2026 GAEA Fall Conference

2026 GAEA Fall Conference

1:00pm EDT

Owning the Art Show: How to Conduct a Student-Lead Art Show Lamar ATaylor Hughes Paste to Possibility: Paper Mâché That Builds Big Ideas MoodyAllyson Winter • Katie Brimanson

From flip books to computer animation Lamar BLiz Callahan

Finding Your Focus Walsh ANoelle Petersen

Mind Over Mandala: A Mindful Approach to Artmaking Hamilton BChristina Lee

Portraits Without Panic Walsh BAriane Tucker Where Do We Go From Here? CummingLee Darter

Get Wild with Mixed Media Hamilton ABrianna Walker

Beyond Skin Tone: Painting Abstracted Color Portraits EstesDaisy Taylor

Intalgio Printmaking: A Series of Manipulations Lamar CAllison Shepard

2:00pm EDT

Picture This! Photography for Kids Lamar AKaren Phillips From Marks to Monsters: Turning Child Art into Community-Connecting Plushies MoodyJames O'Donnell

Milk Carton Tetrapak Lamar BNatalie DePietro

3:00pm EDT

Connecting the Dots: From Portfolio to Pathway in Visual Arts Education Lamar CDr. Lydia Atubeh

Making Our Mark: Building Community Through Vertically Aligned Creative Processes EstesLauren Moret • Dr. Aimee Miller Semantic Sketching: Navigating Emotions Through Artmaking Hamilton AOlivia Carter

Gelli Plate Printing: Layered Patterns for Collage & Mixed Media CummingKarrie Arana

Together We Create: Schoolwide & Communitywide Art with Purpose Walsh BLisa Spence • Nicole Gaut

Connect through Visual Thinking Strategies Walsh ALaura Dunn

Murals & Lettering for the Classroom Lamar AAlondra Arevalo

Depth Perception Hamilton BTodd McGill

5:30pm EDT

Member’s Exhibit Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

8:00am EDT

Breakfast: Youth Art Month and Vendor Appreciation. EstesWelcome Keynote: Cindy Todd • President NAEA

9:00am EDT

The Art of the Ask MoodyDanielle Starcher • Courtney Owen • Shavonne Kolodizieizyck

Young Artists, Big Impact: Launching a National Elementary Art Honor Society Lamar ALisa Spence • Kendall Siddiqui • Elise Gomez • Tess Spivey

ArtEffect: Unsung Heroes Who Made Their Mark Walsh BSarah Pascual • Rosemary Dodson Middle Level Lesson Swap Walsh AAlondra Arevalo • Kelly Rollocks • Stephanie Birmingham Art Teacher as Game Designer: Designing Lessons for Creative Play CummingJames O'Donnell Your Community, Your Story: Bringing Youth Art Month to Life! EstesMaysha Pate • Amanda Durant • Betsy Bush • Maeve Munson

Make Your Mark: Artsonia as a Platform for Creative‑ish Freedom and Process‑Driven Learning Lamar BElizabeth Coticchio

“Illuminate Your Art: A Paper Circuits Workshop” Hamilton BElizabeth Rojas

The Art of ACEOS Hamilton AMary Besel

Imperfect Impressions: Layering the "ish" in Monoprinting Lamar CAlison Wall • Joni Bowen

10:00am EDT

NAEA President EstesCindy Todd Creative Journaling with Explosion Books and More! EstesIvey Coleman

Freeform Crochet Walsh AAlondra Arevalo

Photo Remix: Photo Extensions to increase classroom engagement at all levels MoodyJulie Denison

Playful Printmaking Walsh BSarah Harlow

Tape Character Sculpture Lamar AOndrian Duncan

11:00am EDT

Easy Advocacy tips for Advancing Your Program Lamar BMarea Haslett Handle with Curiosity: Museums and Object-Based Learning Lamar CKris Allen Open a Book and Inspire a Masterpiece Hamilton ALynn Fagan and Bobbie Adamczyk

Pocket Pals: A Collaborative SEL Experience CummingErin Ray • Kyra Sampson Felt-tastic Fibers for Middle Grades Hamilton BKelly Rollocks • Stephanie Birmingham

12:00pm EDT

Division Lunches Various Locations

2:00pm EDT

Artome: Art Ambassadors HeathcoteJeff Bostic From Classroom to Publication: Sharing Your Voice, Your Students’ Work, and Your Best Ideas Walsh ADr. Kathleen Petka Classroom as Studio as Lab: How Are Artists Like Scientists? CummingKacie Mummert

“Dot, Dot, MAKE A Lot” Walsh BFlorence Barnett • Harris County teachers

The Dot Man - George Andrews Lamar BCourtney Owen

First Year Teacher Toolkit EstesOlivia Carter

Mentoring Matters! Service Learning Lessons shared by Retired-ISH Art Educators Hamilton ADebi West

