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Conference Highlights:

Thursday, April 8

Kick-Off Reception at AMOA

Friday, April 9

Paul Hanna Lecture

Art History Presentations

Robert Hite Lecture

Panels & Workshops

Iron Pour

Saturday, April 10

One Cube Foot Exhibition Reception

Panels & Workshops

Student Juried Exhibition Reception

Keynote Speech and Banquet at MACC

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Holl is Hammonds & Angela Rodgers

We would like to welcome you and thank

you for being a part of Art + Community, the

42nd Annual TASA conference, hosted bySt.Edwards University. Weve had a lot of fun

planning this years conference, and hope you

enjoy whats in store. The 2012 conference

theme, Art + Community: a shared dialog of

green art, social activism, collaboration and

community art, explores the open exchange

of ideas, inuences, policies and actions

that artists and communities engage in both

at the local and global level. Withover 40

speakers from all corners of Texas, and a

keynote speech and workshop from Houston-

born artist Mel Chin, we hope this will be an

exciting fun-lled conference.

TASA 2012


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WelcometoAustinandtheTASA

ConferenceatSt.EdwardsUniversity.It

promisestobeanoutstandingprogramof

speakers,eventsandforumsaroundthe

topicsofCommunityandArt.After42years,

themembersoftheTexasAssociationof

SchoolsofArt,thoughwellversedinboth

topics,areinforaexceptionalgatheringof

stimulating,informativeanddown-rightfun

withfellowartistsandfriends.

Cathie Tyler

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Mel Chin was born in Houston, Texas in 1951, hegraduated from Peabody Col lege in Nashvi l le,Tennessee in 1975, and later moved to New YorkCity in 1983. Chin is h ighly motivated by social ,pol i t ical and cultural real i t ies, and his workref lects his concern for the environment and socialconsciousness. His work is often exhibited or instal ledin publ ic spaces beyond the tradit ional confines ofthe gal lery or museum. A conceptual art ist, Chinsbody of work ranges from earthworks to animatedfi lms. For Chin, art has the power to provoke greatersocial awareness and a sense of responsibi l i ty in

the viewer. Through his community actions, he hasengaged innercity neighborhoods and helped torejuvenate local economies. His interest in science,ecology and the environment can be seen in someof his most famous works including Revival F ield,s .p.a.w.n. and knowmad were featured in the f i rstseason of the pbs ser ies art21 (Art in the TwentyFi rst Century). His most recent project, the FundredDol lar Bi l l Project, i s an innovative artwork madeof mi l l ions of drawings. This creative col lectiveaction is intended to support Operation Paydirt,an extraordinary art/science project unit ing threemil l ion chi ldren with educators, scientists , healthcare profess ionals, designers, urban planners,engineers and artists . After Katr ina had wiped

out much of New Orleans, Chin was invited to thecity to see how he could make a difference in thecommunity. Working with scientists , Chin found thatthe lead contamination in the soi l in New Orleanswas at a hazardous level . To f ind a solution to thisproblem, Operation Paydirt was put into action.In 2010, once Fundred reaches i ts goal of 3 mi l l ionartworks, an armored truck, running on vegetableoi l , wi l l pick up the drawings and take them toWashington d.c. , where we wi l l request f romCongress an even exchange of Fundred Dol lars for300 mi l l ion dol lars worth of aid for New Orleans.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

MEL

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HIN


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GET INVOLVED in the

FUNDRED DOLLAR BILL PROJECT

An artwork CONNECTING + COLLECTING the voices of ourcountry to support a SOLUTION to help end childhood leadpoisoning. SEU is an ofcial FUNDRED collection location. Ourgoal is to collect 7000 fundreds by the end of February 2012!Were asking the members of TASA to contribute drawingsto the project. Contact us for more information on how youand your school can get involved. Its easy and fun, andwe will provide you with templates and resources. ContactHollis Hammonds at [email protected] or go to theFUNDRED website at www.fundred.org.Thanks everyone for participating in FUNDRED! Keepcollecting and sending in your FUNDRED dollar bills to St.

Edwards.


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ST. EDWARDS SPONSED SPEAKER

Born in 1956 in rural Virginia, Robert Hite attendedVirginia Commonwealth University in Richmond andthe Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. Afterstudying traditional ink brush painting in Malaysia, heworked as a studio assistant with Washington ColorSchool painter Leon Berkowitz. Informed both by a richsouthern narrative tradition and a closeness to naturalenvironments, Hites imagery often draws upon hismemories of youthful wanderings in the Virginia tidewaters. He has sought out and photographed ruraldwellings not only in the southern United States and theCaribbean, but also in Central and South America, aswell as Europe and Asia. Working within and betweenpainting, sculpture and photography, Hites highlyrefined technique and meticulous attention to detailproduce illusions that are both confounding andtransformative. In the photographic series ImaginedHistories, Hite resituates his architectural sculptures inoutdoor settings, magnifying the effects of d islocationand displacement that is central to all his imagery. In1997, Hite and his family moved t o a nineteenthcenturyMethodist church and parsonage in the village ofEsopus, New York. The artist is currently representedby Susan Eley Fine Arts in New York City, CardwellJimmerson Gallery in Los Angeles, Espacio En Blanco

in Madrid, and Pearl Arts Gallery in Stone Ridge,New York. Hite will be a visiting artist at St. EdwardsUniversity, and will give a lecture presentation of hiswork at the 2010 TASA conference. An exhibition ofhis photographs will be on display in the ScarboroughPhill ips Library at St. Edwards University. While a visitingartist, Hite will install a new sculpture specificallydesigned for the St. Edwards Campus. This new work,Crossing Safely, was inspired by a modest shack inArrazola, Oaxaca, Mexico. This sculpture addressesissues of immigration and border crossing.


