Keynote Speaker: Melissa Musante, Executive Director of the Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN)

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The Wisconsin Art Education Association is pleased to announce that one of our conference keynote speakers is Melissa Musante, Executive Director of the Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN).

Melissa Musante comes to MARN with a long history of  volunteer service to Milwaukee’s arts community and after serving as Film Wisconsin’s Associate director since 2007. Additionally she was the National Outreach Sales Manager for Utrecht Art Supplies from 2003-2006. During this time she had the opportunity to visit many of the country’s other arts centers. She learned during those visits that Milwaukee’s art scene highly respected across the country and Milwaukee artists are truly producing some of the best work in the country.

Musante graduated cum laude from the Peck School of the Arts with a BFA focusing in Film & Theatre. As a visual artist, she’s been active with MARN for several years and has shown her work at galleries throughout the Milwaukee area. Melissa is also an independent filmmaker, formerly sitting on the boards of both the Milwaukee Independent Film Society and Film Wisconsin, as well as serving as the Milwaukee International Film Festival’s Volunteer Coordinator in 2007. Musante is also a musician – currently playing with an early music ensemble and has performed with several other wind ensembles over the last 25 years.

Location: Sheboygan North High School, Commons

Date: October 26, 2012

Time: 8:00am -9:00am

Announcing the 2012 Wisconsin Art Education Association Fall Conference

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The Wisconsin Art Education Association is pleased to announce its 2012 Fall Conference will be hosted in Sheboygan, WI at Sheboygan North High School in collaboration with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. This year’s conference theme is, “Common Ground: Embracing the 21st Century”. This title was chosen as a way to respond, reflect and adapt to current changes that are taking place within our departments, school, districts and state. This conference is designed to foster a platform or common ground, that provides educators with an avenue for artistic growth, educational theory, self-reflection and professional development.

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The conference will take place on October 25 & 26, 2012 in Sheboygan, WI.

For detailed information about this conference please contact Frank Juarez, Conference Co-chair, at 920.559.7181 or president@wiarted.org.

Sincerely,

Your 2012 Conference Team,

Frank Juarez

Brian Sommersberger

Carol Rokicki

Jessica Jones

Margaret Groff

Sheryl Guse

Erica Becker