National Art Education Association 2008 State Conferences
February 11, 2008


ALABAMA
October 23-25; Country Inn & Suites, 807 Bank Street, Decatur, AL 35601
Exhibitor Setup: October 24, 8:00 am
Exhibit Hours: To be determined
Exhibit Teardown: October 25
Contact: Tammie Clark, 2510 Walker Road, SE, Decatur AL 35603 or Linda Miller, 414 Sherman St. SE, Decatur, AL 35601
Clark/256-318-1129; Miller/256-227-0552
Clark: teachertammie@bellsouth.net or Miller: linda.miller@dcs.edu

ARIZONA
September 25- 28, 2008; United Christian Youth Camp, 1400 Paradise Valley Road, Prescott, AZ 86303
Exhibitor Setup: September 25, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Exhibit Hours: September 25, 4:00 – 6:00 pm; September 26, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibit Teardown: September 27, 5:00 pm
Contact: Jessica Carter, Old Vail Middle School, 13299 East Colossal Cave Road, Tucson, AZ 85641; 520-762-2444; pueblopalette@aol.com and carterj@vail.k12.az.us

CALIFORNIA
November 13-16; Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, 1333 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010
Exhibitor Setup: November 13, 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hours: November 14, 7:30 am – 4:15 pm; November 15, 7:30 am – 1:00 pm
Exhibit Teardown: November 15, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Contact: Craig Tomlinson, 174 West Adelaide Way, Dinuba, CA 93618; 559-591-8238; ctomlins@dinuba.k12.ca.us

COLORADO
October 23-26; Beaver Run Resort, 620 Village Road, Breckenridge, CO 80424; 970-453-6000
Exhibitor Setup: October 23, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hours: October 24, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; October 25, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Exhibit Teardown: October 25, 12:30 pm
Contact: Dale Zalmstra, 2837 South Lafayette, Denver, CO 80210; 303-777-6427; dzalmstra@cherrycreekschools.org

DELAWARE
October 17, Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19806
Exhibitor Setup: October 17, 8:00 am
Exhibit Hours: October 17, 9:00 am
Exhibit Teardown: October 17, 4:00 pm
Contact: Dr. Donald W. Becker, Interim Chair, Assistant Professor, Delaware State University, 27 South Cliffe Drive, Wilmington, DE 19809; 302-792-0650/home; 302-547-0190/cell; dbecker1@mac.com


GEORGIA Art for All
November 6-9; Classic Center, 300 N. Thomas Street, Athens, GA 30601
Exhibitor Setup: November 6, 5:00 – 9:00 pm; November 7, 6:00 – 10:00 am
Exhibit Hours: November 7, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm; November 8, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Exhibit Teardown: November 8, 3:00 pm
Contact: Ivey Coleman, 1434 Glenn Avenue, Augusta, GA 30904; 706-733-4787; IveyMColeman@aol.com

IDAHO
October 2-3; Sun Valley Resort, PO Box 10, #2 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley, ID 83353
Exhibitor Setup: October 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm; October 2, 7:00 – 8:00 am
Exhibit Hours: Throughout the conference
Exhibit Teardown: October 3, 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Contact: Anne Elmore, Bellevue Elementary, 305 North 5th, Bellevue, ID 83313; 208-788-4012/work; 208-788-9185/home; aelmore@blaineschools.org

ILLINOIS
October 23-25; Eagle Ridge Resort and Spa, 444 Eagle Ridge Drive, Galena IL 60136
Exhibitor Setup: October 23, 4:00 – 10:00 pm
Exhibit Hours: October 24, 8:00 am -12:00 noon, 2:00 – 5:00 pm; October 25, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Exhibit Teardown: October 25, 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Contact: Mary Bortz, 1172 Oak Ridge Drive, Glencoe, IL 60022; 847-835-0282; marybortz@yahoo.com

INDIANA
November 9-11; French Lick Resort, 8670 West State Rd. 56, French Lick, IN 47832
Exhibitor Setup: November 10, 8:00 am
Exhibit Hours: November 10, 10:00 am
Exhibit Teardown: November 10, 5:00 pm
Contact: Dorothy Duffala, 8963 Beall Street, Dyer, IN 46311; 219-365-8038; DOTARTD@aol.com

KANSAS Art: A Sign of the Times
October 3-5; Holiday Inn Holidome, 200 McDonald Road, Lawrence, KS 66044
Exhibitor Setup: October 3, after 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hours: October 4-5, times to be determined
Exhibit Teardown: October 5, around 12:00 noon
Contact: Cindy Bracker Sturm, claygirl@brackers.com

LOUISIANA
October 24-26; Louisiana Tech University, 1 Mayfield St., Ruston, LA 71272
Exhibitor Setup: October 25, after 7:00 am
Exhibit Hours: October 25, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Exhibit Teardown: October 25, 12:15 pm
Contact: Kathy Vellard, P.O. Box 3175, Ruston, LA 71272; 318-257-3909; kvellard@yahoo.com

MARYLAND
October 17; Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts and Bates Middle School; 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
Exhibitor Setup: October 17, 7:30 am
Exhibit Hours: October 17, 8:30 am
Exhibit Teardown: October 17, 4:30 pm
Contact: Suzanne Owens, Coordinator of Art, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Art Office, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD 21401; 410-222-5420; sowens@aacps.org

MASSACHUSETTS
May 3; Massachusetts College of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Gardner Museum; 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Exhibitor Setup: No exhibitors at this conference
Contact: Tim O'Connor, PO Box 1527, Boston, MA 02117; 617-482-1313; MASSARTED@aol.com

