MAEA Conference 2011
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Cultivating Creative Passion
November 10-13, 2011
Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites
100 West Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
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Our Mission:
To Cultivate Creativity,
The New Survival Skill of the Future.
2011 Conference Chairs
Nancy Turner-Douglas
Donna Emerson
Cindy Semark
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The Radisson Plaza Hotel at Kalamazoo Center
100 West Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49009
269.343.3333 (hotel)
269.226.3158 (facsimile)
reservations@radissonkz.com (email)
Online reservation code is: MARTED
In house reservations, open M-F 8-4
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Event Dates: 11/10/11 -11/13/11
Guest Roo m Rates
Single Occupancy $125.
Double Occupancy $125.
Triple Occupancy $135.
Quadruple Occupancy $145.
Rooms will be held at the
conference rate until 10/19/2011
Susan Joy Share
Artist, performer and bookbinder Susan Joy Share taught bookmaking to children in NYC for 20 years. She moved to Anchorage, Alaska in 1998. Her first published book, “From the Sleep of Waters”, a Touchstone Center Publication, came out in 2010. Share received an artist fellowships from the Rasmuson Foundation in AK and was the 2007 Sally Bishop Fellow at the Center for Book Arts in NYC. She has exhibited and performed throughout the US and in Ireland, England and Hungary, worked in book conservation at the The Brooklyn Museum of Art, and has taught at Penland School of Crafts, NC, Center for Book Arts, NYC; Anderson Ranch Arts Center, CO; and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, ME.
Susan will perform at the Awards Banquet and present hands-on workshops.
MIKE SCHMIDT
Mike Schmidt has worked on education & workforce development issues in both the public & private sectors for almost twenty years. Since 1996, he has served as the Director of Education & Community Development at the Ford Motor Company Fund. In this capacity, Mike oversees Ford's major national partnerships with public K-12 education, -- including the Henry Ford Academy & the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) as well as the company's relationships with colleges & universities.
Mike also worked on a number of educational initiatives for the Ford company, including managing the design & launch of the Henry Ford Academy, serving as the chair of the National Employer Leadership Council, & working as a member of the joint UAW/Ford team that designed the UAW/Ford Family Service & Learning Center initiative.
Before coming to Ford, Mike worked on national education & workforce development issues as a Senior Policy Analyst in President Clinton's Domestic Policy Council in Washington DC from 1993 to 1996. In this capacity, he participated in the creation & implementation of a number of initiatives, including Goals 2000, School to Work, & the Technology Learning Challenge program. He also worked on federal training & development policy for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management & as a staff member for the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) at the U.S. Department of Labor.
Mike will speak at Friday's Administrator's Breakfast & will deliver a Keynote address following the breakfast.
Marvin Bartel
Marvin was a member of the art faculty at Goshen College, Indiana, from 1970 through 2002. He taught courses in art education, ceramics, photography, drafting and architectural design.
Marvin continues as a consultant, lecturer, workshop and seminar leader in art education and in creativity education. His essays are posted at his Art Education website. He continues to be an active artist, writer, and traveler.
Prior to coming to Goshen he was tenured at Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman University) where he brought ceramics to their art department (1965 to 1970). Earlier he taught art at Bethel College (Kansas) and headed the creative arts at Prairie View Mental Health Center, Newton, Kansas. Bartel began his career at Topeka High School (Kansas) in 1960 teaching ceramics, jewelry, and other art courses.
Marvin has master's and doctor's degrees in art education from the University of Kansas. He majored in art at Bethel College (Kansas), also studying art at Washburn University and Wichita State University. His pre-college years were spent attending public schools, doing chores, daydreaming, drawing, and tinkering on a family farm in Kansas.
Marvin will deliver Saturday's keynote address and will conduct workshops.
James Warhola
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, James began making art at a young age. From his junk collector father to his artist uncle, James' family encouraged his art making in a variety of ways which James charmingly describes in Uncle Andy's. Written and illustrated by James, this children's book recounts one of the many “faabbbulous” trips the Warhola family took to visit their famous relative, Andy Warhol. Set in 1962, this book gives the reader an insider's view of Andy Warhol from the perspective of a young nephew.
As an adult James pursued a career as an illustrator. A prolific artist over the course of his career, James painted over 400 covers of science fiction and fantasy books. He also worked for MAD Magazine illustrating covers and interiors.
Since 1987, James has illustrated almost two dozen children's books. His latest book which he also wrote tells the tale of Andy Warhol's cats. Appropriately named Uncle Andy's Cats, this book gives us a unique view of James' eccentric uncle.
James will deliver the Keynote Address on Sunday morning and will conduct workshops.
