You probably know someone just like today’s guest. Someone who is passionate, dedicated, creative, and organized. She’s the gale that takes on everything and does it so well. You may even find that she reminds you of YOU.
Ashley Bruce is our Sparkler Spotlight for September. Ashley started her own art business in San Diego, California and visits local schools to help start and support art programs.
We chat about how her business started and how it impacted her life then and now. And because she is a featured Sparkler, Ashley turns the table on a typical episode to ask me questions. And this is where is gets good.
I’m pretty passionate about a few things when it comes to teaching art and running a business. Can you guess what some of them might be?
Ashley and I go deep on valuing your time, yourself and art. If you’ve been hired to start an art program in your school, you’ll find Ashley’s experience, ideas and resilience inspiring.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
– Ashley’s very first steps in starting her school’s art program
– What Ashley’s goals for the program were and how it’s affected the classroom teachers at her school
– How to develop from a volunteer to a paid position
– What significant mindset shifts Ashley had to make when it came to charging what she’s worth
– How to structure your business to impact all of your students
– How to successfully balance your family time with work
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My best advice for teaching art to kids.
You probably know someone just like today’s guest. Someone who is passionate, dedicated, creative, and organized. She’s the gale that takes on everything and does it so well. You may even find that she reminds you of YOU.
Ashley Bruce is our Sparkler Spotlight for September. Ashley started her own art business in San Diego, California and visits local schools to help start and support art programs.
We chat about how her business started and how it impacted her life then and now. And because she is a featured Sparkler, Ashley turns the table on a typical episode to ask me questions. And this is where is gets good.
I’m pretty passionate about a few things when it comes to teaching art and running a business. Can you guess what some of them might be?
Ashley and I go deep on valuing your time, yourself and art. If you’ve been hired to start an art program in your school, you’ll find Ashley’s experience, ideas and resilience inspiring.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
– Ashley’s very first steps in starting her school’s art program
– What Ashley’s goals for the program were and how it’s affected the classroom teachers at her school
– How to develop from a volunteer to a paid position
– What significant mindset shifts Ashley had to make when it came to charging what she’s worth
– How to structure your business to impact all of your students
– How to successfully balance your family time with work
LISTEN TO THE SHOW
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support@deepspacesparkle.com
DOWNLOAD
Download my free Art Teacher’s Toolkit PDF by clicking the yellow box below. Enter your name and email and we’ll send it to you!
LINKS & RESOURCES:
You can visit Patty through Deep Space Sparkle on Facebook and Instagram
support@deepspacesparkle.com
My best advice for teaching art to kids.
Yes, the day has come!
After a long time deciding if, I finally said when.
Thank you SO much for your encouragement, show suggestions and help getting Art Made Easy off the ground.
Many of you were so pumped about this show but confessed that you had no idea what a podcast was. I love you guys for your unbridled enthusiasm.
Here’s a quick definition of a podcast & what to expect from Art Made Easy:
A podcast is a free radio show. The host (me!) interviews guests or talks about a favorite subject. You get to listen through your computer, laptop or smart phone. I like to listen to my favorite podcasts in my car during long travel days or on my walks via set of ear buds and my iPhone.
You can subscribe to the show via iTunes and Stitcher radio. The benefit is that your free podcast ap on your iPhone will automatically be updated with all the podcast episodes from any show you subscribe to.
Go ahead and give it a try!
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And now onto the show…
For my first show, I wanted to tell you my story of how I became an art teacher. We all have different paths and this one is mine. I’ll share advice to those who are just starting out as an art teacher and some of my best tips for teaching art to kids.
This episode is for anyone who thinks they may not have the qualifications to be an art teacher. Teaching art to kids doesn’t have to happen inside a classroom. You can teach art at home, at a summer camp and even as a volunteer (like I did).
If you are an art teacher just beginning your journey, I’m sharing my best advice to get you through that tough first year. Download my free handout and keep it in your teacher planner and refer to it when you have a tough day.
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SHOW NOTES:
Drawing With Children: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too
Art Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Adventures in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Paper, and Mixed Media-For Budding Artists of All Ages (Lab Series)
National Art Convention
CreativeLive- free online classes
Art Teachers Facebook Group
Website: Painted Paper in the Art Room (Laura Lohmann)
Website: Art of Education
Book: Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers
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I loved hearing about this program and feel like I’m a kindred spirit in terms of wanting to develop the program to serve more students. But, no unpaid interns!! There are artists (and students) in your community who need work… and they need to be paid, just as you did. I have a program in Northern California that provides similar services through a local non-profit art gallery. We contract with schools around the area. I now have about 15 artists I work with. Although its not a full time job for any of us, they do get paid for the hours they work. The problem I’ve run into is that when I started, I didn’t plan for all the administrative and planning time. I figure it was the “cost of doing business”. And I’m still not getting paid for a lot of the time I put into the admin and planning time that we all do. I’m working on that, trying to increase our fundraising base so that we actually have dollars to pay for that time. And THAT takes an incredible amount of time. However, its been very rewarding, and we have grown our program a lot over the past six years. Anyway, I am just an advocate for artists getting paid for their work, whatever work that is. Suggestions welcome!
Hi, I have some questions for Ashley regarding the transition she has made, as I am trying to do the same thing!
We’ll let her know! If you aren’t a member of our free facebook group, you might want to join and that’s where you can ask questions like this one and get lots of suggestions: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DSSstudents/