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State & Regional Conferences

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2010 State Conferences

ALABAMA
November 12 & 13; AAEA "Connections", Renaissance Marriott Montgomery Hotel & Spa, 201 Tallapoosa Street, Montgomery, AL 36104
Exhibitor Setup: November 12 & 13 from 8:00am - 12:00pm each day
Exhibitor Hours: November 12 & 13 from 8:00am - 12:00pm each day
Exhibitor Teardown: November 13 after 12:00pm
Contact: Connie Deal, connie_deal@montgomeryacademy.org & BeeLee Tullos, beelee_tullos@montgomeryacademy.org

ARIZONA
September 16-18; Arizona Art Education Association, "Play It Again", Fiesta Resort and Conference Center, 2100 South Priest Drive, Tempe, AZ
Exhibitor Setup: TBA
Exhibit Hours: TBA
Exhibit Teardown: TBA
Contact: Pat Burdette, 480-296-8647, patburdette@gmail.com, and Roxie May-Thayer, may_thayer@yahoo.com

CALIFORNIA
November  18-21; California Art Education Association, “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Art”; Double Tree Hotel, 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose, CA 95110. Keynote Speakers include digital artist JWalt, author and artist Carmen Lomas Garza, and Pixar’s Bill Cone. Contact donna banning at dbanning@csulb.edu.
Exhibitor Setup: Thurs. 1-5pm
Exhibit Hours: Thurs. 8-10pm; Fri. 8:30am-12:45pm, 1:45-4:15pm and 6-9:30pm; Sat. 8:00am-1:00pm
Exhibit Teardown: Sat. 1-5pm
Contact: donna banning at dbanning@csulb.edu. Conference Co-Chairs: Susan Manbeian and Barb Purdy. Website: www.caea-arteducation.org

GEORGIA
April 25-27; Sea Palms Golf and Tennis Resort, 5445 Frederica Road, St. Simons Island, GA 31522
Exhibitor Setup: April 25th, 1 pm
Exhibit Hours: April 25th, 1 - 4 pm; April 26th, 9 am - 4 pm
Exhibit Teardown: April 26th, 4 pm
Contact: Debi Davis, 4435 Carter Way, Valdosta, GA 31601; 229-561-0328;
Debi.davis@mail.lowndes.k12.ga.us 

ILLINOIS
November 4-6; Illinois Art Education Association Conference, "Artistic Fusion"; Hilton Hotel, Lisle, Il. Keynote speakers are Mike Valencia, author  and Cheryl Holtz, artist.
Exhibitor Setup: November 4, 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Exhibit Hours: November 5, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm   November 6, 8:00 am -12:00 pm
Exhibit Teardown: November 6, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Contact: Vendor contact: Mary Bortz at marybortz@yahoo.com. Conference Co-Chairs: Becky Blaine at becky.blaine@d303.org and Pat Indovina at p_indovina@hotmail.com. Website: http://ilaea.org/iaea/conference.html

INDIANA
November 4-6; Fort-ifying Visual Literacy, Dare to Dream! Grand Wayne Convention Center & Hilton-Fort Wayne. Keynote Speaker: Eric Jensen. Featuring National Scholastic Art Winners Traveling Show, Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Exhibitor Setup: November 5, tear down same evening
Exhibit Hours: Novmeber 5, Time TBD
Exhibit Teardown: November 5th, tear down same evening.
Contact: Website: www.aeai.org

KANSAS
October 15-16
; Kansas Art Education Association, “Celebrate Colorful Connections: 75 Years of KAEA”, Kansas State University campus, Manhattan, KS
Exhibitor Setup: October 15, 7:30 AM
Exhibitor Hours: October 15, 8 AM-4 PM; October 16, 8 AM-3 PM
Exhibitor Teardown: October 16, 3 PM
Contact: Patti Moore at peacock501@hotmail.com or Aimee Snaufer at aimee.snaufer@fwcs.k12.in.us. Website: www.aeai.org

LOUISIANA 
October 22-23; Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center, 201 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Exhibitor Setup: October 23; 7-8am
Exhibit Hours: October 23; 8am – 4pm
Exhibitor Teardown: October 23; 2010 4-5pm
Contact: Nancy Von Brock, 225-335-5434 (cell), nvonbro@lsu.edu. Website: http://www.laea.net

MASSACHUSETTS
November 12-14; Massachusetts Art Education Association Fall Conference: 'What's the Story?", University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Anyone welcome!
Exhibitor Setup: TBA
Exhibit Hours: TBA
Exhibit Teardown: TBA
Contact: Website: http://www.massarted.com

MICHIGAN
November 4-6; "The Industry of Art", Hyatt Regency Hotel, 600 Town Center Drive, Dearborn, Michigan 48126
Exhibitor Setup: Thursday, November 4th, 1 pm
Exhibit Hours: Vendors Reception: Thursday, November 4th, 7-10 pm; Friday, November 5th, 10 am - 5 pm; Saturday, November 6th, 10 am - 5 pm
Exhibit Teardown: Saturday, November 6th, 5 pm
Contact: Jacqueline Edwards Lane, maea2010conf@ymail.com
Conference Co-chairs: Jacqueline Edwards Lane, Gayle Glenn, Robin McDaniel

MINNESOTA
November 5 & 6; AEM "Collaborations, Connections, Communities", Doubletree, Downtown, 150 South Broadway, Rochester, MN  55904
Exhibitor Setup: November 4 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm or November 5 from 6:30am to 8:00am
Exhibitor Hours: November 5 from 8:00am – 2:00pm and November 6 from 8:00am to 1:00pm
Exhibitor Teardown: November 6 at 1:00pm
Contact: Lori Nelson at 218-628-7150 or lori.nelson@pacon.com

