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The St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES AIE Program provides component school districts with high-quality, professional performances and art-integrated learning experiences for students in grades K-12.
The Program has three (3) main components: Base Performances, Visiting Artists, and Contract Performers and/or Ticket Purchase.
The Base Fee provides participating districts with the Base Performances and Visiting Artists components.
The Contract Performers and/or Ticket Purchase component is available to AIE participating districts at an additional aidable cost.
Many thanks to the Arts in Education Committee district representatives who selected the 2010-11 base performances. They reviewed several study guides, DVDs, and other promotional material prior to their selection.
2010-11 BASE PERFORMANCES AIE participating districts will receive performances from at least 2 National/International performers and 1 Local Performer per year.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL TOURS Jump with Jill: is a rock 'n roll nutrition concert for elementary students (grades K-6). With microhphone in hand, Jill gets kids learning about nutrition by moving to her original music. The interactive experience not only makes eating breakfast and drinking water cool, but helps increase retention of these important health messages. Since Jump with Jill's inception three years ago, Jill has performed nearly 500 shows for almost 70,000 kids all over the United States. For additional information visit, http://www.notetohealth.com.
Surf School: is a guide to safely navigating the 'Net for students in grades 5-12. This program uses music and an interactive discussion to address students on a peer level on how to enjoy the benefits of the internet while keeping safe. Createor Jill Jayne uses her academic and music credentials to deliver internet safety messages with a rock 'n roll punch. Surf Schools acknowledges students as leaders of the newest media, empowering them to take charge of communicating with their parents and trusted adults about their internet activities. For additional information visit, http://www.notetohealth.com. Tour Dates - September 27-30, 2010.
The Gizmo Guys: Performing as the Gizmo Guys, Allan Jacobs and Barrett Felker have amazed and amused audiences around the world. They work in a great variety of venues including theaters, corporate functions of all types, cruise ships.... you name it, they've done it. Sure, they've made numerous television appearances, won international juggling competitions, and taught at top circus schools. But what makes their act so appealing is their uniquely winning combination of dazzling technique and infectious humor. The Gizmo Guys' rapid-fire act exhilarates and inspires sidesplitting laughter in audience members of all ages. Objects in Motion! "Juggling + Math + Science = FUN" For additional information visit, http://www.gizmoguys.com. Tour Dates - November 15-23, 2010 (weekdays).
LOCAL TOUR Tom Sieling: Districts will have the choice of ONE of the following programs which are both intended for students in grades K-6. Tour Dates - February 3-11, 2011 (weekdays)
VISITING ARTISTS COMPONENT Participating Districts are eligible to receive up to 2 days (12 hours) of “arts services” from area visiting artists as part of the base fee. To request a Visiting Artist please complete and submit the Program Service Request form found below.
Visiting Artist Service Request Form CONTRACT PERFORMERS/TICKET PURCHASE COMPONENT In addition to the Base Services, districts participating in the AIE Program may invite contract performers into their district. Contract performer’s honorarium, travel expenses, and a 10% administrative fee will be billed to your district through the AIE CoSer. All performances must have a clear connection to the NYS Learning Standards for Arts. To request a contracted service please complete and return the Service Request form found below.
EXAMPLES OF CONTRACT PERFORMERS Jim Bruchac - For over twenty years, James has been conducting programs for school groups, youth organizations, storytelling festivals, libraries, corporate functions, museums, wildlife groups, and various government agencies. 23 Middle Grove Road | Greenfield Center, NY 12833
Steven Krasner - "Nudging the Imagination" is a collection of literacy workshops developed and presented by Steven Krasner, an award-winning children's author, who has been traveling around the country, sharing his love and enthusiasm for writing with students of all ages for more than 20 years. His workshops take on several forms, all of which are fun-filled, highly interactive and motivational for students, teachers and parents, tying into the application of standards and leading to independent and enthusiastic writers. (401) 884-2617
nudging@aol.com http://www.nudgingtheimagination.com/index.html
Eileen Christolow – Offers an interactive program, talking about publishing, writing and illustrating. Her program is best suited to K-4, although she often presents a more in-depth program to grades 5–6. 228 Partridge Road | East Dummerston, VT 05346 http://www.eileenchristelow.com/schoolvisits/index.html
Susan E. Goodman – Susan is the author of many acclaimed nonfiction books for children. Using slides, she takes K-6 students on book adventures. 5 Oakview Terrace | Boston, MA 02130 Christopher Shaw (Twining Tree Productions) – Chris is an Adirondack Storyteller and Musician. He offers many different programs to school age children. Food Play Productions, LLC – Emmy Award-winning FoodPlay Productions makes nutrition and health come alive using the power of live theater. Bring our fun-filled educational theater shows and curriculum-based resources to your schools, festivals, conferences, and special events, and watch your children take charge of growing up healthy and fit! 1 Sunset Avenue | Hatfield, MA 01038
(800) FoodPlay info@foodplay.com http://www.foodplay.com/ Paul Stillman (Historically Speaking) – Offers various historical presentations.
