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Boise State faculty, students present at art educators conference
Tony Rogers
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COURTESY/COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Students and faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences helped educators from around the state Oct. 1 and Oct. 2. The event was held at the annual Idaho Art Educators Association Conference in Hailey. Teachers from across Idaho, at all levels of teaching, converged for the conference. The theme for the event was “Art is Essential.”
“The IAEA is the state guild for all the art educators in the state of Idaho. Every year we have a conference somewhere in Idaho, and we go to workshops, and listen to keynote speakers,” adjunct faculty Linda Buczynski said. “Every state has an art educators organization, and all state organizations are tied into the national level.”
The conference focused on addressing problems facing art educators. The conference also talked about the advancements made in the teaching field that can help make classes more interactive. The keynote speaker was former president of the National Art Educators Association, Bonnie Rushlow.
“Participating in the IAEA conference is a tremendous learning, teaching and research opportunity for our art education students. Presenting workshops to working art educators is a privilege and a great networking opportunity for these future art teachers,” said Kathleen Keys, associate professor for the College of Arts and Sciences. “As these students enter art education careers they will take innovative, relevant and meaningful curricula into classrooms and communities across Idaho and beyond.”
Linda Buczynski presented a workshop entitled “Ductigami!,” where she talked about using different raw materials as the basis of artwork.
“I heard that some people were using duct tape as raw materials or craft supply, and you could make works of art from duct tape.” Buczynski said. “The students made works of art out of duct tape after being inspired by contemporary pieces.”
For Linda, the IAEA conference helped to train the students for the real world.
“On the undergrad level, all these students got a taste for the amount of organization it takes to be a teacher. They learned about what the art education situation is in other parts of the state. They also practiced presenting in front of people and public speaking.” Buczynski said. “We reflected on the trip, and unanimously voted that it was well worth the trip.”
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