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PAUL HANNA LECTURE

Ken Lit t le was born in Canyon,Texas in 1947. Hereceived a bfa from Texas Tech in 1970, and an mfafrom the Univers i ty of Utah in 1972. He has workedin various media including: bronze, ceramics,neon, performance, wood, steel , cast i ron, $1 bi l l s ,

shoes, and other found objects. His work has beenfeatured in over 35 one person exhibit ions, 200group exhibit ions, numerous national publ ications,and catalogs. S ince 1988 he has been a Professorof Art (Sculpture) in the Department of Art and ArtHistory at the Univers i ty of Texas at San Antonio.S ince 1993, he has maintained a studio andalternative exhibit ion space, Rrose Amari l lo, indowntown San Antonio. His work is included in manypubl ic and private col lections around the country.Col lections include The Contemporary Art Museum,Honolulu Hawai i , The City of Seattle, The NelsonGal lery of the Univers i ty of Cal i fornia at Davis ,Microsoft Corporation, Seattle and many others.A s ixty four page retrospective catalog ti t led, Ken

Litt le: L i tt le Changes with essays by Kay Whitneyand Dave Hickey is avai lable. His art ists web s i teis found at www.kenl i tt le.com. Ken Litt les talk wi l lcover his mult i faceted career, his artwork and itsdevelopment over his l i fetime.


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ART HISTORY P RESENTATION

Catherine Caesars current research interests includefeminist art, conceptual practice, and reading rooms/l ibraries in contemporary art. Earning her doctorate atEmory University in 2005, she produced a dissertationtitled Personae: The Feminist Conceptual Work ofEleanor Antin and Martha Rosler, 1968-1977. She isan Assistant Professor of art at the University of Dallas.Caesars paper wil l investigate Robert Smithsonsnotion of aerial art, investigating its relationship tothe Texas landscape and its impact on the conceptionof sculpture and the formation of a modern, itinerantidentity in a transglobal community.


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Stacy Schultz received her Ph.D. in Ar t History f romRutgers Univers i ty in 2004. Her previous teachingposit ions include two appointments as Vis i t ingAssistant Professor at Kentucky Statement University(2004-2005) and The Univers i ty of Texas at Ar l ington(2007-200 8). She has also taught a variety of courses inthe California State Universit y system (CSU North ridge,CSU Ful lerton, CSU San Bernardino, and San DiegoState University) ranging from womens studies tonineteenthcentury art. Professor Schultzs researchand teaching concentrate on the intersections ofrace and gender in contemporary performance ar t,photography, f i lm, and video. Her dissertation, TheFemale Body in Performance: Themes of Beauty,Body Image, Identity, and Violence, has evolvedinto the departure point for two lectures given atthe Col lege Art Association: Performing the BlackNude: The Artists Body as a Contested Site (2005)and Southern Cal i fornia Feminism and Body Image:

A Performative Response (2007). She wil l presenther paper, The Intersection of Social Activism andCommunity: Performing Civi l Rights in SouthernCalifornia, at the 2 010 TASA conference.

ART HISTORY P RESENTATION


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THURSDAY - APRIL 8TH, 2011

3:00 5:00PMHYATTcheck-in and registration

5:00PMbus leaves for the Austin Museum of Art

5:00 7:00PMAMOA

Kick-off reception at the Austin Museum of Art

7:00PMbus leaves for HyattDinner on your own

FRIDAY -APRIL 9TH, 2011

Breakfast on your own

8:00AMHYATTbus leaves for St. Edwards University

8:15AM 12:00PMRAGSDALERegistration in Mabee Ballroom BDrop off of artwork for One Cube Foot & TASA StudentJuried Exhibitions

8:15AM 2:00PMRAGSDALEVendors & Student Poster Sessions in Mabee Ballroom B

9:00AM 12:30PMRAGSDALEFeatured Speakers in Mabee Ballroom A

Ken Dawson, Paul Hana LectureCatherine Caesar, Art History PresentationStacy Schultz, Art History PresentationRobert Hite, St. Edwards Sponsored Speaker

12:30PMRAGSDALELunch provided in Mabee Ballroom C

1:30PMCampus Tour & Robert Hite exhibit

2:00 3:15PMFLECKPanel & Workshop SESSION I

3:30 4:45PMPanel & Workshop SESSION II

2:00PMFLECKSet up for Iron Pour


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FRIDAY -APRIL 9TH, 2011

3:30PMIron Pour (meet transport van in back of fleck at 3:20)

5:00PMbus leaves for Hyatt

Dinner on your own

SESSION I --- FRIDAY --- 2:00PM

FLECK ROOM #106

Panel: Collaborative/CommunityMultiplicity in Collaboration and CommunityBorderland Youth: A Social GeographyRevealed through Participatory Art PracticeEastland Outdoor Art Museum


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FLECK ROOM #108Panel: Green Art/Environmental

Were green, participatory and public!

Curly, Shaggy, Gleaming, Streaming, The Art of

Hair: An Intimate Recycling Program

Red Listed


FLECK ROOM #109Panel: Art & Community

Appreciating Life Through ArtThe Struggle For Meaning Between The Artist

And The Audience, A Balance between Artist

and Community

Eastland Outdoor Art Museum


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FLECK ROOM #111Workshop: Art & Community Part 1

Moving Beyond Image and into Community with

Relational Aesthetics: Part 1


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PANEL: Collaborative/Community

M u l t i p l i c i t y i n C o l l a b o ra t i o n a n d C o m m u n i t ySang-Mi Yoo , assistant professor at Texas Tech University Global izat ion has seemingly brought the wor ldc loser together and has resu l ted in a heightened sense ofthe fami l ia r . Th is fee l ing of fami l ia r i ty prov ides a br idgethrough which Yoo can access and magnify her perceptionof a wor ld der ived f rom personal exper ience. In her work, the f ict ive nature of a space that i s both ideal izedand condit ioned by our soc iety ref lects skept ic ism andmult ip l ic i ty as she obscures the d is t inct ion between thepast and the present, stereotypes and the real, andcol lect ive and personal memor ies . By embracing bothpersonal and col laborat ive presentat ions, her work exp loresthe poss ib i l i t ies of an ideal ized env i ronment .

