Spring 2009

A Publication of the Rhode Island Art Education Association
IN THIS ISSUE
Spring RIAEA
Member Meeting
& Election 2009
■ President’s Message
■ Art Collaboration
■ Scholastic Art Awards
JOIN US
& Be Involved!
Wednesday, May 6, 4:00PM
WWW.RI.NET/RIAEA SPRING, 2009
■ Youth Art Month
■ Art Educators’ Exhibit
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• Everyone will be admitted to shop and stock up
on supplies before the meeting.
• Invite a new member to join RIAEA and
get a $10 discount on your purchases!
• Refreshments will be served
• President-Elect Susanne Suprock will become
our new President!
– Agenda –
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Nomination committee candidates:
- President-Elect: Mia Thompson
- Secretary: Naomi Carr
- Membership: Diana Baxter
RELEASE OF THE DRAFT RI VISUAL ARTS
AND DESIGN GSES
CELEBRATION OF OUR SUCCESSES:
RI YAM VOTED #1 IN THE NATION!
■ Visual Art and Design
GSEs Published
■ Time for Some Fun!
■ Smithsonian On-Line:
Middle Level Round
Table Event
■ ArtReach News For
2009-2010
■ NAEA Convention
News
■ The Basic Education
Program – Visual Arts
& Design 2009
RIAEA
MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of the Rhode
Island Art Education
Association is to offer
opportunities for
professional development,
leadership and service in
order to advance the
quality of art education.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE continued from previous page
CHILDREN – REFLECTION
is very helpful. Groceries,
laundry, the cat, the war.
and requirements will have
tremendous impact for
our children’s arts learning
opportunities when we all
work together to align our
curriculum and ensure their
implementation.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
COMMUNITIES: We are the
only organization in the state
where teachers are meeting
regularly around student
work outside of school.
Teachers are setting their
own agendas and supporting
each other’s work solely for
the purpose of improving
students opportunities.
In 2001, I discovered RIAEA
– not like Madame Curie
discovered penicillin, more
like discovering a bunch of
new friends. Friends with
benefits. Not those kinds of
benefits, but critical friends
who have helped me grow
and who, I hope, have grown
Rosemary Burns, President
along with me. Friends who
To reflect, one must hold
have accepted me, despite
still. Not just physically – ask
my lame sense of humor.
any insomniac. Dissertation,
While I am soon to be leavjob loss, family crisis. It’s a
ing my title as president to
discipline that is acquired
the highly competent and
with practice and intent.
energetic Susanne Suprock,
A purpose for reflection is
I am not leaving my friends. YOUTH ART MONTH. Wow.
to evaluate what has been
When I say that we are numNor am I leaving the hard
relative to what was or
ber one, I mean number one
work of advocating for art
what might be. To do that
in the nation. This would
education.
requires clearing the view of
never have been possible
So, what have we done
things that demand attenwithout the hard work of
lately? In March, Commis- individual art teachers worktion. Meetings, deadlines,
sioner Peter McWalters and
class, new boss. Meditation
ing together to display the
the RI Board of Regents
is a practice that I have read
brilliance of our students.
accepted our draft of the RI
RIAEA
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Department of Education
2009 CALENDAR
Grade
Span
Expectations
MAY
for Visual Arts and DeWednesday, May 6
Executive Board Meeting,
sign, http://www.ri.net/
RRIE, 4:00pm
riaea. On that same day,
they accepted the draft
JUNE
TBA - Executive Board
of the Basic Education
Meeting
Program (BEP) for all
JUNE 27-28
Rhode Island elementary
Team East Retreat, Rochester,
and secondary schools
NY
(see the language relating
AUGUST
The YAM Show at Fidelity in
to arts education later
TBA - Cookout Extravaganza
in this newsletter). This Providence featurd Birch Vocational,
Feinstein High School and Mount
For Up-to-date info go to:
is powerfully imporPleasant High School.
