Welcome Session (CNMH Hilarys)

Sara Baird: What is National Board Certification? (CNMH 170)

Are you an Art Educator interested in National Board? Come to learn more about the process!

Tonya Marcum: What do I do with Kindergarten? (CNMH 180)

Ever find yourself struggling with the beast that is kindergarten art? Knowing which lessons actually work? Knowing how to meet both their skill needs and attention span? This session will provide ideas and examples of tried-and-true lessons, behavior management, and best practices that can be applied to more than just kindergarten. 

Rachel Byers: Digital Art in the Elementary Art Room (CNMH 276)

A walkthrough of how I use digital art in the elementary art room.  I have used it with students as young as 2nd grade. 

Lauren Elliot: One Day Wonders (CNMH 270) ***Begins at 9:15

One-Day Wonders: Quick, Low-Prep Art Activities for Busy Classrooms that Foster Creative Thinking and Class-building! Need an activity that works in one class period and let's students work together? This session highlights fast, low-prep art activities that pack big creative impact without overwhelming supplies or time. Perfect for substitute plans, testing days, or last-minute schedule changes, these projects keep students learning together while making your planning stress-free. Participants will leave with 5 One Day Wonder activity ideas.

Anthony Woodruff: Museum Heist: Student Centered Art History (CNMH Hilarys)

This session will introduce an art history based research project where students work together to explore museums, question cultural ownership, and investigate provenance. Centered on a hypothetical “museum heist,” students research artworks, institutions, and historical contexts while collaborating to plan an imaginative theft of their chosen object. This inquiry-based activity builds critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and engagement through creativity and teamwork. Please bring your devices to fully participate. 

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Jody Stokes-Casey: Pre-Service Division Roundtable ***9:30-10:20 (CNMH 170)

The Preservice Division Roundtable Session is meant to recognize excellence in our pre-service art education community and provide an opportunity for students to discuss relevant topics and connect with their peers at the KyAEA Fall Conference.

Julie Harwood: Lit Up Patches (CNMH 170)

*PAID SESSION* $155 Session, Cap 30

Sew a simple felt patch/badge and learn how to light it up by creating a circuit with a coin battery, conductive thread and Lilypad LED lights. 

Felt, Embroidery Floss, Needles, LilyPad LED lights, Conductive Thread, Pin Backs, and Coin Battery Holders will be covered by the cost of the workshop. Not necessary, if you want you can bring your own small project sewing supplies and embroidery hoops. Short on time- you can bring your own small felt patch already designed or stitched together and learn the circuitry here . 

Molly Sell & Caleb Burchett: Teaching TAB is FUN! (CNMH Hilarys)

Optimize choice-based artroom for maximum student autonomy and teacher sanity!

This hybrid style presentation will include practical studio tips and tricks from Kentucky Regional TAB leaders, Caleb Burchett and Molly Sell. We will model our individual approaches to the TAB methodology with variations for the elementary and middle-level artroom and provide studio work time.

Information about sign up and participation in Kentucky Regional TAB group will also be provided.

Heather Shields, Alexandra Troxwell, Shelley Slade: Post-It Possibilities: A Versatile Tool in the Art Classroom (CNMH 180)

Post It notes are a teacher staple in every classroom and every business. They are relatively low cost with so many possibilities. Our community is home to 3M, maker of the Post-It, and it is our hope to bring the Visual Art Educators an easily accessible yet highly engaging media for our young artists

Briana Smith: Art Adventures Activate! (CNMH 276)

Using skill challenges and achievement badges to monitor student's skills in a Tab or choice based classroom.

Shannon Crisco: No Sew 3D Quilt Blocks (CNMH 270)

Create a 12x12" quilt square using insulation board and fabric scraps.  No Sewing involved!  (would recommend for upper elementary to high school aged)

10:40-11:30

Candice van Loveren Geis, Casey Cornell, Coxlt’s Elementary Art Career Spark (CNMH 170)

Discover how to engage interest of elementary-level students in art careers through hands-on learning in just a little bit of time. This session shares a lesson plan aligned with the Kentucky Visual Arts Standards that introduces preschool through 5th grade students to a range of art-related careers. Presenters will reflect on pre-service Art Educators leading 5-minute sessions, where students explored different art professions and participated in a hands-on printmaking activity in their own sketchbooks. Conference participants will try out the quick studio activity and leave with a mini-sketchbook to take home. This interactive experience provides both a practical classroom strategy and a hands-on reminder of how simple art-making can spark meaningful conversations about creative careers.

Heather Holbrook: Organizing Budget and Curriculum (CNMH 180)

Have you ever felt stressed out and overwhelmed when trying to figure out what supplies you need? Or at how to organize your units? By using Google Sheets (or Excel if you hate yourself) and Slides you can help keep yourself organized and take some of the stress away from figuring out what you need to plan for your school year and help make your classroom run smoothly!

