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Telling Stories
GAEA Professional Learning Fall Conference 2022
October 6-9, 2022
Piedmont University, Demorest, GA 
Keynote Speaker: Art Rosenbaum
Thursday, October 6
 

TBA

Habersham Self-Guided Sites Tour
My Mountain Moment - Visit Habersham​​​
Habersham Chamber

Famous for our Southern hospitality, Habersham County is only 1.5 hours from Atlanta and Greenville, S.C., and a swift 30 minutes from Interstate 85. Visit Tallulah Gorge, Helen, The Lillian Smith House, local artist studios, museums, wineries, distilleries, breweries, and antique stores in historic Cornelia or Clarkesville. This is a family-centered community with a nice mix of nature and culture. Plan on making some time to visit the sites before and after the conference!

Thursday October 6, 2022 TBA

2:00pm EDT

Registration Opens & Vendor Set-Up
Piedmont University Commons- set up tables for vendors and registration

Thursday October 6, 2022 2:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Commons

2:00pm EDT

GAEA Member Exhibit SAWG Gallery Information
This year's member exhibit is going to be held in SWAG Gallery at Piedmont University.
Bring your art ready to hang push-pin style, and we will take care of the rest!

You can bring your art off at the Smith Williams Art Gallery (SWAG) as you arrive at Piedmont University for the weekend.

Drop-off times are:
Thursday from 1:00 - 4:00
Friday from 7:00 - 9:00 am

Artwork will not be accepted after 9:00 am Friday. We must have time to hang the show.
Please fill out the GAEA Members Exhibit Information Form to participate.





Speakers
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Jessica Hawkins

Piedmont University



Thursday October 6, 2022 2:00pm - Friday October 7, 2022 9:00am EDT
SAWG: Visual Arts Bldg.

3:30pm EDT

Plein Air Painting with Watercolor
14
In this workshop,  guests will use watercolors to paint the landscape of Piedmont University on watercolor paper. We will cover how to negotiate studio-less art making and how to use watercolor efficiently to capture the surrounding views.  
BringBasic set of watercolors, palette / paper plate, your favorite paint brushes

(if Rain)  Collage with Aqueous Medias 
In this workshop, guests will use found collage, watercolors, and acrylic mediums to create surreal collaged imagery on watercolor paper. We will discuss contemporary collage artists, how different media mix to create visual opportunities, and how found imagery can be recontextualized.
Bring: Basic set of watercolors, your favorite paint brushes, Collage materials  (magazines, printed out images, etc)

Artists
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Drema Montgomery

Professor Drawing & Painting, Piedmont University


Thursday October 6, 2022 3:30pm - 4:50pm EDT
Art - Smith Williams Art Studios

3:30pm EDT

Portfolio Website (15)

Participants will build websites in this workshop to augment their creative careers. They will be able to create a beautiful and fully functional website to showcase the work using Adobe Portfolio to emphasize their strengths in art/design. The software is simple, flexible, and customizable.
Limited to first 15

Thursday October 6, 2022 3:30pm - 4:50pm EDT
Graphic Design Studio

5:30pm EDT

GAEA Welcome / Opening Reception for Art Rosenbaum
Limit 250
  • GAEA Welcome / Opening Reception for Art Rosenbaum 
  • Mason-Scharfenstein Museum - 567 Georgia St, Demorest, GA 30535 • (706) 894-4201 
  • Please register for this event- if you are not here on Thursday, do not register. 
  • Wine/Beer with tickets (2)

Thursday October 6, 2022 5:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art
 
Friday, October 7
 

7:00am EDT

Registration
Speakers

Friday October 7, 2022 7:00am - 9:00am EDT
Commons

7:30am EDT

Welcome Breakfast: Included in Registration
Limit 250
Full Breakfast in Student Dining included in registration.  Wear your name tag.

Speakers

Friday October 7, 2022 7:30am - 8:45am EDT
Commons Chartwell Dining

9:00am EDT

Building Connecting Skills and Cultural Sensitivity with "Train of Ink" (20)
Limit 20
"Train of Ink" is a print exchange portfolio with contributions by 22 printmakers held in the collection of the ZMA. It metaphorically retraces the history of 72 American Indian men forcibly taken from Oklahoma, transported by train to Florida, and held captive from 1875 to 1878 by the United States war department. Come learn about the portfolio and ways to incorporate the travel packet from the ZMA into your art lessons while building students' information processing skills and cultural sensitivity.
Limited to first 20

Speakers
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Elizabeth Thomas

Educator and Outreach Coordinator, Zuckerman Museum of Art


Friday October 7, 2022 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Photo Room

9:00am EDT

Create a Story with George Rodrigue’s Blue Dog (15)
Limit 15
Let George Rodrigue’s story of the Blue Dog carry you away to knew creative heights, inspiring community, fun, and laughter. Share a lesson that inspired a school system, built a community, and created a lifetime of happy memories.
Materials provided.
Limited to first 15

