GAEA Conference Fall 2024: Full Schedule

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10:30am EDT

Registration

Thursday October 17, 2024 10:30am - 4:30pm EDT

Galleria (MAB)

Check-in at the registration table!

Thursday October 17, 2024 10:30am - 4:30pm EDT
Galleria (MAB) 1280 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels

11:00am EDT

Artome Station

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:00am - Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am EDT

Cafe Space (High Museum)

Come make art for the NAHS Auction! The Artome studio is open from Thu 11am to Sat 10am. You can also bring work to contribute to the show. The work needs to be 9x12 and 2D.

Thank you to Artome for sponsoring this open studio and auction! www.artome.com

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:00am - Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am EDT
Cafe Space (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels, Self Care

11:30am EDT

HMA Tour: GIANTS

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Outside of Yellow Classroom

Take a docent-led tour of the GIANTS exhibit.

The High will be the exclusive venue in the Southeastern United States to present the first major exhibition of the world-class art collection owned by musical and cultural icons Swizz Beatz (Kasseem Dean) and Alicia Keys.
Organized by the Brooklyn Museum, where it debuted in February, Giants will feature a focused selection from the couple’s holdings, spotlighting works by multigenerational Black diasporic artists, from 20th century legends such as Nick Cave, Lorna Simpson, and Barkley L. Hendricks, to artists of a younger generation including Deana Lawson, Amy Sherald, and Ebony G. Patterson, who are expanding the legacies of those who came before them.
Giants stands as a testament to the Deans’ ethos of “collecting and preserving the culture of ourselves for ourselves, now and into the future.” Through approximately 115 objects, including 98 major artworks, the exhibition will trace the evolution of an audacious and ambitious collection and explore the ways in which the featured artists and their work have grappled with societal issues, embraced monumentality, and made a palpable impact on the art canon. In addition to paintings, photographs, and sculptures, the galleries will include noteworthy examples of the Deans’ early non-art collecting interests, including albums, musical equipment, and BMX bikes, along with related ephemera.

Speakers

HMA Docent

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Outside of Yellow Classroom

All Levels, Museum Tour

11:30am EDT

HMA Tour: GIANTS

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Orange Classroom (High Museum)

Speakers

HMA Docent

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Orange Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels, Museum Tour

11:30am EDT

HMA Tour: HIGHlights

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Red Classroom (High Museum)

Take a docent-led tour of the High Museum's Higlights tour. The HIGHlights tour offers an overview of the High’s collection.

Speakers

HMA Docent

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Red Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels, Museum Tour

11:30am EDT

HMA Tour: HIGHlights

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Purple Classroom (High Museum)

Take a docent-led tour of the High Museum's Higlights tour. The HIGHlights tour offers an overview of the High’s collection.

Speakers

HMA Docent

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Purple Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels, Museum Tour

11:30am EDT

Makin' Murals with Local Artist Elaine Stephenson

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Cafe Space (High Museum)

Local Artist, Elaine Stephenson, presents abouit her mural work. Elaine Stephenson is an Atlanta artist and muralist creating bright and colorful art with positive messages to uplift and inspire.

After a 10 year design career, she now combines both her strategic design skills and an artistic voice to create art that enhances spaces. Elaine is very involved in public art and has several large permanent murals around Atlanta, such as a bridge underpass and a parking garage entrance at Atlantic Station. Her fine art has been exhibited at ABV Gallery, FreeMarket Gallery, Cat Eye Creative, MINT Gallery, The Print Shop, Empire Arts Gallery, Avondale Arts Center, and Arches Brewing. Stephenson has been featured in publications such as the AJC, Arts Atlanta, Shoutout Atlanta, Reporter Intown Newspapers, City Lights on WABE, and the Atlanta Street Art Map.

Speakers

Elaine Stephenson

Artists

Elaine Stephenson

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Cafe Space (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels, Painting, Mural, Local Artist

11:30am EDT

Preservice, Early-Career and Retired Teacher Meet and Greet

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Blue Classroom (High Museum)

Come make connections between to share experience and ideas between preservice and retired art educators!

Speakers

Debi West

Retired Art Educator / Owner Consultant, WESTpectations Educational Consulting

ART EDUCATION!!!!!

Maeve Munson

Student, University of Georgia

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Blue Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Pre-Service, Community Building

11:30am EDT

Visit the Vendors

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:30am - Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am EDT

Galleria (MAB)

Come see all the Vendors. Stop and speak to companies, universities and others that have helped make this conference affordable and possible for all of us to attend!!