Elle Hendrickson: How to Mix Your Own Paint (CNMH 276)

This presentation will feature a hands on fresco secco demonstration on how to mix paint using egg yolk and powder pigments. Surfaces in the demonstration include prepared wood panel, a simple plaster surface on burlap backed by cardboard, and pre-made clay tiles.

Shannon Chrisco and Briana Smith: Artsonia for your Classroom (CNMH 270)

Learn tips and tricks on how to incorporate Artsonia easily into your daily classroom at any age level.  Artsonia can be used as a digital portfolio, communication tool with parents, fundraiser, lesson planning tool, a way to incorporate writing into the art room and so much more!

12:30-1:30 Keynote Speaker: Ingrid Hess (CNMH Hilarys)

1:30-2:20 Ingrid Hess: Classroom Power Quilts (CNMH Hilarys)

I will be working with the group to create their own posters about social justice issues that matters to them using one sentence and one image. Then we will combine everyone's creative work and discuss the power that comes from bringing voices together. I have done this workshop at the national NAEA conference and it was a great success. I have also done it with school kids to equal success. Finally, NAEA members who were in my workshop have sent me images of Classroom power quilts that they made with their students after my workshop and they were fantastic.  

Roy Smith: "The Astronaut Who Painted The Moon"

This workshop has a little bit of everything: hands-on-activities, storytelling, and a surprise ending. I will walk you through a multi-lesson unit based on a children's book (a true story) that connects Art and Science. It explores a variety of Art media, reinforces Art vocabulary, encompasses imaginative subject matter, and will include the creation of a 3-D hologram. It's a great way to close out a school year. Come and have fun as we explore this Art/Science crossover unit that is out of this world.

Kaylee Hayden & Susan Hawkins: Creative Connections-Interactive Techniques forArt Lessons

The purpose of this presentation is to introduce teachers, especially pre-service teachers, to the implementation and benefits of interactive lessons and how interactive lessons can improve student engagement and create positive learning experiences. This presentation also provides an activity where participants engage in an example interactive art lesson, along with thought-induced discussions. Strategies gained from this presentation can be implemented and altered to fit in any lesson and help with lesson crafting for student teaching, edTPA, and the everyday art classroom.

Tara Steiden: Teaching Culture Through Art

With a BA in History, I have spent the last seven years as an elementary art teacher building a curriculum that connects each art-making experience to a different country or culture. Students learn to draw with perspective while studying the architecture of Havana, Cuba. They learn to weave while exploring the patterns and colors of Kente Cloth. They create collages inspired by the mosaic work of Antoni Gaudi. This presentation will not only show attendees how I find and plan for new lessons, but will also highlight easy lessons that teachers can implement in their own classrooms. 

Kelly Combs & Jennifer Sims: Arts for All Kentucky Info Workshop

This presentation will provide information on the Arts for All Kentucky program.  How and why the program exists, the application process, carrying out the project and follow-up process will be addressed.  Several projects that have been completed through this program will be shared as well as a hands-on activity.

Anthony Woodruff: Exemplary Classrooms-Empowering Students Through Creativity

This interactive session explores a student-centered visual arts approach that fosters safe, inclusive environments while aligning with the Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching. Participants will see how students take ownership by creating class procedures and expectations, designing the syllabus, planning the classroom layout, and collaborating on a mural that leaves a lasting connection to the space. Through these practices, educators can cultivate student agency, creativity, and community while achieving exemplary evaluations.

Rachael King: Vendor Sponsored Workshop Dick Blick Lesson Plan Luminous "Fossil" Prints

Dick Blick sponsored workshop

To illustrate how these fossils are formed, leaves and other natural materials can be pressed into soft clay. While the clay is moist and the leaf is held in place, a layer of “sediment” in the form of lustrous powdered pigment can be finger-applied to create a detailed outline. When dry, these shimmering, colorful “fossils” can be made into pendants, ornaments, charms, and more.

Vicki Sapp: Neurographic Art

Relaxing mindful art that can be used in the classroom to help reduce stress and anxiety and also for self care. 

Kim Hamilton & Abbie Hitzemann: Smithsonian Collaboration-Creating Community Portraits

Join Abbie Hitzemann, Creating Portraits of Community Project Manager with the Smithsonian, and Kim Hamilton, Madison Central High School Visual Arts Teacher, discussing the collaborative photography project created by the National Portrait Gallery. We will walk through the entire project, answer any questions, create, and learn how you can incorporate this wonderful project in your curriculum. 

John Vogel: Using Anchor Standards in Elementary Art

This presentation guides elementary art educators in implementing the Kentucky Visual Arts Anchor Standards, focusing on the processes of Creating, Presenting, Responding, and Connecting for meaningful student engagement.

Amanda Wright, Holly Ackerman, & Amber Richardson: Collecting Creativity with Carl the Creator

Join KET and Arts for All for an engaging session featuring Carl the Collector, a PBS KIDS series that follows the adventures of Carl, a raccoon with autism who loves to collect treasures. This session will explore how the series celebrates the many different ways kids think and express themselves, help them explore how to participate in their communities and highlight ways to extend these themes through creative expression. Participants will be introduced to the Carl the Collector Educator Guide and a new Parent/Caregiver Guide that pairs Carl the Collector with ability-inclusive art activities and additional educational resources designed to support learners of all abilities.

