Art of Education

Good Afternoon all,

The weather is a bit dreary here this afternoon, which does not even begin to reflect the wonderful week we have had here at TxCC!

First and foremost, TxCC is very proud to announce that we will be partnering with HBMG Inc. and hopefully Mexi-Arte Museum to host "The Art of Education!" Last April, Patricia attended "The Art of Business" fundraiser coordinated between HBMG, AMOA, and Laguna Gloria, and was absolutely delighted and called it a "true experience." Because she was so impressed by the "Art of Business," the Compact has decided to replicate the event, but with a little twist.

On Wednesday, TxCC sat down with two wonderful representatives from HGMG Inc., Sloan and Ariele, and discussed the details of the event. With little professional experience in planning events, I was amazed at the amount of detail that goes into the planning. We discussed how to appropriately invite attendees (through social networking sites or personal invites), the venue to host the event, times, day (would it conflict with a UT footall game?), advertising during "Art of Business," and the design of the logo. All of this was a lot to take in! I think the most important thing I learned from the meeting is to 1) define target audience for the event and 2) plan the event like it will be annual. Who attends the fundraiser is extremely important because it determines the whole dynamic of the event. It will answer when and where the event will be held, whether or not it is appropriate to charge at the door, and what kind of invitations will be sent.

So far, the purpose of the "Art of Education" will be to showcase the art of the members of the Compact, who may not be publicly recognized as artists. This event is a symbol to the mission of the Compact because it demonstrates "another side of education outside of the classroom." While the Compact promotes service learning and community involvement in addition to classroom learning, it paints a nice comparison with this event because it shows professionals in education revealing another passion, art.

Overall, this event will be an absolute delight and I can't wait to get started with the planning! I believe one of my first tasks is to start brainstorming some ideas with the logo for the event. We threw out a few ideas using a graduation hat, a book, paintbrush...I was even thinking of making the Texas Campus Compact logo like a color wheel or a painting palette...still thinking though!

You can visit the website of the "Art of Business" to get a feel for it!
This year the event will be taking place at Laguna Gloria on April 29th.
www.theartofbusinessaustin.com