The Art of the Picture Book - Ashland University - May 12

Call for Proposals - Closed January 31, 2006

Conference Call for Proposals

Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal for the Art of the Picture Book Conference. Reviews will begin February 6th and acceptance emails will be sent to presenters no later than March 1, 2006. All proposals will be processed through blind review through a committee representing the conference team. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the conference at artpicbk@ashland.edu

Online Proposal Submission Form

The Art of the Picture Book - Call for Proposals (pdf)
Proposal Submission Form (pdf)

The Art of the Picture Book conference encourages collaboration between educators, librarians, artists, publishers, editors, aspiring writers or illustrators, and anyone interested in picture books. Art may be interpreted to include the fine art of illustration, as well as the art of conceiving just the right text and layout of a book.

Proposals are being requested which address the use of picture books in variety of instances. Consider picture books in classrooms and/or libraries at various grade levels and content areas, utilizing picture book illustrations to enhance visual literacy and artistic expression, speaking to the various commercial aspects of picture book publishing, including tips on how to create a successful picture book, and how picture book art effects collection development practices. We invite you to present your ideas, experiences, and views concerning “The Art of the Picture Book.”

Proposals may take the form of contributed papers, demonstrations, workshops, or panel discussions with individual sessions encompassing fifty minutes. Proposals should be submitted electronically via the conference web site, but will be accepted by mail and fax as needed.

Interested in submitting a proposal? Consider the following:

Teacher Education and Classroom Teachers

Using picture books to teach literacy or content areas.
Using picture books to teach grade level indicators.
Student response to picture books in the classroom.
Author studies fro picture book authors and illustrators.
Using technology to facilitate picture books (web, class projects).

Art and Art Education

Using picture books to teach artistic style or technique.
Using picture books for media.
Picture books, creating the necessary artistic images.
This history of picture books and their reflection in art.
Using picture books for instruction on famous artists and art.
Using picture books to collaborate with other curriculum areas.

Academic, School, and Public Libraries

Importance of picture books to the juvenile collection and overall collection development.
Recommendations of picture books to parents and teachers.
Importance of picture books to instruction and/or story time.
Using award winning picture books for instruction and awareness.
Using technology to promote picture books (web pages, flyers).

Publishing

The process of creating and producing a picture book for publication.
Tips for aspiring authors and illustrators.
The art of creating a picture book, importance of illustration and text cohesion.
Using picture books to express importance of teamwork and collaboration.
The role technology plays in publishing and the Internet.

Proposal Acceptance

Presenters will be notified of proposal acceptance March 1, 2006. Information for presenters will be available at that time.

Questions or Comments: artpicbk@ashland.edu
Web page: dschreck@ashland.edu
URL: http://www.ashland.edu/~artpicbk /proposals
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