B o r d e r l a n d Y o u t h : A S o c i a l G e o g r a p h y R e v e a l e dt h r o u g h P a r t i c i p a t o r y A r t P r a c t i c e

Jason Reed , assistant professor of photography at TexasState Univers i ty-San Marcos Gu ided by a conceptual f ramework of rec iproc ity ,Border land Youth at Texas State Un ivers i ty i s work ingcol laborat ive ly with var ious communit ies of youth l iv ingin the US/Mexico border region to creat ive ly ref lect uponthe cross-cu ltu ra l , human exper iences ex is tent with in th iss ign i f icant soc ia l geography. By ut i l i z ing par t ic ipatoryar t p ract ices we are ab le to create a publ ic body ofwork that funct ions as a tangib le mechanism to act ivatesocia l awareness and prov ide access to a more rea l i s t ic ,complex, and complete story of the US/Mexico border andit s res idents . The resu l t ing work i s exh ib i ted, publ i shed, andult imate ly arch ived at Texas State Un ivers i ty .

E a s t l a n d O u t d o o r A r t M u s e u mCathi Bal l , assistant professor at Howard Payne University

Cath i Ba l l has completed work on the East landOutdoor Ar t Museum, a pro ject conceived in her sketchbooks. Th is un ique Museum is an at tempt to make ar th is tory access ib le to a l l the ch i ld ren of East land, Texas. Themuseum inc ludes 42 works at 40 locat ions completed over 3 years with 144 local volunteers and students . The pro jecta l lows the students of East land access to wor ld famousar t whi le adver t i s ing the ar t i s t work. Th is community wideproject has t ru ly painted the town.

Thank you Cheap Joes Art Stuff


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PANEL: Green Art/Environmental

W e r e g r e e n , p a r t i c i p a t o r y a n d p u b l i c !Randy Jewart , director of austin green art, www.austin-

greenart.org The miss ion of Aust in Green Ar t i s to he lp the com-munity to fu l ly understand the revolut ionary ca l l ing thatdef ines susta inabi l i ty by v isua l ly represent ing i t , insp i r -ing people to engage i t , and bu i ld ing par t ic ipatory pro-grams that g ive people a rea l fee l ing of i t s t ransformat ivepower. We aspire to t rain a new generat ion of art ists whoserve the i r communit ies and to insp i re a new generat ionof creat ive c i t i zens. A Green Ar t i s t i s an agent for change,un iquely qual i f ied to merge env i ronmenta l , soc ia l and eco-nomic cons iderat ions in to col laborat ive pro jects that ra isesocia l network capita l and community s tandards of susta in-

ab i l i ty .

C u r l y , S h a g g y , G l e a m i n g , S t r e a m i n g , T h e A r t o fH a i r : A n I n t i m a t e R e c y c l i n g P r o g r a mRosemary Meza-DesPlas , artist & educator at El CentroCol lege Th is p resentat ion examines the h is tory of recycl inghuman hai r to create ar t . The ut i l i zat ion of human hai r inar t can be t raced back to Queen V ictor ias re ign in the midn ineteenth century . The presentat ion examines the mult ip leways human hai r i s used by contemporary ar t i s t s . Ar t i s t sgo green by recycl ing a personal par t of the human body- ha i r . Cu ltu ra l percept ions and myths about ha i r wi l l bediscussed in an ar t h is tor ica l context .

R e d L i s t e dCatherine Prose, ass istant professor of art & gal lery di rec-tor atMidwestern State University Pu l i t zer P r ize winner Edward O. Wi l son i s quoted as

say ing that dest roy ing ra inforest for economic gain i s l ikeburn ing a Renaissance paint ing to cook a meal . Ar t cer -ta in ly does not have the abi l i ty to cor rect g lobal c l imatechange, but i t can educate and in form in an evocat iverather than didact ic manner. There is an abundant historyof using nature as a metaphor to reflect and comment onmora ls , va lues and humankind. In the same respect , theuse of nature as a metaphor emulates an attempt to placeourse lves with in nature. Today we face an unknown andunseen nature as i t i s be ing lost before we d iscover i t andinvented before we understand i t .

Thank you Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance

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PANEL: Art & Community

A p p r e c i a t i n g L i f e T h r o u g h A r tTerry Barrett, professor of art education & art history,University of North Texas

Th is p resentat ion wi l l look at a d iverse group ofpeople respondingdirect ly to contemporary works of ar t and how these worksaffect the i r l ives . Bar ret t has been work ing with e lder ly i nass i s ted- l iv ing homes, cancer pat ients , aut is t ic teen-agers ,bus iness men and women, and students of a l l ages, p re-Kthrough Ph.D. , in the USA and in Hol land (v is i t ing ar t i s tpos i t ion) . He i s concerned with people bu i ld ing meaningfu lconnections between contemporary art and their personaland communal l ives .