Creating Effective Molding Clay Sculptures: The hand sculpture, Modeling MoodyMario Padilla-Goodman

Sprig Molds Lamar CBreanne Cox • Emme Newman

Charcoal Drawing: Tools, Techniques, Tips for Bbeginnerseginners Hamilton BRachel Jackson Felted Fibers: Low Relief Landscapes Lamar AJessica Booth

3:00pm EDT

Art Is Education: Why Art Belongs at the Center of Every School's Future-Ready Strategy EstesKacie Artome: Art Ambassadors

Creativity is Courage: How to do the Scary Thing Walsh BAddie Miller

From Mark to Message: Amplifying Student Voice with Nick Cave's Sound Suits HeathcoteSamantha Simmons

Clay Maracas: Creative Connections CummingMaggie Musa • Nermeen Arif

The Beauty of Distress Lamar BBrooke Richards • Michelle Milder

Paper in Motion: Clothespin Automata Walsh AShannon Finley

4:00pm EDT

Between Expression and Impact: Navigating Controversy in Art MoodyShantelle Kotowich

From Classroom to Community: Collaborative Fine Arts Engagement EstesAriane Tucker • Brent McDonald Is This the Truth? Artmaking, Critical Media Literacy, and Student Relationships with Online Media Hamilton AJames O'Donnell PBL and Community projects: Identification and action Lamar ACatherine DeCocco Productive Disruption: Transforming Studio Chaos into a Culture of Safety Lamar CEmily Remmel

School Murals and Professional Opportunities Walsh BJennifer Gotrich "Teacher, What Do I Do? And Where do I find..." Organization and Procedures for the Visual arts Studio (Classroom). Hamilton BBrandy Ruhl

5:30pm EDT

President’s Reception Morris Museum of Art

8:00am EDT

Breakfast: Georgia's State of the Arts and Helen Fleming Stone Auction EstesJessica Booth • Paul McClain

9:00am EDT

Coloring Inside the County Lines and Outside Too! Hamilton APam Lane Make Good Choices! Designing and implementing procedures and routines in the Art classroom so students CHOOSE to behave Lamar CDenise Aldridge Griffin

Making Creative Marks: Quick Challenges that Build Confident Artists Lamar AHeather Carter

Supporting Every Artist: Inclusion Strategies in the Art Room Lamar BShaena O'Kelley

Making a Mark: From Stonehenge to Carhenge HeathcoteSamantha Rapp

Style-ish Barn Quilts Walsh APam Morgan • Carol Mohar

Altering the sketchbook Walsh BLauren Phillips

Kiln Fire Clay Basics EstesJennifer Gotrich

Community Quilting- Teaching Students How to Sew Hamilton BAmanda Durant

Embroidery Embellished Portraits CummingTodd McGill

Threaded Moments: A Mindful Collage Workshop for Educators MoodyAlondra Arevalo

10:00am EDT

Dream Big, Paint Bigger: Creating a Community Mural with Students Lamar BBobbie Adamczyk • Paint Love representatives

Your Mark on the Planet: Teaching Ecology in Art Class Lamar CLayla Burden

Teaching Students to Sit With Uncertainty: Developing Disciplined Ambiguity in Ceramics Education Hamilton AJohnathan Elakman

The Crest Is Yet to Come: Visualizing Values, Family, and Self Lamar AFlorence Barnett • Julie Compton • Sam Simmons

12:00pm EDT

GAEA Awards Luncheon Olmstead B

2:00pm EDT

“Stitching Stories: Literacy and Japanese Bookbinding in the Artroom” MoodyKaty King

Make Your Mark: Stitching Stories of Belonging Through Collaborative Fiber Arts CummingBobbie Adamczyk • Alondra Carlos

Getting to the Point: Drypoint Etching and Fine Art Marks. HeathcoteCatherine DeCocco

Let's ROLL! Sushi Sculptures! HeathcoteMaysha Pate

Making a Mark Through Art: Empowering Learners, Families, and Educators Through Creative SEL Hamilton AElizabeth McGuire Playing in Pulp: Make a Messy Mark & See Where the Paper Takes You! Lamar BPatricia Rausch

Watch it Bloom! Exploring Watercolor Reactions Through STEAM Lamar AHeather Staniszewsk • Audrey Crosby

No Sew Bookbinding for Beginners Walsh BSusan Stembel

KaleidoNames: Exploring Balance and Color Lamar CRebecca Yancey

Surface Design on Fabric EstesShanice Holt • Renato Ferreira

99 Problems, but Makin’ Marks Ain’t One Walsh AErika Couey

3:00pm EDT

The Unexpected Community Built Through YarN CummingJasmine Alvarado

Streamlining the FADS Process for Departmental Success MoodyAllison Shepard

2026 GAEA Fall Conference

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