Speakers

Friday October 7, 2022 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Sculpture Studio

9:00am EDT

From the Kitchen Fridge to Global Art Gallery, Enhancing Curricular Design for 21st Century Makers (25)
20
Are you tired of your students making cliche work? Want something more than the kitchen refrigerator standard for your students? Come listen to two schools of the arts instructors with K-12 experience as they address curricular design to help you take your program to the next level.
Limited to first 25


Friday October 7, 2022 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Painting I Studio

9:00am EDT

Spirituality, Religion, and Social Identity: A Multicultural Artmaking (20)
Limit 20
This artmaking workshop will immerse participants in the examination of how religious and spiritual identities impact one’s social experiences. Participants, critically engaged with three contemporary artists, will consider how their own spiritual and religious identities affect their social experiences. Supplies will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring any preferred mediums.
Limited to first 20

Speakers

Friday October 7, 2022 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Graphic Design Studio

9:00am EDT

Trash to Treasure: Using Found Objects to Make Mixed Media Masterpieces (45)
Limit 45
Get some fresh ideas on how to use cardboard, wood scraps, CDs, buttons, bottle caps, and other found objects to make mixed media artworks. Incorporate artists such as Picasso, Matisse, Nevelson, and more. Engage your students and impress your colleagues with these masterpieces that use up the extra supplies you don’t know what to do with in your storage closet!
Limited to first 45

Speakers
avatar for Karen Phillips

Karen Phillips

Art Teacher, Dove Creek Elementary School
avatar for Allyson Winter

Allyson Winter

Art teacher, Oconee County Schools


Friday October 7, 2022 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Upstairs Commons

9:00am EDT

Breaking Bags of Burden: Communicating Post-Pandemic Narratives- Hands-On Papermaking (20)
Limit 20
This workshop explores participants' experiences with teaching post-pandemic and how it may change how they now connect to their students and their teaching philosophy. The vehicle for this dialog is a portable papermaking studio designed to encourage conversations of personal truth connected to fabrics significant to the narrative. The cloth is broken and beaten to a pulp, where pulled sheets produce handmade paper.
Limited to first 20

Speakers

Friday October 7, 2022 9:00am - 10:50am EDT
Art History Room

9:00am EDT

Collaboration, Community, & Installations (25)
Limit 25
This class will focus on a variety of ways to implement collaboration into your class. Collaborative art experiences help build social belonging. Shared art projects provide self-expression while promoting a sense of community bonding. Alice will focus on specific projects from her capstone. Christi will focus on collaboration through art installations.
Limited to first 25

Speakers
CU

Christi Umans

Umans / Grayson Elementary School


Friday October 7, 2022 9:00am - 10:50am EDT
Printmaking Studio

9:00am EDT

Just WHAT exactly is STEAM education? (25)
Limit 25
Are you in a school promoting STEAM education? Just what is STEAM education? Before an art educator can implement STEAM, they must first decide what STEAM looks like in their art studio. This fun and hands-on session will explore the insights and personal thoughts of just what STEAM is to other elementary teachers currently practicing in STEAM certified elementary schools.
Limited to first 25

Speakers
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Virginia Mccullough

Content Specialist, Muscogee County School District


Friday October 7, 2022 9:00am - 10:50am EDT
Handbuilding Studio

9:00am EDT

Stitching Georgia History: The Story Quilts of Harriet Powers (24)
Limit 24
Explore the work of a formerly enslaved woman, Harriet Powers, from Clarke County, whose exquisite illustrative quilts hang in the Smithsonian and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Participants will hand-stitch a quilt square that will be part of a quilt top sold at the conference's art auction and take home materials for another square. They will also take home lesson plans about Power's quilts for K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 grade levels.
Limited to first 24

Speakers
avatar for Chris Shelnutt

Chris Shelnutt

Teacher, Atkinson County Middle/High Schools
I'm a former 8th Georgia History teacher who started teaching art and drama six years ago in a rural, Title I school. 



Friday October 7, 2022 9:00am - 10:50am EDT
Advanced Painting Studio

10:00am EDT

Beginning Teacher Help Session (15)
Limit 15
This experience is a "Y'all Come" for college students or first year teachers to come and get some tips, advice, or ask any questions you may have! Being the only art teacher in your building can be isolating, but you are a part of something so big and we will form connections, give you resources, and help you not feel so alone. This will be an open, conversation-based environment, geared toward helping you feel more prepared and confident.
Limited to first 15

Speakers
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Rebecca Good

Art teacher, Barrow county schools


Friday October 7, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Graphic Design Studio

