2025 NAEA National Convention

Kentucky International Convention Center, L007/L008

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12:00pm EDT

Contemporary Paper Weaving: Practical, Purposeful, and Political [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

TICKET REQUIRED
This workshop begins by exploring the work of political activist, artist, and Cherokee member Shan Goshorn, whose basketry educated viewers about the history and future of Native people. Participants will make connections to decolonizing their curriculum and learn a 2-2 twill pattern to create their own paper weaving.

Presenters

Christina Bain

Dawn Stienecker

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L007/L008

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Ticketed Studio Workshop

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12:00pm EDT

Coffee Talk: Drawing on Cups in Consideration of Drawing's Creative, Cognitive, and Communicative Qualities [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Lifelong Learning Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

TICKET REQUIRED
Apply drawing skills to a cup that becomes a 2025 NAEA Lifelong Learning memento of intergenerational conversation, inspired by a presentation from the author of the book, The Value of Drawing Instruction in the Visual Arts and Across Curricula: Historical and Philosophical Arguments for Drawing in the Digital Age.

Presenters

Maggie Peeno

art teacher mentor-First Five, UMSL

Jessica Grubenhoff

Marriah Geels

Liz Langdon

Seymour Simmons III

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L010

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12:00pm EDT

Lightscapes: Illuminating Art With LEDs [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

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Add an entirely new dimension to artwork by adding real LED lights! We will transform photographs or drawings into glowing masterpieces using semitransparent materials and strategically placed LEDs to make stunning visual effects. Delve into the intersection of art and technology as we discuss coding and animating the resulting artwork!

Presenters

Kody Hall

Media Arts Teacher

Lekia Thorpe

Media Art Educator, YES MAAM - NAMAE

As a member of Yes MaM Media Art Mosaic, I specialize in augmented reality (AR), using it to bridge the gap between traditional and digital storytelling. My focus is on creating interactive, immersive experiences that engage audiences in new and meaningful ways.I have had the... Read More →

LED Lightscapes Presentation pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L005

Kentucky International Convention Center, L011/l012

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12:00pm EDT

Making Brush Magic [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L017/L018

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12:00pm EDT

Scrappy Creatures [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

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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

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12:00pm EDT

Mock Interviews and Resume Review [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Preservice, Ticketed Studio Workshop

TICKET REQUIRED
Are you preparing to interview this year? Join the Preservice and Supervision/Administration Divisions in rounds of mock interviews and receive feedback for developing your resume to ensure you get the gig! Come prepared as if this was a real interview: dressed to impress, resumes printed, and portfolio included. Submit your resumes by March 10, 2025, at https://forms.gle/5u3tutZ3sgVs94iVA

Presenters

Reilly Powers

Miami University, NAEA Preservice Western Regional Representative

Brittany Bradley

Jesse Todero

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 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L014

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12:00pm EDT

A Common Link [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Retired Art Educators Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

TICKET REQUIRED
Connect with a common art link. Workshop participants will create artworks that function independently and collaboratively. Generative artmaking, problem solving, and fluency are among the tenets we'll explore during the workshop. Participants will see how work can express individuality and collaborative group identity. This workshop supports personal and student instructional artmaking.

Presenters

Anne Becker

Joan Mills

Laura Milas

Clinical Assistant Professor, Illinois State University, Wonsook Kim School of Art

Semi-retired artist/art educator; Past NAEA VP, Western Region; Past President, Illinois

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L020

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12:00pm EDT

Alternative Photo Process: Cyanotypes [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

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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

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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

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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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M101/M102

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12:00pm EDT

Regenerative Eco-Art Practices: Heeding Indigenous Understanding of Place and Practicing the Honorable Harvest [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

TICKET REQUIRED
Centering place, identity, and environment can grow your understanding of Indigenous regenerative ecological knowledge and the Honorable Harvest. The presenter will share land-based experiences and eco-collaborations with Indigenous artists and communities to guide participants in an artmaking activity that includes creating an eco-printed nature journal using organic materials.

Presenters

Lori Santos

Wichita State University

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M101/M102

United States Society for Education through Art Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

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3:00pm EDT

Intro to Creative Coding: Be Your Own Video DJ [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M109/M110

TICKET REQUIRED
In this workshop, absolute beginners will be introduced to coding for artists through the programming language p5.js. Participants will use code to create interactive, dynamic artwork in a safe, supportive environment facilitated by a passionate creative code educator and video DJ. No experience necessary!