http://www.ri.net/RIAEA
tant. These standards
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So, before leaving…just as president… I’d
RIAEA INOV8 CONFERENCE: NAEA President-Elect Barry Shauck attended because it like to say one last thing, and that is; Don’t
is the theme of the 2010 national conference. be afraid to lead. Lead your students to
creative and expressive opportunities. Lead
LET THEM BE HEARD: The art advocacy
your school as Chief Arts Advocate. Lead by
video heard around the world. See it at
example - participate in community activities
http://www.ri.net/RIAEA.
that showcase student art making; participate
SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS: Every year it gets in a professional learning community; parbetter, and wait until you hear about next year! ticipate in the activities offered through your
Upon reflection, while I know I was pretty
professional organization. Join us on May
darn busy with the work of our organization, 6th for the RIAEA annual spring meeting at
I have to say that the biggest part of my job
the RI Recycling Center (www.rrie.org).
has been to make it a bit easier for the amazStay in touch: rosemary.burns@ride.ri.gov
ingly smart people that I have had the honor
(RIDE Arts Education Liaison)
to work with to get the work done. I think
that that’s something really important about
leadership – trust.
ART COLLABORATION
Emily Pichette, Student Rep
During the months of October through December
of 2008 an exciting collaboration took place at
West Warwick High School. It began with Jess Puerini, special education teacher who received a grant from VSAarts of Rhode Island, allowing
us to have an artist come work for an extended period of time on a collaboration project. Jess
and Brianne Ryan’s self-contained life skills students and Susan Sward’s advanced art studio
students worked alongside Kate Sanders-Fleming, the
chosen artist, to create a permanent piece of art work – a
mural – leaving a wonderful legacy at WWHS. Fortytwo people worked on this collaboration to create the
mural – that’s eighty-four hands working on one piece
of art work! This artwork has a lot of meaning to many:
the special-education students finally feel they’re a part of
WWHS now. It opened the eyes of many in the school,
and even in the community, to the reality that students
who may not otherwise
have the opportunity to
work together can successfully do so and form
lasting friendships with
each other.
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SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS
SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS
Tricia Barry, Scholastic Arts Chair
The 2009 RI Scholastic Art Awards Ceremony and Opening Reception were held
on Sunday, January 25th at Roberts Hall
and the Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island
College.
RIAEA would like
to thank Fidelity
Investments for their
sponsorship toward
the RI Scholastic
Art Awards, as well
as, Rhode Island
RIC President, Nancy College for their
Carriuolo, addresses
continued support.
the audience.
Special thanks to
Lauren Tucciarone (Gallery Committee),
Susanne Suprock (Ceremony Committee),
Nicole Pichette (Drop Off Committee),
Mary McMurtery (Jury Chair), Erica Meyer
(Invitations), Cheryl Williams, and Cynthia
Duffy for making this year’s program very
successful. Also, many thanks to the numerous volunteers who helped with drop off, the
gallery and ceremony.
continued from previous page
hours toward IPlans.
For more information, please forward your name to
Tricia_Barry@nksd.
net . The program
will not be able to
run without the additional help.
Thank you to all
who participated
and volunteered in
the 2009 program.
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF NATIONAL
RECOGNITION
Jason Yoon, Executive
Director of New Urban
Arts gave an inspiring
keynote address.
Just recently The Alliance for Young Artists
& Writers finished their National adjudication process. RIAEA is proud to announce
that four students from RI will be receiving National Recognition at a ceremony on
June 4th. The Awards Ceremony is located
at Carnegie Hall in New York City as well as
the Exhibition located at World Monuments
Fund Gallery.
NINA NAPPA - Silver Medal, Painting, The
Lincoln School, Teacher - Anita Thompson
KATHRYN RYAN - American Visions Medal,
Painting, Portsmouth High School, Teacher
- Maryellen Johnson
KIMBERLIE SHEEHAN Gold Medal, Ceramics
& Glass, Johnston Senior High School, Teacher
- Bridget Mcmahon
THERESA ZEITZ-LINDAMOOD - Silver Medal,
Drawing, The Lincoln School, Teacher - Anita
Thompson
Congratulations to all students and teachers!
Nina Nappa won a
Silver Medal for
this painting.