10:00am EDT

Creative Collage with a Twist (20)
Limit 20
This workshop focuses on the opportunities for collage for all levels utilizing rules of composition, balance, color theory, and elements of art. Participants will respond to psychological and psychomotor format of collage making with a variety of materials, surfaces, and tools, including paint, board, canvas, glass, cray-pen. Materials will be supplied.
Limited to first 20

Speakers
avatar for Cindy Quan Hong

Cindy Quan Hong

Art Educator, Springdale Elementary
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Dr. Lisa Spence

Art Teacher, Cherokee County School District


Friday October 7, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Art Education Studio

10:00am EDT

Ice, Ice, Photo (25)
Limit 25
In this hands-on workshop, you will experiment with photography, ice, and lighting. See how freezing objects in ice can make some incredible photographs. We will test multiple light sources and use different types of molds for ice. For the workshop, you will need a camera or your phone. You can bring some light sources such as a flashlight or glow sticks. Join us for an exploration of all things ice.
Limited to first 25

Speakers
avatar for Tiffany Weser

Tiffany Weser

Fine arts/CTAE Teacher, Columbia Virtual Academy
avatar for Gail Peake

Gail Peake

Visual Arts Instructor, Lakeside High School


Friday October 7, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Sculpture Studio

10:00am EDT

Metallic Shadow Book (45)
Limit 45
Join this Blick Art Materials workshop to learn how to create an accordion book with a surprising twist! Metallic paint and abstract shapes create dramatic shadows and light patterns.  Materials provided.
Limit 45

Friday October 7, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Upstairs- Commons

10:00am EDT

Reading the Room: Instructional Strategies to Engage All Learners (20)
Limit 20
Come experience the “hows” of teaching! Frequently in professional development, the focus is the “what” (i.e., projects, artists), but this session emphasizes the “how.” You’ll experience instructional strategies as a student and then unpack your experiences through an educator lens to name, diversify, and build your instructional tool kit.
Limit 20


Speakers
avatar for Amber Arnold

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.


Friday October 7, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Drawing Studio

12:00pm EDT

Division Breakout Sessions: Included in Registration
Limit 250
See Schedule- Please wear name tags.


Friday October 7, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Commons

12:00pm EDT

Elementary Division Breakout Session: Kendall Siddiqui
Georgia Home Classroom is a collaboration between GaDOE and GPB. Originally GHC was created to address the needs of GA students and families during the beginning of the pandemic, but it has evolved to include teacher created videos in a variety of subjects, Digital Learning Plans, and Classroom Conversation podcasts series. Join us to find out the various ways you can contribute to GHC and can use it in your classroom.

Speakers
DM

Dana Munson

Secondary Level Digital Media and Literacy Program Specialist, GADOE


Friday October 7, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Commons Conference Room B

12:00pm EDT

12:00pm EDT

12:00pm EDT

12:00pm EDT

2:00pm EDT

Emphasizing Process Over Product in Elementary Art (25)
Limit 25
In this hands-on workshop, participants will discuss emphasizing process over product in the elementary art classroom, particularly through the creation of abstract artwork. Participants will create a mixed-media collage example for their classroom, and a lesson plan will be provided.
Limit 25

Speakers
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Whitney Jordan

Art Teacher, Elbert County Elementary School


Friday October 7, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Art Education Studio

2:00pm EDT

How to Start & Maintain a High School NAHS Chapter (25)
Limit 20
Come join this session to learn how to create a robust National Art Honor Society Chapter at your high school and maintain it so that it becomes part of the “positive culture” on your campus. Essential fundraising tips, community outreach, and administration buy-in will be addressed in this presentation.

Ms. Bryant has been a NAHS Sponsor for the past 8 years at two different high schools and the recipient of the GAEA Outstanding NAHS Sponsor Award for the 2020-2021 school year!
Limit 25

Speakers
avatar for Shakirah Bryant

Shakirah Bryant

HS Art Teacher, Benjamin Banneker High School


Friday October 7, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Photo Room

2:00pm EDT

The Art of Social Media (25)
Limit 25
Selfies and images posted on social media art? YES! This workshop asks teachers to consider social media images as works of art and, in turn, teach students visual literacy and digital art-making strategies to help them think critically about what they see online and think like an artist before they post.
Limit 25

Speakers
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Jessica Bowden

Art Teacher, Jefferson City Middle School


Friday October 7, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Painting I Studio

2:00pm EDT

AP and Beyond – S.H.A.R.E and Collaborate for Secondary Success! (45)
Limit 28


Five seasoned art educators will SHARE innovative and thought- provoking lessons to help students develop their own creativity and risk-taking skills! Hand-outs, Visuals, Lesson Plans, and AP tricks and tips included!
Limit 28


Speakers
avatar for Debi West

Debi West

Retired Art Educator / Owner Consultant, WESTpectations Educational Consulting
ART EDUCATION!!!!!
KM

