ASG_2010_Logo.png  Fall Conference 2010

 SAVE These Dates! October 4-6, 2010

On Tuesday, our featured keynote speaker is David Macaulay, author of The Way Things Work, and his latest title, The Way We Work.  Born in the UK, Macaulay moved to the US, and was raised in   Bloomfield, NJ. It was in New Jersey where he first started to draw.

webWAYWEWORK.jpgHe graduated from The Rhode IslandSchool of Desgin (RISD) in 1964 with a  Bachelor's degree in Architecture.Macaulay's books have soldmore than two million copies in the United States, been translated into a dozenlanguages, and been widely praised. Time magazine said of hiswork, "What [Macaulay] draws he draws better than any other pen-and-inkillustrator in the world". His numerous awards include the MacArthurFellows Program award, the Caldecott Medal, won forhis book Black andWhite, the BostonGlobe-Horn Book Award, the Christopher Award, an American Instituteof Architects Medal, the Washington Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award, theDeutscher Jugend literaturpreis, and a Dutch Silver Slate Pencil Award.

On Wednesday, our featured keynote speaker is Dr. Olivia Gude nationally renown scholar, writer, artist, and founder of the Spiral  Workshop  based in Chicago, IL.  She has worked in the field of community public art for 20 years and has created over 30 large-scale mural and mosaic projects, working with inter-generational groups, teens, elders, and children. She has created major works in Los Angeles, CA; Madison, Wisconsin; DeKalb, Illinois as well as in the Chicago area.

Professor Gude is the Coordinator of Art Education and an Associate Professor in the School of Art and Design atthe University of Illinois at Chicago. She is an active member of the IllinoisArts Council Artist-in-Residency program and is a member of the Senior ArtistCircle of the Chicago Public Art Group.

Volunteers Needed! Do you have an hour or two to spare? Please consider giving some to help either before, during, or after the conference. Click on the form to fill-out your information. The appropriate coordinator will contact you.  

Conference Volunteer Participation Form 

Drawing Strand Interested in making a presentation related to drawing at the 2010 AENJconference? Can you volunteer to assist  in the planning and facilitating of drawing activities asco-presenter?  Contact Bob Petillo at bpetillo@embarqmail.com

ArtReach Strand 
Research is confirming what art teachers have known all along- thosewho struggle with various issues are often helped dramatically through thepowerful medium of expressive art.  AENJ Conference 2010 will featurea strand dedicated to art activities for special needs populations.  If you are an art therapist or art teacherwith information on meeting the needs of this special population, weinvite you to present during ArtReach. Please email Lauren at Lpm@atelier7.org if you are interested in participating.

Technology Strand
 AENJ has secured a room with Internet access for presentations focusingon web connections. For more information, please contact Dr. Deb Greh at dgreh@aenj.org

Exhibitor Space is available in the Garden State Exhibition Center. For more information please contact Exhibitor Director, Barbara Benton 

mailto:Barbarabenton@me.com 

 Questions? Please contact conference chairperson Ursula Accumanno at uaccumanno@aenj.org

 

Reserve your room at the DoubleTree NOW! Special AENJ rates!(click)

 Conference Registration Information

  • For your convenience, Early-Bird Registration will be online and available July through September 10, 2010.
  • Online registration will be available in July. You will be notified by an AENJ email in the form of a "webbeat".
  • Online registration is for members paying by Credit Card and Check ONLY.
  • Use a Credit Card - It's the quickest way to ensure you get a seat in a ticketed workshop. Checks will be accepted BUT, you will be "waitlisted" until your check clears and you may not get your first choice of a workshop.
  •  Purchase orders continue to be a problem for us to process in a timely manner. We encourage you to pay first, then ask for reimbursement from your district.
  • Print version of the Conference Brochure will be mailed in early August.

 
For your information & Planning purposes:

Membership runs from conference to conference.
Fees are listed below: 

  •  Early-Bird Conference Registration through 9-11-10: $95.00
  • Active Membership: $50.00
  • Student & Retired $10.00
  • Ticketed-Workshops: $10.00 each unless otherwise noted

PUT the AENJConference in your PDP!

Please make sure that you include the AENJFall Conference when completing your Professional Development Plan (PDP) forthe 2010-2011 school year. AENJ Professional Development is here to ensure thatyou remain current with best practices in art education. This resource shouldalways be defined in your PDP. Please consider how attendance at the conferenceresponds to the New Jersey Professional Development Standards that govern allteachers. While conference attendance complies with the parameters of all ofthese standards, the statement below aligns particularly well with New JerseyProfessional Development Standards 1,2,3,4 and 10. 

Participation in the AENJProfessional Development Conference provides opportunities for participants to broaden subject matter knowledge enabling teachers to implement best practicesin the development of learning experiences explore the social, emotional andphysical developmental levels of students and integrate instructionalstrategies that support learning opportunities for diverse population in artinstruction. This is especially critical as New Jersey implements the revisedCore Curriculum Content Standards.