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The
Traditions Education Program
Our
dream and vision for a standardized, comprehensive teaching
program became a reality this August 2004. Seven decorative
painting
teachers from across the United States and Canada came to the
JansenArt™ Studio in Pennsylvania, U.S. In a collaborative
effort, this group of talented artists and teachers developed,
designed, and wrote the long awaited 'Tradition's International
Teaching Program'. This program is designed to be a
developmental program for artists and teachers who want to
advance their skills in painting.
Program Initiation
In order to enter
this new program you must first attend an introductory one-day
seminar. These seminars will be held throughout the U.S. and
Canada. Or, you may take an in-home open book written test based
solely on the information contained in the JansenArt Traditions
Technical Guide.
Program Timetable
The program began
in January 2005 and is taught by the following teachers who
helped develop the curriculum.
Among this group,
these artists share over one century of traditional painting,
teaching methods, and experience, which is reflected in this
important educational endeavor. This comprehensive teaching
program will provide the decorative art teacher with an in-depth
continuous program for their students. This teaching program
takes the student on an artistic journey from beginner through
advanced. It is designed to educate the student in all technical
facets of decorative painting and to bridge the gap from
decorative painting to fine art. The student will acquire
knowledge of color theory and painting styles, as well as gain
the historical significance of decorative art and art
principles. This joint effort was made to help standardize the
decorative painting industry through education.
The Heritage
Artists, who were the co-authors of this 'International
Educational Program', brought a unique flavor and expertise to
this system, while standardizing the techniques and methods to
be used for teaching with Traditions. These Heritage Artists
will be traveling in the United States, Canada, and other
locations around the world presenting 'Traditions Teacher'
seminars.
For more
information about the Traditions International Educational
Program, becoming a registered Traditions Teacher, or attending
or hosting a Traditions Artist seminar, please contact Sue
Pruett MDA
For those of you
from Australia, Japan, Europe and South America, we will be
presenting these programs in your country this next year. Look
to
www.jansenarttraditions.com
for
information and dates.
About the Program
Traditions Artists
are required to understand the basics of the Traditions paint
line including the pigments and mediums used. This is
accomplished by taking a one-day seminar or reading the
Traditions Artist Teaching Guide and completing the online test
administered by DecoArt. If you wish to continue your education
or would like to become a Traditions Teacher, we recommend
advancing to the following levels.
Traditions Teacher Levels
Traditions Teacher Level 1:
The Traditions Teacher is a Traditions Artist who wants to
educate and elevate artists to new levels. This teacher will be
knowledgeable in techniques and colors as they apply to art
principles.
The Traditions Teacher will be versed in all the paints and
mediums and be able to start new students on their journey.
The Traditions teacher will understand this new resin acrylic
and will be able to teach the Traditions Educational Program
with the materials and designs provided.
Requirements for the Traditions Teacher:
Attend a 5-day Traditions Teacher Seminar taught by a Heritage
Artist.
Actively teach and participate in educational courses.
Heritage Artist -
Level 2:
This is an
appointment made to qualifying "Traditions Teachers" who have
been further trained in traditional and old world techniques by
an authorized JansenArt™ Heritage Teacher.
Application for
this appointment can be made at any time but positions are
limited and will be filled as they become available.
Requirements for
the Heritage Artist:
Attend an
intensive training course in old world painting techniques and
concepts taught by a qualified Heritage Teacher.
Heritage
Teacher - Level 3:
The Heritage Teacher is a Heritage Artist who has received
extensive training in traditional styles and pigments.
This teacher understands historical styles and their color
emulation.
The Heritage Teacher is a multi media teacher trained by the
factory to answer technical questions.
The Heritage Teacher thoroughly understands the color wheel as
it relates to the chemistry of color.
Requirements for this teacher include:
Attend an intense training at the DecoArt production facility in
Stanford, KY.
Attend hands-on training sessions with David Jansen regarding
old world techniques and pigments.
Actively teach, publish books, magazine articles, pattern packs,
videos or appear on television.
You may also find out more about the JansenArt™ Traditions
Artist System at
www.jansenarttraditions.com
Traditions
Education is for all Artists ~ which one are you?
The Traditions Education program is presented as the 'Teacher
Program’; it is also being used as a 'study' program. More
students today are looking for this style of education. The
program is designed to TEACH at all levels. The nature of this
program is for personal artistic development as well as to
provide a very strong teaching curriculum for teachers to teach
others from.
The program has been developed to build personal skills and to
provide a strong painting foundation for the future decorative
painter. One does not have to be a 'teacher' to take the program
for personal development; however they have to be actively
teaching in order register as a Traditions Teacher and in order
to teach the program to others.
The program offers a ‘win win’ style of education for all
artists, both teachers and students alike.
There are really several ways to gain the Traditions knowledge
and to study and learn within the program itself. Here are just
some of them.
1.) New Teachers who wish to advance their own painting
knowledge as well as have a step by step syllabus to teach from
will attend the 5-day Teacher seminar and take the program back
to their shops and studios where they will teach it to their
local students over an extended timeline.
2.) Experienced Teachers who wish to 'fill in the blanks' in
some areas that they may have missed or forgotten along their
development and painting careers. Many teachers may not have had
the opportunity to study a variety of styles or techniques, and
may realize that there are several ‘holes’ in their knowledge.
3.) Earnest Students who to seek a developmental program for
personal study, they too can attend the 5 day Traditions Teacher
seminar and work through the manual on their own, at their own
pace. (These students may not have access to a shop or studio
near by, or where they can attend classes on a regular basis.
These students still wish to find a way to study and grow their
painting skills)
4.) New as well as Experienced Students who wish to learn a very
comprehensive program such as the Traditions Educational can
attend weekly classes from a shop or studio who has a registered
Traditions Teacher on staff who offers the program in weekly
classes. If you are interested in this program ask your local
shop to start offering one. Contact anyone of the Heritage
Artists for more details about starting a program near you.
5.) Students who are potential teachers may be thinking of
taking the next step to begin teaching will have at their
fingertips an entire teaching program laid out before them, with
no worries about 'what to teach' to their potential students.
They will know they are providing the most well rounded program
available to day.
6.) Veteran Students who do not have any desire to teach, may
also wish to attend either the Traditions 5-day seminar or take
the program offered as ongoing weekly classes from a shop or
studio. They may do so in order to re-visit and re-learn
techniques and theories they never learned correctly or have
completely skipped. This is another way to fill in the 'missing
links' in knowledge and painting experience.
This Educational program is very comprehensive and it will
provide unique benefits to each individual who attends the
program because it addresses several important facets of all
decorative painting needs. Each artist will reap his or her own
unique rewards from this program!
Please contact me for further information or if you have any
questions at all.
Traditions Artist Internet forum
If you
would like to interact and exchange ideas and network with other
artists and teachers who are using Traditions, we invite you to
join the Traditions artist forum internet 'list' on Yahoo
Groups.