Kirby Meng

Fine Arts Coordinator, Rockdale County Public Schools
IC

Ivey Coleman

Art Teacher, Lady's Island Middle School
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Stan Dodson

GAEA President
I currently serve as the GAEA President and Burke County High School Fine Arts Department chairAP Art & Design InstructorAP College Board ReaderGAEA Secondary Educator of the Year, 2015STAR teacher, 2019, 2016Blakeney Elementary School TOTY, 2012Burke County TOTY, 2013Burke County... Read More →
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DREW BROWN

Art Teacher, Milton High School
Drew is an art teacher at Milton High School and has taught art on all levels. Drew’s philosophy of teaching focuses on nurturing artistic growth and problem solving while engaging students in the local classroom and beyond. She was named 2015 National Art Education Association... Read More →


Friday October 7, 2022 2:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Upstairs Commons

2:00pm EDT

Cardboard Construction: From Ideation to Completion (20)
Limit 20
Teaching students how to transform their thinking from 2D to 3D in a choice-based unit.  The presentation will include a unit outline: introduction, sketches, creating maquettes, basic construction, the importance of textures, painting techniques, and the grading process.  This workshop will also allow participants an opportunity to build their own house or practice various parts of the unit.
Limit 20

Speakers
avatar for Anne Aurand

Anne Aurand

Art Teacher
avatar for Emme Worthy

Emme Worthy

Art Teacher


Friday October 7, 2022 2:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Printmaking Studio

2:00pm EDT

Felting Is Fun -fee is $25 for the kit- pay at conference-(25)
Limit 25

FEE WORKSHOP: Felting Is Fun
This workshop requires a separate fee. The $25 fee will be collect at the workshop.


COST: $25
*please bring payment to workshop.
FEE WORKSHOP:
Have you ever wanted to try dry felting and were not sure where to start? Well, this is the workshop for you! We will cover 2D and 3D sculpture felting, how to use the materials and how to order supplies. This is a hands-on class where you will create your own works and also have materials left over to create more examples at home. The fee is $25 for the kit and includes everything you need to get started.
Limit 25.
*please bring payment to workshop.

Speakers
avatar for Lee Darter

Lee Darter

art educator, Dooly County K8



Friday October 7, 2022 2:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Advanced Painting Studio

2:00pm EDT

Origami in the Garden with Bobbie (15)
Limit 15
Connect with the heART of your local gardens as I share my workshop from the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Expect to gain community resources and get STEAMy as we create SEL centered origami works with a Kevin Box twist! This exciting, versatile work can be used for students in grades 3-12 - and up!
Limit 15.
Participants will work outside, weather permitting.


Speakers
avatar for Bobbie Adamczyk

Bobbie Adamczyk

Art Educator, Gwinnett County Public Schools


Friday October 7, 2022 2:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Graphic Design Studio

2:00pm EDT

Raku Firing (20) Time: 2-3:50 PM

Have you always wanted to try raku? Well, here is your opportunity! Bring 1-2 bisque fired ceramic pieces (any clay body) to glaze at Piedmont and participate in the exciting technique of raku firing! 

Artists

Friday October 7, 2022 2:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Kiln Yard
  Workshop, Hands-on

2:00pm EDT

Stitched Together: Combining Printmaking and Quilting (25)
Limit 25


This presentation will put a new spin on printmaking and collaborative student artworks. In this presentation you will learn how to carve a linocut block to use to print your own quilt square. These squares will then be sewn together to make a quilted wall hanging. Participants will take home their blocks and prints as examples as well as lesson plans, rubrics, quilting guides, and worksheets to support their future lessons.
Limit 25



Speakers
avatar for Stephanie Birmingham

Stephanie Birmingham

Art Teacher, Five Forks Middle School



Friday October 7, 2022 2:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Handbuilding Studio

3:00pm EDT

Art+Science=Mad Scientists and Imaginative Artists (25)
Limit 25
The synthesis of art and science is a way of sharpening perception of the natural and cultural world. Come learn about a science and art-based interdisciplinary STEAM unit where students explore concepts like entomology, species, and habitats as well as the artists, Damien Hurst, Christopher Marley and Lucy Arnold. You will create biospheres and receive resources for additional projects such as a New Species Hybrid drawing. No materials required.
Limit 25

Speakers
LC

LaDonna Canup

Art Teacher, Habersham County Schools


Friday October 7, 2022 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Art Education Studio

3:00pm EDT

Collage with Aqueous Medias (15)
limit 15
In this workshop, guests will use found collage, watercolors, and acrylic mediums to create surreal collaged imagery on watercolor paper. We will discuss contemporary collage artists, how different media mix to create visual opportunities, and how found imagery can be recontextualized. Bring images you may want to use!

Limit 15

Benefits to students:
This process of combining found elements and aqueous media, allows for the exploration of the principles and elements of art and design. It also acquaints students to water-based media's natural tendencies. This way of making can build a student's confidence in composition, image-making, and media exploration without the burden of any previous rendering skill or media facility.

