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ALABAMA
October 17-19, 2013; AAEA 2013 Fall Conference, “Creativity on the Coast”, Orange Beach, AL
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Visit website at http://www.aaeaonline.org
ARKANSAS
November 13-15, 2013; Arkansas Art Educators Fall Conference, North Little Rock Wyndham Riverfront
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: Thursday, November 14, 10am - 5pm and Friday, November 15, 10am - 12pm
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Vendor Coordinator: Nikki Kalcevic, nkalcevic@bentonvillek12.org.
Click here for the Exhibits Form
Conference Info: Stacey Glover, staceygloverart@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.ararted.org/
ILLINOIS
October 24-26, 2013; Illinois Art Education Association, 65th Annual Conference: Hilton Hotel, 3003 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, Illinois 60532
Theme: "IAEA: Past Present and Future"
Exhibitor Set-Up: Thursday, Oct. 24, 6:00pm-11:00pm
Exhibit Hours: Friday, Oct. 25, 8am-12:00pm and 2:30-4:30pm; Saturday, Oct. 26, 8:00am-12:00pm
Exhibitor Teardown: Saturday, Oct. 26, Noon-4:00pm
Reduced booth rates for those who also present a workshop.
Contact: Vendor Coordinator: Mary Bortz, bortz_mary@hotmail.com. Conference Co-Coordinators: Becky Blaine, beckyblaine@gmail.com, and Pat Indovina, p_indovina@hotmail.com
Website: http://ilaea.org
IOWA
October 11-13, 2013; Art Educators of Iowa Annual Conference: Kirkwood Hotel and Conference Center, 7725 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, 52404 (Adjacent to Kirkwood Community College) Theme: “Cirque D’Arte” - Three rings full of amazing professional development.
Exhibitor Set-Up: Thursday, October 10, evening or Friday, October 11, early morning
Exhibit Hours: Friday, 8am - 4pm and Saturday 8am - 2pm. Open hours for exhibitor showcase on both days.
Exhibitor Teardown: Saturday, 2pm
Reduced booth rates for those who also present a workshop.
Contact: Lynda Black-Smith, lyndablacksmith@gmail.com; Set-up contact TBD.
Website: http://www.artedia.org
LOUISIANA
October 18-20, 2013; Louisiana Art Education Association Fall Conference. The theme is “Transformation”. The Saturday workshops and activities will take place at the Eiffel Society on 2040 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130 from 8:30- 4:30pm. We project to have 100 attendees. We would love to have you be a part of our conference with a booth, a hands-on activity, items for our ad bags, and/or any other way you are able for our attendees to benefit from your products and services!
Please let us know so we can follow up with more details.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBA
Exhibit Hours: TBA
Exhibitor Teardown: TBA
Contact: Fall 2013 Conference Co-Chairs: Nancy Keisman at keis413@cox.net or Carolee Brophy Miller at miller8933@bellsouth.net.
Website: http://laarteducators.org/
MARYLAND
October 18, 2013; MAEA Conference, James Hubert Blake High School, 300 Norwood Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20905
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Linda Adams, Conference Coordinator, Linda_Adams@mcpsmd.org, 301-279-3250
Website: http://www.marylandarted.org/
MASSACHUSETTS
November 9 & 10, 2013; MAEA Fall 2013 Conference, Design for the Future, UMass, Darmouth, MA. Conference activities will take place at the Dartmouth Campus on Saturday November 9th and at the Star Store, New Bedford Campus on Sunday November 10th
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Kristi Oliver, MAEA Vice President & Art All-State Liaison & Advocacy Committee at kristioliver@me.com
Website: http://www.massarted.com/conferences.html
MICHIGAN
October 24-27, 2013; The annual MAEA Conference is October 24-27, 2013 at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island!
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: 2013 Conference co-chairs: Cindy Todd, cindytodd@ferris.edu; Suzanne Butler Lich, suzannebutlerlich@gmail.com; or Melissa Hronkin, mhronkin@houghton.k12.mi.us
Website: http://www.miarted.org/
MINNESOTA
November 8-9, 2013; Art Educators of Minnesota Fall Conference, DECC – Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center, 350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
Theme: – Art + Environment
Exhibitor Set-Up: Friday, November 8, 9 am - Noon
Exhibit Hours: Friday, November 8, 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm and Saturday, November 9th, 9 am - Noon
Exhibitor Teardown: Saturday, November 9th, Noon – 2:00 pm
Contact: Lori Nelson, Commercial Exhibits Coordinator, at lori.nelson@pacon.com or 218-590-6623. Website: http://www.aem-mn.org/
NEBRASKA
September 20 & 21, 2013; 2013 NATA Fall Conference. Theme: Community. Wayne State College, Wayne, NE
Exhibitor Set-Up: Thursday, November 7, 6-9pm or Friday, November 8, 7-8:45 am
Exhibit Hours: Friday, November 8, 9 am-4 pm
Exhibitor Teardown: Friday, November 8, 4-6pm
Contact: Dr. Pearl Hansen, pehanse1@wsc.edu
Website: http://www.nebraskaarteducators.org/conventions.html
PENNSYLVANIA
October 18-20, 2013; Pennsylvania Art Education Association 2013 Annual Conference, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Theme: Forging a Strong Future: Reflect, Refine, Reignite. The Best Western Plus Lehigh Valley Hotel & Conference Center, 300 Gateway Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18017-9076, Phone: 610-866-5800. Congruent Sessions will be offered throughout the day on Friday and Saturday and until noon on Sunday. Each day will also include a keynote speaker and a guest featured artist session. The keynote speakers are: NPR's Art Correspondent Neda Ulaby, NAEA President Dr. F. Robert Sabol and NAEA Executive Director Debora Reeve. In addition, there will be a state awards ceremony, NHS student art exhibition opening, regional dinners, a design showcase and student focused social events.
Exhibitor Set-Up: 2 pm on Thursday, October 17, 2013
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: 4 pm on Saturday, October 19, 2013
Contact: View contact list here
Website: www.paeaconference.org
SOUTH DAKOTA
September 13-14, 2013; South Dakota Convention, Hartford, SD.
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Marica Shannon, Conference Coordinator / Vendor Liaison, Marica.Shannon@k12.sd.us.
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ARKANSAS
November 5-7, 2014; Arkansas Art Educators Fall Conference, North Little Rock Wyndham Riverfront Hotel
Exhibitor Set-Up: TBD
Exhibit Hours: TBD
Exhibitor Teardown: TBD
Contact: Vendor Coordinator: Nikki Kalcevic, nkalcevic@bentonvillek12.org
Conference Info: Stacey Glover, staceygloverart@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.ararted.org/
Western — June 19-23, 2013 - Oklahoma City, OK. Register online
Eastern — June 21-22, 2013 - New Bedford, Massachusetts. View e-Flyer | Website
Southeastern — July 11-13, 2013 - Nashville, Tennessee
Pacific — July 12-14, 2013 - Vancouver, British Columbia
Details will be posted as information becomes available.
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