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Eastern — June 22-24, 2012 - Burlington, Vermont - View Brochure
Pacific — July 12-15, 2012 - Salt Lake City, Utah - View Flyer
Southeastern — July 12-14, 2012 - Mobile, AL - Register Here | Book Your Hotel Room
Western — June 22-24, 2012 - Austin, TX - Information
State Conferences
ALABAMA
October 18-21, 2012; AAEA Fall Conference, Perdido Beach Resort, Orange Beach, AL
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Susie Davis at DAVISS2@mtnbrook.k12.al.us or Larry Gibson at gibsonla@vestavia.k12.al.us. Website: http://www.aaeaonline.org/
ALASKA
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://alaska-aaea.org/
ARIZONA
November 1-3, 2012; ArtEduCon2012:TRANSFORM!, Hotel Tucson City Center - InnSuites, 475 N. Granada, Tucson, AZ 85701.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Joolz Yonge and Angie Watts at arteducon2012@azaea.org. Website: http://www.azaea.org/conference
ARKANSAS
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.ararted.org/
CALIFORNIA
November 9-12, 2012; CAEA ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE: Art: 21st. Century Intersections, Riverside, CA
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Vendor Contact: Craig Tomlinson at ctomlins@dinuba.k12.ca.us Conference Chair: Yvonne Cavanagh at yvonne_cavangh@khsd.k12.ca.us; Conference Manager, donna banning at dbanning@csulb.edu. Website: http://www.caea-arteducation.org/
COLORADO
October 25-28, 2012; "Paradigm Shift, Moving from Past to Future", Breckenridge, CO
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBA
Exhibit Hours: TBA
Exhibitor Teardown: TBA
Contact: Website: http://www.caeaco.org/CAEA/Home.html
CONNECTICUT
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.caea.net/CAEA/Home.html
DELAWARE
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://1stdaea.com/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: TBD
FLORIDA
November 8-11, 2012; 60th FAEA Conference, Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, St. Petersburg, FL
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBA
Exhibit Hours: TBA
Exhibitor Teardown: TBA
Contact: http://www.faea.org/InnerPage.aspx?id=4
GEORGIA
November 1-4, 2012; Creativity through Imaginiation, Valdosta, GA.
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.gaea-artforall.org/fall-conference.php
HAWAII
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.idahoarted.org/
IDAHO
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.idahoarted.org/
ILLINOIS
November 1-3, 2012; The 64th annual Illinois Art Education Association Conference, "ARTLINK", Hilton Hotel, 3003 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, IL 60532.
Exhibitor Set-Up: Thursday, November 1, 7pm-10:30pm.
Exhibit Hours: Friday, November 2, 8am-12pm, 2:30-4:30pm, 5-6pm. Saturday, November 3, 8am-12pm.
Exhibit Teardown: Saturday, November 3, 12pm-4pm.
Contact: Vendor Chair: Mary Bortz at bortz_mary@hotmail.com; Conference Co-Chairs: Becky Blaine at beckyblaine@gmail.com; Pat Indovina at p_indovina@hotmail.com. Conference Website: http://ilaea.org/conferences/. Website: http://ilaea.org/
INDIANA
November 2-4, 2012; Art Education Association of Indiana Convention, "Connecting the Dots: Art and the 21st Century Learner ;” Columbus Holiday Inn Conference Center, 2489 Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus, IN 47201. Keynote speakers are TBA.
Exhibitor Set-Up: November 3, 8am
Exhibit Hours: November 3, 10am-5pm
Exhibitor Teardown: November 3, 5pm
Contact: Convention Coordinator & Vendor Contact: Jill Sayers at district1art@gmail.com; Local Convention Chair: Mary Sorrells at msorrells@fccsc.k12.in.us. Website: http://www.aeai.org/
IOWA
October 5-7, 2012; 62nd Annual Fall Conference: Public Art as Advocacy! Council Bluffs, IA.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.artedia.org/fallconference.html
KANSAS
October 25-27, 2012; Professional Development Conference: "Creating Vibrant Communities Through Art & Design", Wichita, KS.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.kaea.com/
KENTUCKY
October 19-20, 2012; KyAEA Fall Conference, Swinging on a Star, Eastern Kentucky University
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBA
Exhibit Hours: TBA
Exhibitor Teardown: TBA
Contact: Conference Coordinator: Kim Soule - kim.soule@warren.kyschools.us. Registration: Kelli Combs - kelli.combs@warren.kyschools.us. www.kyaea.org
LOUISIANA
Date: TBD; LAEA 2012 Fall Conference – Shreveport. More information to come.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://laarteducators.org/
MAINE
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.mainearted.org/MAEA/Home.html
MARYLAND
October 19, 2012; MAEA Fall Conference: Art Education: The Next Generation, James H. Blake High
School, 300 Norwood Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20905.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Linda Adams, Conference Chair, at Linda_Adams@mcpsmd.org. Website: http://www.marylandarted.org/
MASSACHUSETTS
November 9-11, 2012; MAEA 2012 Conference, Salem State University, Salem, MA
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.massarted.com/
MICHIGAN
October 25-28, 2012; MAEA Conference 2012, Grand Traverse Resort, 100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd., Acme, MI 49610
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Email: tcconference2012@gmail.com. Website: http://www.miarted.org/
MINNESOTA
November 9, 2012; Art Educators of Minnesota Fall Conference, Crowne Plaza-Minneapolis West
3131 Campus Drive, Plymouth, MN.
Exhibitor Set-Up: Thursday, November 8, 6-11pm or Friday, November 9, 7-8:45 am
Exhibit Hours: Friday, November 9, 9 am-4 pm
Exhibitor Teardown: Friday, November 9, 4-9pm
Contact: Lori Nelson, Commercial Exhibits Coordinator, at lori.nelson@pacon.com or 218-628-7150. Website: http://www.aem-mn.org/
MISSISSIPPI
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.msarted.org/
MISSOURI
• March 22-24, 2012; Missouri Art Education Spring Conference, Embassy Suites Hotel, 2 Convention Center Plaza, St Charles, Missouri, 636-946-5544.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBA
Exhibit Hours: TBA
Exhibitor Teardown: TBA
Contact: Registration: Linda Bowers, lbmaea@yahoo.com; http://maea.net.