Artists
DM

Drema Montgomery

Professor Drawing & Painting, Piedmont University


Friday October 7, 2022 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Drawing Studio

3:00pm EDT

Screen Printed Band Posters
Limit 20
Create a screen print poster inspired by band posters from the 1960! Squeamish about screen printing? Speedball Speed Screens are the easiest way to get started with photo emulsion stencils.
Limit 25


Friday October 7, 2022 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Art History Room

3:00pm EDT

Trash 'n Fashion - Creating with Recycled Materials (25)
Limit 25
Are your students interested in fashion? Ever wonder how to create a fundraiser your students and faculty will be excited about and have it be the talk of the town? Come join us in a hands on workshop where we will show you what we did in our title one school that got the whole community talking, while having fun creating your own one of a kind fashion piece out of recycled materials to take home!
Limit 25


Friday October 7, 2022 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Sculpture Studio

6:00pm EDT

Keynote Speaker Dinner at the Amphitheater! Musical Guest- the Skillet Lickers!!
Limit 250
  • Ticketed event must register for this event
  • Welcome by the President 
  • Keynote speaker – Bill Eiland, Director, Georgia Museum of Art, In Memory of Art Rosenbaum 
  • Bluegrass Music- Skillet Lickers 
  • BBQ dinner = Catered event; Ticketed Bar
  • Cash Bar: $6 per drink
Bring picnic blankets and/or lawn chairs or stadium seats- Stone seating is plenty- but you may want some cushioning!


Friday October 7, 2022 6:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Arrendale Amphitheatre
 
Saturday, October 8
 

7:00am EDT

Vendor Scavenger Hunt
Day 2 Scavenger Hunt


Saturday October 8, 2022 7:00am - 4:45pm EDT
Commons: Vendors

7:30am EDT

YAM Breakfast
Join us for a hands-on workshop at the YAM breakfast. We will introduce the YAM theme for 2023 and create artwork inspired by the Youth Arts Month theme.

Helen Fleming stone silent auction opens
  • Continental Breakfast/Coffee

Speakers
avatar for Gail Peake

Gail Peake

Visual Arts Instructor, Lakeside High School
avatar for Tiffany Weser

Tiffany Weser

Fine arts/CTAE Teacher, Columbia Virtual Academy


Saturday October 8, 2022 7:30am - 8:45am EDT

9:00am EDT

Art Responds: SEL Skills for Storytelling-Hands-on- (25)
Limit 40

The arts respond to the joys and pains of ourselves and communities. The arts reorient our imagination to hope and connectedness, and most commonly, by way of storytelling. Join Mandy Noa, LCSW, Program Director of Paint Love, in an exploratory workshop on enhanced storytelling through the arts by incorporating play and social-emotional learning skills. Projects include slam poetry, origami, character-building/illustration, stop-motion, superhero/comic work. Supplies included.
Limit 25

Speakers

Saturday October 8, 2022 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Art History Room

9:00am EDT

Cross Curriculum Teaching - What Happens When the Anthropology Students Visit the Art Ed Room? (25)
Limit 25


This presentation discusses the collaboration of art ed and anthropology students.  What is the experience of the anthropology students getting hands on experience making the artifacts that they are more familiar digging up.  No fee, lecture/discussion.
Limit 25

Speakers
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Jenny Evans

Asst. Professor, Valdosta State University


Saturday October 8, 2022 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Photo Room

9:00am EDT

Intro to Laser and Vinyl Plotter (15)
15
This workshop will cover the basics of using the laser and vinyl cutter and learn the software to prepare artwork and procedures for working with various materials. After completing the workshop, participants will have a clear understanding of what each of the machines can create.
Limit 15.

Speakers
SM

Santanu Majumdar

Piedmont University


Saturday October 8, 2022 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Graphic Design Studio

9:00am EDT

Elementary Classroom Management (25)
Limit 25
Are you looking for new ways to manage your elementary art classroom? Art you a first-year teacher? Ever wonder how to get out the supplies faster? Do you feel like you just need a little help? Well, guess what? You have a room full of students who would love to help you. Let me show you some of my tried and true methods of classroom management that have worked for me. We will cover everything from how to pass out paper to how to collect watercolor trays. I will also cover behavior issues that may be derailing your classroom. Bring your best solution ideas for an open discussion at the end of the workshop on what works for you; remember, "sharing is caring"!
Limit 25

Speakers
avatar for Lee Darter

Lee Darter

art educator, Dooly County K8


Saturday October 8, 2022 9:00am - 10:50am EDT
Painting I Studio

9:00am EDT

Expressive Paper Hats (20)
Limit 20


Informed by hat designs from all over the world, participants will create an expressive hat from paper products (cardboard, copy paper, tissue paper, wrapping paper, etc.) to represent, amply, or project some aspect of their personality.  Lesson plans, PowerPoint, and rubric will be shared with all participants.
Limit 20


