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2010 CODA Leadership Conference, Savannah Georgia
Peer Session Notes, April 7, 2010
Craft/Art Schools & Univ. Education Center/Programs-
Moderators: Steve Loar and Tracy Michaud Stutzman
Participants: Maine Crafts Association, Penland School, Arrowmont School, Hawaii Craftsmen Association, Arkansas Craft School, Center for Craft, Creativity and Design (CCCD).
Challenges,
Credit for courses at Penland and Arrowmont
Dealing with beaurcracy with higher ed and institutional schools
Credentialing
Potential for Hawaii Educational opportunities
Arkansas Craft Guild and Ozarka College
CCCD – makers book with website for students and professors they want feedback
Arrowmont – fundraising – filling up classes – enrolling is a challenge
Center for Wood turning and Furniture Design a graduate is helping to develop programs for artists
versus hobbyists
Great Lakes college association
New York internship programs -art and craft
-writing
-theater actors studio
-music course
Bring students from colleges throughout the U.S. to N.Y. to intern for a semester to learn from
professionals
One problem – students don’t want to leave once they do internship
Patrick Henry Community College working with entrepreneurs
Connection of craft Institutions to community colleges
Need to work together
Need to view and think about non-traditional artist who just wants to work in craft
– not get a “degree”
Model apprenticeship programs
CODA could do
Penland NC has high school students that can get high school and college credit with mentors
Arrowmont – Arts Magnet school in county is being created and will do it at Arrowmont this is middle school students
This will help Arrowmont become relevant to community
Board trends – working together, partnerships, colleges and institutions and higher education
working to fill a need
Penland “Community Collaboration” a staff person to do this, working together in partnership not just provide something to community but work with them to develop something
SUBS with suitcases when need substitute call in an artist to do wonderful things with kids.
Information presented during the 2009 Peer Session
Ecommerce for Artists
An integrated, modular curriculum developed collaboratively by CraftNet member schools and artists as an introductory guide to establishing an entrepreneurial Web presence. Created with the generous support of the Appalachian Regional Commission.