Welcome! Contents On behalf of the National Art Education Association Board of Directors, Staff and Board of Directors, it is a pleasure to welcome you Local Committee Members 2 Highlights 2 to the 2008 NAEA Convention in New Orleans! The Crayola Reception 3 NAEA convention is the largest professional develop- Dr June King McFee Reception 3 ment opportunity in the world devoted exclusively General Information 4 to art educators. This is a great chance for you to meet and network 2007 NAEF Grant Recipients 5 with others who share your passion for, and commitment to, the NAEA Bookstore 6 field of art education. Artisans Gallery 6 This year the majority of our meetings will be held at the New Orleans Convention Center Museums 8 —we’ve outgrown having conventions in hotels! You’ll find that the meeting rooms are larger Guide to Visiting Exhibitors 8 and there’s more space to move around in the Exhibition Hall. The local convention bureau has rolled out the red carpet for us…”they’re jazzed that NAEA is meeting in New Orleans!” Exhibit Hall Floor Plan 9 Like New Orleans, our association is at a very exciting period of change in its 60-year history. About The SHIP 0 That’s why it is very appropriate that we meet here—where the arts are alive and well—and Index of Exhibitors the city is coming back in ways that many people thought it never would. A city of change… Session Times and Overviews New Orleanians contribute to this rebirth of the arts, because the arts have always been and will continue to be the heart and soul of their city. That’s why it is more important than ever Wednesday 38 for us to come together as an organization in this great city. What better place for us to meet? Thursday 56 There is strength in numbers, and we have such huge potential! The post-Katrina slogan is Friday 79 “Recover, Rebuild, Rebirth”… What better place for our rebirth as an organization as well? Saturday 02 I know you join me in thanking Convention Coordinator Dean Johns, Carolee Miller and Judy Ball Johnson from the Louisiana Host State Committee, and all the local committee members for the Sunday 24 outstanding job they have done in planning and organizing this year’s convention. We hope your stay Index of Presenters 37 here is a memorable one. Please do not hesitate to ask any of us if you have questions or need Convention Questionnaire 6 assistance at any time. Have a great conference! Bonnie B. Rushlow, NAEA President NAEA State Conferences 62 Welcome to New Orleans and the 2008 NAEA National Convention. It has been my pleasure to serve as the Program Coordinator for this convention. Our theme “Innovations in Teaching, Learning, and Leading” sets the expectation for each conference participant. During the week you will be able to immerse yourself in: • Ideas for exploring visual arts concepts and processes to create high quality works of art • Processes for teaching and learning that are based on hands-on methods • A variety of approaches for connecting the visual arts and other curriculum areas • Strategies for involving reading and writing in the exploration of art concepts that can facilitate learning in all three areas New This Year! • Approaches to using traditional media and/or new technology Cyber Cafe • Exploration of ideas, values, and beliefs of other peoples as communicated through the Stay connected during the convention! visual arts The NAEA Cyber Cafe, provided by CELT • Personal well-being, leadership Corporation, will be available in the • A plethora of other topics and activities: Art Production, Art History, Aesthetics, Art Criticism, Registration area for convention attendees. Multiculturalism, Differentiation, Inclusion, Arts Integration, Advocacy, Literacy, Visual Literacy, Visual Culture, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Fine Crafts, Graphic Design, Crayola Badge Enhancement Station Writing in the Content Area, Journals, Process Journals, Sketchbooks, Research Workbooks, Create a work of art after you pick up your Assessment, Evaluation, Careers, Collage, Mixed Media, Architecture, Technology, Reading, name badge. The Crayola-sponsored Badge Design, The Creative Process, etc., etc., etc.