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Seven Secrets for Stellar Art Classes

Professional artist and veteran instructor, Anne Olwin, gives you seven concrete pointers for workshops and classes that will have your students jumping for joy…

Putting these seven principles into practice transforms mediocre classes into sensational, inspiring events. Events like these grow and multiply, increasing revenue, building your reputation, and creating opportunity through growing the next generation of creative artists.

Whether you are a novice teacher or a seasoned educator looking for pointers to enhance your class, study these tips and make them your own.

Secret One for Stellar Art Classes
Secret Two for Stellar Art Classes
Secret Three for Stellar Art Classes

Secrets Four through Seven will be uploaded on a semi-regular basis, so check back each week.

Exploring the Power of Encouragement
by Anne Olwin

Whether you teach art, science or football... Whether your student is a preschooler or a graduate student... Whether you quietly influence one small life or speak into the lives of thousands... you will find principles for dynamic change in the lives of your students through an understanding of the power of encouragement.

The Power of Encouragement--Part 1

Helpful reference and resource sites:

http://www.morguefile.com
Chocked full of copyright free photos, this site has a large number of photos for use in the classroom.

http://www.the-athenaeum.org/
A vast collection of artworks.

http://www.artrenewal.org/
The largest on-line Museum on the internet, providing an encyclopedic collection of essays, biographies and articles by top scholars in the field as well as a huge collection of images.

For fabulous teaching art resources, check out the Anne's Quick Reference Guides.