PO Box 488 | Cameron Mills, NY 14820-0488 RealBenFranklin@aol.com **NYSSMA fees may also filter through the CoSer. Districts should use the Contract Performer(s) Service Request Form to request the service. A copy of the NYSSMA invoice must be sumbitted with the completed Service Request Form. **Ogdensburg Command Performance (OCP) and Community Peformance Series (CPS) tickets may also filter through the CoSer, but the process is a bit different. Therefore, the Contract Perfomer(s) Service Request Form is NOT necessary, contact Deborah Champagne with questions dchampagne@sllboces.org.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR ART EDUCATORS
ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY THEATER Ogdensburg Command Performance: Ogdensburg Free Academy (OCP), 1100 State Street, Ogdensburg, NY 13669. Email: ocp@ogdensburgK12.org Phone: (315) 393-2625 Fax: (315) 393-3745 Website: Ogdensburg Command Performances Online OR http://www.ilovetheatre.org
Community Performance Series: SUNY Potsdam Snell Theater, 44 Pierrepont Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13676. Email: cps@potsdam.edu Phone: (315) 267-2277 Website: http://www.cpspotsdam.org
Edwards Opera House: The Opera House is located in Edwards NY 13635. Email: info@edwardsartscouncill.com Phone: (315) 562-8213 Website: http://www.edwardsartscouncil.org
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts: Provides concerts, theatre, art exhibits, workshops and classes for children and adults. The Center is located on Route 28, Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812. Email: info@adirondackarts.org Phone: (518) 352-7715 OR (877) 752-7715 Website: http://www.adk-arts.org
Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center: Valuable information on ecology, diversity of the park, nature exhibits, interactive displays, theater programs, interpretive trails, and butterfly house. The center is located at Paul Smiths College, 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY 12970. Phone: (518) 327-3000 Fax: (518) 327-3052 Website: www.adkvic.org
Frederick Remington Art Museum: The museum is dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, preserving and interpreting the art and archives of Frederic Remington. They offer education in the visual arts and provide context for Remington’s life in Northern New York. The museum is located at 303 Washington Street, Ogdensburg, NY 13669. Phone: (315) 393-2425 Fax: (315) 393-4464 Website: http://www.fredericremington.org/page.php?s=7
Ladies First Gallery: Is a gallery of art with information regarding local female artists. The gallery can be visited appointment at Front Street, Mill, Rensselaer Falls, NY 13680. Phone: (315) 344-8882 Website: www.northnet.org/ladiesfirst
Lake Placid Center for the Arts: The center is a year-round performing and visual arts facility. They consistently present arts of the highest caliber in music, dance, and theatre performances, film exhibitions, and visual arts presentations. The center also provides arts-in education programs, workshops, and residencies for aspiring and renowned artist. It is the home of the Lake Placid School of Ballet, LPCA Children’s Theatre, Community Theatre Player, as well as the Sumer home of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta. The arts center is located at 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid, NY 12946. Email: info@lakeplacidarts.org Phone: (518) 523-2512 Website: http://www.lakeplacidarts.org
Oswegatchie River House Museum: This museum is a private educational institution holding classes in art since 1983 sponsored by River House Wares and Restoration. The museum is a local vertically organized collection of assorted items specifically relating to Rensselaer Falls and the surrounding region. The art school includes a pottery studio with four wheels and several kilns. Two historical documents have been published entitled The Falls and The Falls Revisited. The publications give a chronological history of Rensselaer Falls, NY 13680. They are available at the gallery for $10 each. Phone: (315) 344-7247 Website: www.northnet.org/orhmas Email: vasherak@potsdam.edu Phone: (315) 267-3290 Website: http://www.potsdam.edu/gibson
Tauny Gallery: The Traditional Arts in Upstate NY Gallery is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to documenting and presenting traditional culture and folk life of Northern NY. The gallery is located at 53 Main Street, Canton, NY 13617. Email: info@tauny.org Phone: (315) 386-4289 Website: http://www.tauny.org/
The Wild Center: The center is a 31-acre campus in Tupper Lake featuring live exhibits, hiking and naturalist guides. There are theaters with high definition films, hands-on nature, hundreds of live animals from rare native trout, to river otters, to turtles the size of walnuts and many other often hard-to-see residents of the woods and waters. The center is located at 45 Museum Drive, Tupper Lake, NY 12986. Email: info@wildcenter.org Phone: (518) 359-7800 Fax: www.wildcenter.org
SEARCH FRIENDLY MUSEUMS Boston Museum of Fine Arts - http://www.mfa.org (best website for education, create custom online galleries for teaching, interactive tours, podcasts).
Philadelphia Museum of Art - http://www.philamuseum.org (collections are sorted by year and country, MANY impressionist and post impressionist paintings, one of the largest collections of art in the country, GREAT education information).
Van Gogh Museum - http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/ (largest collection of his art in the world, art is categorized by year or subject, very easy to access any of the art).
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - http://www.lacma.org (diverse collection, video and podcasts).
Metropolitan Museum of Art - http://www.metmuseum.org (great educational website…try education resources, art history timeline that is wonderful, podcasts).
National Gallery of Art - http://www.nga.gov (wonderful education site, great interactive sites for student various activities for K-12).
OTHER HELPFUL WEBSITES Partners for Arts Education - http://www.arts4ed.org Guide to Great Art on the Internet - http://www.artcyclopedia.com |