Sara Pollard (right) of Cranston West stands
Look for information about the 2010 RI
proudly with her artwork and her teacher,
Scholastic Art Awards Program in September. Barbara Voccola.
There will be many
changes so please
check the RIAEA
website for updates.
As the Scholastic Art
Awards program has
expanded greatly,
RIAEA is actively
seeking teachers to
join sub-committees
in order to administer the program.
You will receive
Crowds gathered inside the gallery to enjoy the artwork after the ceremony.
plenty of credit
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Silver Medal Drawing by Theresa Zeitzlindamood.
Spring, 2009
Kimberlie Sheehan’swinning
ceramic piece.
Kathryn Ryan’s painting won the
American Visions Medal, Painting.
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YOUTH ART MONTH
Mia Thompson, YAM Chair
Do you remember why you got into teachWe are officially over March, National YAM,
ing art? I do, and I’m sure you’ll agree. It had
and it couldn’t be a better time to speak of art
nothing to do with the hours, the summer
advocacy. President Obama has already taken
breaks, or (certainly not) the pay. It had to do
the first few steps, trying to stabilize public
with my love of visual art. My drive to underarts education in our schools. Unfortunately, for
stand how children could learn using visual
some of us, it may not be enough. The economy, art, and my desire to see the “Ah-Ha!” moment
especially in RI, is not on stable ground.
of a student who just discovered the drawings
It’s tough to put aside your anger at being
of MC Escher. These reasons far outweighed
pink-slipped and put on an art exhibit. It’s
the negative politics of public teaching. Last
even tougher to look your students in the eye
year, we had an all-time record low number of
and tell them that what they are doing in your superintendents endorse YAM. It didn’t surprise
classroom is important and appreciated (espeme, as the economy was looking head-on into a
cially when your program is sliced in half ).
financial disaster. However, we did have a record
number of art educators
involved with YAM:
Something for all levels K–12
• 222 schools participated in YAM (10%
increase over 2007)
• 18 superintendent
the art education magazine
endorsements (51%, an
all-time low)
• 31 YAM shows were
documented last year
(41% increase over
2007)
Right now, we only
have thirteen shows
documented for YAM
2009. This is even more
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schoolarts
YOUTH ART MONTH continued
embarrassing because we have been awarded
The National Claire Flanagan Youth Art Month
Award for 2008. I was invited to the National
Convention, where I was presented with the
award, and $500 for our program!! The whole
Nation is watching RI to see what we do this
year!
Register yourself on the YAM website!! Register your show on this website – it’s fast and
This year’s Fidelity YAM Exhibit in Smithfield.
easy, and secure. Please be sure to update your
browser if you are having trouble accessing the
the opposite unless you start showing how art is
website. The YAM site can only be seen using
such a crucial part of our education.
the newest technology. Visit www.yamri.org,
and click on “Register” on the homepage under Talk to classroom teachers and investigate
“Welcome.”
how you can integrate art into the classroom
curriculum.
Registering your show also allows you to easily
download your show’s images directly onto the Find a parent who is an artist – make them
website, securely.
an artist-in-residence, and have them create a
permanent art display for your school.
Log onto the website, www.yamri.org, and
click on “superintendent Endorsements” to see Invite the mayor, school committee, or suif your superintendent has endorsed Youth Art
perintendent to your room for a day.
Month. Click on the superintendent’s name to
These are simple steps that will remind you
instantly send them an email. If they have not
how wonderful your job is, and how important
endorsed YAM, please encourage them to do
it is to fight for it. If nothing else, it will make
so. If they have, please congratulate them, and
you feel good about your hard work and acshow your support.
complishments.
Please send all articles/press releases and imArt is the heart of the core curriculum, and
ages to:Mia Thompson, 42 Blackmore Street,
when you start with art, you learn for life.
East Greenwich, RI 02818.
Not having an art show could be even more
detrimental than you think; you could be showing taxpayers, politicians, and students that
visual art really doesn’t matter in our schools.
