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We would like to welcome you and

thank you for being a part of Art +Community, the 42nd Annual TASA

conference, hosted by St. EdwardsUniversity. Weve had a lot of funplanning this years conference,and hope you enjoy whats in store.The 2012 conference theme, Art +Community: a shared dialog of greenart, social activism, collaborationand community art, explores theopen exchange of ideas, inuences,policies and actions that artists andcommunities engage in both at thelocal and global level. With over 40speakers from all corners of Texas,and a keynote speech and workshopfrom Houston-born artist Mel Chin, wehope this will be an exciting fun-lledconference.

Conference Chairs

Hollis Hammonds

Angela Rodgers

Welcome to Austin and the TASA

Conference at St. Edwards University.It promises to be an outstanding

program of speakers, eventsand forums around the topics ofCommunity and Art. After 42 years,the members of the Texas Associationof Schools of Art, though well versedin both topics, are in for a exceptionalgathering of stimulating, informativeand down-right fun with fellow artistsand friends.

TASA president

Cathie Tyler

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Mel ChinKeynote Speaker

Mel Chin was born in Houston, Texas in 1951, he graduatedfrom Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee in 1975,and later moved to New York City in 1983. Chin is highlymotivated by social, political and cultural realities, and hiswork reects his concern for the environment and socialconsciousness. His work is often exhibited or installed inpublic spaces beyond the traditional connes of the galleryor museum. A conceptual artist, Chins body of work rangesfrom earthworks to animated lms. For Chin, art has the

power to provoke greater social awareness and a sense ofresponsibility in the viewer. Through his community actions,he has engaged innercity neighborhoods and helpedto rejuvenate local economies. His interest in science,ecology and the environment can be seen in some of hismost famous works including Revival Field, s.p.a.w.n. andknowmad were featured in the rst season of the pbs seriesart21 (Art in the Twenty First Century).

His most recent project, the Fundred Dollar Bill Project, isan innovative artwork made of millions of drawings. Thiscreative collective action is intended to support OperationPaydirt, an extraordinary art/science project uniting threemillion children with educators, scientists, health careprofessionals, designers, urban planners, engineers andartists. After Katrina had wiped out much of New Orleans,Chin was invited to the city to see how he could makea difference in the community. Working with scientists,Chin found that the lead contamination in the soil in NewOrleans was at a hazardous level. To nd a solution to thisproblem, Operation Paydirt was put into action. In 2012,once Fundred reaches its goal of 3 million artworks, anarmored truck, running on vegetable oil, will pick up thedrawings and take them to Washington d.c., where wewill request from Congress an even exchange of FundredDollars for 300 million dollars worth of aid for New Orleans.

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Robert HiteSt. Edwards Sponsored Speaker

Born in 1956 in rural Virginia, Robert Hite attended VirginiaCommonwealth University in Richmond and the CorcoranSchool of Art in Washington, D.C. After studying traditionalink brush painting in Malaysia, he worked as a studioassistant with Washington Color School painter LeonBerkowitz. Informed both by a rich southern narrative

tradition and a closeness to natural environments, Hitesimagery often draws upon his memories of youthfulwanderings in the Virginia tide waters. He has sought outand photographed rural dwellings not only in the southernUnited States and the Caribbean, but also in Central andSouth America, as well as Europe and Asia. Workingwithin and between painting, sculpture and photography,Hites highly rened technique and meticulous attention

to detail produce illusions that are both confoundingand transformative. In the photographic series ImaginedHistories, Hite resituates his architectural sculptures inoutdoor settings, magnifying the effects of dislocationand displacement that is central to all his imagery. In1997, Hite and his family moved to a nineteenthcenturyMethodist church and parsonage in the village of Esopus,New York. The artist is currently represented by Susan EleyFine Arts in New York City, Cardwell Jimmerson Gallery inLos Angeles, Espacio En Blanco in Madrid, and Pearl ArtsGallery in Stone Ridge, New York. Hite will be a visitingartist at St. Edwards University, and will give a lecturepresentation of his work at the 2012 TASA conference.An exhibition of his photographs will be on display in theScarborough Phillips Library at St. Edwards University.While a visiting artist, Hite will install a new sculpturespecically designed for the St. Edwards Campus. This newwork, Crossing Safely, was inspired by a modest shack in

Arrazola, Oaxaca, Mexico. This sculpture addresses issuesof immigration and border crossing. You can see more ofhis work at www.roberthite.com.

