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CAEA 2024 Welcome Address
Anna Pilhoefer + Bob Medina

Keynote Speaker: Wendy MacNaughton
Wendy MacNaughton is a visionary illustrator and storyteller whose work illuminates the beauty and complexity of the human experience. With a distinctive style characterized by vibrant colors, fluid lines, and intimate detail, MacNaughton captures the essence of her subjects with remarkable empathy and insight. From her captivating illustrations in best-selling books to her poignant visual journalism in publications like The New York Times and The Atlantic, she seamlessly blends art and narrative to create powerful, stories that resonate with audiences around the world. With a keen eye for the extraordinary in the everyday, MacNaughton celebrates the richness of diversity and the universality of emotion, inviting viewers to see the world with fresh eyes and an open heart.

Kids Need Clay - Skutt (International Center Patio)
A systematic approach to building and maintaining a ceramic program in schools. STEAM school programs offer an exceptional learning experience, particularly through hands-on activities like ceramics. By integrating art into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education, students not only develop technical skills but also foster creativity, problem-solving, and interdisciplinary thinking. A successful ceramic program includes: Engagement, Fine Motor Skills, Abstract Thinking, 3D, Conceptualization, Creative Problem Solving, Focus, and Art Therapy.

SEL in the Art Room: Elementary Lesson Showcase - Rebecca Picker (Huntington/Manhattan)
Come learn about five kid-tested & kid-approved SEL lessons that you can seamlessly fit into your art curriculum. This session will include a showcase of process-rich 2-D and 3-D projects geared towards K-5 and adaptable to all grades. Leave excited and inspired!

Fulfilling the Promise of Prop 28 in CA: Collective Impact Approach to Arts Education Equity - Dominique Enriquez (Laguna/Newport)
Proposition 28, passed in 2022, provides schools with ongoing funding - approximately $1 billion annually - to equitably increase arts instruction and access to arts education. We’ll share how statewide the arts education ecosystem is working together to identify and respond to opportunities and challenges that advance equity in public arts education.

Trauma-informed, Relational Practices for Pottery Teachers - Joshua Beckett (Sunset)
An introduction to teaching pottery using trauma-informed, relational practices that both support traumatized students and consciously, intentionally help them heal. This transformative approach integrates traditional throwing techniques, neuroscience, mindfulness, and attention to felt experience.

Multilingual Image Discussion: Tools for Language Equity and Access in Arts Education - Allison Koehler (Redondo)
Join two facilitated multilingual image discussions and reflect upon research and tools for language access in arts education! Our intention is to create a shared language for our diverse student population to engage in collective meaning-making, gain self- awareness and individual agency, and build community rooted in democratic conversations.

Using 3d Modeling to expand student choice, even if you don't have a 3d printer. - Lori Day (Sequoia)
What's all the fuss over 3D printing? Come to this session to find out how 3d printing (also called additive manufacturing) is changing many industries, from housing to medical and food. You will learn the basics of a free, online modeling program, and how to set up classes, add students, and begin the 3D modeling process. Please bring a device with internet access to make the most of this session.

Arts-based Service-learning: Transformative Pedagogy for Pre-service Teachers, Kids, and Local Community - Sangmin Lee (Sierra)
Learn how a local art museum and university collaborate to provide hands-on teaching experience for preservice teachers and bring authentic art experience for local kids and youths. Hear from a faculty director and student representatives about the transformative impact on their teaching practices and community engagement.

Artist's Studio* with Hiep Nguyen (Malibu)
Empowering Young Artists: Integrating Iterative Processes for Creative Exploration
Beginning artists in middle and high school classrooms often struggle with confidence and negative self-talk relating to their skill level or ideation abilities. Discover how artmaking algorithms inspire confidence and problem-solving skills in reluctant students. Join us for hands-on activities, case studies, and discussions to integrate these transformative strategies into your classroom. Empower your students to thrive in their artistic journey.
*Additional Fee / 110 min / All Art Materials Provided

MAYCO Ir-RESIST-ible Techniques (International Center Patio)
We will explore two wax resist and one paper resist technique utilizing Mayco’s popular Stroke & Coat and Foundations glaze lines to create a faux-Mishima project. Hands on + All Materials Provided.

