The AEAI Fall Convention is the largest professional development event for art educators in the state!
Registration fee covers: Fri. & Sat. Continental breakfasts, Friday Division Business Luncheon,Friday night Awards Celebration Reception
Procure Professional Growth Points!
Students and beginning teachers:meet and network with teacher-mentors
Participate in workshops that are informative and practical for your classroom
Visit exhibitors who offer valuable knowledge of new items in the art field
Listen to Keynote: Eric Jensen’s“Art with the Brain in Mind” which will give you new ammunition to use against a school board that wants to drop the Arts
Listen to Keynote:NAEA President Elect Bob Sabol speak on current issues that our national organization is working on to support the state organizations
Attend U. of St Francis’ Opening Reception Thursday night, which also includes viewing their Ceramic Invitational Exhibit & listening to Keynote Dan Anderson
Friday night enjoy “A Caribbean Destination” with the Kekionga Steel Drums & with free refreshments at the AEAI annual Awards Celebration
Saturday, hear the special presentation, “Video Games for Social Change” by Virginia McEnerney, Executive Director of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers (sponsors of the Scholastic Art Awards) & Alan Gershenfeld, President of E-line MediaAnd attend their computer workshop Saturday afternoon.
See the Scholastic Art Awards National Exhibit at the Fort Wayne Museum of Artas well as many other Gallery Shows on our “Gallery Crawl” Sat. afternoon.
The AEAI 2010 Convention will be well worth the price of admission!!
SEE YOU THERE November 4th-6th at the Ft. Wayne Convention Center!
The Art Education Association of Indiana, Inc. (AEAI), an affiliate of the National Art Education Association, is the professional organization dedicated to promotion, advancement, and improvement of art education at all levels in the state of Indiana. AEAI's purposes are to increase public awareness, develop strategies for statewide advocacy, inform membership on current issues and political action, recognize outstanding performance and programs statewide, and assist the State Department of Education in development and implementation of curriculum materials.
AEAI President-Elect Terri Nagel and Technology Cordinator Leah Morgan share a moment with 2009 Convention Keynote Juane Quick-to-See Smith.
"As an organization, we affirm our belief in the power of the visual arts to enrich the lives and endeavors of humankind. In a highly technological society, such as ours, the visual arts serve as a humanizing force, giving dignity and a sense of worth to an individual. They provide the means by which aesthetic quality and order are derived from the exercise of an individual’s creativity and critical understanding." — from the Preamble, Art Education Association of Indiana, Inc. Constitution/Bylaws
Youth Art Month Celebrations
2010 YAM Student Award Winners
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By joining the AEAI Listserve, you will receive the most up-to-date information on scheduled workshops, conferences, advocacy issues, teacher positions, and other vital aspects that are related to art education in Indiana. To join the AEAI Listserve, simply send Leah Morgan an email at homested@dmrtc.net and request that your name be added.
Arts Advocacy Day at the State House
Fun at the 2010 AEAI Saint Mary of the Woods Workshop!
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It's EASY. Simply join online at the NATIONAL ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION website at:www.naea-reston.org/community/membershipOR join here by clicking on www.aeai.org/sitepage.asp (or by clicking on "Membership" at the left). Membership in AEAI, Inc. offers you automatic membership in the NAEA.