Presenters

Gretchen Larsen

I’m an artist, arts educator and researcher based in Nebraska. I explore the potential of digital technologies to enhance purposeful living via sculpture and creative code.

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M109/M110

Art & Media Technology Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

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3:00pm EDT

Dye-namic Batiks: Revitalizing Craft in Art Education [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Asian Art and Culture Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

TICKET REQUIRED
Discover the vibrant world of modern batik! This workshop honors traditional Indonesian techniques and artists, addresses factors leading to the neglect of fiber arts in education, and empowers you to integrate fibers into your curriculum. Leave with your own batik, new skills, and lesson ideas!

Presenters

Ginger Miller

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L009

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3:00pm EDT

The Mindful Studio: Exploring Creativity and Mindfulness in the Art Classroom [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L007/L008

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The mindful studio blends mindfulness and art to cultivate present moment awareness of the breath, the body, thoughts, emotions, and creative impulse. In this session we will discuss the value of silence, reflection, focus, and awareness through expressive arts practices that support mindfulness and creative expression.

Presenters

Kristi Oliver

Professional Development Manager, Davis Publications

Kristi Oliver is currently the Professional Development Manager for Davis Publications, a company committed to helping art educators since 1901. She earned a PhD in Educational Studies from Lesley University where her research explored the perspectives of high school photography teachers... Read More →

Jane Dalton

Professor of Art Education, University of North Carolina Charlotte

Jane Dalton is a Professor of Art Education at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. She earned her Ph.D. in Expressive Arts in Education, and an M.F.A in Textile Design and Weaving. Jane is also a Registered Expressive Arts Consultant Educator (REACE). Creativity is at the... Read More →

The Mindful Studio Breath pdf

MindfulnessStudio handout KO pdf

Mindful Daily Doodle Jane Dalton pdf

Mindfulness 5Sense handout pdf

SA Mindful Walking pdf

SA MindfulStudio Drawing SA April 21 pdf

Mindfulness Mediation 5 4 3 2 1 Jane D. pdf

Mindful Eating Jane Dalton pdf

SA What Is Mindfulness September 2023 pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L007/L008

Caucus on the Spiritual in Art Education Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

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3:00pm EDT

Natural Disasters, Material Vulnerability, and the Creative Process [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M105/M106

TICKET REQUIRED
In 2023, the presenter's home was destroyed by a tornado. Climate change is increasing the rate of natural disasters on the global level. All humans are vulnerable to such catastrophes. Attendees will discuss, experiment, and create mixed-media artworks that explore and grapple with this difficult topic.

Presenters

Emily Jean Hood

Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Art Education, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Natural Disasters, Material Vulnerability, and the Creative Process pptx

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M105/M106

Ecology and Environment Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

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3:00pm EDT

Marvin Finn: Bird Sculptures [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L015/L019

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K-12 teachers will learn how to create an abstract bird sculpture in the style of Marvin Finn, Louisville's beloved urban folk artist, using mixed media and recyclable materials. His large-scale public art installation is a tourist attraction and focal point of Louisville Waterfront Park.

Presenters

Laura Corkum

I started art teaching in 1976. I graduated from University of California Irvine and did my masters at Indiana University. Spent a summer in Paris at art school! I will always have Paris! I love collage and assemblage. My favorite artists are Matisse, Louise nevelson, Miriam Shapiro... Read More →

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L015/L019

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3:00pm EDT

Protest Postcards! [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Blue Wave Analytics Postcard Best Practices Data and Analysis pdf

TICKET REQUIRED
Make your voice heard by creating advocacy works of art! In this session, participants will create 10 works of art on prestamped, blank postcards. A rich assortment of collage materials will be provided, as well as resources for sending these cards to your representatives at state and national levels.

Presenters

Laurie Gatlin

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Maker Painter Semi-retired Still curious

Protest Postcards Louisville 2025 pptx

protest slogans docx

Peoples climate march slogans pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

Higher Education, Ticketed Studio Workshop

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3:00pm EDT

Start With Art: STEAM Learning With Paper Circuits[TICKET REQUIRED]

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

01 Start with Art STEAM Learning with Paper Circuits NAEA25 pdf

TICKET REQUIRED
Learn to build electronic circuits on paper with easy-to-use LED stickers, conductive tape, and craft materials. Explore circuit design intuitively, creating interactive sensors and switches for artistic projects. Discover free educator resources, curriculum, and digital design tools. Experience a variety of learning activities and customize the curriculum for your students.