MISSOURI
October 8-9; "Art Camp" for teachers, Knob Noster State Park
Exhibitor Setup:
n/a
Exhibit Hours:
n/a
Exhibit Teardown:
n/a
Contact:
Website: www.maea.net

NEVADA
September 17-19; AEN Fall Conference - "Outside the Box”, St. Mary’s Art Center, Virginia City, Nevada
Exhibitor Setup: n/a - No EXHIBITORS
Exhibit Hours: n/a - No EXHIBITORS
Exhibit Teardown: n/a - No EXHIBITORS
Contact: Ann Clark, AClark@washoe.k12.nv.us; Lauren Gandolfo, lgandolfo@washoe.k12.nv.us. Website: http://arteducatorsofNevada.org

NORTH CAROLINA
October 21-24; Hilton New Bern Riverfront and the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, New Bern, NC
Exhibitor Setup: October 21; 9 am - 8 pm
Exhibit Hours: October 22, 9 am - 4pm, October 23, 8 am - 2 pm
Exhibitor Teardown: October 23,  2 - 3 pm
Contact: Sandra Williams, NCAEAconference@gmail.com. Website: http://NCAEA.org

OKLAHOMA
September 24 & 25; "The View: Art Shapes the World!", University of Oklahoma, 660 Parrington Oval, Norman, OK 73019-0390. Keynote:  Ted Orland - 'art & fear'
Exhibitor Setup: TBA
Exhibit Hours: September 25th, 7:30am - 2:30pm
Exhibitor Teardown: TBA
Contact: Glenda Ross, 405-401-3774, izzyblu@cox.net. Website: oaea-ok.org.

OREGON
October 8 & 9 (Fri &Sat); Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97205
Exhibitor Setup: October 8th, am TBA
Exhibit Hours: October 8th, 8:30 am - TBA
Exhibitor Teardown: TBA
Contact: Kelly Hjelmeland, (503) 332-1098, hjelmelands@verizon.net, www.oregonarted.org

PENNSYLVANIA
October 29-31;  PAEA 2010 Conference, “Art.Bridges.Community”, Westin Hotel and Convention Center, 1000 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, (412) 281-3700
Exhibitor Setup: Friday, October 29th, 6 am
Exhibit Hours: Friday, October 29th, 8 am - 5 pm & Saturday, October 30th, 8 am - 5 pm
Exhibitor Teardown: Saturday, October 30th, 5 pm
Contact: Conference Co-Chairs: Wendy Milne, 724-853-7153, wendymmilne@aol.com and Heide Sheetz, 724-863-3457, heide36@gmail.com.

RHODE ISLAND
October 16; 2010 Rhode Island Art Education Association's Bi-Annual State Conference, West Warwick High School. West Warwick Rhode Island. This year's theme is Art + Spirit. Keynote speaker will be author, artist, art educator, and lecturer Peter London. Mr. London is Professor Emeritus at UMASS Dartmouth; Distinguished Fellow, National Art Education Association; and founding member of the Caucus on the Spiritual in Art Education (CSAE)-Established 2008.
Exhibitor Setup:
TBA
Exhibit Hours:
TBA
Exhibit Teardown:
TBA
Contact: 
Website: http://www.ri.net/RIAEA/  

TEXAS
November 11-13; TEXAS ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Annual Fall Conference, "Nurturing the Creative Spirit, Keep Art Weird!", Austin Convention Center, 500 E. Cesar Chavez St., Austin, TX   78701, 512-404-4000. Accomodations: Austin Hilton Hotel, 500 East 4th Street, Austin, Texas 78701, 512-482-8000. Ask for the TAEA Room Block.
Exhibitor Setup:
TBA
Exhibit Hours:
TBA
Exhibit Teardown:
TBA
Contact: 
Sara Chapman, Executive Director, Texas Art Education Association, 281-395-2339, schapman04@comcast.net
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SOUTH DAKOTA
October 8-9; Fall 2010 South Dakota Art Education Conference. The event is being held on both the Northern State University campus and at Central High School in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Exhibitor Setup:
TBA
Exhibit Hours:
October 8th,
8 am - 2 pm
Exhibit Teardown:
TBA
Contact: 
Marica Shannon, Vendor Coordinator, Marica.shannon@k12.sd.us; 605-996-1588 (home); 605-995-3034 (school). SDAEA Website: http://sdaea.k12.sd.us/

UTAH
February 24-26; UTah Art Education Association, "Art In the Sun", Pineview High School, 2850 East 750 North St George, UT 84790-9078
Exhibitor Setup:
February 25th
Exhibit Hours:
February 25th, 9 am - 4 pm
Exhibit Teardown:
February 26th, 3 pm
Contact:
James Rees, 801.798.1560, james@jamesreesart.com; Bart Francis 801.798-2494, bfrancis@alpine.k12.ut.us; and crystal Thomas, crystalquartz@gmail.com
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VIRGINIA 
November 4-6; VAEA Fall Professional Development Conference, Sheraton Norfolk Waterside
Exhibitor Setup: TBA
Exhibit Hours: TBA
Exhibit Teardown: TBA
Contact: Maripat Hyatt or Peggy Wood, www.vaea.org

WISCONSIN
October 28-29, 2010; "CONFLUENCE Where People Come Together, Where Ideas Flow Freely". KEYNOTE: Margaret Werteim from the Institute for Figuring, La Crosse Center, 300 Harborview Plaza, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Exhibitor Setup: October 28, 6:30 am, La Crosse Center
Exhibit Hours: TBA
Exhibit Teardown: TBA
Contact: Maria Mason, membership@wiarted.org

 

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