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THE ART OF NATURE
In collaboration with Charlevoix-Emmet ISD, Crooked Tree Arts Center - Petoskey is proud to host a professional development day for art and science teachers to explore a variety of impactful methods for fostering inspired and interdisciplinary learning in the studio and classroom.
Art and Science unite in this interactive and informative workshop. Participants will learn more about the local possibilities of blending science, nature, and art for their classrooms. We will begin our day with a Keynote presentation and then dive into a hands-on challenge, and finish the day with 2 break out sessions.
When: Monday, April 14, 2025 (8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Where: Crooked Tree Arts Center - Petoskey
461 E. Mitchell Street
Petoskey, MI 49770
Registration and 6 SCECHs available through Char-Em ISD.
Registration for homeschool and non Char-Em ISD teachers is Thursday, April 10, 2025
Participants will have opportunities to:
- engage their curiosity and creativity in hands-on activities and curricular development
- gain experience exploring art and environmental science concepts in studio activities
AGENDA
8 - 8:30 Welcome
8:30 - 10:45 The Art of Nature Keynote and Activities
BREAK
11:00 - 11:30 Lunch
11:30 - 11:55 Gallery Tour
12:00 - 1:20 Breakout Session #1 Nature vs. Human: Drawing Together
1:30 - 2:50 Breakout Session #2 The Intersection of Art and Ecology: Ecology Projects for Visual Art Students
3:00 - 3:30 Survey, Questions and Giveaway
Keynote Presenter Bios:
Kelcey Coveyou graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Art Education and Northern Illinois University with a Masters Degree in Art Education. She moved to northern Michigan in 2005. She is an elementary art teacher in Harbor Springs, MI. 2024-2025 is her 26th year teaching Art. Currently, she teaches choice based art (TAB) art to students in Kindergarten through Fourth grade. TAB (Teaching for Artistic Behavior) is a Nationally recognized choice based art education model. In a nutshell, Mrs. Coveyou teaches a new art concept or technique every class session, however she does not tell her students what to make. The students are innovative and creative, plus their artwork is authentic!
Avery Calnen, is a Boyne City High School, Physical, Earth, and Space Science Teacher at Boyne City High School and a proud graduate of Central Michigan University. With a deep passion for nature, learning, and building strong communities, Ms. Calnen brings curiosity and connection into every classroom experience. Outside of teaching, you'll likely find her exploring the outdoors with her dog and sharing the wonders of the natural world with others.
Breakout Session Leader Bios:
Jim Beckering is in his twenty-fourth year of teaching art for Boyne City Public Schools. He brings a lifelong love for the arts to this professional development day. Jim believes students' futures and teachers' attitudes and emotions can be molded in a positive direction through shared experiences. In his breakout sessions he will bring a combination of nature and human interactions through drawing still lifes that explore tension and balance. Multiple techniques and media will be explored.
Johnson Hunt Veeder, Visual Arts Instructor, Interlochen Center for the Arts, resides in Interlochen Michigan where she is a new wife/mom/step-mom, practicing artist and art educator. She has taught Experimental Fashion, Printmaking and Studio Art at Interlochen Arts Academy for the past 10 years. She is a former Florida resident and holds a MFA from Florida State University. She has been awarded 1st place at DisArt’s Process and Presence Fashion Show during Art Prize 2018 in Grand Rapids, MI. She has been the recipient of FSU’s 30 under 30 Award, and Florence Teaching Award. Currently she has work on exhibit in the North West Michigan Regional Juried Exhibition in the Dennos Museum in Traverse City.