Speakers
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Sarah Dixon

Teacher, Duluth High School
I currently teach Vis Arts Comp I & II and Graphics I & II at Duluth High School in Gwinnett County.  It's my 17th year in education, and I have taught all grades K-12.  In my previous career, I was a muralist and oil painter, and I worked at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art in... Read More →


Saturday October 8, 2022 9:00am - 10:50am EDT
Art Education Studio

9:00am EDT

Gelli Printing Basics
Limit 20


In my workshop we will go over how to create a Gelli plate (this will be a presentation). Then participants will make their own stencils/bring their own stencils to create their own prints using Gelli plates that I have made. Participants should be encouraged to bring their own stencils if they wish (but will also have time to make some out of paper) and acrylic paint (I will provide some but I do not have an extensive amount).



Speakers
avatar for Amanda Durant

Amanda Durant

Elementary Art, Holsenbeck Elementary School



Saturday October 8, 2022 9:00am - 10:50am EDT
Printmaking Studio

9:00am EDT

Manic Monday: Pushing Exploration, Experimentation, and Revision (40)
Limit 40


This session will focus on one-day ideas for high school students to step away from their long-term projects and push them to explore and experiment with new media and techniques as well as quick one-day ideas to revise previous artworks.  The purpose is to give teachers ideas on how to activate their classroom and get students to take risks and think creatively, but without investing long amounts of time.  
Limit 40

http://kellhighschoolart.weebly.com/gaea-presentations.html 

Speakers
avatar for Julie Denison

Julie Denison

Art Teacher/ Kell High School, Cobb County Schools


Saturday October 8, 2022 9:00am - 10:50am EDT
Upstairs- Commons

9:00am EDT

Mindful Artmaking with Zentangles (20)
Limit 20


Come relax with some mindful art making and shake off those pandemic blues you’ve been carrying around these last few years. You’ll create several Zentangle® drawings and learn how they can help calm your mind and keep your creative juices flowing. Ways to incorporate this meditative drawing method into the art room will also be discussed. (Attendees should bring an 01 black Micron pen if possible)
Limit 20

Speakers
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Martha Arrington

Art Teacher, Cedar Ridge Elementary


Saturday October 8, 2022 9:00am - 10:50am EDT
Sculpture Studio

9:00am EDT

Trash to Treasure: Using Traditional Materials and Recyclable Objects (20)

Join me in this quick paced exploration of experimenting and combining traditional and recyclable materials to create powerful and meaningful works of art. Art history, art methods & tips and tricks will be shared as we explore together in this hands-on-workshop. Don't forget to bring your glue guns!

Limit 20

Speakers
avatar for Debi West

Debi West

Retired Art Educator / Owner Consultant, WESTpectations Educational Consulting
ART EDUCATION!!!!!


Saturday October 8, 2022 9:00am - 10:50am EDT
Handbuilding Studio

9:00am EDT

What to do with your Old Textbooks...Let's Make Visual JOURNALS! (20)
Limit 20


Bring a few old school textbooks, and together we will play and explore the magic of art! Participants will learn about book binding via a variety of stitching patterns, hole punching techniques and create their own unique book by upcycling old textbooks. Once these books have been constructed, participants will alter the pages to create their own visual journals in which they can explore a variety of prompt-based ideas. Lesson plans, student examples, and happy landfills will be included in this must see workshop!
Limit 20


Speakers
IC

Ivey Coleman

Art Teacher, Lady's Island Middle School


Saturday October 8, 2022 9:00am - 10:50am EDT
Drawing Studio

10:00am EDT

ArtSnacks Challenge
Limit 25


ArtSnacks can help you get out of your comfort zone, try new things, and get creative with new media. You will take the ArtSnacks Challenge and be given your very own ArtSnacks box (donated by ArtSnacks) to create a work of art using supplies from the box.
Limit 25


Speakers
avatar for Kerri Waller

Kerri Waller

Art Teacher/ Simpson Middle School, Cobb County Schools


Saturday October 8, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Art History Room

10:00am EDT

Developing Meaningful Preservice Teaching Experiences for Higher Education Art Education Candidates (20)
Limit 20
This presentation looks at how institutions of higher education can provide more meaningful, substantive, hands-on, training for pre-service art education candidates through developing after school art programs. Programs like Columbus State Universities Art Education Experiential Learning Lab (“The Lab”) provide an example of how to do such a thing.
Limit 20


Speakers

Saturday October 8, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Photo Room

10:00am EDT

How to Run a Successful GAEA Conference

Are you ready to host a GAEA Conference but  don't know where to start? Join mis in this informational discussion on "How to Run a Successful GAEA Conference"!

