Welcome to the new ArtsConnectEd!

Enter to win a 32GB Wi-Fi iPad by being an outstanding Art Collector on ArtsConnectEd!

Every few months, we will propose a new challenge to the ArtsConnectEd Community. For each challenge, we will select the two best Art Collector Sets and award their creators an iPad.

Who is eligible to win? Challenge #1 is open to K–12 teachers, active substitute teachers, and home school educators.

What is the deadline? The deadline for submitting Sets for the first ArtsConnectEd iPad Challenge is Thursday, September 30, 2010, 12 midnight. Winners will be announced by October 15, 2010 on the Announcements Section of ArtsConnectEd’s homepage. Prizes will be awarded at the Educators’ Evening at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts on October 21, 2010.

Click here for more information and the rules.

August 12–11, 10 am–4 pm
Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Institute of Arts

THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT. YOU MAY CONTACT US TO GET YOUR NAME ON THE WAITNG LIST.

Spend two days at the MIA and WAC exploring the ArtsConnectEd Web site, linking ACE online resources with thematic gallery tours, and taking advantage of one-on-one coaching by museum staff as you develop customized classroom resources using ArtsConnectEd. This workshop is designed for both first-time users and those who have attended a previous workshop. 10 CEUs will be awarded.

FREE for K–12 teachers to register individually or in teams, but space is limited to the first 30 teachers applying. Bring a brown bag lunch, or plan to eat in one of the museums’ cafés. BYO laptop, if possible.

For more information and to register, e-mail Abbie Anderson at walker.registration@walkerart.org.

Now through July 26, the MIA provides a new contemporary work of art each week, and you ReMix it with an historic one, explain your ReMix, and then share it with the world, comment and rate other people's ReMixes, and more! The current week's ReMix YourSelf challenge can be found under Featured Sets on the left on the ArtsConnectEd homepage. Or, do an ArtFinder search for "ReMix YourSelf" to find all the weekly challenges-to-date and ReMixes created by others who've taken on the challenge!

Interested in learning more about how to use ArtsConnectEd with your students?
ArtsConnectEd offers workshops for teachers!
A minimum of 10 teachers is required for each workshop. It is preferred that the workshop take place in a computer lab where each participant can get some hands-on experience.

Workshops are available free of charge within 50 miles of downtown Minneapolis.


For more information or to schedule a workshop contact ArtsConnectEd at info@artsconnected.org or at 612-870-3190.

As not all of our users have registered with email addresses, ArtsConnectEd uses an internal messaging system to update you on the status of Art Collector Sets you have submitted. Access you messages from your in box, the envelope icon located to the right of your user name once you log in. If you don't see the envelope then you haven't yet received an internal message. For more information on how to access your "in box," click here.