T h e S t r u g g l e F o r M e a n i n g B e t w e e n T h e A r t i s tA n d T h e A u d i e n c e , A B a l a n c e b e t w e e n A r t i s t a n dC o m m u n i t y

Joe Kagle, professor of art , Lone Star Col lege-Kingwood To understand the ar t i s t , we star t with what makesan ar t i s t the creator that he becomes: the Complete Ar t i s tCommunicator . To accompl ish th is , the 21st century ar t i s tuses a l l h i s/her ta lents and ab i l i t ies to serve human beingsthrough a team effor t that make up for def ic ienc ies in as ingle ind iv idual . Bu i ld ing th is c reat ive-effor t - team, wemust understand fundamenta l ingredients : 1) recru i t ing ateam of dedicated ind iv iduals who use a l l the i r senses tocommunicate with each other ; 2) mix in the dedicat ion andpass ion of the focused creat ive effor t ; and 3) env is ion anideate t ranscending the sur face to un iversa l humanity

Thank you Art Lies


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WORKSHOP: Art & Community Part 1

M o v i n g B e y o n d I m a g e a n d i n t o C o m m u n i t y w i t h :R e l a t i o n a l A e s t h e t i cs : P a r t 1Georganna Tapley , artist & teacher at art al l iance center,Brazosport College, Lee College Th is workshop has a st ructure that deals withthe ind iv idual person as the ar t i s t and the teacher . Whencatast rophic th ings occur wi th in communit ies i t a f fectseveryone. When hurr icanes IKE and Katr ina devastated theshores and l ives of thousands, i t was imposs ib le for me togo into the c lass room with the at t i tude of lessons as normal.The re lat iona l and ar t i s t par t s of me col laborate with thepart ic ipants to respond to the events i n the wor ld aroundus. I use these events to teach how ar t i s t s with consc iencemight respond. The Ar t becomes the resu l t and or response

to these events .

Thank you Gueros restaurant on SoCo

SESSION I I --- FRIDAY --- 3:30PM

FLECK ROOM #106Panel: Masters Showcase

Virtual Humans and Living Worlds Graduate

Programs in Arts and Technology at UT Dallas

A Growing University The Graduate Art

Programs at UT Arlington

Preparing Students for Effective Practice and

Leadership in Art Education


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SESSION I I - -- FRIDAY --- 3:30PM

FLECK ROOM #108

Lecture: Art & Community

The Returning Vet and Film Noir: The

Problematic

SESSION I I --- FRIDAY --- 3:30PM

FLECK ROOM #109Panel: Collaboration

The Arts Triangle ArtsWalk Project

Collaborative Projects

Low-Rider Bikes in Higher Education:

A Project by Throw Away Youth


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FLECK ROOM #111

Workshop: Art & Community Part 2

Moving Beyond Image and into Community

with: Relational Aesthetics: Part 2

SESSION I I - -- FRIDAY --- 3:30PM

PANEL: Masters Showcase

V i r t u a l H u m a n s a n d L i v i n g W o r ld s G r a d u a t eP r o g r a m s i n A r t s a n d T e c h n o l o g y a t U T D a l l a sMarjor ie A . Z ie lke , Ph.D., assistant professor at theUniversity of Texas at Dal las The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) offers aunique masters and mfa in Arts and Technology ( atec). Theatec program is one of the fastest growing degree plansat UT Dallas. A Ph.D. program is also in the f inal phases ofdevelopment. Students study the applicat ion of technologyin art to produce interact ive exhibits, computer games,t raining and simulat ions, web programs, animation, 3-dmodeling and other technology-based art media. Studentscan also combine the study of atec with Emerging Mediaand Communicat ions (emac) to study the evolut ion of text

and narrat ive within the context of arts and technology.

A G r o w i n g U n i v e r s i t y T h e G r a d u a t e A r t P r o g r a m sa t U T A r l i n g t o nLeighton McWil l iams , associate professor and assistantchair of art & art history at the University of Texas,

Arl ington UT Ar l ington is a growing University with enrol lmentapproaching 30,000. UT Ar l ington has a mfa programthat offers study in one of four media areas- VisualCommunicat ions, Fi lm/ Video, Glass, and Intermedia. Their large department enrol ls more than 800 undergraduatemajors and boasts extensive facil i t ies. Ar l ington is s ituateddirect ly between Dallas and Fort Worth and is convenientto an extensive cultural exper ience, many wor ld-classmuseums, and a growing economy.

P r e p a r i n g S t u d e n t s f o r E f f e c t i v e P r a c t i c e a n dL e a d e r s h i p i n A r t E d u c a t i o nChristopher Adejumo , associate professor of visual art

studies/art education at theUniversity of Texas at Austin The miss ion of the art education program at theUniversity of Texas at Aust in is to provide excellence in thepreparat ion of art teachers, art museum educators, andcommunity art programmers. The aim of the program is tocult ivate top-rated scholarship through inst itut ional andcommunity partnerships and research-based developmentof art education theory and pract ice. T he art educationfaculty members are committed to helping students makeconnections between knowledge acquired in the classroom,student teaching in the public schools, and exper ient iallearning in alternat ive sett ings in the community. Theintroduct ion of the program at the 2010 TASA conference wil lentai l a detailed descr ipt ion of the degree opt ions in thegraduate art education program, which are school f ocus, artmuseum education, and community-based art education.

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Thank you Prismacolor


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LECTURE: Art & Community

T h e R e t u r n i n g V e t a n d F I L M N O I R : T h e P r o b l e m a t icDr. John A. Calabrese , professor of visual arts at TexasWomans University

Dr . Calabrese wi l l p resent f i lm noi r c l ips anddiscourse re lated to the prob lemat ic . Th is means that thef i lms at tempt to deal with a prob lem without over t ly s tat ingit . Ostens ib ly these are thr i l le r /suspense f i lms, murder myster ies . Beneath many p lots are i ssues deal ing with thereturn ing vet to a soc iety that i s less than eager to havehim, a wor ld in which he does not f i t . He i s oftent imesforced to assume the pos i t ion of a cr imina l who has tov ind icate h imsel f by overcoming var ious insurmountableobstacles. Each f i lm presents var iat ions on th is theme.

