Aarah Aizman
Artist at Aizman Art
Artist.  Educator.  Friend
Aizman is a Minneapolis artist who uses a variety of mediums to facilitate personal and community empowerment. Her passion is employing art in group settings as a hands-on metaphor for exploring life. She works primarily with high school students and offers seminars at women's retreats. Aarah's favorite work is with at-risk youth. "They have so much raw passion, and it's just overlooked so much of the time," she explains. "There is nothing more rewarding for me than witnessing how peers can cultivate trust and foster relationships through art-making experiences." Aizman engages her students in a wide array of mediums, demonstrating how to identify and respect each medium's own unique set of strengths, limitations, and vulnerabilities. 

Aizman has a B.A. in Art & Community with a focus on the practical implications of the psychological and spiritual nature of creativity. 

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Aarah Aizman is an Minneapolis artist and international educator and grew up among musicians, painters, inventors, and gardeners.  Aizman lectures and conducts workshops and talks throughout the U.S. and beyond, covering topics such as Watercolor and Going with the Flow;  Playing in the Clay;  How to Paint Fast, Loose, & Bold;  and The Truth about Creativity. Her own artwork is known for its bold use of color and uninhibited brushwork.  She is passionate about revealing beauty in the world with a decisive style that is both intense and contemporary.  "I pay close attention to the energy and movement in and around my subject and the interplay of light and shadow," Aizman explains. "These are the key elements that uncover the essence and translate a sense of  'alive' in my paintings that people seem to like."  

Aarah has a B.A. in Art & Community with a focus on the practical implications of the psychological and spiritual nature of creativity.  She fosters originality by creating a safe environment and drives meaningful conversations using art as a metaphor in understanding life. In doing so, she engages her students in a wide array of mediums, demonstrating how to identify and respect each medium's own unique set of strengths, limitations, and vulnerabilities. "Honoring unexpected outcomes plays a big role in the creative process," Aizman goes on to admit that "art is the real teacher in the classroom."
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Bais Yaakov High School
Art Teacher
Students of Bais Yaakov are challenged with a text-based dual curriculum. As their art teacher, my passion is to bring lessons learned in class into a personal realm, making it relevant. The abstract nature of art and our conversations surrounding it lend itself very well to this. Exciting things happen.
Minneapolis
Bais Chana Women Int'l
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Arts Director
Analyze retreat mission and objectives, develop art projects and lectures to suit specific audience at any given retreat using art as a medium to coach attendees in self-empowerment. Conduct workshops and set up functional studio space for attendees to use independently.  Purchase materials according to organization's budget and help organization make wise investments in non-consumable materials.
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis
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Board  Member
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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Minnesota Girls Academy
Art Instructor
MGA is a licensed Residential Treatment Facility serving girls ages 13-17 - as such, I was hired to develop a physically safe studio and a curriculum focusing on promoting self-worth and meaningful peer interaction. Workshops included exploration in many mediums to explore: how art communicates, and how art process can teach about how life works. (MN Girls Academy is temporarily closed and reorganizing.)
Torah Academy
Art Director
Responsible for art department, hire art teachers, organize and lead volunteer committee, fundraising, promote art education in various media outlets, Art Festivals and Exhibits. Create curriculum for grades 1-8, scheduling, art studio maintenance, material purchases, teach.
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
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President, MN Chapter
Transformed the MN Chapter from a 100% volunteer to a fully staffed organization. Extensive PR campaigns resulting in increased number of support groups, educational progamming, and new development of children's support programs.
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St. Catherine University
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Art & Community
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Metropolitan State University
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Emphasis on researching the practical implications of the psychological and spiritual nature of creativity.
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        Aarah is all about the art of education! Her non-traditional educational style infuses creativity in everything she does, from canvas, to classroom, to camp. Wendy Weiner Runge
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Aarah Aizman is the consummate artist. She also strives to teach young and old, new and fully developed artists, to use their skills to appreciate the  designs of our Creator.  Using her talents to glorify HaKodesh Baruchu is the highest form of art there is.  What a privilege it is to recommend her efforts!! 
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Career Services at Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis
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Museum & Art Galleries
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National Art Education Association (NAEA)
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