AAEA 2021 Fall Conference

The theme is "Illuminate, Ignite, Excite!" with the purpose to re-engage and re-ignite our passion as art educators. To expand upon why we teach art and why the arts matter, we are excited to announce that the Instagram famous, Netflix 'star,' Expert Blogger, Art Educator Extraordinaire, Cassie Stephens, will be our guest speaker and presenter.

Workshops will be held in the Fine Arts Building at Spring Hill College. The room block and the Friday night awards dinner will be at The Admiral Hotel in Downtown Mobile. Registration fee includes breakfast and lunch Friday and Saturday at Spring Hill College and the Friday night awards dinner The Admiral Hotel. Attendees will also receive a *T-shirt and tote bag featuring the new AAEA logo and the conference logo. *T-shirt only if registered by October 1st. 

Cassie Stephens will present two different workshops: Needle Felting and Weaving. For an additional fee, attendees may choose to attend one of her workshops. The Cassie Workshops are on a first-come, first-serve basis and will sell out quickly. As part of the regular registration fee, attendees will attend multiple hands-on art workshops, and there will be two daytime keynote speakers, Ardith Goodwin and Nancy Raia. Cassie will be the keynote speaker during the Friday night awards dinner at The Admiral Hotel. After dinner, attendees will be encouraged to attend the popular LODA ArtWalk just outside the hotel door in Downtown Mobile. The Admiral Hotel has a room block and is offering discounted rates for conference attendees for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night: Alabama Art Education Association

On the registration page you can choose to pay with a credit card, PayPal, or with a check (school or personal check). If your school requires a PO#, please select the pay with check option. Make checks payable to AAEA. (Send checks to: Amanda Youngblood/AAEA, 5606 Diane Drive, Mobile, AL 36618)

MASK MANDATE UPDATE. On Spring Hill College Campus: Masks required indoors, all campus spaces. This applies to classrooms, meetings and to visitors and vendors, whether you are vaccinated or unvaccinated. Masks are not required outdoors but please use discretion when there are large groups of people, vaccinated and unvaccinated.

Online registration open till October 31!   

AAEA/NAEA Member: $195.                                                                                      Student/Retired/First Time: $185                                                                                Non-Member: $200                                                                                                      Cassie workshop is an additional $25. Click the button at bottom of page to register.

If you are interested in applying for the Louise B. Marsh Scholarship to assist in attending the conference please check out more info: https://aaeaonline.org/?page_id=1769

In support of the Louise B. Marsh Scholarship Fund, ceramic tumblers featuring the conference logo, made by Mobile artist Jenny Williams, will be available for sale on the registration page and during the conference. *Example image below. Will vary in shape, size, and color.  

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