Presenters

Angela Batten

Barbara Liedahl

Director, BJLFELTCLAYMAKER LLC

Barbara Liedahl of BJLFELTCLAYMAKER LLC specializes in Educational Consulting, Professional Development, and Makerspace Support. She is a Professional Development Provider for Infosys Foundation USA’s Online Pathfinders Summer Institute, where she facilitates her “Space Suits... Read More →

Camille Dogbe

01 Start with Art Workshop Resources NAEA25 pdf

Chibitronics Educators Guide Identity Portrait Lesson pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L020

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3:00pm EDT

Brush Up on Brush-Lettering Techniques [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

4. Brush Letter Lowercase Alphabet with arrows AYoungblood pdf

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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

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L017/L018

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3:00pm EDT

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

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

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

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

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3:00pm EDT

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

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

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L011/l012

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3:00pm EDT

"Mounds" of Personal Narratives [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

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

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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

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M101/M102

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

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

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon III - VI

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7:00pm EDT

NAEA25 Opening Night pARTy—Disco Derby! [TICKET REQUIRED]

Thursday March 20, 2025 7:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED

Co-hosted by Artsonia

Join us at the annual, epic opening night pARTy at NAEA25 to creatively celebrate art educators! We’ll also be embracing Louisville culture with a Disco Derby theme. As you probably already know, the city is famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby, but did you know Louisville is also a major producer of disco balls? During the 1970s disco era, about 90% of the shiny disco orbs were created right in Derby City! So, grab your party ticket, put on your Kentucky Derby fascinator or hat, and deck yourself out in your best disco ensemble for this mashup of fun. We’ll boogie on the dance floor, award prizes for creative outfits, and make some awesome memories!

How to Purchase Tickets:
Ticket purchase is required for this event. You can purchase tickets when registering for NAEA25. If you’ve are already registered and wish to purchase a ticket, you can add a ticket to your registration by logging into your NAEA member account, selecting "Purchases," then "Details" next to your registration information, and then selecting "Add Guest/Session."

Attending the Kentucky Derby Hat Design with Jenny Pfanenstiel Preconvention Workshop? Your ticket to the pARTy is included with your workshop ticket purchase!

Presenters

NAEA

National Art Education Association

Thursday March 20, 2025 7:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon III - VI

Special Event

Keywords Ticket Required

12:00pm EDT

Diverse Learners and SEL: Adaptive Tools, Strategies, and the Healing Power of Artmaking [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Art in Special Education Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

TICKET REQUIRED
By meeting at the convergence of diverse learners in art education and social-emotional learning in the visual arts, participants will experience hands-on applications of contemporary tools and strategies. Presenters will share research and content excerpts from graduate-level coursework, facilitating a balance of rigor and relaxation as we explore best practices together.

Presenters

Andrea McDonough

Chair of Faculty Development | Instructor, AOEU | Lycoming College

Kelley DeCleene

Adjunct Instructor, Content Creator, SME, Curriculum Writer, Art of Education University

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L005

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Keywords Ticket Required

12:00pm EDT

Challenging Notions of Accomplishment Through the Complication of the TASK [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L015/L019

TICKET REQUIRED
Imagined and designed with the mischief and mayhem inherent in many of Oliver Herring's TASK Parties, this workshop creates a space that will challenge participants to explore a hands-on, collaborative, and improvisational art-related activity. Meaningful dialogue will be included to unpack strategies for curriculum design related to the studio activities.

Presenters

Samuel Peck

Artist - Researcher- Teacher, Independent Scholar

Samuel H. Peck is an artist, researcher, and art educator originally from Providence, Rhode Island, with over 16 years of art teaching experience at the K-12 and university levels. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Rhode Island and his Master ny of Studio... Read More →

David Modler

Professor of Art, Journal Fodder Junkies and tet[R]ad

David R. Modler is a maker/scholar/educator born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Education in Art Education from Towson State University, and taught art on the k-12 level for fifteen years. David has since earned a Master of Fine... Read More →

Michael Dodson

Teacher, Woodburn School District

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L015/L019

Caucus of Social Theory in Art Education Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

12:00pm EDT

Going Beyond the Sock: Creating Finger, Rod, Hand, and Life-Sized Puppets in a Choice-Based Format [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M101/M102

TICKET REQUIRED
Create finger, rod, hand, and life-size puppets based on animals, people, and stories from around the world! Puppets have their own identity with styles of design and sculpture. By using simple materials, participants will create and build in an interactive choice-based format to design one or more puppets.

