2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

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12:00pm EDT

Makes Me Wanna Holler: Black Male Art Educators Speaking Identity and Culture

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, Conference Theatre (M112)

This workshop equips art educators with tools to integrate diversity, multicultural practices, and inclusion into their curriculum. Participants gain insights from Black male art educators and learn strategies for reflective, competent leadership. The goal is to foster an inclusive learning environment that celebrates diverse cultural experiences and perspectives.

Presenters

Calvester S. Graham

Secondary Visual Art Instructor

Semaj Campbell

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, Conference Theatre (M112)

Secondary, Instructional Practice

12:00pm EDT

Alternative Photo Process: Cyanotypes [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

TICKET REQUIRED
Participants in this workshop will learn about the cyanotype process, from mixing solutions to developing finished prints. All materials, including cyanotype papers, negatives, and objects for photograms and pictures will be provided. Cyanotypes provide a way to engage students in photographic processes without a darkroom, using only sunlight and water!

Presenters

Laurie Gatlin

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Maker Painter Semi-retired Still curious

Alternative Photo Processes Cyanotypes pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

Secondary, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

12:00pm EDT

Transformative Trauma-Informed Artmaking: Supporting All Students, Especially At-Promise Youth [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L009

TICKET REQUIRED
Discover how trauma-informed artmaking transforms classrooms and supports at-promise youth. Learn practical strategies to nurture social-emotional learning and design standards-aligned art lessons to create a safe, creative environment. Engage in hands-on activities and explore the powerful impact of trauma-informed art for all students. Join us for an inspiring session!

Presenters

Amy Bultena

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L009

Secondary, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

1:00pm EDT

Leveraging Art Honor Societies to Solidify an Artist's Identity and Capacity for Growth

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L013

National Art Honor Societies afford purposeful interventions, both in and out of school to broaden curriculum exposure and solidify an artist's identity and self-directedness. In this presentation, teachers will review sociocultural trends and examine factors impacting artistic achievement to reflect on current programming and develop practical approaches framed by talent development.

Presenters

Cappie Dobyns

Art & TAG Teacher, Ames Community School District

Greetings! I am a dedicated educator with a passion for talent development in visual arts. A proud graduate of Drake University, I have been shaping young minds for 34 years across Texas and Iowa. My recent opportunities to serve include leading the Arts Network of the National Association... Read More →

Leveraging Art Honor Societies NAEA25 pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L013

Secondary, Instructional Practice

1:00pm EDT

Show Your Work! Building Student Skill in Process Documentation

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M107

Help students understand the power of showing their thinking. This session will show practical ways to teach your students how to document their process to help visualize their thinking, reduce plagiarism and AI reliance, and prepare them for portfolio exams and college or careers. Templates and assessment ideas will be shared.

Presenters

Alexandra Overby

adjunct instructor and visual art educator, The Art of Education University and Denver East High School

Its all about the process (2) pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M107

Secondary, 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

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

"Mounds" of Personal Narratives [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L011/l012

TICKET REQUIRED
Participants will explore personal narratives while creating their own "mounds" that are inspired by the work of artist Trenton Doyle Hancock. The session will encourage self-reflection techniques and allow the participants to create a piece of two-dimensional art that is a product of this personal journey.

Presenters

Andrea Elliott

Assistant Professor of Art Education, Converse University

Mounds of Personal Narratives NAEA 2025 pptx

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L011/l012

Secondary, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

3:00pm EDT

Nature Maker's Workshop: Creating Art Materials With Materials Found in Nature [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L005

TICKET REQUIRED
Are you wondering how to bring nature into your classroom studio? This session will provide participants with a detailed experience in creating art materials from nature and environmental application through artmaking.

Presenters

Stephanie Vaughan

High School Art Teacher, Union public schools

The last 5 years I decided to live by the phrase “shoot your shot” and see how many opportunities I could access. From this, I have received many opportunities through continuing education, grants, and scholarships to attend workshops or access materials, way of thinking to create... Read More →

The makers workshop completed 3 pptx

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L005

Secondary, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

3:00pm EDT

Wrecking and Rebuilding: A Weekly Approach to Encouraging and Developing Creative Problem-Solving Skills [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M101/M102

TICKET REQUIRED
Examine a semester-long project taught in an introductory high school course aimed toward developing creative problem-solving skills through engaging, investigative visual journal prompts. Participants will create a stab-bound book, use supplies to "wreck" their book, and explore materials and prompts to "rebuild" pages into works of art.

Presenters

CJ Matz

Art Educator, Catasauqua High School

President-elect - Pennsylvania Art Education Association | Secondary Division Commissioner - NAEA ED&I Commission

Matz NAEA Convention 2025 pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M101/M102

Secondary, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

4:30pm EDT

Using Art History to Strengthen Empathy and Connection

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L016

Have you noticed your students struggle to connect with others? Come learn how to use art history warm-ups to develop students' empathy and understanding of others and give them a global perspective on the art world. Warm-ups and strategies will be shared with participants.

Presenters

Alexandra Overby

adjunct instructor and visual art educator, The Art of Education University and Denver East High School

Supporting Empathy & Connection through Art History (2) pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L016

Secondary, Skills Toolbox

5:00pm EDT

Sketchbooks Reimagined: Procedures Leading to Innovative Ideation

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M107

This workshop focuses on how to use sketchbooks to empower students to explore and develop their own ideas. Step-by-step procedures for sketchbook research will lead to more meaningful artmaking. How can students use sketchbooks more mindfully? Implement a streamlined sketchbook process while empowering students to develop meaningful ideas.

Presenters

Laura Skehan

Sarah Perz

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M107

Secondary, Skills Toolbox

5:00pm EDT

Surreal Digital Photomontage: Using Technology in the Art Room to Promote Contemporary Studio Practices

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M104

Introduce contemporary studio practices through the integration of technology as tool for students to use in their creative process by using free platforms like Picsart and Canva. Gain access to lesson resources, create a digital photomontage, and leave with a new way to bring tech into the art room.

Presenters

Lindsay DeBlasio

Secondary Art Educator

2025 NAEA Digitizing Collage Surreal Photomontage pptx

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M104

Secondary, Skills Toolbox

5:00pm EDT

Thinking Differently: Breaking Stereotypes About Dyslexia in Art Education

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M115

As we unravel the stereotypes surrounding neurodiversity, culture begins to delve into the cognitive advantages associated with dyslexia. Including heightened spatial awareness, ability to understand complex patterns and innovative problem-solving. Creating pedagogical change, through highlighting the transformative power of thinking differently, while paving the way to a more inclusive future.

Presenters

Jeffrey Conger

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M115

Secondary, Instructional Demonstration

5:30pm EDT

Amplify Diverse Voices in Your Art Room With Disabled Artists

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M101/M102

Tired of the same art history faces? Expand your curriculum and ignite student curiosity with this dynamic session that explores the world of contemporary disabled artists. You will discover a wealth of fresh lesson ideas across various mediums to foster a more inclusive art room that reflects diverse voices and empowers ALL students.

Presenters

Peter Hoks

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M101/M102

Secondary, Big Art Education Questions