2020 virtual Conference Sessions are still Available Online

All recorded conference sessions are now archived on our Youtube channel! Check them out at the link below.

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Y(OUR) STORY - SCAEA Annual Conference

November 20-22, 2020
Join us for this virtual experience!

Due to the the extraordinary circumstances of COVID-19, the annual 2020 SCAEA will be held virtually. We are embracing this challenge and looking at it as an opportunity to learn from one another, finding new and innovative ways to teach and inspire through the arts.

What is Y(OUR) STORY? What diverse experiences and ideas can you share in response to timely issues and trends in contemporary visual arts education? 

Conference Schedule

All sessions are virtual. No in-person events will be held.

Friday, November 20
Time
Session
Presenter
5:30pm
​"Art Education: Where We've Been and Where We're Going!"
Mario Rossero, Keynote
6:30pm
"The Power of Play for All Ages"
Jed Dearybury
Saturday, November 21
Time
Session
Presenter
9:00am
Plenary Session/Business Meeting
Cindy Riddle
10:00am
"An Artist's Story"
Tate Nation
11:00am
Awards Presentation
Mary Whyte and Cindy Riddle
11:30am
​Divisional Meetings
Divisional Meetings
​11:45am
​​Break for Lunch
​Break for Lunch
​1:00pm
​"Accounting for the Arts: Recent Education research in SC arts-rich-schools"
​Kim Wilson, ABC Project
​2:00pm
​"Emerging Stories" Panel Discussion
​Amy Workman, Ph.D. Moderator; Phillip Wilder, Ph.D.; Meg Skow; Minuette Floyd, Ph.D.; Josh Drews; Amelia Lorenz
​3:00pm
Regional Meetings ​
​Regional Meetings
Sunday, November 22
All pre-recorded presentations will be released within the conference app to watch on your own.
After you have read the proposal guidelines, please submit your proposal at the two links below:
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, November 9, 2020

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Anyone who is a current member of NAEA/SCAEA by Nov, 17, 2020, will be granted full access to all 2020 conference programming at no charge. Registration into the event will be automatic, and information on how to access sessions will be provided at that time.

But wait… there’s more! 

As a reminder, multiple SC arts education organizations are collaborating on programming this year, and your membership as an SCAEA member will also allow you to attend all of these organizations’ conferences at no additional fee. The first of these programs will be the Arts Integration Conference offered by PSAE (Oct. 11-13). Your membership must be current as of Oct. 7 to gain access to that event program.​

CONFERENCE KEYNOTE - MARIO ROSSERO

Mario Rossero is the Executive Director of the National Art Education Association, the leading professional association for visual art and design education across PreK-12, higher education, museums, and community spaces.

Prior to this role, Mario served as the Senior Vice President for Education at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. where he oversaw the overall planning, management, and supervision of the programs and operations of the Center's Education Division and national portfolio of programs.

Mario previously served as the Chief of Core Curriculum for Chicago Public Schools. In that role, he provided leadership and strategy to offer a robust education for all students, including Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, the Arts, and Global Citizenship. Prior to this role, Mario served as the Director of Arts Education, leading the charge to increase equity and access to all art forms through the first ever district wide Arts Education Plan.

From 2010-11, Mario served as the Senior Program Officer for Arts Education for the Pittsburgh Public Schools. From 2004-10, he served in various roles in Chicago Public Schools including Director of Magnet Schools and Programs. He began his career as a visual art educator for elementary and middle school students across a variety of school settings in western Pennsylvania and Chicago. Mario serves on a number of advisory boards and is a practicing visual artist.

Conference Presenters

JED DEARYBURY

Jed Dearybury began his education career in 2001. During his 13 year early childhood classroom tenure, Jed received numerous awards. He was featured in GQ Magazine as Male Leader of the Year, met President Obama as the South Carolina honoree of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, and was named as a top 5 finalist for South Carolina Teacher of the Year because of his passion, love, and success in education. Since leaving 2nd grade classroom in 2015 he has been leading professional development across the country, as well as training the next generation of educators through his work and teaching in Higher Ed, teaching children’s lit, creativity and play for Early Childhood, and Fine Arts in the Elementary Classroom. In August 2019, he started his own education consulting business, mrdearybury.com LLC, where he is the Director of Creativity and Innovation. He published his first book,The Playful Classroom: The Power of Play for All Ages, co-written with Dr. Julie P. Jones, in June of 2020, thus adding author and illustrator to his list of educational credits. His next book, Courageous Classroom, is due out July 2021. His mission: Equip, Encourage, Empower the teaching profession using creativity, laughter, and hands-on fun!
TATE NATION

Armed with an unorthodox arsenal of knives, stiff brushes and assorted unconventional implements, Tate Nation paints in multiple layers of acrylics on wood panels, creating vibrant paintings that are drenched in texture. Tate’s non-traditional paintings are a lively medley of bold compositions, festive themes, and a vivid color palette influenced by Caribbean art.  

His works have been commissioned by the U.S. Postal Service, Coca-Cola, Delta and United Airlines, Canon USA, Time-Life, and Radisson Hotels Worldwide, among many others. Tate’s paintings and prints are held in private and public collections worldwide and have appeared in numerous national publications.  A former freelance illustrator and featured artist for the 2000 and 2010 Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC, Tate has also illustrated more than a dozen books, served as Illustrator-in-Residence for the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, and has been awarded many honors for his fine art paintings and illustrations. Two of his original works have been exhibited in the Society of Illustrators' Museum of American Illustration in New York City.

Raised in Kentucky and upstate New York, Tate received his BFA from Western Kentucky University, where he swam on an athletic scholarship.

Tate lives and paints in Charleston, SC.