Annie Painter's Art Institute
Philosophy
For more than two decades, as an elementary school
principal and arts education specialist, the simple logo below has guided my decisions as
a leader, teacher, speaker and writer. Annie PainterWhat do all children need for high achievement? |
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1. Love and support - (the heart) 2. Full development - (the little blue person) (All skills, talents & capacities are valued and used with enthusiasm) 3. Work worth doing - (the sunburst) 4. In an environment designed for success - (the triangle) |
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About Annie Painter and her work
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Annie Painter is a former award winning Oregon elementary principal
with experience as an elementary classroom teacher (kindergarten and grade six), exhibiting soft
sculptor, curriculum specialist, middle and high school fine arts teacher.
She spent three years as a national arts and literacy coach. Annie continues consulting and teaching from her studio
and has recently returned to a focus on her own art work, this time choosing to learn a new medium, printmaking.
She and her husband, Bob Bridgeford, a former museum director and two handsome Vizsla dogs, Theo and Alexander, live
on twelve acres in the tiny town of Sisters, in the Central Oregon desert. |
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Her art and education methods and lessons are tested in school residencies and taught at the graduate
university level. An estimated 2,000 teachers and artists who teach have enjoyed her courses, coaching
and workshops in the last twenty years. Children's Summer Art Institutes continue in Gresham Oregon, for
two decades led by her colleague, Larry Verdoorn, with direction beginning summer 2011 by Art
Institute veteran, Marlene Bergen. These programs for children and teachers were founded by Annie with her
district's support in the Gresham-Barlow School District where she was an elementary principal. |
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Home About Annie | University Graduate Courses and Teacher Workshops |
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anniepainter@msn.com Annie Painter, Arts and Education Consultant P.O. Box 2135 Sisters, Oregon 97759 541-549-9539 (phone/fax) |