We all know this isn’t true, but it’s hard to prove
SPECIAL THANKS
to YAM’s corporate sponsors
Fidelity of Smithfield
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Rhode Island Art Education Association
Chairs for Chariho
Spring, 2009
Sign*A*Rama of North Kingstown
Spring, 2009
The RIAEA would like to
congratulate the following students:
Winner of the Flag Competition:
Will Petenaude of Warwick (elementary)
Winner of the Postcard Competition:
Taiwo Adebimpe of Middletown (high
school)
Winner of the Poster Competition:
Esmeree Thornley of Chariho (elementary)
Governor Carcieri has given each student
winner a certificate of commendation for
their artistic efforts.
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NEWS FLASH!
BEPs AND GSEs – FEEDBACK REQUESTED
VISUAL ART AND DESIGN
GSES PUBLISHED!
CALLING ALL ART EDUCATORS!
TIME FOR SOME FUN!
Rosemary Burns, President
Before retiring, one of Commissioner McWalters’ highest priorities was to revise the
Basic Education Program (BEP). The BEP is
the book of regulations that informs municipalities, district leaders, teachers and parents
what the minimal expectations for teaching
and learning are. The following excerpt is
taken directly from the draft document:
The new draft of the visual art and design
GSEs are now published. Please find them
at our website: http://www.ri.net/RIAEA.
Please send your comments to Rosemary
Burns at rosemary.burns@ride.ri.gov.
Please review these carefully as you do your
summer planning for the next academic year.
Please share them with other art teachers as
well as your administrators.
BE ON THE LOOKOUT for our Back to
School Members Meeting
Cookout extravaganza
to be held at the end of
August, (formally the annual September members
meeting.)
This event will take place
outdoors, but we will
have access to a building.
There will be a few outdoor workshops, plenty
of networking, and lots of
other fun events. You can
bring your family as well.
All members will receive
a postcard with the date,
place and time.
* If you have a great
outdoor style lesson that
you would like to facilitate during our outdoor
event; Fish printing,
outdoor sand casting.....
blown bubble art painting, etc, please email
Susanne Suprock at
suprocks@cox.net
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THE BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM – VISUAL ARTS & DESIGN 2009
Rhode Island Art Education Association
Spring, 2009
G-13-1.3.5 – Visual Arts & Design and the
Performing Arts
A high quality visual arts & design and
performing arts education program of study
leads to arts literacy for all students and
includes dance, media arts, music, theatre,
and visual arts and design. Students shall
be provided with sufficient opportunities to
create, perform, and respond in each of their
arts courses so as to achieve proficiency.
Each LEA shall ensure that the coherent PK12 curricula for visual arts & design and at
least one of the performing arts include:
1. Artistic Process: Creative problem solving
using the tools, techniques, and technology
of one or more art forms in order to make
the imagined tangible;
3. Communication: Personal expression,
creativity, and meaning through the use of
symbols representative of each art form; and
sharing of the human experience with image,
sound, movement, words, space, time, and/
or sequence.
Classes in at least
two art forms
shall be available for each
student in each
grade through
the middle level.
A program of
study shall exist
for all secondary
students to enable YAM “09! Artwork from
the Cranston City and West
them to demBay Art Exhibit
onstrate proficiency in at least one art form. Additionally,
secondary school students shall be provided
with the opportunity to do multiple levels of
coursework in visual arts and design in both
two and three dimensions and in at least one
performing arts discipline. To see the full
document, please go to www.ride.ri.gov.
Your feedback on this document is important. Please email your comments to:
2. Cultural Context: Purpose and motivarosemary.bunrs@ride.ri.gov.
All comments
tion fundamental to art-making for all societwill
be
presented
to
the
RI
Board
of Regents
ies; and integration of arts history, analysis,
during
public
hearing.
and criticism; and
RIAEA TO HONOR RETIRING MEMBERS
The Rhode Island Art Education Association will honor retiring RIAEA members at our
Fall Membership Meeting (date to be announced).
If you know of an RIAEA member who is retiring in June, 2009 (or has retired during the
2008-2009 school year), please contact one of the Retired Art Teachers Representatives on
or before August 1, 2009.
