Conferences & Events
October 2007
October Is National Arts and Humanities Month
Americans for the Arts invites all Americans to celebrate October as National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM). Visit the NAHM Web site for tips and ideas to help you take action, be inspired, and participate in the arts during NAHM.
Art Education Association Conferences
Many different conferences are available to art educators. The most common, art education association conferences, take place at the local, state, and national levels. These conferences have offerings for all art educators:
- workshops
- seminars
- lectures
- panel discussions
All these activities, as well as other staff development sessions, are designed by and presented for art educators at every level of education.
Advantages to attending art education association conferences include
- learning about the latest topics in art,
- meeting well-known members of the art community, and
- interacting with other art educators.
Smaller, local art education association conferences may offer only a few options, but the presenters may be local experts who do not attend state or national conferences. Local conferences are usually tailored to meet the needs of the community they serve.
Other Conferences
Many arts and educational organizations provide workshops and seminars for art educators. Such organizations include the following:
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
- museums
- national and state teacher associations
- state education agencies for fine arts
- National Endowment for the Arts
- state commissions on the arts
You may also want to attend a conference that is focused on general education topics rather than specifically on art. One benefit to attending such a conference is that it affords educators a broader perspective. Curriculum and assessment, instructional strategies, and brain-based research, to name a few topics, are relevant to all fields of education.
Upcoming Art Education Conferences
For a complete state-specific listing, visit the National Art Education Association site at www.naea-reston.org/stateprov.html.
Wisconsin Art Education Association
"Creating Connections"
October 25-26, 2007
www.wiarted.org
Pennsylvania Art Education Association
"Foundations in Art Education"
October 25-28, 2007
www.paea.org
Illinois Art Education Association
October 26-27, 2007
www.ilaea.org
Arizona Art Education Association
"The Empowerment Conference: Empowering Teachers, Empowering Students, Through the Power of Art"
November 1-3, 2007
www.azarted.org
Ohio Art Education Association
"Art Speaks: from the Past, to the Present, for the Future"
November 1-3, 2007
http://oaea.org/
New England States Art Education
November 2-4, 2007
Conference for Community Arts Education
November 8-10, 2007
www.communityartsed.org
The National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts aims to make high quality arts education available to every interested child and adult in the United States. Guided by the conviction that participation in the arts is vital to individual fulfillment and community life, the Conference for Community Arts Education provides essential networking and professional development opportunities for community arts education leaders. As a conference delegate, you'll learn how to attract new students, fill studios in off-peak hours, recruit and retain talented faculty, establish successful partnerships, employ new technology, raise more money, diversify your course offerings, and more.
New York State Art Teachers Association
"Art Inside/Out"
November 16-18, 2007
www.nysata.org
Maryland State Arts Council
"National Assembly of State Arts Agencies 2007 Conference"
December 6-9, 2007
www.msac.org
Utah Art Education Association
"Art in the Utah Sun"
February 21-23, 2008
www.uaea.nebo.edu
National Art Education Association
March 26-30, 2008
www.naea-reston.org
Massachusetts Art Education Association
May 11, 2008
www.massarted.com
Upcoming Music Education Conferences
For a complete state-specific listing, visit the National Association for Music Education site at www.menc.org/connect/meetings.html.
Maryland Music Educators Association
"In-Service Conferences"
October 19, 2007
February 29-March 1, 2008
www.mmea-maryland.org
Wisconsin Music Educators Association
"Purposeful Passion: Remarkable Results"
October 24-26, 2007
www.wmea.com
"National Urban Music Leadership Conference"
October 25-27, 2007
www.umlc2007.org
New York State School Music Association
November 29-December 2, 2007
www.nyssma.org
Arizona Music Educators Association
"72nd Annual In-service for Arizona Music Educators"
January 10-12, 2008
www.azmea.org
Missouri Music Educators Association
January 23-26, 2008
www.mmea.net
Illinois Music Educators Association
"Music: An Essential Piece"
January 30-February 2, 2008
www.ilmea.org
Utah Music Educators Association
February 1-2, 2008
www.umea.us
Ohio Music Education Association
"2008 OMEA Professional Development Conference"
February 7-9, 2008
www.omea-ohio.org
Washington Music Educators Association
"Music: It's Elemental"
February 15-18, 2008
www.wmea.org
New Jersey Music Educators Association
"Music Touches Lives 2008"
February 21-23, 2008
www.njmea.org
Massachusetts Music Educators Association
"Music from the Inside & Out"
March 27-29, 2008
www.mmeaonline.org
The National Association for Music Education
"The 61st National Biennial In-Service Conference"
April 9-13, 2008
www.menc.org
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association
April 16-19, 2008
www.pmea.net