Presenters

Denise Aldridge

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M101/M102

Choice Art Educators Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
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12:00pm EDT

The Art and Engineering of Self-Portrait Kites [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Let's go fly a kite! Design your own self-portrait kite while inspiring creativity and fostering interdisciplinary learning. Learn how to integrate science, engineering, and social studies into your art curriculum through kites, and leave with practical strategies and a unique project to engage and educate your students.

Presenters

Ben Chickadel

Jessica Garrick

Art Specialist, Division Head & WAEA past President, UCDS

NAEA Self Portrait Kite Presentation 2024 2025 pdf

SelfPortait Kite Dt.Science.docx pdf

SelfPortrait kite instructions NAEA25 pdf

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L009

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12:00pm EDT

The Art of Play: Integrating Creativity and Fun Into Learning [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Experience "The Art of Play" workshop, igniting creativity and joy in teaching. Explore how play and art intersect, enhancing learning. Gain insights into play's neurological benefits for all ages. Discover playful artmaking techniques to spark student curiosity. Learn to leverage playfulness for active learning and well-being in the classroom.

Presenters

Jed Dearybury

Educator, Author, Illustrator, mrdearybury.com LLC

Jed Dearybury began his education career in 2001. He was featured in GQ Magazine as Male Leader of the Year, met President Obama as the South Carolina honoree of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, and was named top 5 finalist for SC Teacher of the... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

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12:00pm EDT

Anything but Paper: Creating With Found and Donated Items [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

NAEA 2025 Anything But Paper Creating with Found and Donated Items (1) pdf

TICKET REQUIRED
Creating art from discarded items can inspire students while preserving the environment. Explore creative uses for waste items, discover ways to promote environmental awareness through reuse and repurpose practices, and create sustainable and engaging experiences. Vinyl records, textbooks, and plastic will be used to create final products.

Presenters

Emily Juda

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L010

Kentucky International Convention Center, L017/L018

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12:00pm EDT

Building Together: Collaborative Art Installations [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Discover the importance of creating collaborative art installations in middle schools. Learn how these projects foster creativity, teamwork, and help advocate for the art program. Gain practical insights on where to find inspiration and ideas, as well as planning, executing, and evaluating impactful installations that enhance student engagement and inclusivity.

Presenters

Malvina Johnson

Visual Arts Teacher, Katy ISD

Building Together Collaborative Art Installations pdf

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L017/L018

Kentucky International Convention Center, L007/L008

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

12:00pm EDT

Creating Comics in Art Education [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Discover dynamic approaches for integrating comics into your curriculum through traditional and digital comic creation with hands-on skills in storyboarding, paneling, penciling, and inking. You will also see diverse comic examples from global perspectives that promote cultural appreciation and ethical creation practices to help empower students as critical consumers and creators of comics.

Presenters

Godwin Korku Dzidzornu Amuzu

Jenny Raia

Kathryn Sowinski

Sarah Greer

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L007/L008

Kentucky International Convention Center, M109/M110

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12:00pm EDT

STEAM and Ceramics! Ecosystem-Inspired Wind Chimes: A Science-inspired Ceramic Project [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
STEAM it up with ceramics! Have students use their local ecosystems to create something that stimulates the eyes, the ears, and the sense of touch. Engage learners by using ceramics, stamping, 3D printed textures, and underglazes to create a meaningful wind chime sculpture.

Presenters

Alpha Nash

Ccsd Las Vegas

I cannot figure out where to put a link to the folder with references for the class I taught. I taught steam and ceramic wind chimes. I am gonna go ahead and put it here although I did email everybody who was in the class so they could access it. https://drive.google.com/drive/fo... Read More →

Michelle Rodich

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M109/M110

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12:00pm EDT

Bookbinding Basics: Creating Sketchbooks and Visual Journaling [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Preservice, Ticketed Studio Workshop

TICKET REQUIRED
Bookbinding! What's that?! Join us in this interactive workshop that will give you the basics on incorporating the Japanese stab-binding technique Yotsume Toji into your classroom or practice. Learn how to make or have your students make a sketchbook. This session offers additional video and paper resources for the classroom!

Presenters

Reilly Powers

Miami University, NAEA Preservice Western Regional Representative

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L020

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12:00pm EDT

Decorating the Ceramic Surface: How to Apply Drawing and Printmaking Processes to Clay [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L011/l012

TICKET REQUIRED
Are you a sketcher or printmaker uncertain how to incorporate clay into your classroom? Have you wondered how ceramic artists decorate forms with printed imagery? Do you want to learn creative strategies for decorating clay surfaces in the classroom? Learn practical ways to draw and print on clay!

