2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

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12:00pm EDT

Conversation With Colleagues: Building Connections Across Regions

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

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

Join us for an interactive session to connect with museum education professionals nationwide. Engage in icebreakers and small-group discussions to build relationships and share experiences. Explore common challenges, exchange ideas, and discover involvement opportunities in the NAEA Museum Education Division. Targeted breakout groups for colleagues with similar audience focuses will foster deeper connections. Expand your network, gain new perspectives, and make a greater impact in museum education.

Presenters

Jennifer Beradino

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:20pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

Museum Education, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

2:00pm EDT

Visual Arts Research Author Roundtable: Radical Publications in Art and Design Education

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 3:20pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

This lecture distinguishes authors and mentors who have made outstanding contributions to the VAR special issue "Radical Publications in Art + Design Education." This session includes author presentations and dialogue with authors, editors, and mentors about the forthcoming special issue (summer 2025).

Presenters

Mindi Rhoades

The Ohio State University

Veronica Hicks

Courtnie N. Wolfgang

Associate Professor, Rhode Island School of Design

https://www.risd.edu/academics/teaching-learning-art-design/faculty/courtnie-wolfgang Courtnie Wolfgang’s research and practice focus on the intersections of poststructural, feminist and queer theories with critical and radical pedagogies in and through art and design. Since the... Read More →

Sarah Travis

Assistant Professor of Art Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 3:20pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

Seminar for Research in Art Education Interest Group, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

4:30pm EDT

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education Author Round Table

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:50pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

Join a lively roundtable discussion with the editors and authors of the 2024 issue of the Journal of Social Theory in Art Education.

Presenters

Emily Jean Hood

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

Carissa DiCindio

Dana Carlisle Kletchka

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Luke Meeken

Assistant Professor, Miami University

Oscar Keyes

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:50pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

Caucus of Social Theory in Art Education Interest Group, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

8:00am EDT

Digital Art - Just Another Medium

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

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

Explore how digital art expands creative possibilities while maintaining the foundational principles of traditional art. This session highlights tools, techniques, and strategies to integrate digital media into art education, empowering students to see it as a natural extension of their artistic practice. Perfect for those looking to bridge the gap between traditional and digital mediums.

Presenters

Erika Ogier

Art Educator, Chesterfield County Public Schools

Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

12:00pm EDT

Pacific Region Awards & Leader 2 Leader Part 1 (L2L 2)

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

You are invited to celebrate excellence in the Pacific Region! We will be honoring state and provincial art educators of the year, as well as recognizing Interest Group, regional, and national winners from the Pacific Region. This will be followed by our regional business meeting and Leader 2 Leader (L2L) meeting. We'll be sharing important information, discussing progress on state and provincial action plans, and then preview our coming work: developing strategic plans for Pacific Region associations.

Presenters

Abi Paytoe Gbayee

University of Northern Colorado Assistant Professor, NAEA Pacific Region VP

Mark Graham

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

Pacific Region, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

2:30pm EDT

LGBTQ+ Membership and Business Meeting

Friday March 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

This meeting is designed for all LGBTQ+ Interest group members, prospective members, and allies interested in learning and supporting their LGBTQ+ Students and staff.

Presenters

Hannah Swanson

Kaitlynn Radloff

Teaching Artist

Friday March 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

LGBTQ+ Interest Group, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

4:30pm EDT

Supervision and Administration Division Meeting

Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 5:20pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

Join leaders of the Supervision and Administration Division for our annual business meeting. We will share reflections from the year and goals for next year. We will celebrate Division awardees, as we also get to know one another and our unique roles.

Presenters

Sarah Ackermann

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 →

S&A Business Meeting Deck pdf

Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 5:20pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

Supervision and Administration, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

12:00pm EDT

SRAE Elliot Eisner Doctoral Research in Art Education Dissertation Award

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

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

This session features the Elliot Eisner Doctoral Research in Art Education Award winner. The award, sponsored by SRAE and Visual Arts Research, fosters continued support and recognition of doctoral research in art education. This is a standing, permanent session of SRAE.

Presenters

CHRISTEN SPERRY GARCÍA

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

Seminar for Research in Art Education Interest Group, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

2:00pm EDT

NAEA Affinity Group: 2SLGBTQIA+

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 3:20pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

This space is for people who identify within the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community. If you are not a part of that group, please locate a different space that accommodates your identity(ies). Participants will network and build relationships with each other and plan future engagements.

Presenters

Ray Yang

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 3:20pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon IX

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony