COURAGEOUS CREATIVITY - SCAEA Annual Conference

November 12-14, 2021
Hyatt Regency Greenville
Join us for this in-person professional development experience!

Please note this conference will adhere to local Covid guidelines and the Hyatt Regency Greenville policy. We will adjust safety protocols accordingly.

Every art educator seeks to inspire creativity in our students. It is at the heart of what we do, as teachers and as artists. The challenges of the last year have certainly put this to the test, but as we’ve risen to the challenge, we’ve also learned so much.  It’s now our turn to be inspired and to inspire one another to find courageous ways to come back even stronger. South Carolina Visual Art educators are invited to attend the 2021 SCAEA Conference to share insights, find inspiration, and help all of us advance the work happening in our classrooms across our state.

REGISTRATION

Registration for "Courageous Creativity" is now closed.

Conference SChedule

Check out the session schedule at the button below.

ACCOMMODATIONS

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Greenville. To book your reservation, please visit the link below. Our group code is G-SCA3.

Keynote Speaker - Natalie DaisE

Natalie Daise is a writer, actor, educator, and internationally-renowned television performer who presents about creativity, faith, and Gullah heritage at museums, theaters, conferences, and educational institutions across the country. Natalie uses creative process, storytelling, and art-making to support and stimulate active problem solving, build community, make connections, embrace diversity, improve business, and enhance the quality of life.

From 1994-1998, Natlie, along with her husband Ron, starred in Nick Jr. TV’s award-winning “Gullah Gullah Island,” for which they also served as cultural consultants. Ron and Natalie are recipients of the 1996 South Carolina Order of the Palmetto, the state’s highest honor, and the 1997 State of South Carolina Folk Heritage Award, given for lifetime achievement and excellence in folk art that has enriched the lives of the people in their community and state.

A storyteller and workshop facilitator, Natalie also has been a featured Design Expert on HGTV’s “County Living” show. She crafts commissioned Story Chairs, art, and furniture through Ms. Natalie’s Workshop and is Play Coach and Designer at Environments, Inc., in Beaufort, SC.

​She is a John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts trained teaching artist.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Courageously Painted: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Art Education

This panel will focus on the current state of art education, with an emphasis on making South Carolina's classrooms and curriculum more equitable, diverse, and inclusive. Panel includes Dr. Minuette Floyd (Art Education, University of South Carolina), Wendell George Brown (Associate Professor of Art Benedict College), and Jessica Scott-Felder (Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Wofford College).

Tate Nation: Finding Inspiration | An Artist's Perspective on Creativity During the Pandemic

As art educators, the impact we have on our students can extend far beyond the classroom. In fact, we never really know where art might take all of us in our lives. Join artist Tate Nation to take an inspirational look at how staying open to possibilities has led his work in new and exciting directions, serving to remind all of us of the importance of courageous creativity.

Fireside Chat with Jed Dearybury

Join author, educator, and illustrator Jed Dearybury to wrap up the day's event with a casual conversation about his books, The Playful Classroom and The Courageous Classroom. Bring your favorite pens and journal and join us as we doodle and chat about how to bring more play and courage into our teaching and our lives!

Will be relocated inside if weather outside is frightful!

Artist's Re-Treat with Recraft Creative Reuse Center

Drop in any time to SCAEA's first-ever "decompression chamber" to help refocus your senses. This experience is hosted by ReCraft Creative Reuse Center of Greenville. Whether for an hour or just a few minutes, we invite you to explore and tinker with a variety of open-ended, hands-on materials as you process that "aha!" moment from your last amazing session. Walk-ins welcome.

Arts Grow SC: a $20M Investment in SC's education recovery plan 

In June 2021, Superintendent Spearman made a landmark announcement. Learning in and through the arts throughout the state would help public schools address pandemic related learning loss. SCDE partnered with the SC Arts Commission to:
  1. increase access to quality arts education
  2. develop arts-rich learning environments
  3. build and support infrastructure for arts learning at the district level
  4. research and develop new and innovative practices. 
This three-year, $20 million dollar investment has been titled, Arts Grow SC. 

Come join us to learn more about the details of the plan, how to stay informed on Arts Grow SC,  and how you might connect and contribute to the historical opportunities, programs, resources, and  research. Presented by Ashley Kerns Brown (Deputy Director, SC Arts Commission) and Kim Wilson (Director, Arts in Basic Curriculum Project)