2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

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2:00pm EDT

Arm in Arm: Supervision and Administration and Higher Education United in Addressing Real-World Challenges for Art Programs

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L006

Join the Supervision/Administration and Higher Education Divisions as we discuss issues impacting our field and solutions that can be achieved more quickly and meaningfully if we tackle them together. Attendees will gain tangible ideas they can take back to their communities to help address real concerns. Panelists will include Andrew Watson, Jennifer Fisher, Mousumi De and Antonia Germanos.

Presenters

Sarah Ackermann

Yichien Cooper

Assistant Professor, Wsu Tri-cities

Jennifer Fisher

Associate Teaching Professor of Art Education, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Mousumi De

Associate Professor, University of Redlands

trinity villanueva

Founder, Diwa Soul

Current NAEA Board of Director. Future Associate Chair of NAEA EDI Commission. // I am a mother first and foremost, a proud Latina-NHPI queer woman. // A full time artist, musician, and Polynesian cultural ambassador. Multi-lingual English, Spanish, Hawaiian. // I’m the founder... Read More →

Andrew Watson

Antonia Germanos

Arm in Arm pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L006

Higher Education, Big Art Education Questions

2:00pm EDT

Channeling Reflexive and Inclusive Student-Centered Approaches in Postsecondary Visual Arts Classrooms

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L004

This interactive workshop introduces participating higher education arts educators to a new framework cocreated with students to incorporate more inclusive educational practices in their classrooms. Participants will engage in reflexive activities that elevate student voice through student-centered pedagogy in the organization and revision of their teaching materials and practices.

Presenters

Beatrice Carey Carter

Elizabeth

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L004

Higher Education, Skills Toolbox

3:00pm EDT

All Division Awards Ceremony

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon EFG

Join us for the All Division Awards session, where we will honor this year’s award winners from all NAEA Regions and Divisions. A special presentation will highlight the remarkable achievements of each recipient. To kick off the ceremony, we are excited to welcome Jamaal Durr, known professionally as JQ, a multifaceted visual artist based in Louisville. JQ, whose work spans from detailed portraits to pop-culture illustrations, will open the awards with an inspiring address. His art, rooted in expressions of the human figure, challenges audiences to think critically and embrace their creative gifts. Through his journey, he encourages the next generation of artists to follow their dreams and make their mark on the world.

Presenters

Yichien Cooper

Assistant Professor, Wsu Tri-cities

Devon Calvert

Janis Nunnally

NAEA Middle Level Director/Art Educator, NAEA/Upperman Middle

Linda W. Kieling, M.Ed.

Art Educator/NAEA Secondary Director, Adrienne C Nelson High School

I live outside of Portland, OR and I am in my 35th year of teaching. We have 5 kids, 4 grandchildren and a Shiba Inu named Miku. I am passionate about family, friends, art and travel.

trinity villanueva

Founder, Diwa Soul

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon EFG

3:00pm EDT

Critical Pedagogies in Online Spaces

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L030

There is no single approach to online teaching. Three online educators discuss research informing course design, including disability justice, critical access, and digital equity; asset-based community development and transformational community; and gamification, and offer practical strategies for other educators to reconsider the relationship between pedagogy, research, and e-learning.

Presenters

Jennifer Eisenhauer Richardson

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Dr. Eisenhauer Richardson is an Associate Professor in the Arts Administration, Education and Policy Department and an affiliated faculty member in the Disability Studies program at The Ohio State University. She received a dual-Ph.D. in Art Education and Women’s Studies from The... Read More →

Ruth Smith

Clayton Funk

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L030

Higher Education, Deep Dive Research

3:00pm EDT

Learning Together: The Reggio Emilia, Italy Municipal Schools as a Site for Art Education Research

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L004

How can the Reggio Emilia approach influence U.S. preservice art education? A community of practice shares action research projects, including a professor-and-student study week at the Reggio Emilia, Italy, municipal preschools. Expressive rights, collaborative inquiry, and art materials as language provide valuable insights for all art education contexts.

Presenters

Ceinwen Carrejo

Gigi Schroeder Yu

Assistant Professor, Art Education, Art Department, University of New Mexico

Hayon Park

Kristin Vanderlip Taylor

Associate Professor of Art Education, California State University, Northridge

Ask me about the CSU Art Ed ColLab, a mentoring community of practice for beginning visual art teachers in California

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L004

Higher Education, Deep Dive Research

3:00pm EDT

Teaching and Learning on the Edge: Art Education in Rural and Remote Settings

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

What are the problems and challenges of being geographically remote from culturally rich centers when it comes to art education? This session will highlight various topics related to art teaching and learning in rural and remote areas of the Mountain West. All experience levels are welcome to join us for meaningful discussions!