… Enhancement Station offers the latest There will be speakers, sessions, and events to peek our interest and broaden our products for your one-of-a kind masterpiece! knowledge, experience, and understanding. I hope you will find the convention invigorating, rewarding, and renewing for you as artist and arts educator. Have a wonderful week!! Artsonia Digital Electronic Gallery Dean Johns, 2008 Convention Coordinator See it in the Registration area! New Orleans Highlights National Art Education Association General Sessions Board of Directors 9 AM, Morial Convention Center, La Lousiane Ballroom, 1st Floor President: Bonnie B. Rushlow, Tennessee FIRST .......................................................59 Past President: Thursday, March 27 Susan J. Gabbard, Oklahoma Keynote Speaker: Bonnie Rushlow, NAEA President President-elect: Special Guest: Paint Jam Man R. Barry Shauck, Massachusetts National Elementary Division Director: SECOND .....................................................80 Friday, March 28 Rosie Riordan, Kansas Keynote Speaker: Lynell Burmark National Secondary Division Director: Ralph Caouette, Massachusetts THIRD ......................................................104 National Middle Level Division Director: Saturday, March 29 Shirley Howard, Arkansas Keynote Speaker: Thomas Mann National Higher Education Division Director: FOURTH ....................................................126 Melody Milbrandt, Georgia Sunday, March 30 Keynote Speaker: Dr Charles M Falco National Supervision and Administration Division Director: John Fitzpatrick, Iowa Local Artist Series National Museum Education Division Wednesday, March 26 Director: Mary Jane Parker, Multimedia Artist ......................... 42 Anne Henderson, Tennessee Thursday, March 27 Vice President, Eastern Region: George Rodrigue, Creator of the Blue Dog series ..................60 Margaret Johnson, New York Vice President, Pacific Region: Thursday, March 27 Diana McDougal, Wyoming George Schmidt, American Realist Painter ........................63 Vice President, Southeastern Region: Friday, March 28 Betsy Logan, Alabama James Michalopoulos, Painter, Art Director, Publisher, Restaurateur ....82 Vice President, Western Region: F. Robert Sabol, Indiana Deborah B. Reeve, NAEA Executive Director Super Sessions Wednesday, March 26 National Art Education Association Mac Arthur Goodwin, Chair Convention Staff Connections Between Mental Functions and Artistic Performance .......... 50 Deborah B. Reeve, Executive Director Melanie Dixon, Chief Operating Officer Thursday, March 27 Diana Stanley, Organizational Planning and Faith Ringgold, On Choosing the Artistic Path ......................67 Outreach Manager Kathy Duse, Executive Assistant/ Friday, March 28 Convention and Programs Coordinator Mel Chin, For Your Eyes Only: An Operation Update .....................83 Krista Brooke, Visual Communications Friday, March 28 Coordinator Catherine Fukushima Kenneth Emery, Member Services Associate Qualities of Quality: Excellence in Arts Education and How To Achieve It ...88 Lynn Ezell, Publications Manager Frank Sciurba, Member Services Associate Saturday, March 29 Margi Worrest, Member Services Manager Charles M Falco, The Art of the Motorcycle .......................111 Louisiana Art Education Association Saturday, March 29 Local Arrangements Committee Marilyn Stewart, Issues of Craft in the Art Curriculum ...............108 Carolee Brophy Miller Judy Ball Johnson Meal/Award Functions ................63, 75,90, 96, 102, 106, 111 Barbara Clover Brenda Howell Roundtable Sessions ......................................95 Nancy Keisman Ann Keller Note! Carol Jane Myers Day Sessions are held in the Morial Convention Center. Denise Tullier-Holly Evening Sessions (beginning at 6 PM) are all held in the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. 2 2008 NAEA National Convention Crayola Reception Experience the Magic of Mardi Gras At the Opening Night NAEA Reception in New Orleans! Wednesday, March 26, from 7 – 10 PM The sounds of jazz, blues and Zydeco. The aroma of Cajun and Creole cuisine. The sight of sensational larger-than-life floats and colorful costumes. It’s all part of the famous, festive celebration known as Carnival, showcased all year long at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans! This playful wonderland is the setting for Crayola’s opening night reception for all attendees of the 2008 National Art Education Association Convention. This year’s reception, themed “Happy 50th Birthday Crayola Crayon 64-count Box!” takes place on Wednesday, March 26, from 7 – 10 PM. Every year, Crayola hosts the opening of the convention and creates an atmosphere where attendees can tap into their “inner artist” while participating in hands-on activities with some of the latest Crayola products. Make-and-take projects will include activities specifically created for art educators from the new Crayola Dream-Makers guide “Principles of Art and Design” using Crayola Tempera paint, Slick Stix, Model Magic and Mixing Mediums, as well as new products on tap for 2008. “The event gives us the opportunity to personally say ‘thank you’ to art educators all over the country who inspire imagination and creativity in their students through the visual arts,” says Crayola Director of Education Nancy DeBellis. “It’s our hope that everyone will join us for a creative evening of Crayola-style hospitality in the