More to Come in 2012!
Susan Noonan is the Iowa Fall Conference chair.


Each Fall, art educators from across the state congregate to share ideas, be inspired, make art, and revitalize with their peers.
Iowa and Nebraska 2012 Art Educators Conference
Council Bluffs and Omaha
Art and Architecture in the City
--from historical to whimsical
--from hidden in the quiet corner to in your face
--from park to public
--from restored train station to Interstate
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The theme for the 2011 AEI Fall Conference was Creativity in the City--21st Century and Beyond.
October 7, 8, and 9, 2011
The 60th. Annual Fall Conference was held in Sioux City. Chair Tammy Hoppe and her committee honored art educators across the years of AEI's history with the weekend's activities entitled Art is Core.
Friday, October 1, 2010. Activities took place at the Sioux City Art Center (SCAC) and Stoney Creek Inn in Sioux City. There were gallery tours at the SCAC and hands-on lessons.
< Conference Chair Tammy Hoppe displays Art is Core t-shirts.
< Guest speaker, 30+ year educator, author, and technologist, David Warlick explored some of the changes and challenges in education and arrange them as a set of converging conditions that might actually hold the clues for redefining and retooling 21st century education. The evening included the opportunity to take part in a gallery tour of art spaces in Sioux City.
Saturday, October 2, 2010. Vendors were on hand to share their products, ideas, and expertise at Stoney Creek Inn. Diana Wooley, a theatre educator from the Lamb Arts Ltd in Sioux City was one of the keynote presenters.
Leon Kuehner of the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education and the Iowa Arts Education Mentoring Program
shared his knowledge about the Iowa Core and the arts. >The highlight of the evening was a wonderful dinner and awards ceremony, preceded by an Opening Reception at the Sioux City Art Center.
Sunday, October 3, 2010. On Sunday morning, those who stayed were recipients of the annual vendor prize give-away and brunch with a valuable sharing session.