2025 Tennessee Art Education Association
Fall State Conference
October 24th-26th, 2025
Member: Early Bird $175 | Regular $200
Non-Member: Early Bird $295 | Regular $325
Student-Member: $0
Student-Non-member: $45
Retired: $150
You will choose your workshop after registration. Your confirmation email will have a link for you to make your selections for your Friday and Saturday Workshops.
Hotel Accommodations
Info Coming Soon!
letter for Administration
This letter can be personalized for your needs as you request leave or funds to attend the TAEA Fall State Conference
Apply for the Artisan Market
The 2025 Tennessee Art Education Association Artisan Market will be Saturday, October 25th, from 7-9 pm during the Conference Award Reception at the Keathley University Center on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University.
If you would like to reserve a table, please submit this form and payment by Friday, October 17.
Payment may be submitted by credit card below.
Artisans will be provided with an 8-foot table and a chair. Please provide your own tablecloth and signage.
Setup is from 5-6 pm. Awards are at 6 pm with Reception following.
Fees are $25 for members and $40 for non-members.
Artisans are responsible for their own payments and sales tax. (Electronic sales are encouraged.)
Show your support for TAEA with t-shirts, mugs, and more!
Costs
Early Bird Rates until October 1.
Member: $175 early bird | $200 after Oct. 1
Non-Member: $295 early bird | $325 after Oct. 1*
Includes TAEA Membership for one year
Student-Member: $0*
Student-Non-Member: $45
Retired: $150
*Members must have their membership number. If you do not know your membership number, you can login to your NAEA/TAEA account
**Please contact our treasurer, heather casteel At treasurer@tnarteducation.org, for checks or purchase orders. All Purchase orders must include a P.O. Number and be submitted by October 1.
There will be a $30 non-refundable charge on all refunds.
Middle Tennessee State University
Todd Hall
1512 Military Memorial
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Tentative Schedule
Friday, October 24
TAEA Board Meeting 11am-1pm
Registration opens 1:30pm-4:00pm
Division Meetings 2pm-3pm
Breakout Sessions 3:15pm-4:15pm
Awards Presentation and Kick-Off Reception 6:00pm-9:00pm
at the Keathley University-University Theatre
1524 Military Memorial, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Saturday, October 26th, 8:00am-5:00pm
Keynote Speaker: Nancy Silberkleit - Co-CEO Archie Comics
General Meeting, Sessions, Workshops
Sunday, October 27th, 9:00am-1:00pm
Sessions, Workshops, Give-aways
Lunches will be available for purchase at the McCallie Dining Hall in the Keathley University Center. Other dining options on campus can be found here.
If you have questions about the conference, please contact us! taea@tnarteducation.org
Artist Series
New This Year!
🎨 Exciting news! The Changemakers Artist Series presentations for the 2025 TAEA Fall Conference are coming soon! Get ready to be inspired by incredible artists who are making waves through creativity and change. Stay tuned! 👀✨
Workshop Descriptions
Saturday workshops
Coming Soon
🖌️ Workshop details for the 2025 TAEA Fall Conference are coming soon! This year’s hands-on sessions will be led by talented MTSU professors and amazing area artists. Get ready to learn, create, and be inspired! 🎨
ONLY OFFERED SATURDAY
Sunday Workshops
Coming Soon
🖌️ Workshop details for the 2025 TAEA Fall Conference are coming soon! This year’s hands-on sessions will be led by talented MTSU professors and amazing area artists. Get ready to learn, create, and be inspired! 🎨
ONLY OFFERED SATURDAY
Presentations
Presentation Proposals
TAEA seeks proposals for conference presentations for the upcoming Fall Conference at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, October 24-26, 2025.
Choose from presenting (1) a 30 minute OR (2) a 60 minute presentation. These presentations will be held at separate times from conference workshops so presenters and participants can enjoy the full conference.
We encourage all member divisions to apply to show the breadth and vibrancy of our organization: elementary, middle, secondary, higher education, preservice, museum education, supervision/administration, professional artist, and retired. All accepted presenters will be required to register for the conference.
In order to more closely align with NAEA's standards, TAEA will be conducting blind reviews and evaluating all proposals using NAEA's rubric scoring criteria, "rated on a score of 4 (high) to 1 (low) according to Statement of Purpose and Outcomes, Organization of Content, Relevance of Topic, Impact on Practice, and Cultural Appropriation." See TAEA's rubric scoring criteria below and download it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LhDCK3xYiRtx0clfC0KWh8wWCJq7wN0-/view?usp=sharing
The deadline for proposals is 7/30/2025. To submit your proposal, please complete the form below. If you have any questions, please contact Debrah "Debbie" Sickler-Voigt at arteducation.us@gmail.com; Todd Johnson at todd.johnson@webbschool.org and/or Lucienne "Lu" Auz at lucienne@metalmuseum.org.
Thank you to our TAEA Sponsors