Carole Moses Harman
crmharman@cox.net
Spring, 2009
Robin Alcott
rdalcott@aol.com
1-508-252-3807
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ARTREACH NEWS FOR 2009-2010
ANNUAL ART EDUCATORS EXHIBIT
John C. Chamberlin, ArtReach Chair
Nancy Brandley, RIAEA Art Exhibit Chair
ArtReach, RIAEA’s grant funding Another positive outcome of this new cycle
partnership with Providence Per- will be the timing. Many of you have told
forming Arts Center (PPAC) and me about the end of the year crunch and
Rhode Island Monthly is soon to how challenging it was to generate a grant
application at that time. While the fall of the
enter its fifth season. We’ve just completed
our fourth with five school sites (reported in year is also a busy time at school sites, you’ll
be invigorated about starting a new academic
a previous issue of this newsletter). Those
year. Applying for the ArtReach Grant can
schools worked on projects inspired by the
be a part of that energy. As ArtReach Chair,
ideas of author Ian Fleming’s book-turnedI am looking forward to announcing the
movie-turned-theatrical musical, Chitty,
theatrical production for 2009-2010 school
Chitty, Bang, Bang.
year and look forward to many of you apA new grant cycle will go into effect for Arplying for an ArtReach Grant to assist in the
tReach this fall. During the past four cycles,
support of the art +
the time frame was late spring of one year
design program at
through to the late winter of the following
your school. We also
year.
extend our thanks
Beginning with this new cycle in the fall
and appreciation
of 2009, we will announce the actual grant
to Rhode Island
amounts that will be available. This program is Monthly and PPAC
funded with proceeds from The Best of Rhode for making these
Island Party held at PPAC in July, so please
funds available to
encourage everyone you know to attend and
support these outsupport this event! Details will be available on
standing art projects!
PPAC at night
the PPAC website soon: www.ppacri.org
SMITHSONIAN ON-LINE: TOPIC OF MIDDLE LEVEL ROUND TABLE EVENT
On March 25th a Middle Level Round Table session was held in
the computer lab at the Gaudet Middle School in Middletown,
Rhode Island. The workshop was attended by 14 art educators of
all levels. Featured was the 2007 Rhode Island Educator of the
year, Cathy Davis-Hayes. Trained by the Smithsonian Institution
in Washington, DC, Ms. Davis-Hayes demonstrated the many
faceted uses of the Institution’s enormous web site. Participants
were brought through a number of links for reference materials, lesson plan, and much,
much more. In just two short hours we got a glimpse of the infinite potential of the
Smithsonian’s on-line sites for art educators.
If you are a middle level art educator and would like e-mail notices for upcoming round
table/professional development opportunities during the 2009-2010 school year, please
contact Jill Armstrong, RIAEA Middle Level Representative at Jarmstrong@mpsri.net.
RIAEA members attend at no cost, non-member fee is $20.
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Congratulations to 2009 RIAEA Art Educators’ Exhibit Winners!
Award recipients are
from left to right:
Michele Mennucci,
Lilya Krys,
Cathy VanLancker,
Kristin Street, and
Kurt VanDexter.
T H E AWA R D S
KRISTIN STREET
- Best of Show
CATHY VANLANCKER
- 1st Place
LILYA KRYS
-2nd Place
MICHELE MENNUCCI
-3rd Place
KURT VANDEXTER
- Honorable Mention
SUSAN VOLLUCCI
- Honorable Mention
KRISTIN STREET
- Honorable Mention
MARY JANE ANDREOZZI
- Honorable Mention
Rhode Island Art Education Association gratefully
acknowledges the following
organizations for their
support of this exhibit.
• Moses Brown & the
Krause Gallery
• Individual Icons –
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• Blick Art Materials
• LeeAnn Herreid
• Crystal Productions
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RIAEA IS #1 AT NAEA CONVENTION
RIAEA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS 2008 – 2009
Peter Geisser, Parliamentarian
PRESIDENT
of the Year. Loriann was introduced by Peter Geisser and
cheered on by her husband
and her son, Alex. Again,
the level of commitment and
excellence of RIAEA teachers impressed regional and
national leaders.
