2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

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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

3:00pm EDT

Protest Postcards! [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

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

Blue Wave Analytics Postcard Best Practices Data and Analysis pdf

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

Higher Education, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

5:30pm EDT

Illuminating the Expanse of Black Chicago's Artist-Educator Networks, 1930s-1960s

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

Explore how friendships, mentorships, and educators helped bolster and sustain the Black artists and educators of the Chicago Renaissance (1930s through 1960s) and consider how these relationship networks helped sustain the careers of artists such as Chales White, Elizabeth Catlett, and Gordon Parks.

Presenters

Debra A Hardy

Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

History and Historiography in Art Education Interest Group, Professional Paper Presentation

8:00am EDT

Pixels and Paintbrushes: Coding Self-Portraits in Art

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

Explore the fusion of art and technology with "Pixels and Paintbrushes!" Discover how coding enriches art education through self-portraits. This session will equip you with tools to integrate technology seamlessly into the art curriculum, empowering students to explore identity and creativity in new digital dimensions.

Presenters

Felicia Clause

Elementry Art Teacher

Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

Elementary, Instructional Demonstration

12:00pm EDT

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

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

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

Media Arts, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

TICKET REQUIRED
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

Secondary, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

5:30pm EDT

Empowering the Future: Exploring Posthumanism Through Virtual Reality Public Art Projects

Friday March 21, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

By showcasing a VR sculpture public art project by 11th-grade learners, see how students used local environmental knowledge to create virtual characters resonating with SDG goals for an eco-friendly future in virtual public spaces. The project fosters cultural respect, ecological awareness, inclusivity, equity, sustainability, and immersive educational experiences.

Presenters

Pei-Jung Tsai

PhD student, UBC Art education

Friday March 21, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

Ecology and Environment Interest Group, Instructional Practice

8:00am EDT

Dress to Express: A Cultural Framework for Using Dress and Adornment in the Arts Classroom

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

Dress to Express creates an authentic context for learning through culture. From sartorial autobiography and self-portraits to inquiry-based explorations of aesthetics, visual communication strategies, and cultural coding, how we dress proves a compelling platform that enhances culturally responsive arts pedagogy. Expect engagement and creative collaboration.

Presenters

Lisa Rathje

Executive Director, Local Learning

Paddy Bowman

Founding Director, Local Learning

As a folklorist, I'm interested in local art, culture, sense of place, and informal learning, and connecting them to formal teaching and learning. How do you connect community in your practice?

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Instructional Practice

12:00pm EDT

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

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

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

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 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

Choice Art Educators Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

3:00pm EDT

Literature Review of Social-Emotional Learning in K-12 Art Education

Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

Social-emotional learning (SEL) in K-12 education has been evolving since the mid-1990s but has become more prevalent in art education over the past 5 years. As SEL is incorporated into arts-based curricula, we need to understand the importance and implications of integrating SEL into the arts.

Presenters

Sarah Sanders

Elementary Visual Art Teacher, NYC Department of Education, Clemson University

I am an elementary visual art educator in New York City public schools and a PhD student in Clemson University's hyflex Teaching & Learning program. My research is in professional development and social emotional learning in arts education.

Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L026

Research, Professional Paper Presentation