Thursday October 17, 2024 11:30am - Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am EDT
Galleria (MAB) 1280 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels

1:00pm EDT

Local Artist: Sami Jacq

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Hill Auditorium (High Museum)

Learn from local artist SAMI JACQ: Participants will learn about the history of floral symbolism within artwork, focusing on the Dutch Golden Age. Additionally, we will discuss the chemical properties of oil paint and mediums and how different pigments have historically been used. Sami Jacq is an emerging artist, born and raised on the outskirts of Atlanta. Her body of work mainly consists of paintings. When she was a sophomore in high school, Sami began painting her favorite songs and soon discovered that she had synethsthesia, a condition that causes her senses to merge and interpret sounds as vivid colors. She feel deeply in love with colors and creative expression, which led her to art school. In 2021, she earned her BFA in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Sami now focuses on painting dramatic, detailed flowers, commenting on life's fragility and including indertones of her personal faith through the symbolism of nature. She continues to expand her portfolio in the Atlanta area.

Speakers

SAMI JACQ

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Hill Auditorium (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

1:00pm EDT

Local Artists: Krista Jones aka Jonesy

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Yellow Classroom (High Museum)

Learn about local artist, Krista Jones aka Jonesy, and her work. Krista M. Jones, also known as JONESY, is a contemporary artist, based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is best known for her vibrant, symbolic patterned murals and complex canvas paintings. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Columbus State University. Her canvas works have been featured in exhibitions throughout the United States, including The Hudgens Center for Art & Learning; LAC-Lawrenceville Arts Center in Lawrenceville, Georgia; MOCA GA- Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia; ABV Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia; Blue Mark Studios in Atlanta, Georgia; MINT gallery in Atlanta, Georgia; Echo Contemporary Art in Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta Contemporary Art Center in Atlanta, Georgia; ArtFields in Lake City, South Carolina; LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, Georgia; DooGallery in Atlanta, Georgia; Red Ink Studios in San Francisco, California; Kibbee Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a multiple grant recipient, including the Laura Patricia Calle grant, Gwinnett Creativity Fund grant, Georgia Council for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts grant.

She has received public art commissions from notable clients such as the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, the City of Atlanta Department of City Planning, the City of Chamblee in conjunction with St. Vincent de Paul, The Hudgens Center for Art & Learning, the City of Doraville, Georgia; the Roswell Arts Fund, Mill Creek Residential/Modera Vinings, Jon Ossoff for Senate, Sugarloaf CID, Atlanta Beltline, Inc., Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Livable Buckhead, Path Foundation and Living Walls, the City Speaks. Her murals around the Atlanta metro area are rich with vibrant colors, stylized flora/fauna, and patterns.

Speakers

Krista Jones

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Yellow Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels, Local Artist

1:00pm EDT

I could NEVER! Oil based media in the high school classroom

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Orange Classroom (High Museum)

I'll share best practices for teaching oil based media in a classroom, focusing on how to use thrifted equipment such as picture frames for ink slabs or pallets, donated t-shirts for rags, and donated jars for cleanup. Using baby oil and simple green for cleanup, phone books for blotting tools, and dollar tree table cloths, we manage oil based printing and painting in 55 minute periods.

Speakers

Natalie Hudson

tinkerer and explorer aka Artist and Teacher, fulton county schools

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Orange Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

High School, Painting

1:00pm EDT

Art of Local Artist Lissette Correa aka ArrrtAddict

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT

HUB (High Museum Bunzi Admin Center)

The Art of local artist Lisette Corea @arrrtaddict SINCE I WAS A KID THE ONLY THING I EVER WANTED TO DO WAS BE A FASHION DESIGNER. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO BE LIVING MY DREAMS FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS. I BUILT MY CAREER IN THE FAST FASHION INDUSTRY BY HAVING GRAPHIC APPAREL IN STORES SUCH AS TARGET, MACY'S, ZUMIEZ, URBAN OUTFITTERS AND FOREVER 21, JUST TO NAME A FEW. THE COMPANIES I HAVE WORKED FOR HAVE TRUSTED ME TO DESIGN FOR EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC, GENRE AND STYE WHICH HAS MADE ME A WELL VERSED DESIGNER. MY SPECIALTY FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON MENS STREETWEAR APPAREL. I LOVE BRANDING AND BRINGING PEOPLES VISIONS TO LIFE. I AM SOMEONE WHO CAN PUSH BOUNDARIES AND CREATE TREND SETTING DESIGNS THAT APPEAL TO THE MASS MARKET. EARLY ON I LEARNED THAT A T-SHIRT IS REALLY JUST A CANVAS AND IT HAS HELPED ME EXCEL INTO THE ARTIST I AM TODAY. MY ARRRTWORK UNDER MY ALIAS ARRRTADDICT HAS LEAD ME TO DO CONCERT POSTERS FOR RED BULL, TWO COLLABORATIONS WITH NIKE, BEER LABELS FOR SEVERAL BREWERIES, FLYERS FOR EVENTS AND MURALS ALL AROUND THE CITY OF ATLANTA. THERE ARE NO LIMITS WHEN IT COMES TO MY ARRRT. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN BE APART OF MY JOURNEY.