Exploring Contemporary Art in Education: Strategies for Engaging Students and Enhancing Critical Thinking - James Rees (Huntington/Manhattan)
This interactive workshop invites educators to explore the power of contemporary art as a catalyst for creative and critical thinking across various disciplines. Through guided discussions and interactive exercises, educators will discover diverse contemporary art resources featuring recommended artists, curricular ideas, and studio experiences.

Art Education in Schools, Museums, Community Organizations: Preservice Students Share Experiences from a Community Engagement Course - Kristin Taylor (Laguna/Newport)
Learn how one university is addressing the need for more art educators through a community engagement course that provides hands-on experiences for preservice students in schools, museums, and community arts organizations. Hear from student representatives about the positive impact the course has had on preparing them for a career in art education.

Skating into Mosaic Tiles - Julie Neumann (Sunset)
Increase student engagement with a custom mosaic tile installation on a blank skateboard deck. The demonstrated process includes idea generation, transfer to clay, and installation with mastic and grout. Break down what appears to be a complex project into step-by-step instructions that you can take back to your classroom.

Unveiling Hip Hop's Transformative Connection to SEL and EDI in Arts Education - Chay Ross (Redondo)
Join us on a journey exploring hip hop's link to social-emotional learning, equity, diversity, and inclusion in arts education. Discover how urban communities and artists like Kendrick Lamar and Nipsey Hussle can inspire curriculum and inform visual storytelling through inquiry.

Building Equitable Access to AP Art with Digital Photography - Justin Moodie (Sequoia)
Seeking both equity and rigor? In this session, participants will learn how to elevate any school's Digital Photography program so that ALL students can access and succeed on the AP 2-D Art & Design exam.

Harnessing Art Education's Potential: Countering Educational Challenges and Fostering Emotional Resilience Through Art-based Learning Strategies - Dr. Ahran Koo, Corbin Callaway & Krishen Kitongan (Sierra)
Transform your elementary art classroom into a dynamic hub of creativity and inquiry with our interactive session. Discover how to engage young learners by centering learning around Big Ideas and Essential Questions, integrating STEAM explorations seamlessly, and fostering inquiry-based learning. Depart equipped to spark creativity in every student!

Break
Exhibit Hall Open
Lunch on your own: Local Options

Wheel Throwing Demonstration - Laguna Clay (International Center Patio)
Hands on, interactive ceramics workshop. All materials provided.

Creative Solutions: Transforming Surplus Paper into Sculptural Masterpieces - Art of Ed (Huntington/Manhattan)
Newsprint, construction, and copy paper, oh my! Art rooms are often appreciative beneficiaries of donations and emptied supply closets, but what to do with the surplus of lower-quality paper and scraps? Don’t toss - transform! Inspire students to creatively problem solve with this typical (and often abundant) 2D material and transform it into a 3D masterpiece.

Leading with Art - Designing Arts Programs Strategically - Robyn MacNair and Sophia Cuevas (Laguna/Newport)
This presentation explores the power of aligning site-based needs assessments with arts education programming to create a strategic plan for your school. Attendees will learn how to collect and utilize data to create effective advocacy strategies highlighting the value of arts in academic achievement. This session will provide practical insights on navigating administrative channels to support arts programs that align with Prop 28 arts and music funding. Through interactive discussions and case studies from Santa Ana Unified School District, participants will gain actionable strategies for leveraging administrative support to enhance the impact of arts education.

BLICK: Next-Level Tempera Techniques (Sunset)
A new perspective on tempera! Enhance painting skills and explore the range of techniques possible with Blick Premium Tempera. This lightfast, versatile, and easy-to-use medium performs many of the same techniques as watercolor, gouache, and acrylic. Take away a variety of techniques, useful tools, and a new appreciation for tempera.

Cultural Appropriation in the Art Room - Ruby Ming (Redondo)
Cultural appropriation is a complex topic. How is it defined? Are there criteria for evaluating lesson activities? How do we talk about it with students? With colleagues and parents? Join fellow educators to share stories, questions, and strategies as we explore this timely topic.