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Ken Dawson LittlePaul Hanna Lecture

Ken Little was born in Canyon,Texasin 1947. He received a bfa from TexasTech in 1970, and an mfa from theUniversity of Utah in 1972. He hasworked in various media including:bronze, ceramics, neon, performance,wood, steel, cast iron, $1 bills, shoes,and other found objects. His work hasbeen featured in over 35 one person

exhibitions, 200 group exhibitions,numerous national publications, andcatalogs. Since 1988 he has been aProfessor of Art (Sculpture) in theDepartment of Art and Art History atthe University of Texas at San Antonio.Since 1993, he has maintained a studioand alternative exhibition space,Rrose Amarillo, in downtown SanAntonio. His work is included in manypublic and private collections aroundthe country. Collections include TheContemporary Art Museum, HonoluluHawaii, The City of Seattle, The NelsonGallery of the University of Californiaat Davis, Microsoft Corporation,Seattle and many others. A sixty fourpage retrospective catalog titled,Ken Little: Little Changes with essaysby Kay Whitney and Dave Hickey isavailable. His artists web site is foundat www.kenlittle.com. Ken Littles talkwill cover his multi faceted career, hisartwork and its development over hislifetime.

Catherine CaesarArt History Presentation

Catherine Caesars current researchinterests include feminist art,conceptual practice, and readingrooms/libraries in contemporaryart. Earning her doctorate at EmoryUniversity in 2005, she produced adissertation titled Personae: The

Feminist Conceptual Work of EleanorAntin and Martha Rosler, 1968-1977.She is an Assistant Professor of art atthe University of Dallas. Caesars paperwill investigate Robert Smithsonsnotion of aerial art, investigating itsrelationship to the Texas landscapeand its impact on the conceptionof sculpture and the formation ofa modern, itinerant identity in atransglobal community.

Stacy SchultzArt History Presentation

Stacy Schultz received her Ph.D. inArt History from Rutgers University

in 2004. Her previous teachingpositions include two appointmentsas Visiting Assistant Professor at

Kentucky Statement University (2004-2005) and The University of Texasat Arlington (2007-2008). She hasalso taught a variety of courses inthe California State University system(CSU Northridge, CSU Fullerton,CSU San Bernardino, and San DiegoState University) ranging fromwomens studies to nineteenthcenturyart. Professor Schultzs researchand teaching concentrate on theintersections of race and genderin contemporary performance art,photography, lm, and video. Herdissertation, The Female Body inPerformance: Themes of Beauty,Body Image, Identity, and Violence,has evolved into the departure pointfor two lectures given at the College

Art Association: Performing theBlack Nude: The Artists Body as aContested Site (2005) and SouthernCalifornia Feminism and Body Image:A Performative Response (2007).She will present her paper, TheIntersection of Social Activism and

Community: Performing Civil Rights inSouthern California, at the 2012 TASAconference.

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*hyatt 3:00 5:00p Check-in and registration

5:00p Bus leaves forThe Austin Museum of Art

*amoa 5:00 7:00p Kick-off reception atThe Austin Museum of Art

7:00p Bus leaves for Hyatt

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*Drop off of artwork forOne Cube Foot & TASA StudentJuried Exhibitions

ragsdale 8:15a 2:00p Vendors & Student Poster SessionsMabee Ballroom B

ragsdale 9:00a 12:30p Featured SpeakersMabee Ballroom A

Ken DawsonPaul Hana LectureCatherine Caesar

Art History Presentation

Stacy Schultz Art History Presentation

Robert Hite St. Edwards Sponsored Speaker

ragsdale 12:30p Lunch providedMabee Ballroom C

1:30p Campus TourRobert Hite exhibit

eck 2:00 3:15p SESSION I Panel & Workshop

3:30 4:45p SESSION IIPanel & Workshop

eck 2:00p Set up for Iron Pour 3:30p Iron Pour

(meet transport van in back ofeck at 3:20)

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*Breakfast on your own

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arts 8:15 9:30a Registration in Art Building

8:30 9:30a One-Cube Foot ExhibitionFine Arts Gallery

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arts 9:30a 10:45a SESSION III Panel & Workshop

11:00a 12:15p SESSION IV Panel & Workshop

main 12:30 2:30p Lunch providedMaloney room(Annual Business Meeting)

arts 2:30 3:30p Interconnected TASAStudent Juried Exhibition

3:30p bus leaves for Flatbed Press

*atbed 4:00 4:30p tour of Flatbed Press

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*hyatt 6:00p bus leaves forMexican American Cultural Center

*macc 6:30p Dinner BanquetMexican American Cultural Center

7:30p Mel Chin Keynote Address

8:30p Presentations of Awards

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Members should pick up their workarts140 between 2:30 3:30p.(Unless youve made arrangementsto have the work shipped).

Students should pick up their workthe Fine Arts Gallery at 3:30p.

Bus use reserved for those staying at the conferencehotel.

