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The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Volume 1, Number 4 May/June 2014
For artists or an art lovers alike, the DKG Fine Arts Gallery provides an exciting
DKG virtual art experience. Visit the Gallery in the Society website at
www.dkg.org/content/dkg-gallery-finearts.

The DKG Gallery of Fine Arts features a broad
variety of visual art as well as literary efforts, in-
cluding blog entries, book reviews, original es-
says, plays, poetry and short stories. You may also
find many types of two and three dimensional art,
from acrylics to mixed media. Black and white or
color photography and crafts such as basketry,
jewelry or quilts also appear in the gallery. The
performing arts category showcases videos of dra-
matics, filmmaking, or oratory. With each new
round of posted work in the gallery, you will see
how the visual, performing, and literary arts thrive
through DKG members.
Share this online gallery during a chapter meeting or in the classroom:
Use a LCD projector to present pieces of art from the gallery.
Use the appropriate rubric to analyze one of the gallery pieces.
Use the appropriate rubric to assess a piece of art created by a member or
student.
SKYPE an artist whose work appears in the gallery. Ask her questions
about her work and request a short demonstration.
If your state features an art gallery during a convention, photograph the
pieces and add them to your state organization website.
Present the online gallery during a general session or workshop at your
state organization convention.
Any writer or artist can submit up to three entries during a submission
period. Look for a rubric for each category/sub-category as well as the description
of the category and guidelines for content and preparation at www.dkg.org.
Applications are also available on the website. The possibilities for members are
endless! For additional information contact DKG Arts and Humanities Jury Chair,
June Bowers, at bowersjunem@yahoo.net.
PLANNING a
Creative Arts Retreat
Provide members a relaxed
atmosphere where they can be
creative with a Creative Arts
Retreat. Consider these factors
when planning a retreat:
How long will it be? Who
will attend? A retreat can vary
from one day to a weekend and
be for members only or include
the others in your community.
How often will we hold a
retreat? Whether once every
year or every biennium, the
retreat can be held in a favorite
place or a new one each year.
Where do we start? Decide
on a theme and logo. Plan group
activities and sessions centered
on the theme.
What will we do? Consider
such ideas as: storytelling,
creating a play using items
found in a paper bag, creating an
object such as a decorated hat
(then having a fashion show),
line dancing, jewelry making,
cross stitch, quilting, cake
decorating, flower arranging,
origami, book talk, card games,
signing, and stamping.
What else could we do?
Add more personal sessions
such as: make-up tips, relaxation
techniques, yoga, and exercise.
Bring in local artists, crafters or
historians to talk about the area.
Add a tour to local points of
interests and eat at a restaurant
for a culinary experience.
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Teapot by Eileen
Faith Motzkin
The Arts Thrive in DKG!
DKG state organizations hosting creative arts retreats include: Washington,
Vermont, Pennsylvania, Germany, Arizona, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Illinois.
Many others include the arts in their state organization events.