James Rees Email & Phone Number

Spanish Fork, UT, US

Springville, Utah, United States

Collection Strategy and Vision: The Collection Chair plays a key role in shaping and defining the strategic direction of the museum’s collection. They work in close collaboration with the museum’s leadership and board members to ensure that the collection aligns with the institution’s mission, long-term goals, and the evolving needs of the community. This.

On behalf of the patrons and staff, the Museum would like to thank the Board of Trustees for their vision, dedication and support of the Museum's mission to refine minds and build character through fine art

Teaching an advanced graduate studio and research methods course. The role of the researcher/artist/teacher will be studied in the context of contemporary art and theories of educational research. As teachers and researchers, we ask; How does our art making help us to know something we did not know before? Research methodologies will be studied in the.

Since 1901, we have held strong to the belief that ALL K–12 STUDENTS deserve a quality art education. This is why we are committed to providing superior art curriculum, engaging studio lessons, and valuable advocacy and classroom resources. In support of this principle, our mission is simple...

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Utah Cultural Alliance cultivates robust public investment in and policies that enhance the cultural industry and lifelong cultural education.

Provo, Utah

In charge of teaching Advanced Placement Studio courses, International Baccalaureate course and other fine art studio courses. I have been teaching at Provo High School for over 21 years where I have an ongoing visiting artist lecture series, rigorous student exhibition program and strive to have students embrace contemporary and traditional approaches to.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Serve on the executive board which helps put together the largest outdoor multi-disciplinary arts event in Utah. Having garnered numerous awards internationally, nationally and locally, the event remains one of the premiere events that kicks off the summer in Utah each June. The festival, currently housed at Library Square in Downtown Salt Lake, started in.

Utah

The Fulbright Association engages current and former Fulbright exchange participants in lifelong experiences that advance international understanding through volunteer service to communities, people-to-people diplomacy, and dialogue on global issues. Fulbright Association members form the active constituency for Fulbright exchanges to ensure that they.

The NAEA research commission builds on established evidence of best practices while opening opportunities for emerging research interests and methodologies. These changes address new generations of art educators, who are ready to use the methods and practices of research in their classrooms, schools, and communities to demonstrate the effectiveness of.

Alexandria, Virginia

The Governance of the NAEA is comprised of division directors and four vice presidents who represent geographical areas. As VP I serve as the Coordinating Board of the Delegates Assembly, which shall study and recommend, through plans, reports, or resolutions to the NAEA Board, issues pertinent to the membership of the NAEA and the profession at large.

Cedar City, UT

As part of the Advisory Board I support this MFA program where students gain the skills, knowledge, and experiences essential to overseeing arts programs in a variety of settings. SUU offers a resident Master of Fine Arts degree, a Master of Arts degree, and undergraduate courses in arts administration. Each program is designed to blend a passion of the.

Washington D.C. Metro Area-National Organization

The NAEA with over 17,000 members is the largest creative community (established exclusively for visual arts educators, university professors, researchers and scholars, teaching artists, administrators, and art museum educators. The purpose of the NAEA is to promote art education through professional development, service, advancement of knowledge, and.

Orem, Utah

I serve on the UVU Culinary Arts Advisory Board which helps support various activities associated with this program including fund raising to help provide scholarships to students and broaden the mission of the program. http://www.uvu.edu/ca/ https://www.facebook.com/UvuCulinaryArtsInstitute

Greater Salt Lake City Area

The Change Leader Program is a professional development course with an active network of course graduates. Participants attend a three-day institute with instruction on assessing environments and the communication and facilitation skills necessary to implement change. Following the institute, Change Leaders practice these skills by completing a.

New York, NY

I've been involved in Art21’s Education Initiatives since July 2011 and come to the organization to share perspectives and experience. Working with a team of 12 other art educators who who share a fundamental belief in the power of art, artists, and ideas to inform the most idealistic tenets of education. (http://www.art21.org/)The work, working methods.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I review and provide critical administrative logistics as part of an five to eight person panel. I lend my expertise and perspective by evaluating art grant proposals from a pool of Art Works/ Arts Education applications. (http://www.nea.gov/)

Greater Salt Lake City Area

I am teaching MED 646-Cutting Edge Pedagogy, which I've unofficially renamed "Current Issues in Art Education: Contemporary Art/ Contemporary Teaching"-This course will provide an opportunity to explore new ways of teaching and making art based on the interests, efforts, and outcomes of artists and teachers working and teaching today. Recently was part of.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Served on several panels reviewing art education grants submitted to the Utah Art Council. I also am part of their Change Leader Institute. The Change Leader Institute is a professional development course that addresses leadership issues in relation to leading change. Our goals are to better equip arts and cultural leaders to deal with environmental and.

Provo, Utah Area

I teach studio design courses in the art department and courses in the art education department. The art education program prepares students to create artwork that is personally meaningful and socially relevant. Students investigate how art and art educators can become active forces for social justice and ecological responsibility. In addition to their.

Multiple Locations

I work with around a hundred colleagues from around the world to evaluate 44,000 exams. Time is spent examining and scoring student's performance as presented in an art portfolio. (http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_studioart.html)

Utah Art Education Association- (Utah)

I served as a co-president of the UAEA organizing events, conferences, supporting art advocacy, structuring web content and communicating policies. UAEA advocates for and increases the quality of visual arts education through professional development, collaboration, and leadership opportunities. http://uaea-arted.org/

• Provided leadership in budget procedures, exhibition scheduling, and member review process. Oversaw grant proposals, public relations, and all other aspects of gallery management.

Mfa, Visual Arts ( Printmaking)

Served as director of Central Arts Collective: 1992 Homeless Art Show Project Grant-Funded by Arizona Arts Council 1992 Organization.

Bfa, Visual Arts ( Drawing)

*spent two years in Venezuela during 1983-1985