ArtSpeak! is dedicated to promoting the value of a visual arts education. Through a series of public presentations by practicing art professionals, we hope to foster dialog about, and awareness of the valuable role visual arts can play as a career path, as a creative source and outlet, and as a means to enhance visual literacy and creative problem solving.
All evening sessions start at 7:30pm in the School Board room at the back of the District Office at 25 Churchill.
October 8, 2009
Google and the Power of Doodles
Dennis Hwang
International Webmaster and Logo Designer, Google
Dennis Hwang is known for his creative reinventions of the Google logo, developed for all kinds of special and offbeat occasions. He’ll tell us how he got started doing his designs, show us some examples, and talk about the challenges juggling this creative pursuit with his full-time job (he’s the international webmaster at Google, overseeing all content development). He’s also a driving force behind Doodle 4 Google—a nationwide competition for K-12 students to reinvent the Google logo. He’ll talk about this exciting program and why Google believes so strongly in it.
November 5, 2009
Visual Arts Experience
Karen Kienzle
Executive Director, Palo Alto Art Center (along with a panel of program directors)
Executive Director, Palo Alto Art Center (along with a panel of program directors)
So what is the value of visual arts in a classroom environment? What are the benefits? The Palo Alto Art Center has a lot of experience with this very thing. For over thirty years, they have been bringing art to our schools, and bringing classrooms to art. We’ll learn about the Center’s wide range of programs for students and families, the philosophies behind them, what the Center has learned over the years, and why they feel the arts are so important for our community.
December 10, 2009
Developing Confidence in Your Creative Ability Through Design Thinking
The Stanford d.school
Back by popular demand, Stanford’s d.school has offered to lead another hands-on session for ArtSpeak! We’ll learn about the basic design process used at the d.school and then we’ll all get the chance to put that process into action and make some prototypes. The wildly creative solutions that came out of last year’s session—from the students and their parents— were really inspiring and a lot of fun to take part in.
February 4, 2010
The Big Picture
Ann Badillo
Business Strategist and Vice President, Crawford Communications Group
Some challenges are so complicated the best way to see the big picture is to actually draw a big picture. Many corporations and global organizations use graphic facilitation to help them visualize and understand the nuances of complex issues, whether it’s developing a business strategy or finding solutions for global warming. Ann Badillo (business strategist, corporate coach, and Paly mom) has led many graphic facilitation sessions. She’ll tell us how they work, who uses them, show us some examples, and then, with the help of a graphic facilitator and artist, lead a session with the audience to create our own big picture.
March 4, 2010
The Importance of Design: Now
Cara McCarty
Curatorial Director, Cooper-Hewitt Museum (New York)
As Curatorial Director of America’s leading design museum, Cara McCarty understands the importance of design, how it affects every facet of our lives, and how crucial it is to meeting the challenges of 21st century. She’s also very familiar with the PAUSD, being a graduate of Escondido, Terman and Gunn. She’ll tell us about the latest thinking and trends in design, the Cooper-Hewitt’s commitment to arts education in our schools, and give us a sneak peek at some of the new shows in the works at the museum.
April 1, 2010
Art in Our Own Backyard
A Conversation with Paly and Gunn Art Teachers
Since ArtSpeak! is dedicated to promoting the value of a visual arts education, we thought it would be a good idea to feature some people who do exactly that every day: the art teachers at Paly and Gunn. We’ll talk about their philosophy of teaching art, learn how they manage to juggle being both teachers and artists, and see some samples of their work.
May 15, 2010
You Made It! Jamboree
Do you make robots? Invent new toys? Design computer games? Direct movies? Re-fashion bikes or create new fashions? We want to hear about it. The You Made It! Jamboree will be a celebration of student innovation and creativity. Show off what you made at this all day event at the Palo Alto Art Center. More information and entry forms will be available after the first of the year. (Keep an eye on the ArtSpeak! website or join our email list to keep up to date.)
ArtSpeak! is sponsored by the Palo Alto Council of PTAs. For more information, see artspeak.paloaltopta.org
December 10, 2009
Developing Confidence in Your Creative Ability Through Design Thinking
The Stanford d.school
Back by popular demand, Stanford’s d.school has offered to lead another hands-on session for ArtSpeak! We’ll learn about the basic design process used at the d.school and then we’ll all get the chance to put that process into action and make some prototypes. The wildly creative solutions that came out of last year’s session—from the students and their parents— were really inspiring and a lot of fun to take part in.
February 4, 2010
The Big Picture
Ann Badillo
Business Strategist and Vice President, Crawford Communications Group
Some challenges are so complicated the best way to see the big picture is to actually draw a big picture. Many corporations and global organizations use graphic facilitation to help them visualize and understand the nuances of complex issues, whether it’s developing a business strategy or finding solutions for global warming. Ann Badillo (business strategist, corporate coach, and Paly mom) has led many graphic facilitation sessions. She’ll tell us how they work, who uses them, show us some examples, and then, with the help of a graphic facilitator and artist, lead a session with the audience to create our own big picture.
March 4, 2010
The Importance of Design: Now
Cara McCarty
Curatorial Director, Cooper-Hewitt Museum (New York)
As Curatorial Director of America’s leading design museum, Cara McCarty understands the importance of design, how it affects every facet of our lives, and how crucial it is to meeting the challenges of 21st century. She’s also very familiar with the PAUSD, being a graduate of Escondido, Terman and Gunn. She’ll tell us about the latest thinking and trends in design, the Cooper-Hewitt’s commitment to arts education in our schools, and give us a sneak peek at some of the new shows in the works at the museum.
April 1, 2010
Art in Our Own Backyard
A Conversation with Paly and Gunn Art Teachers
Since ArtSpeak! is dedicated to promoting the value of a visual arts education, we thought it would be a good idea to feature some people who do exactly that every day: the art teachers at Paly and Gunn. We’ll talk about their philosophy of teaching art, learn how they manage to juggle being both teachers and artists, and see some samples of their work.
May 15, 2010
You Made It! Jamboree
Do you make robots? Invent new toys? Design computer games? Direct movies? Re-fashion bikes or create new fashions? We want to hear about it. The You Made It! Jamboree will be a celebration of student innovation and creativity. Show off what you made at this all day event at the Palo Alto Art Center. More information and entry forms will be available after the first of the year. (Keep an eye on the ArtSpeak! website or join our email list to keep up to date.)
ArtSpeak! is sponsored by the Palo Alto Council of PTAs. For more information, see artspeak.paloaltopta.org
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