Art21 at NAEA 2012

Each year, Art21 presents a wide range of events during the National Art Education Association annual convention. In past years we have featured Art21 artists such as Kryztof Wodiczko, Mel Chin, Mark Bradford, Carrie Mae Weems, and Mark Dion. In addition to presenting their work and ideas on education to a packed ballroom of educators, visiting artists have gotten involved in the conference in diverse ways. In 2009 Mark Bradford visited the vendor area and interviewed teachers to find out what the state of Art Education was. In 2011 Mark Dion hosted a lemonade stand without any lemonade. In 2010, Carrie Mae Weems talked with teachers and students from Baltimore schools about photography, history and narrative.

Additional Art21 sessions have focused on the use of contemporary art and films in the classroom, panel conversations addressing the future of art education and interdisciplinary teaching approaches utilizing contemporary art, and workshops addressing media literacy and strategies for empowering youth through video.

This year, the annual convention will be held in New York City, March 2-4, 2012 and Art21 is presenting the largest number of artist talks, workshops, and events to date.

Join us!

Note: Entry to some events, noted below, are open to the general public.

NAEA 2012 convention

Hilton New York
54th Street at 6th Avenue

Sheraton New York
53rd Street at 7th Avenue

Friday, March 2

General Session
Art21 Presents: Janine Antoni "Circuitous Path"
Hilton: Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor
8:30–9:50 a.m.

Janine Antoni employs a variety of mediums including performance, sculpture, photography and video. Her primary tool for making has always been her own body. She is known for using extreme processes and unusual materials. Antoni's work takes on a physicality that speaks directly to the viewers’ body, unleashing a deeply felt empathetic response. As an educator, Antoni is interested in teaching people ways to develop their individual creative process. Antoni will discuss her own making as an example of the circuitous journey that one travels to arrive at an artwork.

Art21 in Context: Teaching with Contemporary Art on Film and in the Museum Gallery
Off-Site Workshop, Museum of Art and Design
12:00–2:30 p.m.
Tour departs from the Hilton (54th Street entrance) at 11:45am, and returns at 2:45pm
Pre-registration required; SOLD OUT

What are different approaches for looking at and talking about contemporary art in the classroom and in a museum setting? How can we engage educators and students in conversations about why a work of art exists and how it relates to ideas about the world around us? Contemporary art is introducing new materials, media and technologies, as well as new ways of considering what art is and how it is defined.

In partnership with the Museum of Art and Design, this interactive workshop emphasizes inquiry-based learning and connections to thematic strands that support the integration of contemporary art and artists into a variety of curriculum areas.

Participants will explore the work and processes of contemporary visual artists by viewing short films from the PBS series Art in the Twenty-First Century, and through a guided tour by Museum of Art and Design education staff. Combining documentary film with in-gallery investigation, educators will discuss and develop dynamic strategies to incorporate contemporary art in their teaching practice. All participants will receive a copy of a DVD of Art in the Twenty-First Century and the accompanying Educators' Guide.

Super Session
"Sown Within": A Performative Workshop with Janine Antoni
Sheraton: Metropolitan Ballroom East, 2nd Floor 3:30–4:50 p.m.

Springing from her use of the body in her artwork, Antoni will lead a workshop that focuses on the body as a tool for exploration. It is her belief that to know oneself intimately opens up the possibility of using one’s strengths and weaknesses in the service of art. Be prepared for an inner investigation. Dress comfortably to move.

Film Salon
Art21 Season 6 Preview Screening: 'History' featuring artists Marina Abramović, Mary Reid Kelley, and Glenn Ligon
Hilton: Concourse G, Lower Level
6:00–8:00 p.m.
*Entry is open to the general public

Get a sneak peek of one of our new thematic hours from Season 6 of the Art in the Twenty-First Century series, which premieres April 2012 on PBS. Get a behind the scenes view of Art21 from concept to broadcast during a Q&A with Art21 staff following the screening.

Saturday, March 3

A Year with Art21 Educators: Case Studies and Conversations
Hilton: Mercury Ballroom, 3rd Floor
9:00–9:50 a.m.

This conversation, moderated by Lois Hetland, will explore changes in teaching practice, student learning, and classroom culture as a result of integrating contemporary visual art, artists, and media resources in the classroom through participation in the Art21 Educators program.

TASK Party with Oliver Herring
Co-sponsored by SchoolArts Magazine
Sheraton: New York Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
*Entry is open to the general public

Share photos from this event on Flickr.

Join artist Oliver Herring and fellow educators for an unprecedented collaborative art experience. TASK is an improvisational, open-ended, participatory event with a simple structure and very few rules. TASK creates almost unlimited opportunities for a group of people to interact with one another and their environment. Task parties have been held throughout the world at museums, galleries, and schools but this will be the first TASK event at the NAEA conference. Join in and collaborate with friends, colleagues, and strangers in this extraordinary creative event! See more at:

oliverherringtask.wordpress.com
taskparty.org

Entry may be limited at the door when the room reaches capacity. Participants may enter, leave and return at any time during the event.

What is TASK and what can you do with it? A conversation with Oliver Herring and guests
Co-sponsored by SchoolArts Magazine
Sheraton: New York Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
4:00–4:50 p.m.

After implementing a conference-wide TASK, Herring will participate in a group conversation that considers extensions into teaching and learning. This discussion will include teachers sharing their experiences with TASK in the classroom.

Sunday, March 4

Artist Series
LaToya Ruby Frazier
Hilton: Gramercy Suite A, 2nd Floor
10:00–10:50 a.m.

In her nine-year collaboration with her family, LaToya Ruby Frazier's position and role as daughter, photographer and filmmaker transcends the objective practice in classic documentary. Frazier is a featured artist in Art21's new documentary film series, New York Close Up. Her work has been written about in The New York Times, The New Yorker, ArtForum, Artnet, Art Papers, ARTINFO, Art in America, The Brooklyn Rail, The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Village Voice.