Speakers
avatar for Stan Dodson

Stan Dodson

GAEA President
I currently serve as the GAEA President and Burke County High School Fine Arts Department chairAP Art & Design InstructorAP College Board ReaderGAEA Secondary Educator of the Year, 2015STAR teacher, 2019, 2016Blakeney Elementary School TOTY, 2012Burke County TOTY, 2013Burke County... Read More →


Saturday October 8, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Graphic Design Studio

10:00am EDT

The Wonders of Weaving: Middle School Edition
Limit 20


In this hands-on workshop, you will start two weaving projects that middle level students love: hand weaving and geometric plastic canvas designs, AND view examples and lesson plans for several more weaving projects the presenters have actually used in the classroom with 6th-8th grade students. Come discover for yourself the SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) benefits of weaving which naturally lends itself to Social Awareness, Self-Management, and Collaboration.
Limit 20

Speakers
avatar for Aimee Burgamy

Aimee Burgamy

art teacher, Gwinnett County Public Schools
AP

Annie Park

Art Teacher, North Gwinnett Middle School


Saturday October 8, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Advanced Painting Studio

11:00am EDT

CREATE Luncheon- Included with Registration
Limit 250
  • Go to Student Dining Hall and select food, and get settled 11:00-11:30 AM 
  • 11:30 AM -Welcome and Vendor Appreciation [Vendor Scavenger Hunt winner for Friday]
  • 12:00- 1:00 PM:
    • Award Winners Presentations 
    • HFS Recognition Ceremony 
    • State of theArts- Jess Booth

Speakers
JH

Jessica Hawkins

Piedmont University


Saturday October 8, 2022 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Commons

2:00pm EDT

"What's your neighbor's story?"- A Mono Printing Lesson (20)
Limit 22
This workshop focuses on learning more about facial anatomy, and it's a fun way to break the ice with a new group of students. Using an easy monoprinting technique and some other simple drawing techniques, we will create a cool collage of your classmates!

Speakers
avatar for Tamara Daughtry

Tamara Daughtry

Art Educator, Brunswick High School



Saturday October 8, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Art Education Studio

2:00pm EDT

Explosion Books!!! (30)
Limit 30


Explosion books are a fun way to work with folding paper, color, pattern, unity, and even some writing! A great project for all grade levels. After we decorate our pages and do some writing, we'll fold, glue, and create our books! Instructor will provide some material but if possible- bring coloring media, glue sticks, scraps of painted/collaged papers, and scissors.
Limit 30


Speakers
avatar for Sarah Harlow

Sarah Harlow

Teacher, Veterans High School- Houston County
I've been teaching 20 years! I'm the only art teacher at my high school so I teach Art Comp 1, Drawing/Painting 1-3, Ceramics, AP Drawing and AP 2d. You can see all our work on artsonia!I facilitate my county high school art teacher PLC and mentor new teachers. I think the connections... Read More →


Saturday October 8, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Upstairs- Commons

2:00pm EDT

From Drawing to Digital (15)

From Drawing to Digital is a process of manipulating drawings in the computer to be etched onto various products. Final product will be etched on a laser in Piedmont's Fabrication Lab.
BRING YOUR SKETCHES!

Limit 15

Speakers

Saturday October 8, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Fabrication Lab

2:00pm EDT

Keith Haring Self Portraits an SEL Lesson (24)
Limit 25
This presentation is a collaboration between Art Teacher and Counselor to create a Social Emotional Learning Lesson that focuses on how our students see themselves. Through Keith Haring Style and Mixed Media Drawings, we will explore the self-portrait and how we can express who we are when our artworks do not reflect our image. This will be a hands-on workshop where participants will make their own self-portrait examples and receive lesson ideas, rubrics, presentations, and worksheets to take home.
Limit 24


Speakers
avatar for Stephanie Birmingham

Stephanie Birmingham

Art Teacher, Five Forks Middle School



Saturday October 8, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Advanced Painting Studio

2:00pm EDT

Mixed Media Magic
Limit 25


Looking at how contemporary artists use diverse media to create art, we will take collage, embroidery, weaving, and drawing elements to create some mixed media magic! Participants are encouraged to bring some old drawings/paintings, collage materials, and an open mind. Embroidery supplies, glue, scissors, and drawing media will be provided to allow for participants to create a mixed media work during the session.
Limit 25

Speakers
avatar for Lauren Phillips

Lauren Phillips

Art teacher, GSMST


Saturday October 8, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Handbuilding Studio
  Workshop, Hands-on

2:00pm EDT

Tell Your Instructional Story: Recognizing and Naming Your Great Teaching (25)
Limit 25
Have you ever struggled to explain your differentiation or assessment strategies to a colleague or administrator? I have!  Our creative instruction comes naturally to us as artists, and it can be hard to name the decisions and moves we’re making within our teaching practices. In this workshop, attendees will unpack the inherent instructional moves we make as Visual Arts teachers, collaborate, and explore ways to tell their instructional stories to others outside of art education. Come ready to discuss, reflect, share, and learn!  
Limit 25


Speakers
avatar for Amber Arnold

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.


