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  • An Exemplary Program

    Our focus is on training Artist-Teachers prepared for a career of leadership and art activism

    Largest Art Education Program in Minnesota, currently 65 Majors. Click here for the Program Requirements.

    Only BFA Program in the MNSCU System. That means more studio art time, practice & preparation..... we prepare Artist/Teachers

    Our training can take you anywhere you want to go.....Graduates working all over the country and abroad. Unmatched placement rates.

    Art Therapy Minor. One of only 10 undergraduate programs in the nation..... designed with the American Art Therapy Association to meet their Graduate school entrance requirements.

    Robust Career Training & Alternative setting Practicum or Internship opportunities allow you to experience any of the 30 Art Ed. related work settings where we have partnerships.

    Flexible degree, preparing graduates for a variety of Art Ed. related vocations. Alumni are: Teachers, Professors, Administrators, Art Therapists, Art Museum Educators, Curators, Art Studio owners, Community Center Educators, Education Software Developers and more.

  • The ART ED. ORG: MSUM's NAEA Student Chapter

    GET INVOLVED. GET EXCITED. GET PREPARED. GET HIRED.

    PURPOSE

    The purpose of our organization is to provide additional opportunities and experiences for MSUM art education students. Through this endeavor we are also able to provide educational outreach and enrichment to local students, teachers, schools, and organizations. This student chapter has conducted field trips to local artist studios, arranged attendance at state and national conventions, taught art lessons and classes to a variety of audiences and organizations, continues to run numerous after school art clubs, and has done service work with the Great Plains Food Bank, Churches United for the Homeless, and Make a Wish Foundation, just to name a few.

     

    Our Aim is to provide all Art Education students an opportunity to build a strong resume packed with pertinent volunteer and paid work experiences to meet their career goals. Take a look below at what opportunities await your journey at MSUM.

     

    Listed below are opportunities that you might consider yearly during your college journey.

    FRESHMAN YEAR....

    Plains Art Museum, Fargo - Kid Quest Program!

    Mission: Help kids and parents make art at this free Saturday morning program held the first Saturday of every month. Contact: 701.551.6109 or email ncloeter@plainsart.org

    Big program with a great history..... they need you! Large crowds of kids and parents for this free monthly hands on creating workshop. Great opportunity to work with children, get ideas and network.

     

    Art Tutor - Cardinal Scholars

    Mission: Be on a roster to serve as an art tutor for individual K-12 students.

    Contact: Apply at: www.cardinalscholars.com       Location: Fargo-Moorhead area and nation-wide potential

    At home and on-line tutoring marketplace offering academic support. Create a profile and have the opportunity to be matched up with clients. Compensation ranging from $15-35. Coming on board is not a guarantee of work.

     

    Join Art Student Goups! Besides joining the Art Ed. Org, also consider one of the following:

    Illustration Guild, Club Design, Ceramics Guild, Works on Paper Guild, or Dragon Den Comics

     

    SOPHOMORE YEAR....

    AmeriCorps Program - Youthworks

    Contact: Jessica at 701-232-8558 or jfleck@youthworksnd.org      Location: Fargo-Moorhead Metro

    Mission: Provide ParaProfessional mentoring and support for at-risk youth.

    15 Energetic, dedicated college students wanted to join the AmeriCorps team starting every Oct. 1. Members receive a monthly living allowance, education award, and great work experience. AmeriCorps members serve for one-year and make a commitment to complete either 300, 450, 675 or 900 hours. Positions range from 6-18 hours per week.

    About Youthworks: Our focus and expertise is working with at-risk and homeless teens as well as parents and young adults under 22 years old.

     

    Art Club - Churches United for the Homeless

    Location: Churches United For the Homeless, Moorhead, MN.

    Mission: Create fun, engaging, nurturing and positive experiences for youth at this Saturday art club.

     

    Elementary Art Club Leader or Assistant

    Locations: Centennial Elementary w/Angie Hoots, Lincoln Elementary w/Mary Dalzell

    Mission: To create after-school enrichment opportunities and activities for students interested in art

    JUNIOR YEAR....

    ART EDUCATORS OF MINNESOTA FALL CONFERENCE - Every November

    Info: www.aem-mn.org/

    Mission: Attend your first professional art educators conference. Attend informational sessions, visit art vendor and material booths, network with colleagues, listen to nationally known keynote speakers.

     

    Middle School or High School Art Clubs - Paid Leader position(s), Volunteer Assistant position(s)

    Locations: Ben Franklin Middle School, Carl Ben Middle School, DGF Middle School

    Contact Mr. Bachmeier for school/teacher/contact and availability info

    Mission: Create fun, engaging, nurturing and positive experiences for youth at this Saturday art club.