Brittney Ryan: Science & Art Collide ***3:30-4:00

This is a brief overview of the dinosaur lesson I presented last year, tied in with my biogenetics/bioengineering lesson. This lesson is tied to Neri Oxman's work, where students explore bioengineering and genetic engineering.

Sarah Horn: How to Make  a Clay Mug

I will demonstrate how to make a handbuilt mug from clay slabs and how I teach this skill in class. I will also demonstrate decorating techniques such as stamping and printing while I'm at it!

Sara Baird: Art Traps and Task Parties for All

Learn to use Art Traps and Task Parties to develop media techniques and engage all students. 

Casey Kirk: Material Culture: Traces We Leave Behind

I was selected to be part of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association Teacher Institute to study at Mount Vernon this past summer.  My workshop will focus on the learning that I did there about the stories and ideas that can be learned from objects in the past.  There will be an art making lesson about adding personal voice into the materials that we create.  

Kristen Blaker: Getting Creative with Glazing

Through this glazing workshop, attendees will learn expressive and creative ways to glaze ceramics. We will explore underglaze techniques, screenprinting on clay, block printing on clay, bubble printing, and wax resist. Attendees will be able to practice these techniques on low fire, pre-fired clay tiles that they can bring home to finish in their school kilns. 

My experience teaching art for the past 20 years, and as a star seller on Etsy in my business kristenbstudioshop where I sell ceramics,  I have learned a wealth of skills and techniques that I would love to share. 

Susanne Firestone: Exploring Scale-Mini Meals

Implement this art project into any grade level! While exploring scale, monumental sculptures and miniatures, students will produce their own mini meal sculptures. These can be as simple or as complex as you want!

Guido Alvarez: Am I a Brand? Do I Need One? ***4:15-5:45

Am I a brand? Do I need one? is a dynamic 90-minute workshop specifically designed for K–12 art educators who wish to explore the intersection of creativity and identity. This session dives into the concept of personal branding—not as a corporate buzzword, but as a tool for self-expression and professional growth. Through guided discussion and hands-on design activities using Adobe Illustrator, participants will craft a simple visual identity that reflects their unique teaching style, values, and artistic voice. Whether you're brand-new to digital design or a seasoned creative, you'll leave with practical insights and a starter brand that can inspire your students to think about their own creative identities.

Sarah Horn: One Page Sketchbooks

Come make a mini sketchbook using only one 12"x18" piece of paper based on the artwork of Helen Wells. I use these little sketchbooks for final exam projects, aesthetic choice exploration, and other investigations in the classroom. It's a simple, low budget, but endlessly useful strategy for myself and my classroom.

Rachael King: Vendor Sponsored Session Dick Blick Lesson "Beadies" Narrative Bead Collage

Dick Blick sponsored workshop

Small and symbolic, beads can represent cultures and tell visual stories.

Begin this lesson by creating self-expressive beads and charms from polymer clay. Arrange them with manufactured beads on a self-adhesive surface to form "Beadies" - small collages that sparkle and shine.

Hannah Wolf: Wonderful World of Weaving

Weave a little magic into your art room! Join us as we discuss different options for incorporating weaving with a variety of materials into your classroom. Any grade level will love the adaptable options that we discuss and practice.

Miranda Meeks: Paper Murals with Paint and Ink

Learn how to use large, paper murals that allow participants to create a visual-vision statement, make connections to musical theatre/literature, and generate academic dialogue/critical thinking through line, symbols/hieroglyphs, motif, ink and paint. This is a hands-on lesson with lots of literacy connections. It’s very adaptable for various age levels, ability levels and cross-curricular connections. 

Kim Hamilton: KyAEA Screenprinting

Bring your own shirt/apron/tote/etc. and screenprint a pre-made KyAEA design, all while discussing ways to implement fundraising in your art program :) 

Susan Hawkins: GELLI Prints

Welcome to the world of printmaking with the brand, GELLI!

Elizabeth Darnell: Digital Art in Elementary with Wacom

Are you ready to empower your young artists with the tools of the 21st century? Step beyond traditional media and discover the incredible potential of incorporating digital art using Wacom tablets in the elementary art room. This engaging session provides a simple way for introducing digital drawing and painting to your students and tackles the common frustrations students face when creating digital art without touchscreens.  Discover how Wacom tablets provide an affordable and intuitive solution, bridging the gap between digital tools and natural drawing skills.   

In this session you will see examples of what students created when first beginning to incorporate digital art and have the opportunity to try using a tablet for your own drawing. 

SUPER SESSION! John Vogel and Sarah Horn: Diving into the New VPA Standards

Sunday Super Session: Diving deep into the new standards with all of the new resources that were created to support teachers.