2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

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12:00pm EDT

Unionization as Pedagogy: A Praxis for Solidarity Building in and Beyond Art Museums

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L029

Drawing from a research study of the art museum labor movement, this session focuses on pedagogical implications of unionization as a practice of solidarity building. Examining unionization as pedagogy bears implications for civic engagement, offering examples of and lessons in how to build solidarity across power differentials and toward greater equity.

Presenters

Amanda Ripley

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L029

Museum Education, Professional Paper Presentation

12:00pm EDT

Conversation With Colleagues: Building Connections Across Regions

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

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

Join us for an interactive session to connect with museum education professionals nationwide. Engage in icebreakers and small-group discussions to build relationships and share experiences. Explore common challenges, exchange ideas, and discover involvement opportunities in the NAEA Museum Education Division. Targeted breakout groups for colleagues with similar audience focuses will foster deeper connections. Expand your network, gain new perspectives, and make a greater impact in museum education.

Presenters

Jennifer Beradino

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

Museum Education, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

2:00pm EDT

Sensory-Friendly, Community-Driven: A Consortium Model for Inclusive Programming

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L027

Are you creating sensory-friendly programming? Join our practical session! We'll share steps and benefits learned while we formed a consortium for neurodiverse events. It's a model that can be adapted to reflect diverse cultural centers. Leave empowered to seek institutions in your city that share your mission for inclusive, accessible spaces.

Presenters

Lynda Wilbur

Melissa Brito-Alvarez

Anna Smith

Curator of Education, Nasher Sculpture Center

Anna Smith has nearly twenty years of experience in museum education and has been Curator of Education at Nasher Sculpture Center since 2011. She directs a team that strives to remove barriers to museum experiences for learners with a range of backgrounds and identities. Leading with... Read More →

Presentation Success on the Spectrum NAEA 2025 pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L027

Museum Education, Instructional Demonstration

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

Empowering the People: The Role of Museums in Shaping a Democratic Public Sphere

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

What classifies "democratic practices" within 21st-century museums? This session presents theories, case studies, and mapping strategies to gain an understanding of how to shape ethical, egalitarian programming that welcomes open conversations and active community histories into museum settings, as well as examine how power is distributed within cultural community ecosystems.

Presenters

Alexia Lobaina

Danielle Henn

Jeffery Guin

Molly Fulop

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Museum Education, Deep Dive Research

5:00pm EDT

Policy, Theory, and Practice: Global Currents in Art Museum Education

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

This session offers an introduction to contemporary policy, theory, and practice of global art museum education by noting policy trends from the International Council of Museums; elucidating a networked, technology-centered approach to communication and representation; while providing timely examples of issues in international education and public practice in international museum spaces.

Presenters

2025 NAEA National Convention

12:00pm EDT

Amanda Ripley

12:00pm EDT

Jennifer Beradino

2:00pm EDT

Lynda Wilbur

Melissa Brito-Alvarez

Anna Smith

3:00pm EDT

Yichien Cooper

Devon Calvert

Janis Nunnally

Linda W. Kieling, M.Ed.

trinity villanueva

3:00pm EDT

Alexia Lobaina

Danielle Henn

Jeffery Guin

Molly Fulop

5:00pm EDT

Amanda Ripley

Dana Carlisle Kletchka

Julia Harth