Presenters

Sarah Horn

High School Art Teacher, Walton-Verona High School

I am an artist and an educator in Northern Kentucky! I've been teaching for 20 years and am currently at a small, independent school district just south of Cincinnati. I also am a professional artist! I converted my detached garage into a studio space where I run Sarah Horn Ceramics... Read More →

2025 NAEA Decorating the Ceramic Surface Workshop pdf

2025 NAEA Decorating the Ceramic Surface Workshop (2) no notes pdf

Narrative Ceramics pdf

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L011/l012

Kentucky International Convention Center, M105/M106

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12:00pm EDT

Eco-Printing [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Eco-printing is a technique where plants, leaves, and flowers leave their shapes, color, and marks on fabric or paper. Use plants and other botanical matter to create unique prints with this lesser-known form of printmaking and learn about possible applications to other content and art forms.

Presenters

Cayce Davenport

Teacher, ACHS - VPA

High school art educator in rural Ky. I teach by day and make by night.

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M105/M106

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12:00pm EDT

Paper Quilt Collaged Portraits [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Become inspired to work in partnership with your local historical society to use photos to create paper-quilt-collaged portraits. You will also see how the works of contemporary fiber artist Bisa Butler can be used as inspiration for these paper portraits.

Presenters

Katie Smith-Johnson

Art teacher, Lakeside High School

Before I was an art teacher, I was a fashion designer. I believe that my background influences the way that I teach art and is one of the reasons I was drawn to Bisa Butler and her masterful use of fiber arts in her portrait quilts. I have a laidback teaching style and this lesson... Read More →

Kristie York

Teacher, Lakeside school district

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L014

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

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3:00pm EDT

Guerrilla Girls Workshop: Aestheticize Your Activism With The Guerrilla Girls  [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Make activist art with the Guerrilla Girls! Work directly with these iconic anonymous artist activists to learn the principles and methods behind their projects and collaborate with participants to create and present your own artful campaign. Get informed and inspired to take your cause(s) beyond this workshop to make aesthetic change in the world! Don’t miss this experience!

Presenters

Guerrilla Girls

The Guerrilla Girls’ motto: Do one thing. If it works, do another. If it doesn’t, do another anyway. Keep chipping away!The Guerrilla Girls are anonymous artist activists who use disruptive headlines, outrageous visuals and surprising statistics to expose gender and ethnic bias and corruption in art, film, politics and pop culture. They work to undermine the idea of a mainstream narrative by revealing the understory... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

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3:00pm EDT

All of the Fun, None of the Fuss: Playful Computational Thinking in PreK-12 Classrooms [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M109/M110

TICKET REQUIRED
Play with materials to create an object, and with ideas to create a "code" to replicate it! Learn how to incorporate unplugged computational-thinking activities in your art teaching.

Presenters

Marta Cabral

Associate Professor, City University of New York (CUNY)

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M109/M110

Art & Media Technology Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

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3:00pm EDT

Stitched Finger Labyrinths: Mindful Meanderings in Mixed Media [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M101/M102

TICKET REQUIRED
Are you interested in mindfulness in the classroom and bringing a fresh idea into your art curriculum? Learn about the finger labyrinth project incorporating a Zentangle-inspired technique paired with stitchery! Step away from the hustle and bustle of Convention to create a lovely small-scale project with soothing and satisfying processes.

Presenters

Amy Broady

Teaching Artist, Pen & Path

I began my career as a professional art educator in 1995. I currently teach K-5 Visual Art at the Stanford Eisenberg Knoxville Jewish Day School. I am happy to be a Certified Zentangle Teacher and a Veriditas-trained Labyrinth Facilitator. I am also a Regional Representative for The... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M101/M102

Caucus on the Spiritual in Art Education Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

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3:00pm EDT

The Art of Motif Making [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Experience the art of motif making by weaving paper strips and combining line, shape, and colors to create and add your own motifs to your work!

Presenters

Meera Ramanathan

Project Resource Teacher - Visual Art, San Diego Unified School District

My name is Meera Ramanathan and I am the Project Resource teacher for visual art at Zamorano Fine Arts Academy in San Diego and teach students UTK to 5th grade. I have a Master's degree in History of Fine Arts, drawing and painting from India and a Single Subject Teaching Credential... Read More →

NAEA 2025 The Art of Motif Making pptx

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L010

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3:00pm EDT

Craftivism as Community Practice [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Ticketed Studio Workshop

TICKET REQUIRED
During this workshop, participants will learn about historical and contemporary works of craftivism and ways craft methods have been used individually and collectively to communicate personal and global stories, from politics to social or environmental issues, family histories, or community narratives. Participants will then create their own community quilt square.

