Art Education Preservice Conference 2022

In the fall of 2022 the Art Education Student Organization organized a multi-university conference for pre-service art teachers. This event featured workshops, sessions, a keynote by Metro State University of Denver Professor Anne Thulson, and lots of good food.

Students and faculty from the University of Miami, Ohio; Eastern Illinois University, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; and the University of Arkansas joined the U of I students for a day of professional growth and networking.

Alumni from the Art Education program also joined us from Urbana, Champaign, and several Chicagoland School Districts.

Presenters were: Oriya Falk, Kristina Sutterlin, Nicole Walley, Noble Print Club, Emma Osuna, Allison Yasukawa, Mandy Danowitz, Kaleb Ostraff, Ishita Dharap, Carol-Lynn Comparetto, Paulina Camacho, Elizabeth Chong, Grant Thomas, Joshua Ostraff, Tom Lau, Roberta Bennett, and Ann Wu.

view presenter bios and the full conference schedule here.

Pictures from the day!

a group portrait of conference attendees

professor thulson lecturing with a picture of her parents

professor bergmark introducing professor thulson in an auditorium

a letter press print that says "Art Education Preservice Conference"

students doing screen printing

students pulling prints with a screen

students behind glass eating snacks

students making buttons

a table full of morning snacks

professor anne thulson speaking to students at lunch

students commiserating at breakfast

students making cyanotypes

the registration table at the conference

the poster for the conference

Special Thanks

AESO Pre-Service Coordinators: Kristina Sutterlin, Jonah Blazek, Emmie Osuna, Daniela Morelos, Victoria Grullon; Student Volunteers, University of Illinois Art Education; The School of Art and Design; The College of Fine and Applied Arts; Krannert Art Museum; Stephanie Danker, Design and Letterpress work Miami University; Dick Blick; Art Coop in Urbana; Golden Artist Colors; Sketch for Schools; University of Illinois Alumni Association; University of Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts Career Services; Illinois Art Education Association; The 2022 Pre-Service Art Educator Conference at University of Illinois is a project inspired by Miami University’s Pre-Service Conferences in 2017 & 2019. This conference was developed and organized by the University of Illinois Art Education Student Organization, sponsored by the College of Fine and Applied Arts and the Krannert Art Museum, and hosted by University of Illinois Art Education students, graduate students, and faculty.

We thank you for being part of this wonderful day. We invite you to continue the conversations, continue making connections and post about your experience using: #uiucpreservicearted

Dr. Jennifer Bergmark (bergmar1@illinois.edu) & Dr. Jorge Lucero (jlucero@illinois.edu)