Ray Blackwell Award for Excellence in Art Education Nominations
It is once again time for OSEA members to consider for nomination an outstanding visual arts educator to receive the Ray Blackwell Award for Excellence in Art Education.
Established in 1995 by the Ontario Society for Education through Art’s Executive Council, and first presented at the OSEA regional conference in Hamilton, in 1996, this award is presented annually to a deserving elementary, secondary, postsecondary, or teacher educator, or arts administrator. Nominated by OSEA members, and determined by the executive, this award recognizes the career contributions of individuals in their exemplary practices and their advocacy role in supporting education in and through the visual arts. The award is in memory of Ray Blackwell, an eminent and well-respected Ontario educator, who was a classroom teacher, Ministry of Education inspector, and vocal advocate for the visual arts education in publically-funded elementary and secondary schools.
Please forward the name of your nominee to
Cyrel Troster by email to
cyrelt@sympatico.ca
by May 24, 2008
Include – Name of your nominee, a brief explanation about why you are nominating this individual, and your own contact information. Further background information about your nominee may be requested.
The Ray Blackwell Award for Excellence in Art Education will be presented to the winning recipient at a reception . The specific location is yet to be finalized, but members will be notified, through the next installment of OSEA’s on-line newsletter
SYNERGIES 2007 CONFERENCE
This year's conference brought many friends in Art Education together
at York University in Toronto on October 19th and 20th, 2007.
Ray Blackwell Award Party and OSEA General Meeting
The Ontario Society for Education through Art proudly presented the
Ray Blackwell Award for Excellence in Art Education 2007 to the
Education Dept. of the Gardiner Museum at a celebration on Monday January 14, 2008.
There was an outstanding turnout at the Gardiner Museum, providing a chance for many artists, educators and fans to celebrate and connect.
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