Presenters

Mandi Little

Howe (Xuhao) Yang

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Higher Education, Deep Dive Research

3:00pm EDT

Wonder-Full Art Education: Amplifying Awe Through Community-Based and Collaborative Artmaking

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, Conference Theatre (M112)

Wonder-full education surfaces less widely studied emotions, such as awe and wonder, as pathways to learning and well-being. We examine the implications for art education and ask: How does collective artmaking activate transformative and connective inquiry through awe? How can community-based art education infuse our lives and teaching with wonder?

Presenters

Carolina Blatt

Program Coordinator & 3/4 Faculty, Rowan University

WonderfullArtEducation NAEA2025 Blatt pptx

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, Conference Theatre (M112)

Higher Education, Deep Dive Research

3:00pm EDT

Protest Postcards! [TICKET REQUIRED]

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

TICKET REQUIRED
Make your voice heard by creating advocacy works of art! In this session, participants will create 10 works of art on prestamped, blank postcards. A rich assortment of collage materials will be provided, as well as resources for sending these cards to your representatives at state and national levels.

Presenters

Laurie Gatlin

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Maker Painter Semi-retired Still curious

Protest Postcards Louisville 2025 pptx

protest slogans docx

Peoples climate march slogans pdf

Blue Wave Analytics Postcard Best Practices Data and Analysis pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

Higher Education, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

4:30pm EDT

Resilient Research: Navigating Art Teacher Burnout and Compassion Fatigue Through Slow Scholarship

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M108

Are you navigating demanding environments and researching emotionally charged topics? If so, come and examine researcher resilience through slow scholarship. Consider creative approaches and practical insights for emotional well-being in academic settings. Explore transformative and reflective practices to enhance researcher resilience.

Presenters

Libba Willcox

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M108

Higher Education, Professional Paper Presentation

4:30pm EDT

Shared Identity: Unpacking Sense of Community for Adult Learners in Online Graduate Courses

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L006

Explore the unique challenges of nontraditional students in online graduate programs. Learn practical strategies for fostering a sense of community to enhance engagement and retention. Gain insights from research findings and practical approaches for improving online learning environments.

Presenters

Theresa Gillespie

Chair of Graduate Student Retention, The Art of Education University

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L006

Higher Education, Professional Paper Presentation

4:30pm EDT

The Case for COIL-ing a Graduate Arts Teacher Preparation Program

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M111

Learn more about a COIL project between arts teacher training programs in Santiago, Chile, and Minneapolis, MN, with an aim to enhance understanding of language acquisition in arts education by connecting students across continents. See how the use of technology and AI helped overcome language barriers, while promoting culturally relevant K-12 arts learning.

Presenters

Betsy Maloney Leaf PhD

Isabel Besser Verastegui

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M111

Higher Education, Instructional Practice

5:00pm EDT

From Looking to Language: The Historical Shift to Visual Literacy in Art Education

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L029

Trace a paradigm shift from visual perception to visual literacy in the history of art education. Through a rhetorical analysis of primary source material, this presentation traces social, political, pedagogical, and policy shifts that reoriented looking to literacy, as well as implications for art education curricula and practice today.

Presenters

Cala Coats

Associate Professor, Arizona State University

Abigail Schmid

Graduate Student/Research Assistant, Arizona State University

From Looking to Language The Historical Shift to Visual Literacy in Art Education pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L029

Higher Education, Big Art Education Questions

5:00pm EDT

Manuel Barkan Award Lecture

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L028

Conceived as a tribute to Manuel Barkan, this award is presented to an individual who, through their published work in either Art Education or Studies in Art Education, has contributed a product of scholarly merit to the field of art education. The 2025 Manuel Barkan Award Lecture will be given by gloria j. wilson. The title of the presentation is “Cartographies of Black Life: Meditations on a Black Sense of Place in and Through the Arts in Education.” This dialogical engagement explores how Black Geospatial Inquiry and Aesthetic Praxis converse across disciplines, engaging Black studies, the arts, geography, environmental humanities, and education. Through discussions of spatial liberation and aesthetic praxis, this conversation examines how Black life navigates the spatial, material, and environmental conditions that shape, constrain, and reimagine possibilities for movement, and self-determination. Drawing from recent work, we consider how Black compositional thought functions within education and the arts as both spatial consciousness and refusal, as well as a generative force for Black ways of knowing, being, and doing. Participants are encouraged to bring questions, insights, and provocations.

Presenters

gloria j. wilson

Dustin Garnet

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L028

Higher Education, Professional Paper Presentation

5:00pm EDT

Writing for Studies in Art Education

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M108

An advisory session about Studies in Art Education, facilitated by the editors and editorial board members. This session is for prospective authors interested in submitting manuscripts for review.

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