Speakers

Lisette Corea

Artists

Lisette Corea

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT
HUB (High Museum Bunzi Admin Center) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels, Local Artist

1:00pm EDT

Basket Making: History, Skills and Vocabulary

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT

Orkin Sculpture Terrace (High Museum)

This workshop is a hands on making workshop where participants will learn how to weave a basket. The history, skills, and vocabulary will be transferable to any K-12 classroom with whatever materials. Course includes power point, handout, all materials, and guided step by step process of making a woven base, start/stop. rimed basket.

Speakers

Jenny Evans

Asst Professor Art Education, Valdosta State University

VSU Pre-Service Students

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT
Orkin Sculpture Terrace (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels, Weaving, Basket

1:00pm EDT

Building Creatures: Mastering the Art of Clay Animals (all ages)

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT

Red Classroom (High Museum)

Calling all clay enthusiasts! Inspired by the whimsical creatures of Funk Artist David Gilhooly, this workshop will unleash your inner artist as you learn the magic of transforming clay into your favorite animals. No matter your creature preference or artistic experience, this workshop is designed for everyone. We'll explore fundamental techniques like scoring, slipping, and pinching to build a menagerie of amazing animals, all while adhering to essential art standards. It's sure to be a wild (and educational) time!

Speakers

Jessica Bowden

Art Teacher, Jefferson Middle School

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT
Red Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels, Clay

1:00pm EDT

HMA Tour: GIANTS

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT

Stent Lower Level Event Space (High)

Speakers

HMA Docent

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT
Stent Lower Level Event Space (High)

All Levels, Museum Tour

1:00pm EDT

HMA Tour: HIGHlights

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT

Outside of Yellow Classroom

Take a docent-led tour of the High Museum's Higlights tour. The HIGHlights tour offers an overview of the High’s collection.

Speakers

HMA Docent

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT
Outside of Yellow Classroom

All Levels, Museum Tour

1:00pm EDT

HMA Tour: Idyllic Space

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT

Outside of Cafe Side Room

Take a docent-led tour of the High Museum's Idyllic Space exhibit by the artist Tyler Mitchell.

Tyler Mitchell is an American photographer and filmmaker renowned for his tender and innovative portrayals that center Black self-determination and empowerment through scenes of love, leisure, and camaraderie. Mitchell rose to global prominence in 2018 when he photographed Beyoncé for the September issue of Vogue as the first Black artist to shoot the cover in the magazine’s then 126-year history. He explores style, beauty, and identity through playfully theatrical, expressive photographs that seamlessly blend his fashion and conceptual work.
Drawing inspiration from the landscapes, homes, and communities of suburban Atlanta where he was raised, this homecoming exhibition features work made from 2017 to 2024 and considers Mitchell’s exploration of themes such as family lineage, play, companionship, the natural world, and domestic spaces. His lens captures the essence of relationships, weaving an intimate narrative of shared experiences.

Speakers

HMA Docent

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT
Outside of Cafe Side Room

All Levels, Museum Tour

1:00pm EDT

Perfectly Pixelated

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT

Green Classroom (High Museum)

This elementary-based hands-on work session will allow you to create a personalized pixelated self-portrait on paper and then bring it to life with beads. This project will allow creative expression in choosing colors and patterns to create a pixelated character to look like you! There is also a technology-driven option. We will also be exploring artists who create pixelated murals throughout the country and see how to take street art into the classroom. Whether it is a school tagline or mascot, this fun collaborative project can be a great way to start or end the school year! Leave this session with everything you need to implement these lessons in your classroom including PowerPoints of artists, step-by-step guides, and the templates needed for success..

Speakers

Jordan Glastetter

Art Teacher, Fulton

Katie Argentina

Art Teacher, Sweet Apple Elementary

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT
Green Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Elementary, Multiple Media

1:00pm EDT

Drawing as Meditation

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT

Robinson Atrium (High)

Meet at the bottom of the ramp in the Atrium at the High

In this workshop, we will sit with some of the work in the High Museum galleries. The practice will improve your ability to use art as a form of meditation which will in turn improve your artwork. This practice is both relaxing and helps you identify to direction your artwork needs to take. **Supplies needed are minimal. Just a sketchbook, pencil, and open mind are all that is needed.**

Speakers

Marea Haslett

Visual Arts Teacher, Forsyth Central High School

I teach Visual Arts I, II,III, and AP Art and Design at Forsyth Central High School in Cumming, GA.

