual event." The Bloomsbury Review
_____________________ This year's business meeting was short and sweet, but not without great discussion and information. As part of the activities, we provided time for artists to offer input on questions posed by staff about what is going well, and what we could be doing better.
Suggestions included:
Have educators/funders meet artists Creating a Facebook group for COMPAS artists (refer to information on the right about joining this group!) Hosting an artist blog day and link to each other Stop the 30-day pay cycle, return to 2-weeks Don't reject work, even if it's outside COMPAS parameters check with artists Involve artists in fundraising Find more work for the artists Use 40th anniversary to promote the artists Publicize COMPAS residencies in local/neighborhood newspaper Thank you to everyone for your input; we are working to implement your ideas. To receive the complete list of suggestions, send a message to betsy@compas.org.
Core Principles
Last year, we introduced the "Core Principles" for Teaching Artists. These included the 4 Elements - helping students/participants Experience the art form, Create something, Understand the work and Connect with it. The principles align with national and state standards for learning approaches which are Creating, Presenting, Responding and Connecting. We are not asking that COMPAS Teaching Artists work to meet the standards, but that you have the knowledge and awareness of how your work aligns with what educators are also trying to do. This relates to the need for written lesson plans in charting your work, and making use of the Core Principles as a framework for your planning and preparation. COMPAS is being increasingly pressed by funders and schools to prove the value of the work that our artists do. The Core Principles are one way we can show what our Artists do in the classroom. Right now, we are continuing to think about what the Core Principles will look like in action at COMPAS and will keep you apprised as we figure things out.
Two things have evolved over the past f months. We have made an effort to dedicate more staff time to social media We regularly post COMPAS Artist news our FaceBook page. Got something to share? Send it to betsy@compas.org
Based on artist feedback from the busin meeting, we created a COMPAS Artists Group Page on FaceBook. If you would like to join, plea send a message to Betsy.
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FYI...Some of you may have noticed tha we are transitioning to on-line evaluation for artists and schools/sites. At the same time, we're updating our paperwork to streamline our processes. This is all par the adjustment needed to keep up with t digital age.
We've been trying to reach out to you as changes move into place, but if you hav questions or need clarification, please contact us.
COMPAS Artist Website All paperwork can be found on the COMPAS Teaching Artist's website. The secret password is "compas".
This August marked the 4th year that COMPAS has awarded ribbons to stude whose visual artwork was exhibited in th Education Building at the Minnesota Sta Fair.
We are the only organization that offers awards to student fine artists at the Fair, and it's a tough choice. The images included in this newsletter are the four
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