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Thank you Liquitex

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PANEL: Collaboration

T h e A r t s T r i a n g l e A r t s W a l k P r o j e c tGary Washmon , interim chair of visual arts, Texas WomansUnivers i ty A committee of faculty members was formed from thevar ious departments in the School of the Arts (soa); Dance,Music, Drama and the Visual Arts to create an ident ityfor this new school and to create an event that wouldencompass al l of the arts in the soa. The concept of the ArtTr iangle came about through looking at a map of campusand not ing that a l ine drawn around al l of the buildings inthe soa created a t r iangular shape. Fol lowing this themethe concept of a connective exper ience tying these sitestogether began to emerge as an interact ive tour or artswalk,featur ing the var ious arts in non-tradit ional sett ings; in andaround the buildings on the map, where vir tually anything

could happen.

C o l l a b o r a t i v e P r o j e c t sColby Parsons , associate professor of art at Texas WomansUnivers i ty

Colby Parsons is a sculptor who has been involvedin several col laborat ive projects. One in Denmark withsculptor Br ian Boldon in 2006, one in Dallas with the painter/sculptor Mark Collop from 20072008, and one in Dentonwith electroacoust ic composer Greg Dixon from 2008 up tonow. These collaborat ions have incorporated a broad rangeof media including clay, glass, v ideo, wood, cardboard,found objects, and l ight; and each one has taken its owndirect ion depending on the part icular interests we share,and the chemistry of the collaborat ive relat ionship. Mostof these have involved instal lat ion sett ings with some kind ofinteract ive element invit ing the viewers part icipat ion in thework.

L o w - R i d e r B i k e s i n H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n : A P r o j e c t b yT h r o w A w a y Y o u t h

Future Akins, ass istant professor of art educat ion & visual studies, Texas Tech Universit y Inspired by Chicano youth culture that involves low-r ider bikes and hoping to motivate junior high studentsto consider art as a stepping stone towards attendingcollege, Future Atkins co-created an art opportunity for low-income youth in Lubbock, Texas. Fourteen and f ifteenyear-olds enrol led in an art class where they created low-r ider bikes with discarded parts and throw-away mater ials,while Texas Tech University art studio majors in a kinet icsculpture course created dream bikes using metals andfabr icat ion work. Both sets of result ing bikes were displayedalong with t rue low-r ider bikes from the local community ina sidewalk parade. This presentat ion wil l dissect and discussboth student populat ions exper iences and performances,community and academic react ions/feedback, fund-rais ingefforts and obstacles, cultural considerat ions and react ionsbased on social class, race and ethnicity.

Thank you Blick Art Materials


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WORKSHOP: Art & Community - Part 2

M o v i n g B e y o n d I m a g e a n d i n t o C o m m u n i t y w i t h :R e l a t i o n a l A e s t h e t i cs : P a r t 2Georganna Tapley , artist & teacher at art al l iance center,Brazosport College, Lee College This workshop deals with the person as the art ist andthe teacher... The Relat ional Aesthet ics workshop wil l beoffered to individuals unit ing them in a common theme ofresearch. They wil l act ively part icipate in al l stages of acreat ion to be completed dur ing the conference. Althoughthis is the second part of a two-part workshop, if you missedpart one, you can st i l l part icipate in part two.

Thank you Olmsted-Kirk Paper Company

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IRONPOUR

M e e t t r a n s p o r t v a n i n b a c k o f f l e c k a t 3 : 2 0Butch Jack , Lamar University

Amy Gerhaus er , St. Edwards UniversityDonnie Keen , Keen Foundry Watch students & faculty pour their molds f or theCharm Breacelet of Texas, and other projects.

Thank you Smooth-On


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SATURDAY - APRIL 9TH, 2011

Breakfast on your own

8:00AMHYATTbus leaves for St. Edwards University

8:15AM 9:30PMARTSRegistration in Art BuildingOne-Cube Foot Exhibition in Fine Arts Gallery

9:30AM 10:45AM

ARTSPanel & Workshop SESSION III

11:00AM 12:15PMARTSPanel & Workshop SESSION IV

12:30PM 2:30PMMAINLunch provided in Maloney roomAnnual Business Meeting

2:30PM 330PMARTSInterconnected TASA Student Juried Exhibitionbus leaves for Flatbed Press

4:00 4:30PMFLATBEDtour of Flatbed Pressbus leaves for Hyatt

6:00PMHYATTbus leaves for Mexican American Cultural Center)

6:30PM 9:00PMMEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTERDinner BanquetKeynote Address by Mel ChinPresentations of Awardsbus leaves for Hyatt

SESSION III---SATURDAY ---9:30AM

ARTS RO OM #110Workshop: Green Art/Environmental

LIMIT FIRST 15 PARTICIPANTS

Weathergrams: A Spring Peace Project


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ARTS ROO M #113

Panel: Collaborative Projects

Imagillaboration A National Sculpture

Collaboration Project, the logistical challenges

and rewards of working, exchanging and

exhibiting these 3-D compositions on a

national scale

A Cast Iron Chain for America

Taking Iron to the Arctic

UTSA Collaborative Editions

ARTS R OOM #116Workshop: Innovations in Foundations

Innovations in Foundation Curriculum

From 2D to Cross-Disciplinary Space Revis-

ing Beginning Design

Drawing Structure: Beginning Drawing and a

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WORKSHOP: Green Art/Environmental

W e a t h e r g r a m s : A S p r i n g P e a c e P r o j e c t Judy Stone-Nunneley , artist & educator

Judy wil l present a hands-on workshop focusing onthe creat ion of s imple pr inted collages with found images,text, and expressive monopr ints. Pr inted on recycled papersacks, the Weathergrams are records of contemplat ion,shared observat ions of the natural wor ld, and messages ofhope. The Weathergrams wil l be instal led on campus for theSpr ing season and wil l recycle with the seasons weather.

