NAEA logo and a girl painting

2023 National Art Education Association Convention

April 13 - 15, 2023

Henry B. González Convention Center and the Grand Hyatt

San Antonio, TX

NAEA logo and a girl painting

The National Art Education Association Convention offers professional learning, connectivity, and creativity. Please join the NAEA community as visual arts, design, and media arts educators come together. This unparalleled professional learning event offers hundreds of sessions, workshops, and opportunities designed to inform, inquire, inspire, and create connections.

Join School Specialty at Booth #4047 for giveaways, product info, demos, and more!

gift icon Giveaways and Demos

Visit us at Booth #4047 each day for giveaways and demos!

Giveaways:

  • 2023 Art Lesson Plan Brochure (everyone who comes to booth)
  • Chance to Win Sax Workshop in a Box
  • Chance to win our Grand Prize of $1,000 in Sax products!

Demonstrations:

  • Faber-Castell Markers, Thursday, April 13, 10:30 - 3:30pm
  • Sax Graphite Pencils, Friday, April 14, 10:30 - 3:30pm
  • Sax Acrylic True Flow Paint, April 15, Saturday, 10:30 -2:30pm

Make N Take:

Faber-Castell Vintage Faux Embroidery Stickers

Chromo art lesson plan preview Art Gallery Area:

Showcase of 2023 Artwork, plus a Virtual Art Gallery Walk and a product showcase

calendar icon Event Opportunity

3D Botanicals Workshop Presented by Nadine Dresbach & Mary Reilly

Friday, April 14, 5:30 – 7:20pm

Location: Studio Workshop, Grand Hyatt, Bowie C, Level 2

*Pre-registration AND ticket required

Explore botanical art and create a three-dimensional botanical interpretation using canvas, art wire, acrylic paint, and air-dry clay. This workshop will connect art and science, incorporating standards of both, and examine the elements of botanical art, botanical illustration, and their history.

Nadine Dresbach Nadine Dresbach is a lifelong artist with 5 years teaching elementary art and over 25 years in higher education. Bachelor of Arts, Art Education and Master of Arts, Art Education.

Mary Reilly Mary Reilly is a lifelong artist with over 24 years of teaching experience in higher education. Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts & graduate coursework in Fine Arts.