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About.

Dr. Tami Rae Weiss is an innovative hybrid whose every day centers around creativity and connection.

“We’re On Course - Right Here” (or “Fugue for Teachers”) (2020). Written and performed by Tami Rae Weiss, PhD, Professor of Art Education; University of Wisconsin-Stout.

A wee bit more about Tami …

  • Mom of three: RaeLinne (16), Chloe (15), and CJ (12)

  • Good with a paintbrush- like REALLY good

  • Can captivate an audience

  • Professional doodler

  • Overly competitive tennis player

  • Sudoku queen

  • Can do a mean loon call (She grew up in Minnesota, after all)

  • Sings and dances like nobody’s watching

  • Fancies ethos over egos

  • University professor and art director based in western Wisconsin (originally from the Twin Cities, MN).

  • 20 years of advanced professional experience in education and arts industries, and an earned PhD in Art Education with subprogram in New Media Design.

  • Educator, curriculum designer, grant writer, and national presenter with excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills.

  • Art director that uses a strategy-by-design approach to project management and content creation.

  • Idea developer and visual storyteller with expertise in communicating ideas through compelling visual design in a range of media (print, digital, fine art, etc.).

  • Envelope pusher, box destroyer, and all-out dreamer who gets a rush from ideation and creative problem solving.

  • Arts advocate and activist who strives to make good art but is more interested in making art that does good. 

Tami Rae Weiss, PhD

Professional Experience.

University Professor & Director (2010-present)

Dr. Tami Rae Weiss has led the Art Education program at the University of Wisconsin - Stout since 2010. Her faculty position includes teaching art education courses and directing the grant program which she founded.

University courses developed and taught by Dr. Weiss include: Introduction to Art Education, Contemporary Theory and Curricular Practices in Art Education, Art Education Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment, and Senior Exhibition in Art Education.

In 2013, Weiss secured a 10-year, multi-million dollar grant project called “Arts Integration Menomonie (A.I.M.),” making UW-Stout one of three institutes of higher education in Wisconsin to receive the award. As principal investigator and executive creative director for the grant, Dr. Weiss oversees:

  • Organization vision and strategy

  • Program development and oversight

  • Advertising and marketing

  • Recruitment and hiring

  • Public relations and public speaking

  • Budgeting

  • Research and reporting

In the video above, Dr. Weiss speaks about her grant program as a winner of the Standing Up for Rural Wisconsin Schools, Libraries, and Communities Award from the Department of Public Instruction.

Art Teacher (1999-2008)

Art Teacher (Grades 6-12) / 2008 - 2010 - Elk Mound Middle and High School / Elk Mound, WI    

Art Teacher (Grades 9-12) / 1999 - 2008 - La Crescent High School / La Crescent, MN

Teaching License: 550-ART, K-12 Visual Arts

Education.

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, Art Education. Sub-program: New Media Design. University of Minnesota; Twin Cities, MN.  
4.0 GPA.  (August 2014)

Master’s Degree in Education. Program: Art Education. University of La Crosse; La Crosse, WI.
4.0 GPA.  (May 2004)

Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education. Teaching License: 550-ART: K-12 Visual Arts. University of Wisconsin - Stout; Menomonie, WI.
3.8 GPA. (May 1999)