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT
Robinson Atrium (High) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Elementary, Drawing | Middle, Drawing | High School, Drawing | Museum, Drawing

1:00pm EDT

Seed Paper and Seed Bombs for Humanity!

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT

Blue Classroom (High Museum)

For a family-friendly Earth Day activity at the local art museum, students in a Museum Studies course planned a papermaking activity that incorporated eco-friendly recycled paper and native Georgia wildflower seeds to create seed paper and seed bombs that children of all ages could enjoy making and later planting at home. Learn about the process of making seed paper and seed bombs to share with your students, and take home your own samples that you've created!

Speakers

Saja yim

Instructor and PhD Student, UGA

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT
Blue Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Elementary, Papermaking, Recycled | Middle, Papermaking, Recycled | High School, Papermaking, Recycled | Museum, Papermaking, Recycled

1:00pm EDT

Prepare Yourselves...It's Paper

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT

Purple Classroom (High Museum)

The workshop begins with a step-by-step guide on preparing paper for artistic use. Participants learn techniques such as staining, texturing, and priming to enhance the paper's surface for different mediums.With a focus on mixed media, drawing, painting, and even embroidery, attendees discover innovative ways to elevate their creative expression even when traditional canvases or quality watercolor paper aren't readily available.

Speakers

Florence Barnett

Art Teacher, Harris County

Hello! I am in the 16th year of teacher and I look forward to conference every year! I love to present and mingle with all my art friends across the state of georgia. I like vending machines...because snacks are better when they fall. If I go buy a candy bar in a store, often... Read More →

Thursday October 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm EDT
Purple Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Elementary, Mixed Media | Middle, Mixed Media | High School, Mixed Media | Pre-Service, Mixed Media | Museum, Mixed Media

2:30pm EDT

Caregivers, Creativity, and Conversation

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT

Hill Auditorium (High Museum)

Based on a case study conducted at UGA ("Caregivers, Creativity, and Conversation: Investigating Place and Belonging at a Rural School Through Artmaking", Goeckel, 2024), this workshop explores strategies for using artmaking to engage caregivers and families from your school community in meaningful dialogue that promotes a sense of belonging, place, and community. While this research was investigated in a rural elementary school setting, it has applications across grade levels and settings. This workshop will discuss specific strategies and examples for facilitating parent and caregiver workshops, school-wide family events, and more that encourage intentional listening to learn more about families, establish strong family-school connections to build community and belonging, and weave artmaking into a variety of school experiences for students and families. This workshop will also give a brief glimpse into what Victoria calls her "Dollar General Art curriculum" that strives to make artmaking accessible and engaging for families, whether they are at home or at school.

Speakers

Victoria Goeckel

K-5 Art Teacher, Jackson County School System

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
Hill Auditorium (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

2:30pm EDT

Unlocking Potential: Exploring Literacy in Arts Education

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT

Orange Classroom (High Museum)

This presentation will delve into the integral role of arts education in fostering literacy skills among students. By exploring the connections between visual arts and literacy, we aim to demonstrate how art classrooms serve as rich environments for nurturing reading, writing, thinking, communication, and creativity. Through research findings and practical examples, we will showcase the transformative power of art education in improving literacy rates and enhancing overall academic achievement.

Speakers

Jennifer Griner

Teacher, Hall County Schools

I love art advocacy! I love rescue animals! Teaching art is my passion!!GAEA District 2 Co-President (since 2019), GAEA Scholarship Chair (2023-2024), GAEA Business Rep (2017-2022), GAEA Conference Committee (2019, 2022, 2025)I will be presenting at the 2024 GAEA Conference:

Veronica Martin

Teacher, Hall County Schools

I have enjoyed teaching art for 20 years, 18 at the high school level. I enjoy mentoring up-and-coming art educators and developing programs and new events. In my free time, you can find me in the garden updating the landscaping with transplants or new arrivals I've acquired from... Read More →

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
Orange Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Elementary, Arts Integration | Middle, Arts Integration | High School, Arts Integration | Museum, Arts Integration

2:30pm EDT

Pop Art Sculptures

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT

Café Side Room (High Museum)

Do you hoard things in your storage room? Are there collections of lysol containers, cardboard scraps, foam, plastic bins, and an assortment of items that you might use one day? I have the project for you! Create Claes Oldenburg sculptures to use up those extra materials in a fun and collaborative project that can chase away the end of semester blues. In this session I will review and provide the lesson materials for a Claes Oldenburg inspired sculpture. Then we will make our own travel size Oldenburgs, putting problem solving skills to the test. Come by and join us for a fun, out of the box studio project.