• October 12 & 13, 2012; MAEA Fall Conference, An Annual Tradition
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBA
Exhibit Hours: TBA
Exhibitor Teardown: TBA
Contact: Registration: Linda Bowers, lbmaea@yahoo.com; http://maea.net.
MONTANA
October 18 & 19, 2012; MEA-MFT Conference, Billings, MT. More information to come.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.maeamt.org/
NEBRASKA
October 5-7, 2012; Fall Conference - (Joint Conference with IA), Council Bluffs/Omaha, NE
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.nebraskaarteducators.org/
NEVADA
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.arteducatorsofnevada.org/
NEW HAMPSHIRE
October 13, 2012; more information to come
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Claire Provencher at claireNHart@yahoo.com
NEW JERSEY
September 30-October 2, 2012; ARTOLOGY AENJ 2012, the Hyatt in New Brunswick.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://aenj.org
NEW MEXICO
November 2 & 3; NMAEA Annual Fall Conference, The Lodge, Santa Fe, NM
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.newmexicoarteducators.org/
NEW YORK
November 16-18, 2012; NYSATA 64th Annual Conference: Art is the Common Core, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Rochester, NY
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.nysata.org/2012-conference
NORTH CAROLINA
November 1-4, 2012; NCAEA Professional Development Conference, Asheville, NC
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://ncaea.org/
NORTH DAKOTA
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.arteducators.org/community/state-associations/state-associations-north-dakota
OHIO
November 8-10, 2012; Greater Cincinnati OAEA Professional Development Conference, Northern Kentucky Convention Center, Covington, KY
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://oaea.org
OKLAHOMA
September 22 & 23, 2012; OAEA Fall Convention, Oklahoma State University, Art Department and Alumni Center, Stillwater, OK.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://oaea-ok.org/
OREGON
October 12 & 13, 2012; OAEA Fall Conference, Madison High School: 2735 NE 82nd Ave Portland, OR &
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Oregon College of Art and Craft; additional sites TBD.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.oregonarted.org/index.php
PENNSYLVANIA
October 5-7, 2012; PAEA Conference, Hilton Harrisburg, One North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.paeaconference.org/
RHODE ISLAND
November 3, 2012; RI Art Education Conference, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI. Keynote Speaker: Tom Deininger.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.ri.net/RIAEA/
SOUTH CAROLINA
October 25-27, 2012; SCAEA Annual Development Conference: “A Room with a View”, Engaging the
teacher, the artist, and the student, Springmaid Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach, SC
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.scaea.org/home
SOUTH DAKOTA
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://sdaea.k12.sd.us/
TEXAS
November 14-18, 2012; Texas Art Education Association Conference, "¡Somos El Arte!” at the San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas. The conference will include keynote speakers, exhibits and 250+ workshops.
Exhibitor Set-Up: November 14-15, time TBD
Exhibit Hours: November 15, 4-7pm, November 16, 7:45am-2pm, 4-7pm; November 17, 11am-3pm
Exhibitor Teardown: November 17, 3pm
Contact: Ricia Kerber at rkerber59@comcast.net; Conference Program Advertising Contact: info@TAEA.org; Conference Co-Chairs: Kate Carey at kate.carey@mcnayart.org; Mary Hierholzer at mary.hierholzer@ecisd.net; Jennifer Janak at JTJNESAart@aol.com. Website: http://www.taea.org/TAEA/default.asp
TENNESSEE
November 2-3, 2012; Tennessee Fall State Conference, Arrowmont College, Gatlinburg, TN.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBA
Exhibit Hours: TBA
Exhibitor Teardown: TBA
Contact: Donna Anderson, artzychick@yahoo.com or cell: 865-414-1901. Website: http://www.artedtn.org/
UTAH
September 29, 2012; Northern Conference, Weber State University, Ogden, UT & Southern Conference, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT. More information to come.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://uaea-arted.org/
VERMONT
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.vtartteachers.org/VATA/VATA.html
VIRGINIA
November 1-3, 2012; 50th VAEA Professional Development Conference, Sheraton Norfolk Waterside, Norfolk, VA. Keynote Speaker: Noah Scalin.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.vaea.org
WASHINGTON
September 29, 2012; Fall Conference, Highline Community College, S. 240th Street & Pacific Highway
South, Des Moines, WA 98198
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.waea.net
WEST VIRGINIA
October 26 & 27, 2012; WVAEA Conference, Fairmont University, Fairmont, WV. Information to be posted late August 2012.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://wvaea.homestead.com/
WISCONSIN
October 25 & 26, 2012; Fall Conference: Common Ground: Embracing the 21st Century, Sheboygan North High School in collaboration with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.wiarted.org
WYOMING
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.arteducators.org/community/state-associations/wyoming
U.S. POSSESSIONS
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.arteducators.org/community/state-associations/u-s-possessions
OVERSEAS/APO
Date/Location: TBD
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://www.arteducators.org/community/state-associations/state-associations-overseas-apo
BRITISH COLUMBIA ART TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
October 25-27, 2012; Fear No Art: Scaffolding for Success, Edmonton, AB
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Website: http://bcata.ca/
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