Thank you Austin Chronicle


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PANEL: Collaborative Projects

I m a g i l l a b o ra t i o n A N a t i o n a l S c u l p t u r eC o l l a b o r a t i o n P r o j e c t

Jack Gron , director/professor of fine art, Texas A&M,Corpus Chr ist i From 20072009, 106 sculptors represent ing twenty-s ixstates across the country have joined together to undertakea collaborat ive art project of unprecedented proport ions.Working in regional groups of f ive to nine people, the art istshave created an immense body of col l aborat ive three-dimensional artwork. Each part icipant was to create aseed element, the beginning segment of a sculpture,which was then passed onto other group members whoeach added their own art ist ic element to every piece. Oncethe cycle of exchange was complete, each art ist wi l l have

contr ibuted to every sculpture, and there is one f in ishedsculpture for each person part icipat ing.

A C a s t I r o n C h a i n f o r A m e r i c aMeredith Butch Jack , professor of art at LamarUnivers i ty

Meredith Jack wil l present his on-going project to casta cast i ron chain with a l ink cast in al l 50 states of the union.This project is an extension of his involvement with the I ronTrai l to the Arct ic in 2008 and the in-state extension of theChain that is the Charm Bracelet for Texas, to be castdur ing the 2010 TASA conference. The academic iron cast ingcommunity begun by Jul ius Schmidt in the 1950s, has grownand prospered. There are university i ron foundry programs inmost states and many independent art ists have set up their own facil i t ies. The Cast I ron Chain is an effort to br ingall these disparate individuals into communicat ion for theexchange of ideas, techniques, and aesthet ic deliberat ions.

T a k i n g I r o n t o t h e A r c t i c

Donnie Keen, di rector of Keen Foundry in houston, tx In 2008 Donnie Keen of Keen Foundry in Houston leda group of art ists and art isans north of the Arct ic Circle tothe Vi l lage of Wiseman, permanent populat ion 13, to cast acast i ron public sculpture. Wiseman is known outside of thearct ic pr imar i ly from the PBS documentary Gateway to theArct ic: the Brooks Range, which featured the vi l lage and itsinhabitants. Collaborat ing with the Alaskan sculptor Patr ickGarley, Keen has been inst rumental in establishing a thr iv ingart ist/ iron cast ing community in the USs northern-most state.He wil l present the planning, logist ics, and implementat ionof this ambit ious endeavor and the f ive year reunion pourset for June 2013.

Thank you Mexic-Arte Museum

U T S A C o l l a b o r a t i v e E d i t i o n sKent Rush, professor of art at the University of Texas atSan Antonio Since 1983 the University of Texas at San Antonio hasinformally run utsa Collaborat ive Edit ions (utsace). ProfessorsDennis Olsen and Kent Rush who head the pr intmakingprogram at utsa have worked with the semester long vis it ingart ist/faculty and faculty members to produce a substant ialportfol io of wonderful pr ints pr imar i ly in l i thography, intaglioand rel ief. Recent ly Kent Rush, in an effort to reach out tothe community, offered the press to Dr. R icardo Romo as aformat for pr int ing edit ions for local and regional Chicano/aand Mexican American art ists. The two Master Pr inters areformer mfa graduated pr intmakers, Neal Cox (two years nowteaching at sfau) and current ly, Steven Carter. S ince 2004

over 20 pr ints in edit ions of 30 have been pr inted and weare working with more art ists with an ant icipated total of 32edit ions.


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PANEL: Innovations in Foundations

I n n o v a t io n s i n F o u n d a t i o n C u r r i c u l u mLesl ie Mutchler, ass istant professor of art , area head of 2dfoundations at the University of Texas at Austin Mutchlers interests in Foundations der ive from theBauhaus Prel iminary Course- and consequent ly br ingingrelevance to these ideals. Foundations should be compri sedof three equally emphasized components: craft (theteaching of technical proficiency), context (relevantvocabulary and history), and conceptual acuity (artand design as a pursuit of knowledge). For the last fortyyears many art departments have over looked the cr i t icalpotent ial of Foundations. I thr ive on working with young,fresh talented students that remain open and observant,malleable and motivated says Mutchler. I hope to

heighten the status of Foundations within the academicworld, to br ing about the new Bauhaus.

F r o m 2 D t o C r o s s - D i s c i p l i n a r y S p a c e R e v i s i n gB e g i n n i n g D e s i g nEric Z immerman, ass istant professor of art at St . EdwardsUnivers i ty

How might two-dimensional design courses betterrespond to contemporary cross-discipl inary space andstudent needs? St . Edwards Uni versity Art department recent ly undertook a restructur ing of its two-dimensionaldesign course with this quest ion in mind. Emphasiz ing designprocess, conceptualizat ion, and the relat ionship betweentwo, three, and four-dimensional thinking, in a laboratorytype studio environment, this rest ructur ing embeds learninghand ski l ls and design pr incipals with reading and discussion.The goal is to provide students with the tools to be bothart iculate and technically accomplished within a wor ld thatis increasingly cross-discipl inary. By providing them withtechnical ski l ls and theoret ical frameworks students are

better prepared to engage and make in a var iety of f ields.

D r a w i n g S t r u c t u r e: B e g i n n i n g D r a w i n g a n d a D I YT e x t b o o kHol l is Hammonds, area coordinator & ass istant professorof art at St . Edwards Univers i ty

Drawing is possibly the most important foundationalski l l for the beginning art ist . I t is a lso one of the most popularsubjects in art , wi th more drawing books on the markettoday than most other discipl ines. Finding the r ight textbookfor your course however is almost impossible. As faculty wefind ourselves piecing together resources for our students,t ry ing to balance technique with concept, and often fai l ingat f inding source mater ial that is t ru ly appropr iate for aspecif ic course. S ometimes you have to take matters i ntoyour own hands, and if you cant f ind the r ight book justmake one.