Presenters

Ana Guzman

Kristin Vanderlip Taylor

Associate Professor of Art Education, California State University, Northridge

Ask me about the CSU Art Ed ColLab, a mentoring community of practice for beginning visual art teachers in California

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L020

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3:00pm EDT

It Starts With One: Outsider Art as a Springboard for Collaborative Design [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
This joyful celebration of collaboration, culture, and creativity is a cross-curricular adventure in traditional and nontraditional materials. Inspired by iconic outsider art and artists, including Cheval's Palais Idéal, Rodia's Watts Towers, and Leedskalnin's Coral Castle, participants work together creating two- and three-dimensional artworks to take and use in their classrooms.

Presenters

Patricia Phillips

Art teacher-turned librarian, Ms. Phillips has a Master’s degree in Art Education, and a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. In her art teacher life, she previously served in the roles of her school’s Fine Arts Director and Teacher of the Year. Keeping connected to the... Read More →

outsider collaboration pdf

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L009

Kentucky International Convention Center, L015/L019

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3:00pm EDT

A New Twist (or Stitch!): Mixed-Media Collage [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Discover a new twist (or stitch!) to mixed-media collage. K-12 educators will gain an introduction to basic collage techniques by combining found materials with stitching and embellishment using a surprising variety of media, scaffolded for every age division. All necessary materials provided to create a unique stretched canvas piece.

Presenters

Dr. Lisa Spence

Art Teacher, Hasty Elementary Fine Arts Academy, Cherokee County School District

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L015/L019

Kentucky International Convention Center, L017/L018

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3:00pm EDT

Creativity Unboxed: Exploring Art, Science, and Engineering With Zimoun-Inspired Sculptures [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Join our workshop for a vibrant STEAM lesson inspired by Swiss artist Zimoun. Delve into circuitry and sound science to craft captivating and unique sound sculptures. Leave empowered to integrate art, science, and engineering seamlessly into your classroom. Don't miss this unique hands-on opportunity!

Presenters

Jolanda Dranchak

curriculum Integrator

Andrew Berg

Technology Facilitator

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L017/L018

Kentucky International Convention Center, L007/L008

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3:00pm EDT

Thomas Danbo-Inspired Giant Troll Sculptures for the Classroom [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Join me to create miniature Giants/Trolls sculptures! Inspired by Thomas Danbo's work, this lesson includes three of his Giants/Trolls, which can be found within a 35-minute drive from Louisville. You will leave with a hands-on project, as well as digital and physical copies of this unit of study. Adaptable for all levels!

Presenters

Miranda Meeks

Art and Theatre Teacher, Caldwell County High School

🎨 🎭Art & Theatre Preps: Drawing/Painting, Survey of the Visual & Performing Arts, Independent Art, Visual Art, Sculpture 👩🏻‍🏫 Professional Boards & Committees: KyAEA Board Member (Advocacy and YAM Coordinator), KDE Visual and Performing Arts State Standards Review... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L007/L008

Kentucky International Convention Center, L011/l012

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3:00pm EDT

Turning Trash Into Treasure With Gelli Plates [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

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Can things that are discarded or overlooked become amazing? Can that help build a positive and creative classroom community? Come learn the basics of Gelli plate techniques and some resourceful ways to create visual interest using stunning textures. Next, wrap it all up with some classroom community-building activities.

Presenters

Matthew Grundler

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

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

Samuel Peck

Artist - Researcher- Teacher, Independent Scholar

David Modler

Professor of Art, Journal Fodder Junkies and tet[R]ad

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L011/l012

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3:00pm EDT

Cosplay in the Classroom: Using Sculpture Techniques to Bring Superheroes to Life [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

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Cosplay has become a huge artistic industry. But few classrooms have capitalized on its popularity. Join a nationally awarded cosplayer and art teacher as we discuss cosplay techniques and create work using thermoplastics and EVA foam. Attendees will leave the workshop with a leather-like foam pouch and sculpted Worbla feather.

Presenters

Brian Harmon

Campbell County High School

NAEA Workshop pdf

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

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3:00pm EDT

Gelli Arts Printing in the Classroom Setting [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Play with the many methods from simple to complicated in this printmaking process. Experiment with recycled and found objects, textural items from nature, and layering and photo transfers and deliver your new confidence to your K-12 classrooms. Lesson plans provided!