     

    YMCA Art Teacher

    Mission: Lead a 7 week art class Location: Fercho YMCA of Cass/Clay Counties

    Lead a one hour art class for 7 weeks, $12/hr.

    Apply at: www.ymcacassclay.applicantpro.com/jobs/121594.html

     

    Courts Plus Art Teacher

    Mission: Teach an art class for home-schooled children, ages 5-10

    Location: Courts Plus Fitness Center - University Ave, Fargo

    After school hours. Contact: Katie Trottier, Program Coordinator, Courts Plus Community Fitness. Phone 701-237-4805

    SENIOR YEAR....

    NATIONAL ART EDUCATION CONFERENCE - Every March

    Info: http://www.arteducators.org/

    Mission: Phenomenol professional development opportunity. Thousands of workshops offered. Attend informational sessions, visit art vendor and material booths, network with colleagues, listen to nationally known keynote speakers.

     

    College For Kids - Professionally paid positions for Art Leaders and Assistants

    Location: MSUM Art Studios

    Mission: Develop your own class(es) to teach or be an assistant for another class

     

    Art Ed. Org. Student Chapter Officer!

    Develop your leadership skills as a Board Member!

     

     

     

     

     

  • MSUM ART ED. in Action!

    Projects, Activities and Alumni!

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    Kennedy Elementary Mural(s)

    Art Ed. Org. Service Learning in Action!

    Kennedy Elementary in SW Fargo is one of the most diverse elementary schools in the region with children speaking 34 different languages. To help celebrate that diversity and make children and parents feel welcome, we partnered with Kennedy Elementary Art Teacher, Margaret Johnson and The Red River Zoo in helping every student in the school design and paint parts of the mural(s). Read an article about the project here!

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    Art Educators of MN Fall Conference

    Every November

    Every fall, we try to organize a trip for interested Art Ed. Students to Minneapolis for a great professional development experience. Check out the AEM web-site and conference link here: AEM.MN.org

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    Community demonstrations and volunteerism

    Year-round opportunities to help in the community.

    Every year our Art Ed. majors rack up hundreds of volunteer service hours in the community. In the spring we volunteer at local elementary and middle schools like Discovery Middle School or Centennial, Lincoln and Washington Elementaries, when they hold their annual Art Nights.

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    Leading Local Art Clubs

    Lots of opportunities to lead and teach!

    Volunteer and paid positions abound at local elementary, middle and high schools to lead after school art clubs or be an assistant. Pictured at right are students who just completed a mural at Ben Franklin Middle School. Other organization where our students teach include Courts Plus Fitness Center, the YMCA's, Park and Rec. Departments and College for Kids at MSUM in the summer.

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    Community, Kids & Clay

    Public Art Project for Madison Elementary Skate/Bike Park

    Dozens of Art Ed. Org and Alumni volunteers helped stack and carve wet-brick for a gigantic public art project for Madison Elementary School in the Golden Ridge Subdivision of North Fargo. MSUM Alumni; Art Teacher Megan Johnson and Mosiac artist Magda Szeitz involved every student at the school design and create a mosaic mural that will grace the public art project. Read more here!: fargobricksculpture.strikingly.com

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    Alumni Success

    McCal Joy Johnson

    McCal Johnson left MSUM with an Art Ed. degree and has combined that with her passion for French in developing a software game app. to teach French. She recently graced the cover of Fargo Monthly magazine.

    Read the article here!

  • Shop Now

    Our T-Shirt Project is a fund-raising partnership between our Student Art Ed Org. and The Arts Partnership to fund student professional development field trips.

    Make check payable to MSUM Art Ed. Org and mail to 1104 7th Ave S. Moorhead, MN 56563 Attn: Brad Bachmeier

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  • WHO WE ARE

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    Professor Bachmeier

    Professor of Art Education, Program Coordinator and Art Ed. Org Advisor

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    Nancy Leier

    Student Teaching Supervisor

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    Sue Anderson

    Practicum & Student Teaching Supervisor

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    Julianne Feir

    Student Art Ed. Org President

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    Chief Coffee Officer

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  • ANNUAL CALENDAR

    FALL SEMESTER

     

    1st Meeting! - Monday, September 15th @ 5:00, Room 305 King Hall

     

    Art Educators of MN Annual Fall Conference: November

     

    NES II Test (Art content and Pedagogy)

     

     

     

                                                                     SPRING SEMESTER

     

    1ST YEAR TEACHER TALK: Working Alumni return to present their experiences

     

    National Art Education Association Annual Conference: March

     

  • CONNECT!

    You're awesome. Let's talk.

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    Phone

     

    Professor Brad Bachmeier

    1-218-477-5989

     

    Email

    Email Professor Brad Bachmeier

     

    bachmebr@mnstate.edu

     

    Email

    Email Art Ed. Org President, Julie Feir

     

    Helander@mnstate.edu