Speakers

Stephanie Birmingham

Art Teacher, Five Forks Middle School

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT
Café Side Room (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

2:30pm EDT

Mixed Media Collage Workshop with Local Artist Liz Alzona

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT

HUB (High Museum Bunzi Admin Center)

Local artist, Liz Alzona, presents about her work and leads a mixed media collage workshop. Liz Alzona is an award-winning, published artist and gifted storyteller. Inspired by extraordinary individuals and their stories of struggle and triumph, Liz uses bold and vibrant mixed media collages to ignite inspiration and foster connection. Her work emphasizes the desires, dreams, and legacies of both renowned figures and unsung heroes. Raised in Chicago by artist parents, Liz's passion for art began at a young age. She studied art alongside biology (B.S.), and neurophysiology (M.S.) at Loyola University Chicago, seamlessly integrating science, art, and narrative in her work. Currently based in Atlanta, Liz's work is featured in both private and public collections, including the James Clerk Maxwell foundation in Edinburgh, Scotland.

She was awarded the Rosemary Cox Award for Art from Georgia State University, featured in the Creative License magazine and has been mentioned on various digital platforms. Liz's most recent exhibitions span venues such as the Douglasville Cultural Arts Center, Hudgens Center for Art & Learning, the Alpharetta Arts Center, the Emma Darnell Aviation Museum and Conference Center, and the Swan Coach House Gallery. Notably, her collages also grace Midtown as banners in the “Art! Everywhere” project, the Southeast’s largest outdoor gallery bringing art to the community.

Beyond her artistic pursuits, Liz has been a guest lecturer at Georgia State University and actively engages in local artistic events and workshops.

Please connect with her on

Instagram @lizalzonaart

View her work on lizalzonaart.com

Speakers

Liz Alzona

Artists

Liz Alzona

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT
HUB (High Museum Bunzi Admin Center) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels, Mixed Media, Collage, Local Artist

2:30pm EDT

Creative Solutions: Transforming Surplus Paper into Sculptural Masterpieces

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT

Purple Classroom (High Museum)

Purpose is to present creative, cost-effective curriculum-based solution to common art program material challenge of limited budget/surplus materials (paper/paper scraps) with student-centered focus on creative problem solving, encouraging more risk-taking in creation approach. Participants will be provided a variety of papers similar to what they may have in their art rooms (newsprint, construction, copy, magazine) and challenged to create 3D sculptures. Lesson plan will be provided with invitation to adapt and scaffold to personalize to own practice.

Speakers

Kacie Mummert

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT
Purple Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Elementary, Sculpture, Recycled | Middle, Sculpture, Recycled | High School, Sculpture, Recycled | Pre-Service, Sculpture, Recycled

2:30pm EDT

"We Want To Do More Than Survive" (Bettina Love)

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT

Yellow Classroom (High Museum)

“We Want To Do More Than Survive” We want to do more than survive is the title of the best seller written by Bettina Love. Her research centers around the study of the inequalities in the educational system. The ability to have the difficult conversation about the shortcomings of the educational system regarding minority students and their failing hopes and dreams. The discussion and hands on activities allow space for anyone who wishes to make a genuine change in our current systemic failures. The activities and discussion invite participants to engage in the journey toward healing, justice and revolution. Examination of both We Want To Do More Than Survive and Punished for Dreaming is an invitation to listen, critique, heal, and fight for the schools and world we deserve. This opportunity provides space for reflection, rage, sorrow, dreams, and questions.Difficult discussions encourage you to feel, think deeply, and engage in meaningful dialogue and action. To address the inclusion aspect more specifically, We will also examine how neurodivergent children are valued and seen. The goal is for participants to leave with a renewed sense of hope and ideas to address equity, diversity, and inclusion in their personal lives and educational forums shedding the fear of having those difficult conversations that foster systemic change.

Speakers

Patrice Newell

Teacher, East Coweta High School

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT
Yellow Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Elementary, Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Mixed Media | Middle, Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Mixed Media | High School, Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Mixed Media | Pre-Service, Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Mixed Media | Museum, Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Mixed Media | Supervision, Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Mixed Media

2:30pm EDT

Visualizing Data

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT

Blue Classroom (High Museum)

Using contemporary works of art as starting points, learn how you and your students can visualize data using a variety of sculpture materials, including basket reed, yarn, paper and wire. Participants will create small assemblage sculptures using a variety of media after learning strategies for visualizing data in creative ways.