RIAEA wowed the NAEA
Convention this year with
awards. At Delegates Assembly the Youth Art Month
Awards were given to many
state affiliates, BUT the top
award in the nation was given
to Rhode Island’s own Mia
Thompson. Mia was asked to
say something to the Assembly
and eloquently spoke about
the work of Beth Schenck
who preceded her as YAM
coordinator and how RI art
teachers have gone out of their
way in these hard times to
advocate for their programs by Eastern Region Awards Ceremony:
their involvement in Youth Art Peter Geisser introduces RIAEA’s
Teacher of the Year, Louriann
Exhibitions.
Next on the awards agenda
was the Newsletter Awards
and Susan Root who again
received national recognition with a Newsletter Award
Honorable Mention.
Mardo-Zayat.
Presentations were made at
the Convention by Kurt Van
Dexter “Student Designed...
Garden Programs”; Mia
Thompson “Using YAM as an
Advocacy Tool”; John ChamOn Saturday afternoon, at the berlin “Learning Through Art
Eastern Region Awards Cerand Design” and “How Much
emony, Loriann Mardo-Zayat, Does Visibility Matter?” Peter
who teaches in Central Falls,
Geisser “Not My Job! But Art
received national recognition Can Serve Students with Mulfor being the RIAEA Teacher tiple Special Needs.” [Forgive
us if there were other RI presenters who were not reported here.]
Art Education, SNAE. At the
Special Needs Art Education
Awards Ceremony, RIAEA was
recognized for having a State
Special Needs Award along
with Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa,
Nevada, North Carolina, New
Mexico, and Arizona.
The business of Delegates Assembly has drastically changed
in the past two years. NAEA
is creating a Platform, made of
Position Statements, that will
be the official policy of NAEA.
Please look to the NAEA website and to the NAEA Newsletter for a full explanation of this
process and other changes in
the governance in NAEA.
An exciting atmosphere of
change and openness dominated
this convention. Though Art
Education around the country is being challenged by the
economy, NAEA has never been
more supportive and advocating
of the work of art teachers.
In addition to these RI
contributions, John Chamberlin chaired meetings of the
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Caucus where he has
served as Co-Chair for the
past two years. Peter Geisser
Peter Geisser, with previous NAEA served as the RI Delegate to
president, Susan Loesi is sworn
the Convention and became
in as NAEA Special Needs Art
the President of Special Needs
Education President.
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Rosemary Burns
401-423-9989
roe27@cox.net
rosemary.burns@ride.ri.gov
PAST PRESIDENT & SCHOLASTIC ARTS JURY CHAIR
Mary McMurtery
508-222-1374
marymcmurtery@yahoo.com
HISTORIAN
Christine A. Mullen
401-254-5980 ext. 3146
chrisamullen@cox.net
ART TEACHERS EXHIBIT
Nancy Brandley
401-849-3700
maulsticktoo@cox.net
CHAIR, ARTREACH GRANT MEMBERSHIP
& HIGHER EDUCATION REP Diana Baxter
John C. Chamberlin
401-454-6133
jchamber@risd.edu
401-245-2010 ext. 2124
baxterd@bw.k12.ri.us
PARLIAMENTARIAN
PROGRAMS
Mel Johnson
401-683-2124
ride2734@ride.ri.net
Peter Geisser
401-785-1134
petergeisser@cox.net
RECORDING SECRETARY
ADVOCACY REP
AWARDS
Stephen Saunders
Kim Markarian
401-734-3200
401-884-5793
saunderss@warwickschools.org arieswoman325@cox.net
Naomi Carr
401-316-1492
snscarr@hotmail.com
Tricia Barry
401-378-7440
tabarry7@cox.net
YOUTH ART MONTH CHAIR
Susan Sward
401-764-0111
ssward@westwarwickpublic
schools.com
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SCHOLASTIC ARTS CHAIR
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NEWSLETTER EDITOR &
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Susan M. Root
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WEBMASTER
Jean Carmody
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RHODE ISLAND ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
The National Art Education Association
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Combined membership dues began July 1,1995. This includes membership in RIAEA and NAEA.
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