Presenters

Jo Ellen Nix

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L005

Kentucky International Convention Center, M105/M106

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3:00pm EDT

Nature's Blueprint: K-12 Eco-Friendly Cyanotype Techniques [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
This session explores cyanotype techniques that integrate environmental education with art by using natural materials and sustainable practices. Learn practical skills and creative strategies to engage K-12 students in art projects promoting environmental stewardship, including adapting with UV lights on cloudy days.

Presenters

Natalie Jones

VP of Creative Education, Brookgreen Gardens

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M105/M106

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3:00pm EDT

Side-by-Side Inclusion Style! Create a Painting, Collage, or Mixed Media From Student Inspiration! [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Discover the ins and outs of creating a side-by-side show using the artwork of students with disabilities and an art teacher or artist work. You will receive a photo of student work, a 12-by-12-inch canvas, acrylic paint, and mixed media to create your piece!

Presenters

Jennifer Sims

Kim Soule

2025 LOUISVILLE NAEA CONFERENCE CO-CORDINATOR, ARTS FOR ALL KENTUCKY , ROSTER ARTIST

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L014

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Host Organization Ticket Required
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12:00pm EDT

Identity and Pattern With Roberto Lugo [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Work with NAEA25 Keynote Speaker and artist, ceramicist, social activist, poet, and educator Roberto Lugo! Engage in an experience that allows you to actively consider culturally significant imagery based on your lived experiences and learn how to translate these elements into a tessalating pattern.

Presenters

Roberto Lugo

Roberto Lugo is a Philadelphia-based artist, ceramicist, social activist, poet, and educator. Lugo utilizes classical pottery forms in conjunction with portraiture and surface design reminiscent of his North Philadelphia upbringing and Hip Hop culture to highlight themes of poverty, inequality, a... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

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12:00pm EDT

Reaching Diverse Students: Create Tools and Resources That Enhance Access and Authenticity for ALL Learners [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L017/L018

TICKET REQUIRED
Do you know that your students would benefit from adaptive tools and culturally inclusive resources, but you don't have the experience or time to make them? Join us in this workshop where we will learn about and create them together! You will leave with tools and resources to use right away!

Presenters

April Malphurs

Elementary Art Educator, LeSueur Henderson Elementary School

Glass, fibers, and mixed media artist. Elementary Art Educator. Passionate EDI Advocate. AEM EDI co-chair. SAL class 2022. CAN participant. MN Culturally Responsive Arts Educator.

Kelley DeCleene

Adjunct Instructor, Content Creator, SME, Curriculum Writer, Art of Education University

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L017/L018

Art in Special Education Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
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12:00pm EDT

Releasing and Redirecting Using Art and Our Hands [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Caucus on the Spiritual in Art Education Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

TICKET REQUIRED
Learn to create a piece of art using your hands as the focus for moving energy through art materials to assist in letting go of that which no longer serves us and replacing it with a visualization of that which we desire.

Presenters

Raine Valentine

Art Educator and Green Leader, Baltimore County Public Schools

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L005

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12:00pm EDT

Outlaws Versus Conformists: A Mixed-Media Abstract Collaboration Workshop [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Choice Art Educators Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

TICKET REQUIRED
Dive into a dynamic mixed-media abstract collaboration workshop themed around the clash between Outlaws and Conformists. Discover innovative approaches to ignite student creativity, utilizing mixed media like charcoal, watercolors, blindfolds, and music to evoke the senses. Embrace your rebel spirit or conformist flair and create unique artworks in fun, collaborative groups.

Presenters

David Modler

Professor of Art, Journal Fodder Junkies and tet[R]ad

Michael Bell

Supervisor of Fine Arts, QACPS

Michael Bell is a nationally renowned artist, TED speaker, award-winning arts educator, and visual journaling pioneer. As the 2024 NAEA National Supervisor of the Year, he has transformed Queen Anne’s County Public Schools as Fine Arts Supervisor, establishing NAHS Chapters, K-12... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

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12:00pm EDT

Modern Fabric Linoprints: Not Your Grandmother's Textile Workshop! [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L011/l012

TICKET REQUIRED
Learn how to create linoprints on fabric. We introduce you to traditional printmaking tools and techniques for carving linocut blocks and will use these challenge-based skills to transfer their inked designs onto fabric. Come away with materials, linocut blocks, and strategies for integrating linoprint lessons into the K-12 art curriculum.