Saturday October 8, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Sculpture Studio

2:00pm EDT

Mapping Identity: Mixed Media Collaborative Quilting (15)
Limit 15


Participate in an unexpected combination of mixed media and collaborate with your peers. We will create a series of mark making processes, which will be assembled into one collaborative 'quilt' to tell our own stories. Become inspired to collaborate with students in any grade level!
Limit 15

Speakers
KR

Kelly Rollocks

Art Teacher, Berkmar Middle School


Saturday October 8, 2022 2:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Art History Room

2:00pm EDT

Narrative Portrait Prints. 110 m. up to 20
Limit 20


Join this hands-on workshop exploring a successful 4th grade printmaking lesson inspired by artist Kehinde Wiley! Tell your own story with personal patterns and symbols that connect narrative background and portrait imagery. We will discuss classroom set up and procedures for printmaking before creating ornate Styrofoam prints that repeat across the page. Bring your own printed photo, create one, or use one provided!
Limit 20

Speakers
avatar for Katie Argentina

Katie Argentina

Art Teacher, Fulton County Schools


Saturday October 8, 2022 2:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Printmaking Studio

3:00pm EDT

Egg Tempera (15)

Participants in Introduction to Egg Tempera will make their own paint using an historical process. We will use natural pigments and experiment with paint application.




Speakers
RB

Rebecca Brantley

Piedmont University


Saturday October 8, 2022 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Advanced Painting Studio

3:00pm EDT

From Collage to Painting: The Making of an Abstract Masterpiece
Limit 25


Create an abstract painting based on the shapes, contours, and colors of a magazine collage.  Attendants should bring a sketchbook for quick studies, but all other materials will be provided.
Limit 25


Speakers
avatar for Linn Zamora

Linn Zamora

Art Educator, Grayson High School
CG

Christin Gilbreath

High School Art Teacher, GCPS - Dacula High School


Saturday October 8, 2022 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Handbuilding Studio

3:00pm EDT

Instant Professional Development (25)
Limit 25
The presentation discusses research on the value of Facebook groups on professional development.  Identifying themes of posts as well as exploring the safe space it provides for art educators.
Limit 25

Speakers
avatar for Jenny Evans

Jenny Evans

Asst. Professor, Valdosta State University


Saturday October 8, 2022 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Photo Room

3:00pm EDT

Make a Sketchbook Designed for One Day Lessons and Substitutes (25)
Limit 25
Make an easy to assemble sketchbook and fill it with quick one day substitute lessons for students.  This will take the pressure off of setting up substitute lessons (or filler lessons)  when you have little time to prepare.  All of these lessons can be used as a start to a larger, more meaningful lesson that can be art show quality.
Limit 25

Speakers
avatar for Florence Barnett

Florence Barnett

Art Teacher, Harris County Board of Education
avatar for Kathy Wright

Kathy Wright

Art Teacher, Mulberry Creek Elementary/Harris Co.


Saturday October 8, 2022 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Art Education Studio

3:00pm EDT

Mindful Drawing Chair Yoga - Flow & Focus (20)
Limit 20


In this workshop, participants will experience chair yoga and mindful drawing or mark-making  mindful breathing that we experience in creative flow and the natural meditative practice we experience when we are creating. Opening up a more intentional practice and focusing on deeper listening to our inner creative voice.

Facility large space with 24 x 18 table top space for up to person and 25 chairs
Limit 20


Speakers
avatar for Mwasaa Sherard

Mwasaa Sherard

Artist /Teacher, 1775 Dunbarton Dr.
Teaching art, journaling, scketchbooking, oil painting, artist's getting together for self-care, planning teacher/artist events, share experiences, and creating collaboratively.


Saturday October 8, 2022 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Upstairs- Commons

3:00pm EDT

Smart Art!!! (25)

Join me in a fast-paced interactive presentation on Smart Art- a program that combines 3 methodologies to produce the highest level of critical thinking through Art !  Those three concepts are: Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences + Individual Learning Styles + Blooms Taxonomy. 



Speakers
SW

Sara Worley

Smart Art


Saturday October 8, 2022 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Sculpture Studio

6:00pm EDT

Award Winners Evening Reception at the Mill (Only off Campus Event)
Limit 250 (this is a ticketed event, please register for this event)


Saturday October 8, 2022 6:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Habersham Mills
 
Sunday, October 9
 

9:00am EDT

GAEA Board Breakfast
This breakfast is only for the GAEA Full Board (ticketed event-must register for this event)


Sunday October 9, 2022 9:00am - 11:30am EDT
Presidents House
 


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