Speakers

Lauren Phillips

art teacher, GSMST

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT
Blue Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Elementary, Sculpture | Middle, Sculpture | Pre-Service, Sculpture | Museum, Sculpture

2:30pm EDT

Textile Landscapes

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT

Green Classroom (High Museum)

This workshop is designed to give you all the knowledge and teaching resources to complete a "Textile Landscape" with your students! In this lesson, students will learn the parts of a landscape, and how to create depth using the foreground, middle ground, and background, but they will also learn how to sew! I teach my students a simple running stitch and whip stich to complete the project. Once they get the hang of it, they never want to stop! I still have students come in with ripped hoodies every now and then and ask if they can borrow a needle and thread to sew it up. More advanced students can also learn more challenging embroidery stitches to add detail on top of their landscapes as well. There are tons of opportunities in this project to differentiate for different skill levels. This project came about because I had a LOT of small scrap fabrics and fabrics with irregular cuts that could not be used for our more traditional fiber arts units, and I felt that they were going to waste. I was sorting through them when I found several pieced that reminded me of mountains and other landscape features. Since that day, I have done this project several times and it is always a huge success! The students have gotten more and more creative with using fabric with pattern and texture, and adding buttons, ribbon, and embroidery. It is always fun to see what they come up with. So, please join me if you are interested in receiving those resources and want to come make some beautiful fiber art masterpieces! Lets sew some scraps together to make something greater than the sum of it's parts!

Speakers

Maggie Musa

Middle School Art Teacher, Chapel Hill Middle School

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT
Green Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Middle, Fiber, Sewing | High School, Fiber, Sewing

2:30pm EDT

Utilizing Altered Book Lessons to Discover and Enrich Art Basics

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT

Red Classroom (High Museum)

We will start by sharing how altered books can be used in a beginning art classroom in order to introduce (or enhance) students’ knowledge of the elements and principles of design. I will share how I utilize altered book lessons to introduce a larger unit focusing on an element or principle of design and share examples. Then, we will create a 2-page “altered book” spread with a sample element of design so teachers can take a finished page home to use as an example in their own classroom.

Speakers

Julie Denson

Thursday October 17, 2024 2:30pm - 3:50pm EDT
Red Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Middle, Bookmaking, Mixed Media | High School, Bookmaking, Mixed Media

4:00pm EDT

One Hit Wonder! Do You Want An Audience? Because this vertical show truly works!

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

HUB (High Museum Bunzi Admin Center)

Do you want to collaborate with your feeder schools and need a fresh new idea? Elementary, Middle, and High school students come together to put on a fabulous show where each student creates a piece of art that they can not wait to share with the community. This show has had more attendance than any other show I have done in 18 years of teaching and it has become an annual occurrence in our district. Walk away with ideas and a hands-on activity to take with you.

Speakers

Nicole Gaut

Art Teacher, Cobb County School District

Integrating arts into STEM

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
HUB (High Museum Bunzi Admin Center) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

4:00pm EDT

HMA Tour: GIANTS

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

Outside of Red Classroom (High)

Speakers

HMA Docent

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Outside of Red Classroom (High)

All Levels, Museum Tour

4:00pm EDT

HMA Tour: GIANTS

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

Orkin Sculpture Terrace (High Museum)

Speakers

HMA Docent

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Orkin Sculpture Terrace (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels, Museum Tour

4:00pm EDT

HMA Tour: HIGHlights

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

Stent Lower Level Event Space (High)

Take a docent-led tour of the High Museum's HIGHlights tour. The HIGHlights tour offers an overview of the High’s collection.

Speakers

HMA Docent

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Stent Lower Level Event Space (High)

All Levels, Museum Tour

4:00pm EDT

HMA Tour: Idyllic Space

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

Robinson Atrium (High)

Meet at the bottom of the ramp in the Atrium.

Take a docent-led tour of the High Museum's Idyllic Space exhibit by the artist Tyler Mitchell.

Tyler Mitchell is an American photographer and filmmaker renowned for his tender and innovative portrayals that center Black self-determination and empowerment through scenes of love, leisure, and camaraderie. Mitchell rose to global prominence in 2018 when he photographed Beyoncé for the September issue of Vogue as the first Black artist to shoot the cover in the magazine’s then 126-year history. He explores style, beauty, and identity through playfully theatrical, expressive photographs that seamlessly blend his fashion and conceptual work.
Drawing inspiration from the landscapes, homes, and communities of suburban Atlanta where he was raised, this homecoming exhibition features work made from 2017 to 2024 and considers Mitchell’s exploration of themes such as family lineage, play, companionship, the natural world, and domestic spaces. His lens captures the essence of relationships, weaving an intimate narrative of shared experiences.