Digital Storytelling for Foster Youth and Vulnerable Populations in Therapeutic Settings - Gayle NIcholls-Ali (Sequoia)
Digital storytelling can be used as a transformative tool for fostering self-expression, creative empowerment, and meaningful connections with foster youth and other marginalized populations. This presentation explores how art educators can collaborate with social workers and social service agencies to use digital storytelling in therapeutic settings to help youth in crisis.

Expanding The Art Education ColLab: Mentoring to Reduce Art Teacher Attrition in California - Kristin Vanderlip Taylor, Laurie Gatlin, and Brian Trimble (Sierra)
The Art Education ColLab is a mentoring community of practice developed at CSUN and CSULB to provide support for beginning art teachers in their first and second years teaching art. We aim to expand the Art Ed ColLab to other CSUs to support and retain art teachers throughout California in the profession.

Artist's Studio* with Laurie Mann: Transform Your Ability to Draw! (Malibu)
Taught by Laurie Mann, Founder of Graphite Squad and LZM Studio and former professor of drawing who has taught tens of thousands of non-art students how to draw. If you find yourself or your students thinking that you are “bad at drawing,” this workshop will completely change your relationship to the process of learning to draw. We will learn important historical facts about drawing, unpack misinformation about drawing that we’ve held for hundreds of years, and look to the future of drawing education and human wellbeing/health. Discover how drawing makes us more human, connected, healthy, and whole! We'll turn your ideas about the process on their head, and then we'll flip a few skill sets ahead to create a volumetric drawing that really WOWS.
*Additional Fee / 110 min / All Art Materials Provided

Ceramics Demos and Q+A - Laguna Clay (International Center Patio)
Hands on, interactive ceramics workshop with all materials included.

Fill Your School with Color: Creating Non-Permanent Murals - Sierra Reading (Huntington/Manhattan)
Interested in building school culture and community through student-created public art? Starting an art department with minimal to zero funding? It can all be done with masking tape. See how a small-town high school created large projects through masking tape murals created by and for their students. Through this workshop you'll learn about a fun, interactive, low cost, and community-centered project driven by student interest while also learning a new skill - masking tape murals.

Exploring Artistic Equity: Investigating Prop 28's Impact on California's Vulnerable Student Communities - Chay Ross (Laguna/Newport)
Join us for a session on arts equity for transformational change that delves into the impact of California’s Prop 28. Explore how art shapes social justice narratives, fostering inclusive dialogue and policy impact within some of California's most vulnerable populations. Let's envision a more equitable future through creative engagement while analyzing the intersection of policy and art's transformative potential. Don't miss this discussion!

Meaningful Still Lifes: Engaging students using art history and personal narrative - Stefani Thomas (Sunset)
Students aren't engaged by geometric solids, bowls of fruit, or a collection of the teacher's dusty "treasures." Using an art history approach, still lifes can serve their instructional purpose in art making while challenging students with authentic personal narratives, among other meaningful interpretations.

The Power of Faces: Image vs Identity - Atreyee Ghosh (Redondo)
Can students and teachers feel empowered to embrace and celebrate their unique identities, and create culturally responsive art? One educator shares her daily self-portrait art practice and discusses how the vulnerability it entailed helped her teaching practice evolve. Attendees will leave with concrete ideas about implementing identity work within their curriculum.

Understanding Community through Cardboard: Cardboard City Lesson & Project - Alex Kiner (Sequoia)
Share the importance of community involvement with your students while teaching basic engineering and fabrication techniques. Learn how to implement this lesson on design, construction, and civic engagement in your art space, and have a hand at planning and building your own mini cardboard structure. Materials and lesson plans provided!

Therapeutic Art Offerings for the Middle School Art Studio - Faye Kendall (Sierra)
Healing oneself as an educator is an essential part of being the best educator possible and promoting safety, inclusion, compassion, and confidence through the artistic process. When we heal ourselves from our own trauma, we are able to hold space and be impactful educators for students that need support and positive promotion of the arts.

