The Oregon Art Education Association named Christopher Shotola-Hardt Oregon's nominee for the National Art Education Association's 2012 Marion Quin Dix Leadership Award. Shotola-Hardt received Oregon's award for having initiated the Beyond the Demos art exhibition series, now in its sixth year. This series of group art exhibitions features the artwork of art educators from throughout the state of Oregon. The intent of the series is to encourage art educators to keep pursuing their own personal studio work by providing exhibition opportunities for them. Shotola-Hardt believes that "when we continue to grow in our own studio work, this only strengthens what we can do with our students. It is powerful for our students to see us producing quality work and preparing for adjudication and exhibition."
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