2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

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12:00pm EDT

Middle Level Division Conversations With Colleagues: Exploring Current Topics

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:20pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon VIII

A session for all Middle Level Division educators to join together and discuss our unique students. Fellow ML art educators will give information on current topics, such as AI, ED&I, and NJAHS, through short presentations. These presenters will bring their best practices and current information on these topics that can be applied to the participants' classrooms. Other topics and information will be explored in the question-and-answer time. Door prizes and ML swag will be given out during the session.

Presenters

Janis Nunnally

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

Jeanie Fellinger

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:20pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon VIII

Middle, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

12:00pm EDT

Making Brush Magic [TICKET REQUIRED]

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L011/l012

TICKET REQUIRED
Engage in a hands-on collaborative pass-and-paint activity that builds relationships. Learn painting techniques with Royal and Langnickel brushes. Participants will learn brush skills and share their own personal painting styles. This project is a great icebreaker to start off the year and create social engagement in the classroom.

Presenters

Janet Wolfe

Morgan Oliver

Suzanne Hobart

Art teacher

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L011/l012

Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

12:00pm EDT

Scrappy Creatures [TICKET REQUIRED]

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L017/L018

TICKET REQUIRED
Create a Scrappy Creature using wire hangers, plastic bags, cloth, and lots of ephemera. It is derived from the book One Plastic Bag, which is a powerful showcase of the impact one person's idea can have toward positive change. Start off with a mystery idea and leave with a Scrappy Creature.

Presenters

Lee Darter

art educator, Bleckley County Schools

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L017/L018

Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

1:00pm EDT

Art Criticism: Fostering Creativity and Understanding in the Middle School Art Room

Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L027

Join this interactive session to discover how art criticism ignites creativity and deepens worldly understanding in middle school students. Following a concise overview, participants will explore inventive, critical strategies and be ready to seamlessly infuse art criticism into their lessons, fostering students' critical thinking, creativity, and cultural awareness.

Presenters

Julia Hovanec

Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L027

Middle, Instructional Demonstration

2:00pm EDT

Book Bans in Critical Times: Art Projects on Censorship in Middle School and Higher Education

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L013

Co-presented by a middle school art teacher, school librarian, and researcher in higher education, this session will introduce book bans, banned graphic novels, censorship in art education, and art projects that revolve around the theme of book bans and censorship.

Presenters

Hyunji Kwon

Lauren Blakley

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L013

Middle, Instructional Practice

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

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 →

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

3:00pm EDT

Brush Up on Brush-Lettering Techniques [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L010

TICKET REQUIRED
Learn the basics of brush lettering using ordinary broad-tipped markers. Attendees will practice warm-up exercises and lettering drills, and then combine them to create beautiful brush letters. This workshop is for educators seeking to increase their own artistic skills as well as those who teach upper elementary through high school..

Presenters

Amanda Youngblood

AAEA President, Alabama Art Education Association

Hi! I'm Amanda! An artist and art educator residing in Alabama. I am currently President for Alabama Art Education Association. I enjoy learning new art techniques and skills, and love sharing my passion for creativity with my students and peers. Recently, small sketchbook works of... Read More →

1. Marker Position AYoungblood pdf

2. Basic Strokes AYoungblood pdf

3. Brush Letter Lowercase Alphabet AYoungblood pdf

4. Brush Letter Lowercase Alphabet with arrows AYoungblood pdf

5. Brush Letter Capital Alphabet AYoungblood pdf

6. Lower Case Alphabet AYoungblood pdf

7. Learn to Letter Better AYoungblood pdf

8. Brush Lettering Presentation AYoungblood pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L010

Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

3:00pm EDT

Building Classroom Community Through Collaborative SEL-Infused Artmaking [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L017/L018

TICKET REQUIRED
Social-emotional learning is not just about empathy! It is a group of actions to help everyone feel like they belong. Come to this workshop as we demonstrate some community-building techniques through several projects and actions you can use right away in your classroom.

Presenters

Rachael Harrison

Visual Arts Director, El Sol Academy

Matthew Grundler

Middle School 6-8 grade Art, Plano Independent School District

I am on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/artguy76.bsky.social

Amber Arnold

Fine Arts Instructional Coach, Gwinnett County Public Schools

I'm a former Visual Arts educator & now "hybrid educator" working with K-12 Fine Arts educators as a Fine Arts Instructional Coach. I'm passionate about life-long learning through collaboration and building community.

Building Classroom Community through Collaborative SEL Infused Artmaking (1) pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L017/L018

Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

3:00pm EDT

Eliciting Empathy and Understanding Through Visual Literacy Across the Curriulum [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L014

TICKET REQUIRED
Explore how Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother can be used to teach visual literacy, fostering empathy and understanding in students. Learn practical, hands-on strategies for integrating this iconic photograph into various subjects, enhancing critical thinking and emotional engagement across the curriculum. Ideal for middle school educators.

Presenters

Rachel Losch

Instructional Specialist in the Fine Arts, Fayette County Public Schools

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L014

Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

5:00pm EDT

Refugee Stories in Pictures: Growing Student Empathy for a Social Justice Issue Through Portrait Photography

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, Conference Theatre (M112)

This presentation will show you how to implement a customizable photographic project for students to tell refugee stories and develop empathy toward this social justice issue. We share techniques for image analysis, sensitive interview tips, unique photography methods, and options for a community-building exhibit and collaborating with schools overseas.

Presenters

Gili Sherman

Art Teacher, Bernard Zell Day School

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, Conference Theatre (M112)

Middle, Instructional Demonstration

5:30pm EDT

Middle Level Awardee Showcase: Distinction From the Middle

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M109/M110

National and regional Middle Level award winners will provide a glimpse into their classrooms to share strategies for establishing successful art programs and the development of their leadership stories. Celebrate and learn from outstanding Middle Level educators. Door Prizes and ML swag will be given out during the session.

Presenters

Janis Nunnally

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

Jeanie Fellinger

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M109/M110

Middle, Big Art Education Questions