Sarah Wegenast

​I was born and raised in a small western Nebraska town. From a very early age I developed a passion for art. I still remember my elementary art class in a small room above the school cafeteria and then coming home and creating an "art studio" in my basement. I began cultivating my talent in the arts while in school. With the encouragement and support of my teachers and parents, I went on to college to study Art Education. I have been teaching Art to wonderful creative minds for 25 years. I was allowed to follow my dreams and become what I was meant to be, and for that I am grateful to parents that said it was OK to be an artist.

My parents hired a Native American artist to paint a mural on our large living room wall when I was a child. They will never know how that daily view influenced my lifelong passion for art. 

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Award Winning Educator

EDUCATION:  
M.S.,Education, Instructional Technology
Emphasis – Media  & Graphic Arts 
B.S., Education, Art Education,
Emphasis: K-12  Art Education, Art History 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: 
State and National Art Teachers Association
Nebraska Educational Technology Association
Nebraska Association of Middle Level Educators

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT:
Visual Arts - Technology - Educational Curriculum
Nebraska Department of Education Fine Arts Standards Writing Team 

ART CLASSROOM WEBSITE: https://aurorahuskiesart.weebly.com/