Speakers

HMA Docent

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Robinson Atrium (High) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels, Museum Tour

4:00pm EDT

Throwback to the First Few Years of Teaching: Things I Know Now that I Wish I Knew Then

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

Orange Classroom (High Museum)

As a new-er art teacher, the list of all the things you’re navigating is endless: You’re learning a new school & community culture, building relationships with students & their families, preparing project materials, creating displays, and figuring out a new curriculum…in addition to teaching! There is so much to navigate as a new-er art teacher, and it can get overwhelming. This session will draw from the real-life experience of new and veteran art teachers and provide best practices tips for teaching, classroom management, and finding work-life-fit. Come ready to collaborate through interactive conversation and walk away with tangible strategies to try out in your classroom!

Speakers

Amber Arnold

Fine Arts Instructional Coach, Gwinnett County Public Schools

I'm a former Visual Arts educator & now "hybrid educator" working with K-12 Fine Arts educators. I'm passionate about life-long learning through collaboration and building community.

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Orange Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels, Best Practices

4:00pm EDT

PBIS in the Elementary Art Room: Using a Puppet for Motivation and Behavior Management

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

Blue Classroom (High Museum)

How can you implement PBIS in the art classroom? Let a puppet do it for you! I will explain how I use a puppet character to keep behavior on track, so we can spend more class time making art. The puppet captures students’ attention, encourages students to follow art room rules and procedures, and rewards students for demonstrating “star artist” behavior. This is truly PBIS in action!

Speakers

Laura Palgon

Art Teacher, Dolvin Elementary, Fulton County Schools

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Blue Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Elementary, Classroom Management

4:00pm EDT

Creating Curriculum: A Contemporary Approach to Teaching and Learning

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

Yellow Classroom (High Museum)

Participants will explore what a secondary art curriculum using contemporary art can look like, focusing on contemporary art processes and learning as an ongoing artistic exploration rather than an end result driven process with a distinct beginning and end. Through recognizing the benefits of teaching with contemporary art (Hamlin & Fusaro, 2018; Scott, 2020; Marshall et al. 2021; Sickler-Voigt, 2020; Gude, 2013; Bae 2023; Thulson & Stewart, 2021; Tuazon, 2011) as well as the challenges (Bae, 2023; Marshall & Donahue, 2014), this session will provide resources and guidance in developing a semester’s curriculum that directly connects to contemporary artists and practices. Session participants will receive planning materials including a sample curriculum map, curriculum outline, contemporary artist lists, and time will be spent collaboratively developing individual curriculum outlines.

Speakers

Amanda Price

Art Teacher, Clarke Central High School

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Yellow Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Middle, Contemporary Art, Curriculum | High School, Contemporary Art, Curriculum

4:00pm EDT

Using Virtual Simulation with Pre-service Teachers

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

Green Classroom (High Museum)

The presentation explores the increase in confidence and self-efficacy in using Mixed Reality Simulations (MRS) to prepare pre-service teachers. Currently our pre-service candidates have field experiences, and clinical experiences of being in the classroom with students and the mentor teacher. They are not allowed to sit in and observe or participate in parent teacher conferences, 504 meetings, IEP meetings, student behavior/discipline meetings, or communications with parents (outside of those volunteering). The Mixed Reality Simulator provides a safe (virtual) environment for pre-service teacher to practice these conversations, record, watch, reflect, discuss, and learn from their experience. Pre-service teachers stand in front of a screen and talk directly with the simulation (see the picture). The simulation has been preset with a scenario. For example: the scenario may be a parent/teacher conference where the student is being unsafe in the classroom, or bullying another student or the parent is complaining about the student’s grades. The experience is recorded. The pre-service teacher participating then watches and writes a reflection about the experience, challenges, etc. There will be a MRS experience at the beginning of the semester as well as the end of the semester, allowing students time to learn, have their field experience in-between. Additionally, there will be class discussions on the experiences that will be audio recorded with field notes, to allow for comparison on the pre and post experiences. Student reflections will be artifacts of data as well. The presentation will include a sample recording of the MRS experience as well as reflections from the students and an analysis of the student reflections. The hope is this new technology will build confidence and better prepare our pre-service teachers.