Presenters

Teri Giobbia

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L011/l012

Design Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

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12:00pm EDT

Wonder and Curiosity of Place: Honorable Explorations of Nature Through Collecting, Eco-Printing, and Botanical Pigments [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M101/M102

TICKET REQUIRED
Discuss ways to explore and better connect to the natural world through a wonder-filled approach to collecting informed by Indigenous pedagogy, place studies, and eco-based philosophies. Participants will make eco-prints, botanical pigments, and a box or book that houses their eco-explorations.

Presenters

Lori Santos

Wichita State University

Sue Uhlig

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M101/M102

Ecology and Environment Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
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12:00pm EDT

Studio State of Mind [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Discover Kentucky's history and culture while creating a variety of projects that incorporate state resources, themes, and history. Explore the richness of Kentucky using a variety of media and come away with many projects that can also lead to connections to your own home state.

Presenters

Carey Given

Laura Dant

Art Teacher Pre school - 8th Grade, Saint Agnes and St. Francis of Assisi Schools

Tiffany Whalen

Art Educator, St. Michael School

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L014

Kentucky International Convention Center, M109/M110

Host Organization Ticket Required
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12:00pm EDT

Roll the dice: Play Your Way Into Higher Education (Art) Teaching [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Come play! This game will help you transform your courses into semester-long narrative games that place students at the center of adventures adaptable to any type of course. Consider ungrading strategies and game-design principles as you set up a transformative higher education course.

Presenters

Marta Cabral

Associate Professor, City University of New York (CUNY)

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M109/M110

Higher Education, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
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12:00pm EDT

Artfully Suited for Spacewalking: Sewable Electronics "Suited" for Mars! [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

03 NAEA 25 Artfully Suited for Spacewalking Sewable Electronics Suitable for Mars! pdf

TICKET REQUIRED
Let's go to Mars with sewable electronics! Design and fabricate an e-textile with an integrated sensor that can be beautiful and functional... maybe even for Mars! You will gain access to lesson plans and resources to bring these hands-on, "hard-fun" activities into your own visual arts or media arts classroom.

Presenters

Angela Batten

Barbara Liedahl

Director, BJLFELTCLAYMAKER LLC

Camille Dogbe

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L020

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12:00pm EDT

Character Development and Storytelling in Art: A Complete Unit of Study [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Explore character development and storytelling through this engaging unit of study that students love! Design your own 2D character, transform it into a 3D sewn artwork, and bring it to life with a comic. We will discuss planning, creation, collaboration, and display in a way you can easily implement.

Presenters

Allison Cole

Elementary Art Teacher 🎨

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L009

Kentucky International Convention Center, M105/M106

Host Organization Ticket Required
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12:00pm EDT

Games People Play [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
With a past rooted in trade and value, and a future increasingly based in AI, board games offer a wide range of interpretations for student content while encompassing a wealth of media! Explore, design, play, and bring ideas home for your classroom!

Presenters

Debra Hannu

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M105/M106

Kentucky International Convention Center, L007/L008

Host Organization Ticket Required
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12:00pm EDT

Storytelling to Connect to Self: Oral History and Bookmaking Workshop [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
Discover a simple hardcover bookmaking technique, as well as how to guide students in conducting their own oral history projects as part of a unit on storytelling. Attendees will make their own hardcover book and leave with a detailed step-by-step unit plan on the topic.

Presenters

Elizabeth Healey-Mainoo

Assistant Professor of Art Education, Utah Valley University

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L007/L008

Kentucky International Convention Center, L015/L019

Host Organization Ticket Required
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12:00pm EDT

Cultivating Creativity With Simple and Effective Challenges [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
How do you get your students to open themselves to create imaginative, meaningful art? Learn engaging exercises that do just that in this hands-on studio workshop using simple materials, and leave with fresh ideas to implement immediately in the classroom, and perhaps in your own artmaking.

Presenters

Eric Scott

Art Teacher, Loudoun School for Advanced Studies

Cultivating Creativity QR pdf

Get to Work Sign pdf

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L015/L019

Host Organization Ticket Required
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12:00pm EDT

Trash to Treasure: Creating Sculptures With Dynamic Form and Texture Using Cardboard [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

TICKET REQUIRED
This workshop will introduce how material limitations encourage students to explore capabilities of simple materials to create dynamic 3D artworks. We will focus on manipulating cardboard to create different textures and forms, and how to make armatures in a cross-contour format to support surface details.

Presenters

Amy Henke

Amy Henke - Art teacher at West Forsyth High School in Cumming, GA @artroom_1420 on Instagram

Cardboard Sculpture Workshop Resources pdf

Trash to Treasure Sculpting with Cardboard pdf

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L010