Thank you Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

WORKSHOP: Innovations in Foundations

C o l o r e d S l i p s A n d T h e C l a y S u r f a c eStan Irvin , professor of art at St. Edwards UniversityConnie McCreary, art ist & educator at St . Edwards

Univers i ty

There is a long history of potters using coloredsl ips and engobes to decorate the clay surface. Due totheir opacity, sensuous texture, potent ial for color, andpossibi l i t ies for applicat ion at var ious stages of drying,these types of l iquid clays offer art ists and potters manydecorat ive opt ions. seu art faculty, Stan I rv in and ConnieMcCreary, wil l demonstrate var ious surface decorat ionand forming techniques using pr imar i ly colored clays andsl ips. They wil l present opt ions for both low and high-f ire.

Workshop attendees are invited to part ic ipate in a handson exper ience with s l ip decorat ion that can be employedby beginning students and offer some interest ing opt ions for

more advanced explorat ion.

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Thank you Austin Museum of Art


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SESSION IV ---SATURDAY ---11:00AM

ARTS RO OM #113Panel: Art & Activism

Human Rights Art & Community Education

Cash Paid for Rags A sketchbook

performance

Deportes Para Compartir and the Albergues

Escolares Indigenas (Sports For Sharing and

the Indigenous Shelter Schools of Mexico)

WORKSHOP: Technology

I T e a c h i n g S o f t w a r e o n t h e F l y o r R e s o u r c e s f o rT e a c h i n g T e c h n o l o g y o r H o w t o t e a c h c o m p u t e rs t u f f y o u d o n t k n o w o r C o m p u t e r I n s t r u c t i o n f o rD u m m i e sPeter Tucker, ass istant professor of media arts at sunyfredonia , ass istant professor of media arts at sunyfredonia & St . Edwards Univers i ty

This workshop wil l provide part icipants with thetools and resources needed to introduce technology intostudio classes. I t is designed f or the educator that doesnot use technology in his or her own work, and may not becomfortable with technology, but would l ike to incorporatedigital tools in their classroom. I wi l l discuss what technologyis important, what is absolutely necessary, and what you can

teach with no budget. The heart of the workshop exploresteaching resources, tutor ials and on-l ine opportunit iesfor both teacher and student to learn and ex plore digitaltechnologies. Workshop attendees wil l be given access to awebsite created specif ical ly for the workshop that has l inksto resources, ideas for assignments, and on-l ine tutor ials.

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ARTS ROO M #114Panel: Collaboration

Art, Aesthetics, Education and Activism

dealing with the Border Wall

Can border wall artwork change minds,

inuence policy and alter popular culture?

The Border Wall and Community Based Art

Education


ARTS ROOM #120

Panel: Art & Community

Fundred: Engaging in a 300 Million DollarDifference


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PANEL:Art & Act ivism

H u m a n R i g h t s A r t & C o m m u n i t y E d u c a t i o n Jenny Bryson Clark, South Texas College polit ical sciencefacultyProfessor Richard Lubben, South Texas College visual artsfaculty

We are enter ing our 5th year at South Texas Collegehost ing an annual human r ights art exhibit ion in conjunct ionswith the Human Traff icking Conference sponsored by theWomens Studies Committee. Jennifer Clark from the STCPolit ical Science Department and Womens Studies Presidentwould present an overview of the Sex Traff icking Conferenceand how they collaborate with art ists to educate thecommunity and br ing awareness of this global and regionalproblem. Richard Lubben from the STC Art Department and

Exhibit Curator wil l show selected images from previousshows and discuss how art ists have used their art tocommunicate a personal exper ience, open a dialogue orencourage self-reflect ion about the issue.

C a s h P a i d f o r R a g s A s k e t c h b o o k p e r f o r m a n c eCarol Flueckiger, associate professor of art, Texas TechUnivers i ty This sketchbook performance is inspired by thenineteenth-century pract ice of recycling rags for paper.Many ear ly American broadsides, chi ldrens books,almanacs, and newspapers pr inted the phrase CashPaid for Rags to sol ic it old cloth for use in paper-making.My project revis its the rag trade by taking discarded orsecond-hand shir ts and bluepr int ing them with phrases andimages from nineteenth-century mater ial culture, creat ingwearable hybr ids of the ear ly American womens movementand contemporary art ifacts from my local thr ift store.Research and ideas for this project were gathered at theAmerican Ant iquar ian Society in Worces ter, MA, and the TTU

Womens Studies Program.

D e p o r t e s P a r a C o m p a r t i r a n d t h e A l b e r g u e sE s c o l a r e s I n d i g e n a sRoger Colombik an d Jerolyn Bahm Colombik , Colombik Studios in wimberly texas Working in Collaborat ion with the Mexican Associat ionof the United Nat ions and Deportes Para Compart ir , we aredeveloping a documentary project that wil l ra ise awarenessabout the cultural her itage of indigenous chi ldren that areeducated and cared for in shelter schools. The sheltersare located throughout the country and often provi de theonly means of insur ing that chi ldren l iv ing in very remotecommunit ies can receive three meals a day as well as afine general education. Deportes Para Compart ir uses groupsport act iv it ies to promote the United Nat ions mil lennialgoals that include issues of gender equality and childhealth.