Speakers

Jenny Evans

Asst Professor Art Education, Valdosta State University

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Green Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Pre-Service, Technology | Higher Ed, Technology | Supervision, Technology

4:00pm EDT

A New Twist (or Stitch!) to Mixed-Media Collage

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 5:20pm EDT

Purple Classroom (High Museum)

Discover a new twist (or stitch!) to mixed-media collage. An introduction to basic collage techniques -- combining paper and found materials with drawing and painting -- is followed by the additional element of stitching and embellishing. Participants will explore abstract and narrative compositions while experimenting with the opportunity to mix materials in surprising ways. Opportunities for differentiation to include all grade and skill levels is an important element of the workshop. Participants will create their own small canvas mixed-media artwork.

Speakers

Lisa Spence

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 5:20pm EDT
Purple Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Elementary, Mixed Media, Fibers, Sewing | Middle, Mixed Media, Fibers, Sewing | Pre-Service, Mixed Media, Fibers, Sewing | Museum, Mixed Media, Fibers, Sewing

4:00pm EDT

Middle Level Lesson Swap

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 5:20pm EDT

Red Classroom (High Museum)

This is Middle Level sharing lesson session where each participant will bring a lesson they want to share. All participants will meet in quick 3 minute elevator pitches to share their lessons and trade them. Bring one lesson, take home a bunch of them ready to teach in your own classroom.

Speakers

Kelly Rollocks

Art Teacher, Berkmar Middle School

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:00pm - 5:20pm EDT
Red Classroom (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Middle, Curriculum

4:30pm EDT

Let's Dress Up- Cosplay for All

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:30pm - 5:50pm EDT

Café Side Room (High Museum)

For over 30 years, Cosplay has been an avenue of connection and creativity for fans of media, anime, movies, video games, theatre and pop culture. Across the world, cosplayers gather at conventions to show off incredible handmade costumes that feature robotics, metalwork, sculpture and sewing. Cosplay can offer an enjoyable and inclusive experience for students of all ages, fostering self-expression and camaraderie. Learn the basics of EVA foam, thermoplastics, mold making and more!

Speakers

Cheryl Bruno

Early Childhood Visual Arts Teacher, Mt. Vernon School

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:30pm - 5:50pm EDT
Café Side Room (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Elementary, Sculpture, Fibers | Middle, Sculpture, Fibers | High School, Sculpture, Fibers | Pre-Service, Sculpture, Fibers | Museum, Sculpture, Fibers

4:30pm EDT

An Arts Integration Celebration: Literacy, Numeracy, and More

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:30pm - 5:50pm EDT

Hill Auditorium (High Museum)

This presentation will provide examples of art integration lessons that incorporate art standards as well as content standards. The lessons will be easily adaptable to multiple grades. The presentation will include an introduction to art integration as we see it impactfully practiced in our schools today. We will discuss the benefits of including other content areas in our art instruction such as: helping students to make personal connections to the content, increased overall academic achievement, developing student’s ability to apply learning to other experiences, and many more. Presenters will walk through specific lessons which integrate art with math, language arts, literacy, science, and social studies so that they will leave with relevant lessons to implement immediately. All lessons will support art standards as well as content standards.

Speakers

Kirby Meng

FIne Arts Coordinator, Rockdale County Public Schools

Stan Dodson

GAEA Past President / Awards Chair, GAEA

I currently serve as the GAEA Past President and Burke County High School Fine Arts Department chairAugusta University Adjunct professor AP Art & Design InstructorAP College Board ReaderGAEA Secondary Educator of the Year, 2015STAR teacher, 2019, 2016Blakeney Elementary School TOTY... Read More →

Debi West

Retired Art Educator / Owner Consultant, WESTpectations Educational Consulting

ART EDUCATION!!!!!

Ivey Coleman

Art Teacher, Lady's Island Middle School

Drew Brown

Art Educator, Fulton County Schools

I teach art at Milton HS. I have taught with Fulton County since 2008! In my spare time, I enjoy creating art, travel, hiking, and yoga!

Thursday October 17, 2024 4:30pm - 5:50pm EDT
Hill Auditorium (High Museum) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Elementary, Arts Integration | Middle, Arts Integration | Pre-Service, Arts Integration

6:00pm EDT

I Love the 80s: Reception & Members Exhibit

Thursday October 17, 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

Robinson Atrium (High)

Meet your President and mingle with your fellow colleagues. YAM Teacher of the Year will be announced. There will be art making stations including buttons and friendship bracelets. Make some art in the ARTOME station and browse the Member's Exhibit in the Green Family Education Center (just downstairs from the atrium) Join the fun as we go down memory lane with a live DJ spinning music from the 80s. A cash bar will be available with light snacks.

Thursday October 17, 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Robinson Atrium (High) 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

All Levels