“The TAEA 2026 Fall State Conference”
Join TAEA for this year’s annual state conference inspired by the theme Confluence! This professional development event will feature the perspectives of art educators from each Tennessee region and provide participants with dynamic hands-on experiences.
Pricing
(Early Bird FEE THROUGH August 19th)
Member
$175 | After Early Bird Close: $200
Non-Member (includes a one-year membership to NAEA and TAEA)
$295 | After Early Bird Close: $320
Retiree
$150
Preservice Student (member)
$0
Preservice Student (non-member)
$45
Members must have their membership number. If you do not know yourS, log in to your NAEA/TAEA account
PAYING BY CHECK? EMAIL TREASURER@TNARTEDUCATION.ORG FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
Registration
TAEA 2026 Fall State Conference
from $0.00
Member: $175 | After Early Bird Close: $295
Non-Member: $260 | After Early Bird Close: $320
Retiree: $150
Preservice Student (member): $0
Preservice Student (non-member): $45
Location
Building
Todd Hall | Middle Tennessee State University
Address
1512 Military Memorial | Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Schedule
Keynote Speaker | Kevin Cole
“I believe that to create works of art is to document history — similar to music, sound, and art decorating and telling the stories of the past. Series are common in my artworks that share the complexities of history. My artworks embody the twists and turns, motifs, and feelings of time, acting like “sound boards of human experiences.””
About
Kevin Cole is an award-winning international artist/educator born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Master of Art in Art Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana, and Master of Fine Art in Drawing from Northern Illinois University at DeKalb, where he was a Rhoten A. Smith Scholar.
Within the last 32 years, he has received 31 grants and fellowships, 66 awards in art, and 51 teaching awards. These include: 2025 Outstanding Retired Art Educator of the Year by the Georgia Art Education Association; 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from Salem Bible Church, Atlanta, GA; the 2022 Working Artist Fellowship from the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia; the 2020 Georgia Governor’s Award in the Arts; the 2020 Trail Blazer Award from Salem Bible Church in Atlanta; the 2020 Brenda and Larry Thompson Award from the Georgia Museum in Athens, GA; and the 2019 Nexus Award from the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center in Atlanta. Georgia Trend Magazine named him one of the Most Notable Georgians in 2023, and he was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2018.
Workshops
Selection Opening
Registrants will have the opportunity to select and attend 2 workshops. Options will include:
Mixed Media
Mixed Media Collaborative Master Copies
Dreamscapes in Mixed Media: Creating Landscapes Through Experimental Layers
Task Party and the Art of Improvisation
Printmaking
Alternative Methods for Screen Printing T-Shirts
Citra-Solv Transfer Sampler Books
Zine Making with Risograph
Sculpture
Handbuilding Ceramic Paint Palettes
Off the Shelf Mold Making
Textiles
Indigo Shibori
Drawing
Neurographic Portraits
Painting
Flower Glitch Oil Painting
Stained Glass
Let's Make Stained Glass Flower Suncatchers!
Lodging
TAEA has a room block at Embassy Suites Murfreesboro. Pricing includes: king suites (1 bed) - $179 and queen suites (2 beds) - $189.
Location
1200 Conference Center Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Letter to Administrators & Museum Directors
Requesting funding to attend the conference from an administrator, district leader, department head, museum director, or other colleague? Feel free to download and share the letter below detailing the high-quality professional development you will experience at the TAEA conference.
Get Involved
Award Nominations
The deadline for award nominations is MONDAY, JUNE 1ST.
CALL FOR Presenters
The call for presentations deadline is SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH.
Artisan Market
The deadline for form submission and payment is FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST.
Be A Vendor
The deadline for form submission and payment is FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH.