QUEENSLAND ART TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION
QATA advocates for Visual Arts education in Queensland by providing professional development opportunities for teachers; advising education authorities on policy and curriculum development; and providing students with opportunities to engage critically with contemporary arts experiences.
Sculptors Queensland Annual Exhibition
It is not too late to be part of the Sculptors Queensland Annual Indoor and Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition! Prizes The $1000 Shillam Prize Secondary awards People’s choice award Entry Form and Conditions PDF Entry Form DOC Entry Form Enquiries Events Coordinator: Ros Haydon ph 3349 8485 exhibitions@sculptorsqld.org.au More information available here.
Write About Art 2012
Write about Art 'Write about Art’ is a critical writing development program for Queensland students from state and non-state schools in Years 11 and 12. This year 30 students will be selected to have their work published in a full colour anthology by Eyeline Magazine, a leading visual art journal. Students will work with established industry mentors to hone their writing skills and produce high quality work for publication. Mentoring will take place in a one day Brisbane based workshop as well as online. Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered for regional students to ensure the workshop is accessible ...
isabout 2011 QATA Journal
The QATA executive team has been busy posting copies of our 2011 Journal isabout to all Visual Art Teachers in Queensland. Hopefully some of you have already received this in your pigeonholes! If it hasn't got to your pigeonhole yet (or if you don't have pigeonhole!), you can download a copy of the 2011 isabout Journal here. Please note - you will need to have a program capable of reading Adobe PDF documents - if you're having trouble opening this file, try downloading and opening with Adobe Reader X (it's free!). Please feel free to share and forward to your colleagues and ...
ABOUT QATA
The Queensland Art Teacher's Association is a fully incorporated professional association committed to the promotion of the Visual Arts in the field of education. Established in 1961, QATA is managed by teacher volunteers and funded by membership subscription, to network with and service the needs of visual art and design educators in primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.
The Aims and Objectives of the Association are to:
» further education in, about and through Visual Art and Design
» act as a medium of expression on all matters concerning Visual Art and Design Educators
» safeguard and raise standards and conditions of Visual Art and Design as a profession.
QATA EXECUTIVE 2012
President: Jessica Wall | Mountain Creek State High School
Vice President: Adam Jefford | Windaroo Valley State High School
Treasurer: Graham Nash | Griffith University
Membership & Professional Development Coordinator: Angela Brown | Anglican Church Grammar School
Journal Editor: Dr Kerrie Corcoran | Cannon Hill Anglican College
WEBSITE AND CALENDER UPDATE
All communication from the QATA executive will be sent through this website, which will automatically generate an email that will be sent to you. Once subscribed, you will be able to manage the frequency that these emails are sent, and of course, opt out of the subscription at any time.
The executive team wants to make sure that you are all be better connected to QATA, and the various Visual Arts' opportunities that QATA promotes. To subscribe at any time, simply enter your contact email into the subscription box on the top right.
Due to the change of student free days this year, we will be holding the annual QATA PD day on a Saturday. More details to follow, however a date claimer for now: Saturday 4th August for our annual QATA PD day. Pop it in your diary!!!
Cooper Hewitt Fellow 2012
QATA Vice-President Adam Jefford has been awarded the 2012 Cooper Hewitt Fellowship. Adam kicks off his stint in New York from the 2nd of April and you can follow him as the journey unfolds!
Follow his journey in photos here, in an edStudio (for those in EQ) here or through his blog for The Edge, Queensland here.
The fellowship is closely aligned with the Asia Pacific Design Library / Arts Queensland 'Design Minds' website launching on the 28 June 2012 and will feature Adam's learning from his Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum experience.
Teacher Training Australia
TTA is an independently owned and operated Australian organisation established to provide high quality professional development courses for classroom teachers. The presenters are either practicing teachers or experts from industry. All courses and presenters are vetted by a team of curriculum experts to ensure the quality and relevance of the material presented.
QATA is proud to be associated with TTA in promoting Visual Arts Professional Development. To find Professional Development in your area, click on the image below.
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