MICHIGAN
October 9-12; DeVos Place and Amway Grand Plaza Hotel; 303 Moonore Avenue NW and 187 Monroe Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Exhibitor Setup: October 9, 6:00 pm
Exhibit Hours: October 10, 10:00 am; October 11, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Exhibit Teardown: October 11, 3:00 pm
Contact: Julius Kusey, 2659 W. Avon Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48309; 248-375-9409

MINNESOTA
November 7-8; St. Cloud State University, 720 4th Avenue, South, St. Cloud, MN 56301
Exhibitor Setup: November 6, 4:00 – 8:00 pm
Exhibit Hours: November 7, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Teardown: November 7, 4:00 pm
Contact: Jodi Munsterman, 4712 Sycamore Drive, Medina, MN 55359; jodi@emunsterman.com

MISSOURI
March 13-15; St. Charles Convention Center, Embassy Suites, St. Charles, MO 63303
Exhibitor Setup: March 13, 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hours: March 13, 7:00 pm (reception); March 14, 8:30 am – 12:00 noon, 2:15 – 4:00 pm; March 15, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Exhibit Teardown: March 15, 12:00 noon
Contact: Janice Januzzi Thomas, 25644 Highway BB, Warsaw, MO 65355; jazzart@iland.net

NEW HAMPSHIRE
October; New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
Exhibitor Setup: To be determined
Exhibit Hours: To be determined
Exhibit Teardown: To be determined
Contact: Martha Rives, 18 Grove Street, Exeter, NH 03833; mrives@sprise.com

NEW JERSEY
October 6-8; Doubletree Somerset Hotel and Garden State Exhibit Center, 200 Atrium Drive, Somerset, NJ 08873
Exhibitor Setup: October 6, 12:00 noon
Exhibit Hours: October 7, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm; October 8, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Exhibit Teardown: October 8, 3:00 pm
Contact: Dave Mackey, 24 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525; 609-466-1205; mackart@verizon.net

NEW MEXICO
November 7-8; LifeWay Glorieta Conference Center, PO Box 8, Glorieta, NM 87535
Exhibitor Setup: November 7
Exhibit Hours: November 7, 12:00 noon; November 8, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibit Teardown: November 8, 5:00 pm
Contact: Kennan Girdner, 5 Ortiz Lane, Santa Fe, NM 87508; 505-466-7239; kennan@cybermesa.com

NORTH CAROLINA
November 6-9; Renaissance Asheville, 1 Thomas Wolfe Plaza, Asheville, NC 28804
Exhibitor Setup: November 5, 2:00 – 8:00 pm; November 6, 7:00 – 9:00 am
Exhibit Hours: November 7, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; November 8, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Exhibit Teardown: November 8, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Contact: Brian Daignault, PO Box 18354, Asheville, NC 28804; 866-759-9924; 710eventdesign@gmail.com

OHIO
November 6-8; Park Inn Hotel, 101 N. Summit Street, Toledo, OH 43604
Exhibitor Setup: November 6, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Exhibit Hours: November 6 and November 7
Exhibit Teardown: November 7
Contact: Barrie Archer, 2787 Skyview Manor #2, East Liverpool, OH 43920; 330-386-3269; bararcher@comcast.net

OREGON
October 10; Siuslaw High School, 2975 Oak Street, Florence, OR 9439
Exhibitor Setup: October 10, 6:00 – 8:00 am
Exhibit Hours: October 10, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Exhibit Teardown: October 10, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Contact: Kelly Hjelmeland, 18075 SW Augusta Lane, Beaverton, OR 97006; 503-356-0118; hjelmelands@verizon.net

RHODE ISLAND
November 1 or November 8; Site to be determined
Exhibitor Setup: 9:00 am
Exhibit Hours: 10:00 am
Exhibit Teardown: 2:00 pm
Contact: Rosemary Burns, 142 Beacon Avenue, Jamestown, RI 02835; 401-423-9989; roe27@cox.net

SOUTH CAROLINA
November 6-8; Hyatt Regency Greenville, 220 North Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601
Exhibitor Setup: November 6, 9:00 – 11:00 am
Exhibit Hours: November 6, 12:00 – 6:00 pm; November 7, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon, 1:30 – 5:00 pm
Exhibit Teardown: November 7, 5:00 pm
Contact: Karen Wheeler, 110 Ferry Cove Road, Greenwood, SC 29649; 864-227-0921; kwheeler961@yahoo.com

SOUTH DAKOTA
October 2-4; The Journey Museum, 222 New York Street, Rapid City, SD 57703
Exhibitor Setup: October 2, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Exhibit Hours: October 2, 2:00 – 6:00 pm; October 3, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Exhibit Teardown: October 4, 12:00 noon
Contact: Vicke Zimmerman, 2713 Wildhorse Drive, Rapid City, SD 57703; 605-791-0652; vvogel@rap.midco.net

TENNESSEE
October 16-19; Memphis College of Art, 1930 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104
Exhibitor Setup: October 17, 6:30 am
Exhibit Hours: October 17, 7:30 am – 5:00 pm; October 18, 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibit Teardown: October 18, 5:00 pm
Contact: Donalyn Heise, University of Memphis Art Department, 108 Jones Hall, Memphis, TN 38152; 901-678-3052; DHEISE2@MEMPHIS.EDU

WISCONSIN
October 30-31; North High School/John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 1042 School Avenue/608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 53083
Exhibitor Setup: October 30, 5:30 – 7:30 am; October 31, 7:00 – 8:00 am
Exhibit Hours: October 30, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm; October 31, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Exhibit Teardown: 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Contact: Frank Juarez, North High School, 1042 School Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 53083; or Elsa Lenz, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081; Frank Juarez, 920-459-3600; Elsa Lenz, 920-458-6144, ext. 126; Frank Juarez: fjuarez@sheboygan.k12.wi.us; Elsa Lenz: elenz@jmkac.org