Summit 26: Anchor Session 1: Identifying and Using the Keys for Fine Arts Sustainability

Christine Grafe is a Fellow of the Texas Art Education Association and she has served as Vice President Youth Art Month and Middle School/Junior High Chair. She has been Qualifications Foreman for Region 6 VASE and site director for Region 6 Junior VASE. Christine earned her BFA in Art Education from Texas Tech University, taught 6-8 grade art in Brownfield, Texas before moving to College Station ISD where she has taught 5-6 grade art for the past 33 years. She hopes that students will leave her classroom with a skill set which includes collaboration, divergent thinking, and a creative mindset which will prepare them for future success.