2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

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8:00am EDT

Bending Toward Justice: Interrogating Narratives Embodied in Public Monuments and Memorials

Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

Explore methods for interrogating narratives in public monuments using Bell's Storytelling Project Model and emerging VR technologies. This session highlights examples from Richmond, VA; Montgomery, AL; and Jackson, MS, and provides practical strategies for classroom application, fostering critical engagement with public art and its complex histories.

Presenters

Brittany Myburgh

Assistant Professor, Jackson State University

Mary Soylu

Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

Higher Education, Professional Paper Presentation

12:00pm EDT

What's on the Menu: Exploring Korean and Japanese Cultures Through Culinary Delights and Visual Arts

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

Savor Korean and Japanese cultures through a multisensory project that pairs culinary dishes with artworks. Discover how food and art can serve as catalysts to fostering culturally specific understanding, and explore lesson ideas for integrating this adaptable, contextualist approach into your classroom to enhance student engagement and cultural inquiry while avoiding stereotypes.

Presenters

Guey-Meei Yang

Tom Suchan

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

Asian Art and Culture Interest Group, Instructional Demonstration

1:00pm EDT

Then and Now: Sensory Methodologies in Art Education: Methods and Practices for K-12

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

In this SRAE session, scholars share how their lived experiences inform their research, artistic, and teaching practices. The focus is on integrating sensory experiences into research and K-12 art education to enhance student engagement, creativity, and understanding, fostering a richer, more inclusive educational environment.

Presenters

Ryan Shin

Ilayda Altuntas Nott

Assistant Professor, The University of Arizona

Seoyeon Kim

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

Seminar for Research in Art Education Interest Group, Big Art Education Questions

2:00pm EDT

I Am Trying to Take Your Job: Building the AI Art Teacher

Friday March 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

Can artificial intelligence really replace an art teacher? See the results of an AI project designed with tools to perform the duties of an art educator. Learn more about the successes and limitations for AI in guiding critiques, managing a classroom, assessing student work, and much more.

Presenters

Brad Olson

Assistant Professor, Art Education, Eastern Illinois University

Take Your Job pptx

Friday March 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

Art & Media Technology Interest Group, Professional Paper Presentation

3:00pm EDT

Coping With Toxic Stress Using Restorative Art Practices

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

Discover how creative arts practices can help mitigate toxic stress in the learning environment, and gain resources for implementing restorative art practices. Learn how to make meaningful connections for our students and ourselves and restore meaningful connections through the arts. Gain evidence-based strategies that can be utilized in any setting for restorative art practices.

Presenters

Dr. Donalyn Heise

Beverley Johns

Presenter, ABC

Bev Johns worked in the public schools with students with significant behavioral challenges for more than 30 years. She also served as a professional fellow at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois. She is the author or co-author of 23 books in the field of special education... Read More →

Lisa Kay

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

Higher Education, Deep Dive Research

4:30pm EDT

Behind the Black Box: Unveiling Racial Bias in AI-Generated Imagery

Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

The landscape of visual culture is increasingly entangled with images created by both humans and nonhuman machines, including AI. This presentation demonstrates a critical content analysis of AI-generated images as a way to reveal and challenge hidden assumptions and biases around race in society.

Presenters

Ye Sul Park

Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

Media Arts, Professional Paper Presentation

5:00pm EDT

The Power of Creative Insubordination in Elementary Art Teacher Education

Friday March 21, 2025 5:00pm - 5:25pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

As art teachers, we are creatives who can overcome the challenges ahead by nurturing learning spaces of bravery and belonging. In this session you will learn techniques through the experiences of an art in STEAM teacher educator for enacting and teaching creative insubordination to ensure your students thrive.

Presenters

Kristen Schaffer

Assistant Professor, Mount Royal University

Friday March 21, 2025 5:00pm - 5:25pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Instructional Practice