In this session, the Ubuntu Project (a collective of Black artists, educators, and scholars from Kenya and the United States) will share their experiences and best practices from curating their first large-scale virtual exhibition in spring 2024.
What does it mean to thrive as an art educator? As practitioners, we consider how we support, recruit, and retain the next generation. In this session, we offer insight into current experiences and practices in preservice art education to imagine how we all might thrive in this field.
Explore decolonization and transformation in art education through the representation of body and identity in visual culture with non-Western-style strategies that create a "third space." Participants will acquire practical tools for implementing inclusive pedagogy practices in art education classrooms.
In schools focused on test scores over all else, neurodivergent Black children are some of the most marginalized when it comes to resource access because the fear of disability labels in African American communities fuel stereotypes that perceive Black children as an aggressive plague in our schools. Learn how art educators can advocate for our BIPOC students.
She/They, Queer, Mixed Black-Latina Children’s Book Illustrator, TED Talk Speaker, and First-Year Teacher! I love making work about less expressed experiences, especially surrounding disability culture, racial identity, and overcoming hardship!
The NAEA Advocacy Committee is working to develop a national advocacy strategy for NAEA, including tools and training modules, that can evolve over time to meet the needs of visual arts, design, and media arts educators. This session will provide space for members to give feedback on NAEA’s Advocacy Action Plan and opportunities for members to be informed and involved in NAEA’s advocacy work.
