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Welcome to the Alaska Art Education Association website. We hope you will enjoy the new format and that members will contribute news and comments. This interactive format will enable our association members to communicate in a timely manner and share what we do as art educators with the larger community through the web. This site is not static, but will be a continual work in progress. We will soon be providing a tutorial for you to learn to navigate the site and make contributions. We would like to thank John Schauer for his technical expertise and support in setting up the new website and training our officers to administer it.  Please let us know what you would like to see on this site.

Laurel Herbeck, AAEA President

A New AAEA Logo

Creating a logo for the Alaska Art Education Association was a manageable affair because there were so many great initial ideas generated by state art educators at the annual AAEA conference in Wasilla last fall. I went back to Fairbanks with a fistful of sketched and scribbled concepts shoved in my carry-on.

Saying that Alaska is diverse, dynamic and rich in history of all sorts is a gross understatement. The AAEA logo needed to project a contemporary look while tipping a hat of acknowledgment to both traditional and contemporary art. A simple sculpture consisting of basic elements, reminiscent of rock cairns that help us stay on our given path, serves as a metaphor for how we build and scaffold learning with our students. Color choice revolved around Alaska’s colors (blue and gold) as well as foundation colors.

Benjamin W. Bragonier, AAEA Member

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