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Thank you Ampersand

ARTS R OOM #121

Workshop: Technology


Reality Community: Fostering a Sense of

Involvement in the Classroom and Beyond

Blog, Design, Technology


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PANEL: Col laborat ion

A r t , A e s t h e t i c s , E d u c a t i o n a n d A c t i v i s m d e a l i n gw i t h t h e B o r d e r W a l lDavid Freeman, visual arts faculty at South Texas College

Photography has been a tool for social and polit icalchange for many years and it can exude tremendouseducational author ity. What better t ime than now for art iststo ut i l ize art as a tool of enl ightenment and education onthe specif ic issue of the border fence and al l the challengesit produces. The border fence st r ikes at the very essenceof our culture and democracy. I ask my class how we caninvest igate the relat ionships of image, community, concept,and the cognit ive process. In this polit ical cl imate howdo we produce a didact ic pr inciple and call author ity intoquest ion and do it v ia digital photography.

C a n b o r d e r w a l l a r t w o r k c h a n g e m i n d s , i n f l u e n c ep o l i c y a n d a l t e r p o p u l a r c u l t u r e ?Tom Matthews, ass istant chair & visual arts faculty at South Texas College

The border wall controversy affects every cit izen ofthe United States and Mexico i n one way or another whetherdirect ly or indirect ly. Teaching eight miles from the borderin McAllen, Texas has heightened Matthews awareness ofthe effects the wall is having on our two countr ies and howthese changes wil l impact our l ives for years to come. Heuses the classroom as an incubator to discuss the pros andcons of the wall and what art ists can do to br ing awarenessto the s ituat ion. Can border wall artwork change minds,inf luence policy and alter popular culture? asks Matthews.Yes, I bel ieve it can.

T h e B o r d e r W a l l a n d C o m m u n i t y B a s e d A r tE d u c a t i o nBret Lefler, Ph.D., assistant professor/art ed. adviser/artcoordinator at the University of Texas at Brownsvi l le &Texas Southmost College

This presentat ion focuses on how art education majorsat the University of Texas at Brownsvi l le have addressed theneeds of the community by developing an exhibit ion usingthe border wall as a theme. I t a lso includes specif ic researchand curr iculum to heighten awareness for the need ofcommunity based art and arts education within secondaryand upper divis ion students.

Thank you Red River Paper

W h a t R o l e C a n A r t P l a y ? B o r d e r W a l lScott Nicol , visual arts faculty at South Texas College

The art of the modern and postmodern eras sought toestablish its autonomy, art for arts sake, leaving behindthe societal funct ions of the past. In our t ime, art is notsupposed to do something, it is merely supposed to be. Thishas led to the segregation of f ine art , relegat ing it to therar if ied wor ld of galler ies and museums, as dist inct from dailyl i fe and the real wor ld. This poses a di lemma for art istswho seek to engage social or polit ical issues, such as thewalls that are being erected along the U.S. Mexico border.More than 600 miles of border wall have been built , tear ingthrough cit ies, farms, and wildl i fe refuges. In the face of

something that inf l icts itself so powerful ly and destruct ivelyupon the real wor ld, what role can art play?


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WORKSHOP: Technology

R e a l i t y C o m m u n i t y : F o s t e r i n g a S e n s e o fI n v o l v e m e n t i n t h e C l a s s r o o mBeyond Jana C. Perez , ass istant professor of graphicdesign, Texas Womans University

Many students today believe that they possess asense of community through social and screen media suchas Twitter , Facebook, blogs and text ing often engagingin several of these s imultaneously. Design students inpart icular, as learners and future pract it ioners of v isualcommunicat ion, must be able to funct ion in both vir tualand real communit ies. Are students really interact ing in acommunal way via technology or s imply sett l ing for a lessact ive, internal dialogue? This presentat ion wil l out l inethe results of key object ives and projects incorporated

into graphic design coursework that ut i l ize both personalrelat ionships and technology to create and contr ibute tothe idea of community in and outside of the classroom.

B l o g , D e s i g n , T e c h n o l o g yDaniel Lievens, graphic des igner & faculty member at St .Edwards Univers i ty

This presentat ion wil l discuss the use of blogs toarchive work, present new work, and give students a venuefor receiving and giving feedback outside of the t radit ionalcr it ique. Wel l look at the use of blogs from the student/userperspect ive as well as sett ing up and st ructur ing of the blogsfrom the faculty perspect ive.

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Thank you Still Water Foundation

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PANEL: Art & Community

F u n d r e d : E n g a g i n g i n a 3 0 0 M i l l i o n D o l l a rD i f f e r e n c eMel Chin, artist & keynote speaker This workshop wil l engage Texas art ists and educatorsin a fun and simple art project with a powerful solut ionbased miss ion. You wil l leave prepared to mobil ize yourcommunity! The Fundred Dollar Bi l l Project reaches out tostudents of al l ages to create Fundred Dollar Bi l ls in hopesof gather ing 300 mil l ion creat ive voices from across thecountry in the form of drawings. The or iginal artworkswil l be delivered to congress with a request that they areexchanged for their equivalent in goods and service totransform the lead contaminated soi ls in New Orleans andult imately every lead affected city.

Thank you Golden Artist Colors


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Food and Key Austin Points Map

1Flatbed Press 2830 East MLK

2Austin Museum of Art 823 Congress

3Mexican American Cultural Center 600 River

4Hyatt Regency Austin Hotel 208 Barton Springs

5Zax Pints and Plates 312 Barton Springs

6Threadgills Restaurant 308 W. Riverside

7 Uchi Restaurant 801 S. Lamar

8Jos Hot Coffee Good Food 1300 S. Congress

9The Highball 1141 S. Lamar

10 Gueros Taco Bar 1412 S. Congress

11Home Slice Pizza 1415 S. Congress

12South Congress Cafe 1600 S. Congress

13Vespaio 1610 S. Congress

14 La Mexicana Bakery 1924 S. 1st

15Woodland 1716 S. Congress

16Magnolia Cafe South 1920 S. Congress

17Garden District Coffee House 2810 S. Congress

18Ruta Maya Importing Co 3601 S. Congress

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