Artfully Arranged: Tips and Tricks for Art Classroom Organization and Management - Brittany Brinson (Huntington/Manhattan)
Save time, money, and some of your sanity with these tried-and-true tips and tricks for adding order to an otherwise chaotic scene of student creativity, production, and collaboration. Learn what fueled one teacher - with over a decade of experience - to move from mess to success with grades K-8.

Dixon Ticonderoga STEAM Workshop (Laguna/Newport)
This science-based art lesson will explore using graphite to conduct electricity and other fun Dixon Ticonderoga products to create out-of-the-box art creations.

Creative Connections: Bridging the Natural Relationship Between Art and SEL - Wendy Cross (Redondo)
Are you interested in nurturing creativity, resilience, and a growth mindset in your art students? Discover practical methods to integrate Social Emotional Learning into your tried-and-true lessons. Explore interactive projects and imaginative exercises to create an inclusive classroom environment that inspires artistic expression and emotional intelligence.

Exploring AI Integration in Art Education - Dr. Ahran Koo, Corbin Callaway, and Krishen Kitongan (Sequoia)
This presentation reviews three contemporary art workshops discussing AI integration in art education, focusing on guidance for teachers using AI in K-16 settings. It promotes inclusive, critical perspectives and incorporates contemporary artists' experiences with AI-generated art. The workshops tackled AI in visual arts, with outcomes benefiting educators through AI integration.

Reparative Reading: Practices of Agency Reclamation Through Queer Art - MJ Yang (Sierra)
This research explores queer pedagogy in art education, spotlighting racial minority queer artists and enhancing LGBTQIA2S+ conversations. It fosters discussions on the intersectional experiences of queer individuals while nurturing empathy and agency through visual art. Eve Sedgwick's reparative reading is employed to delve into the dynamics of gender, sexuality, and race.

BLICK: 3D Puff Pets (Sunset)
Join BLICK Art Materials in creating 3D Puff Pets! "Cute" is part of today’s visual language. The kawaii aesthetic, with roots in Japanese culture, has evolved over decades into a worldwide phenomenon, influencing emojis, pop media, fashion, and contemporary artists such as Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara. In this playful workshop, participants will imagine and create a 3-dimensional creature using soft-textured materials such as craft stems, cotton fluff, felt and yarn. Realism and cuteness are optional. A storyline can be built around the character, expressed in a trading card that describes its abilities and traits. All materials provided.

Emotional Ink Drawings - Craig M Black (International Center Patio)
Using ink on paper, participants will explore tone and value by shading with words. Participants will select a photo that displays emotion from a magazine, newspaper or the internet. They will then make a list of emotional words that they can see in their photo and then use the words generated to create values and tones in their drawing.

Artist's Studio* with Angie Wang: Drawing from Life - Nonfiction Comics (Malibu)
Creating nonfiction comics is a great way of documenting your own life or the lives of those around you. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn the basics of how to channel observations about their lives into short nonfiction comics—which may be educational, observational, diaristic, or humorous.
*Additional Fee / 110 min / All Art Materials Provided

Curriculum Slam! (Sunset)
Inspired by the format of quick-paced presentations like PechaKucha, the Curriculum Slam offers a platform for educators to share creative practices across the arts and education community. Eight different educators will showcase how they integrate creativity, critical thinking, and innovation into their teaching.
Hosted by: Ross Roadruck
Featuring: Click here for presenters' list

Dinner + Entertainment (Ballroom)
Menu
● Cucumber Salad with Cilantro, Onion and Tomato with a Vinaigrette
● Mixed Green Salad with Queso Fresco, Tomato, Cucumber, Cilantro and Avocado with Chipotle Ranch
● Taco Station including House Made Corn Tortillas Choice of Two: Grilled Chicken, Al Pastor and Carne Asada Sautéed Peppers and Onion, Pork Chile Verde
● Mexican Rice, Black Beans, Tortilla Chips, Guacamole, Duo of Salsas, Sour Cream,
● Tres Leches Cake, Cinnamon Churros
● Beverages: Iced Tea, Seattle’s Best® Coffee and Hot Tea Selection