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Fall Conference: Sept 27th & 28th
2024 Conference Coordinator(s):
Nicole Nelson (IA) & Lindsay Hunkins (MN) [email protected] 2024 Conference Committee: KEY NOTE SPEAKERS:
JOE FUSARO AKWI NJI |
Keep reading for more detailed information.
For questions or to join the committee contact [email protected].
For questions or to join the committee contact [email protected].
Hotel Information
Fairfield Inn & Suites Clear Lake
Address: 1401 Bayou Rd, Clear Lake, IA 50428
Phone: 641-357-8585
Historic Park Inn Hotel
Address: 15 W State St, Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: 641-422-0015
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Address: 3041 4th St SW, Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: (641) 424-1200
Hampton Inn & Suites Mason City
Address: 2111 4th St SW, Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: 641-435-7500
Country Inn and Suites by Radisson
4082 4th Street SW, Mason City, IA, 50401, US
(641) 243-8726
Address: 1401 Bayou Rd, Clear Lake, IA 50428
Phone: 641-357-8585
Historic Park Inn Hotel
Address: 15 W State St, Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: 641-422-0015
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Address: 3041 4th St SW, Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: (641) 424-1200
Hampton Inn & Suites Mason City
Address: 2111 4th St SW, Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: 641-435-7500
Country Inn and Suites by Radisson
4082 4th Street SW, Mason City, IA, 50401, US
(641) 243-8726
KeyNote Information
JOE FUSARO
Joe Fusaro is an exhibiting artist and educator.He is the Senior Education Advisor for Art21, producers of the award-winning PBS broadcast series, Art in the Twenty-First Century. At Art21, in addition to his work writing the education resources available for teachers, he has also helped shape the popular Art21 Educators program over the past 16 years.
Joe taught in the New York public schools for 32 years and served as the Visual Arts Chair for the Nyack Public Schools in New York from 2003-2022. He continues to teach as an adjunct professor for New York University’s Graduate Program in Art and Art Professions since 2008.
Joe has facilitated workshops and professional development sessions about teaching with contemporary art at schools, universities, and museums across the United States, and has written about approaches to teaching with contemporary art. This includes the most recent book by Davis Publishing, The VisualExperience.
Joe Fusaro is an exhibiting artist and educator.He is the Senior Education Advisor for Art21, producers of the award-winning PBS broadcast series, Art in the Twenty-First Century. At Art21, in addition to his work writing the education resources available for teachers, he has also helped shape the popular Art21 Educators program over the past 16 years.
Joe taught in the New York public schools for 32 years and served as the Visual Arts Chair for the Nyack Public Schools in New York from 2003-2022. He continues to teach as an adjunct professor for New York University’s Graduate Program in Art and Art Professions since 2008.
Joe has facilitated workshops and professional development sessions about teaching with contemporary art at schools, universities, and museums across the United States, and has written about approaches to teaching with contemporary art. This includes the most recent book by Davis Publishing, The VisualExperience.
AKWI NJI
TITLE: Empowered to Create, Connect, and Celebrate the Dual Identity as Artist and Educator
DESCRIPTION: As arts educators, you heroically balance your roles as mentors and creators, but in doing so, it may become difficult to prioritize your own artistic journey and identity. Join Akwi Nji to reignite your passion for both artistry and education in a world that demands so much of you. In this keynote, we’ll explore the importance of harnessing the strengths of your dual identity as artist and educator. You’ll be empowered to tap into the deep well of your creative potential, reimagine unique ways of presenting your art, and celebrate meaningful connections with your students and with the artist in you.
AKWI NJI BIO
Akwi Nji is an interdisciplinary artist creating in words, performance, and visual art. Her work and words have appeared on stage from California's Wine Country to New York's Fashion Week.
Her professional background is in nonprofit leadership, public education, journalism, and strategic communications. In addition to maintaining a robust professional art practice, she has been a nationally award-winning communication strategist with a focus on PK-12 education.
Akwi has served as an arts ambassador in multiple roles including as an Iowa Arts Council and Iowa Cultural Coalition board member and as a member of the Brucemore board of trustees. She has produced nearly 100 events in recent years, involving more than 300 writers and performers. She has also served as an advisor of Arts Midwest initiatives. Her most recent projects include an award-winning short film Correspondence; a visual art and corresponding spoken word album titled Enuf; and her forthcoming book, Under These Here Stars, is the winner of the Iowa Book Prize.
As a writer, voice artist, performer, and producer her collaborative partners include Emmy-award winning composers and nationally-renowned dancers and choreographers. She has been an Iowa Arts Council Fellow and, for her efforts in the business community, she was named one of Corridor Business Journal’s Forty Under 40.
Akwi was born in Iowa City, Iowa, and raised in Cameroon, Africa. Her experiences as a Cameroonian and Cameroonian American inform her work as artist and advocate. She lives in the Midwest with her two children, the family dog, and an ornery cat.
TITLE: Empowered to Create, Connect, and Celebrate the Dual Identity as Artist and Educator
DESCRIPTION: As arts educators, you heroically balance your roles as mentors and creators, but in doing so, it may become difficult to prioritize your own artistic journey and identity. Join Akwi Nji to reignite your passion for both artistry and education in a world that demands so much of you. In this keynote, we’ll explore the importance of harnessing the strengths of your dual identity as artist and educator. You’ll be empowered to tap into the deep well of your creative potential, reimagine unique ways of presenting your art, and celebrate meaningful connections with your students and with the artist in you.
AKWI NJI BIO
Akwi Nji is an interdisciplinary artist creating in words, performance, and visual art. Her work and words have appeared on stage from California's Wine Country to New York's Fashion Week.
Her professional background is in nonprofit leadership, public education, journalism, and strategic communications. In addition to maintaining a robust professional art practice, she has been a nationally award-winning communication strategist with a focus on PK-12 education.
Akwi has served as an arts ambassador in multiple roles including as an Iowa Arts Council and Iowa Cultural Coalition board member and as a member of the Brucemore board of trustees. She has produced nearly 100 events in recent years, involving more than 300 writers and performers. She has also served as an advisor of Arts Midwest initiatives. Her most recent projects include an award-winning short film Correspondence; a visual art and corresponding spoken word album titled Enuf; and her forthcoming book, Under These Here Stars, is the winner of the Iowa Book Prize.
As a writer, voice artist, performer, and producer her collaborative partners include Emmy-award winning composers and nationally-renowned dancers and choreographers. She has been an Iowa Arts Council Fellow and, for her efforts in the business community, she was named one of Corridor Business Journal’s Forty Under 40.
Akwi was born in Iowa City, Iowa, and raised in Cameroon, Africa. Her experiences as a Cameroonian and Cameroonian American inform her work as artist and advocate. She lives in the Midwest with her two children, the family dog, and an ornery cat.
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Conference Archives
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