Apple Distinguished Educator | Adobe Education Leader | Photographic Misfit | ISTE Outstanding Teacher
DATA Digital Imaging is very excited to announce that the all new OnCUE+ app has launched with cover art and supporting imagery selected from the Di Master Collection! The app is downloadable now for the iPad at no cost with Android, Kindle Fire, and iPhone versions coming later this year. All content is free to thousands of CUE members throughout California or $4.99 for non-members. Learn more about Technology in Support of the Arts in Curriculum in a great new digital format!
| Di Master artwork by Markie Hackwith (left) and Spencer McQuinn (right) |
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| Andrew Juarez and Jasmine Milkulak with DATA Counselor Deborah Applebaum. Photo Austyn Moreno |
What a great community partner! Not only did Dianne Funk, producer of the Indian Wells Art Festival, donate 150 tickets and $350.00 to DATA-SkillsUSA this year, but she also arranged a photography contest for Di students who shot the event. Images were judged by a special selection of associated artists and photographers.
| Austyn Moreno Mayor DeRosa |
1st Place, Sophomore Austyn MorenoStudents were each presented with a certificate and $100 gift card to Camera West in Rancho Mirage.
2nd Place, Junior Emilia Jimenez
3rd Place, Senior Jasmine Mikulak
| Photographs Focusing on a Sustainable Planet |
Congratulations to the following Di students for their digital mastery being awarded at the 2012 Fine Arts Creativity awards show at the Palm Springs Art Museum on Friday, April 13th!
Two DATA Di students were recognized as Honorable Mentions for their creativity in the California Streaming photography contest. The annual challenge, offered by the California County Educational Technology Consortium, invited students this year to stretch their minds and render a visual response to Albert Einstein's quote, "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
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"A terrible past can control your life. It is in your memories, thoughts, and can curb your feelings. For most people its very easy to forgive and forget, but for others it is a long road ahead before they stop thinking about they're grim background. For them, it feels like it is literally imprinted into their DNA, and its always going to be there. But sometimes, all you need is someone or something in your life to keep you going.
I'm Kimberlyn Gonzalez and this is a self-portrait. My heart tattoo, on my neck, symbolizes my love of all things art. It sits on the right side of my neck for the right side of your brain is primarily the artistic side. I can always count on art, in all forms, to always be there when I need to pick myself up. It is grown to be a necessity in my life."
"On October 16, 1968, the Black Power salute made history. Tommie Smith and John Carlos were the two African Americans who had made this gesture. They did it to represent the unity of their movement. Neither one of them wore shoes. They both wore black socks representing the poverty that the black community faced. It also demonstrated the long walk to equality they were prepared to make.
This photo signifies the power of a race. A race that had to fight for everything they ever wanted. A race that overcame and is prosperous.
Growing up as a mixed-raced child was somewhat of a challenge. I was always told to embrace both my Mexican and African-American heritage. Watching how both the Mexican and African-American races have grown to be powerful in the work force was just one way both races have succeeded. From Cesar Chavez to Barack Obama, these races have shown to be strong and powerful. My name is Jasmine Mikulak and I'm a senior in the Digital Arts Technology Academy at Cathedral City High School."
"All of the pieces were equally impacting, effective, and deserve acclaim of nearly equal value. Your students have great imaginations, as well as great design and application skills. The winning image was very dynamic and truly fills the answer to what I imagined might be the ultimate result as eGraffitti"
"This image depicts the relationship between the natural landscape of the desert and the man-made constructions found in our environment. The lights of automobiles passing by, the windmills as an energy source in the background, and the scrub brush of the White Water exit, all come together as a bold statement on the I-10 corridor."
"I shot this photograph while on a hike in the La Quinta cove with my family. The image
portrays how we can still find beauty in the empty dryness of the desert."
"People usually do not stop to notice the small glimpses of beauty in nature, especially in the empty and dry environment of the desert. For me, its important to take the time to explore it, looking at it from a different perspective in order to uncover the subtle hints it leaves for us even during its' 'second life'."
| Our 1st project with Rio Vista Elementary 3rd graders |
| Our 2nd global photography challenge as the Student Creative |
| Our 1st global photography challenge as the Student Creative |
Five DATA Digital Imaging students were recognized this year by California Region of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Their artwork was selected by a panel of artists, art educators and art professionals as the some of the best work from teenagers from throughout California. Gold Keys are awarded to the most accomplished works and are forwarded to New York for national judging and Silver Keys are awarded to distinguished works. All pieces, including Honorable Mentions, will be recognized at a reception on April 5th at the Riverside Community Arts Association and be on display from March 22nd to April 21st.
| Karaina Perkins, Student author |