Southwest

February Newsletter 2015

Neusole Glassworks Workshop
Saturday March 7, 9AM 2PM

*Workshop is full
Participants will see a glassblowing demonstration and then take
part in four workshops making a glass ice cream bowl, glass beads, a 4x4 fused glass tile, and a lesson plan
make it/take it workshop. CEUs available! Neusole Glassworks NEW location is much larger with plenty of
parking is located at 11925 Kemper Springs Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45240. For more details you can download the
postcard here. Please Contact your SWOAEA Co-Regional Directors, Hilary Carvitti and Kate Ungrund by email
swoaea@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Screen-printing Workshop
April 16 from 4:30PM-7PM at Princeton High School
This is a free workshop! SWOAEA is providing the screens, ink and the good company! Bring a T-Shirt, apron,
paper or anything you would like to print on!
Please Contact your SWOAEA Co-Regional Directors, Hilary Carvitti and Kate Ungrund by email
swoaea@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Governor Proposes Increasing

Arts Funding
Taken from February 2, 2015 Ohio Citizens for the Arts, State
House Connection, Gov. John Kasich released his proposed FY1617 budget this afternoon. Calling his budget a "Blueprint for A New Ohio", Gov. Kasich proposes to increase the
Ohio Arts Council's total appropriations by 5.5% in FY 2016 to $12 million and by an additional 4.2%, to $12.5
million in FY 2017. State program subsidies (grant awards) would be increased by 5.2% to $10.2 million in FY16
and by 4.9% to $10.7 million in FY17. If you would like more information you can visit their website at
http://www.ohiocitizensforthearts.org.

OAEA Youth Art Month Exhibit (YAM) &

OAEA Young Peoples Art Exhibition (YPAE)
The Southwest Region proudly recognizes the following teachers who submitted work for the two statewide
exhibits - the YAM and YPAE. Both of these exhibits take place during the month of March in
Columbus. Artwork in the YAM exhibit will be on display at the State Teachers Retirement System Building
and the YPAE is displayed at the Rhodes State Office Tower. Artists Receptions for both of the exhibits will be
on Saturday, March 14, 2015.
Mary Baumgartner - Delhi Middle School
Martha Carroll - Montgomery Elementary
Lisa Fish- Mason Middle School
Sherry Middendorf-Fuller- C.O. Harrison Elementary
Melanie Greiner- Our Lady of the Visitation School
Adrian Vance Hawk- School for Creative and Performing Arts
Mary Hessling-Luebbe - Marshall Elementary
Ann Hobart- Mariemont Elementary
Katie Hoeper - Springmyer Elementary
Marie Kline - Bogan Elementary
Shelley Komrska- Mariemont Elementary
Corey McCarthy- Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary

Abby Miller - Berry Intermediate School

Julie Ranels- Out Lady of Visitation School
Karen Rellar - Our Lady of Visitation School
Kim Roman- Mason Middle School
Melissa Rupe- Terrace Park Elementary
Ashley Scriber- Mulberry Elementary
Paul Serrianne- The Summit Country Day School
Rita Shriver-Schehr- Mason Middle School
Corrinne Thaler- Springer School and Center
Kate Ungrund- St. Ignatius Elementary School
Jan Wiesner- The Summit Country Day School

YAM Exhibit: SWOAEA has 2 first grade, 4 second grade, 3 third grade, 4 fourth grade, 2 fifth grade, 3 sixth
grade, 2 seventh grade, and 3 eighth grade pieces included,
YPAE: SWOAEA has 2 Kindergarten, 2 first grade, 4 second grade, 4 third grade, 2 fourth grade, 2 fifth grade, 2
sixth grade 1 seventh grade, and 3 eighth grade pieces included.
Congratulations to these fine art teachers and their students! Thank you Susan Lawrence for making this
possible!

State-Level Leadership roles

Congratulations to Carrie Barnett - 2nd VP, Adrian Vance Hawk - Best Practices Division Chair (new position
this year) and Pamela Palmarini High School Exhibit Co-Chair on your new positions this year at the state
level! Members from the Southwest still in roles at the state level are Mary Hessling-Luebbe Elementary
Division Co-Chair, Amy Cholkas Elementary Division Co-Chair, Jamie Thompson Museum Division Chair
and Kelly Burichin YAM Flag/Graphic Chair. YAM Chair is an open position that OAEA is currently looking
to fill. Please contact Laura Tawill.

Your

Executive Board:

Southwest

Regional Directors:
Hilary Carvitti & Kate Ungrund

Regional HS Art Chairpersons:

Sue Diemer & Allison Heisel

RD Elect/ Regional Newsletter Editor:

Marie Kline

Regional Historian:
Jacquelyn Sommer

PR/Advocacy Chair:
Melissa Sand

Regional Awards Chairperson:

Carrie Barnett

Secretary:
Meggie Bierkan

Regional YAM/YPAE Chairperson:

Susan Lawrence

Membership Chairperson:
Suzanne Surface

Regional Student Representative:

Nicole Staun