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feck 106 Panel: Collaborative/Communityfeck 108 Panel: Green Art/Environmentalfeck 109 Panel: Art & Communityfeck 111 Workshop: Art & Community Part 1

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feck 106 Panel: Masters Showcasefeck 108 Lecture: Art & Communityfeck 109 Panel: Collaborationfeck 111 Workshop: Art & Community Part 2feck Iron Pour (meet transport van in back of eck at 3:20)


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Multiplicity in Collaboration and Community

Sang-Mi Yooassistant professortexas tech university

Globalization has seemingly brought the world closertogether and has resulted in a heightened sense of thefamiliar. This feeling of familiarity provides a bridgethrough which Yoo can access and magnify her perceptionof a world derived from personal experience. In herwork, the ctive nature of a space that is both idealized

and conditioned by our society reects skepticism andmultiplicity as she obscures the distinction betweenthe past and the present, stereotypes and the real, andcollective and personal memories. By embracing bothpersonal and collaborative presentations, her work explores

the possibilities of an idealized environment.

Borderland Youth: A Social Geography Revealedthrough Participatory Art Practice

Jason Reedassistant professor of photographytexas state university-san marcos

Guided by a conceptual framework of reciprocity,Borderland Youth at Texas State University is working

collaboratively with various communities of youth livingin the US/Mexico border region to creatively reect uponthe cross-cultural, human experiences existent within thissignicant social geography. By utilizing participatoryart practices we are able to create a public body of workthat functions as a tangible mechanism to activate socialawareness and provide access to a more realistic, complex,and complete story of the US/Mexico border and itsresidents. The resulting work is exhibited, published, andultimately archived at Texas State University.

Eastland Outdoor Art MuseumCathi Ballassistant professorhoward payne university

Cathi Ball has completed work on the Eastland OutdoorArt Museum, a project conceived in her sketchbooks. Thisunique Museum is an attempt to make art history accessible

to all the children of Eastland, Texas. The museum includes42 works at 40 locations completed over 3 years with144 local volunteers and students. The project allows thestudents of Eastland access to world famous art whileadvertising the artist work. This community wide projecthas trulypainted the town.

eck 108 Panel:Green Art/Environmental

Were green, participatory and public!Randy Jewartdirector of austin green artwww.austingreenart.org

The mission of Austin Green Art is to help the communityto fully understand the revolutionary calling that denessustainability by visually representing it, inspiring peopleto engage it, and building participatory programs that

give people a real feeling of its transformative power. Weaspire to train a new generation of artists who serve theircommunities and to inspire a new generation of creativecitizens. A Green Artist is an agent for change, uniquelyqualied to merge environmental, social and economicconsiderations into collaborative projects that raise socialnetwork capital and community standards of sustainability.

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Curly, Shaggy, Gleaming, Streaming, The Art of Hair:An Intimate Recycling ProgramRosemary Meza-DesPlasartist & educatorel centro college

This presentation examines the history of recycling humanhair to create art. The utilization of human hair in artcan be traced back to Queen Victorias reign in the midnineteenth century. The presentation examines the multipleways human hair is used by contemporary artists. Artistsgo green by recycling a personal part of the human body- hair. Cultural perceptions and myths about hair will bediscussed in an art historical context.

Red ListedCatherine Proseassistant professor of art & gallery directormidwestern state university

Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson is quoted as sayingthat destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burninga Renaissance painting to cook a meal. Art certainly doesnot have the ability to correct global climate change, but itcan educate and inform in an evocative rather than didacticmanner. There is an abundant history of using nature as ametaphor to reect and comment on morals, values andhumankind. In the same respect, the use of nature as ametaphor emulates an attempt to place ourselves withinnature. Today we face an unknown and unseen nature as itis being lost before we discover it and invented before weunderstand it.

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Appreciating Life Through ArtTerry Barrettprofessor of art education & art historyuniversity of north texas

This presentation will look at a diverse group of peopleresponding directly to contemporary works of art and howthese works affect their lives. Barrett has been workingwith elderly in assisted-living homes, cancer patients,autistic teen-agers, business men and women, and studentsof all ages, pre-K through Ph.D., in the USA and in Holland(visiting artist position). He is concerned with peoplebuilding meaningful connections between contemporaryart and their personal and communal lives.

The Struggle For Meaning Between The ArtistAnd The Audience, A Balance between Artist andCommunity

Joe Kagleprofessor of artlone star college-kingwood

To understand the artist, we start with what makes anartist the creator that he becomes: the Complete ArtistCommunicator. To accomplish this, the 21st century artistuses all his/her talents and abilities to serve human beingsthrough a team effort that make up for deciencies in asingle individual. Building this creative-effort-team, wemust understand fundamental ingredients: 1) recruiting ateam of dedicated individuals who use all their senses tocommunicate with each other; 2) mix in the dedication andpassion of the focused creative effort; and 3) envision anideate transcending the surface to universal humanity

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Moving Beyond Image and into Community with:Relational Aesthetics: Part 1Georganna Tapleyartist & teacher at art alliance centerbrazosport college, lee college

This workshop has a structure that deals with the individualperson as the artist and the teacher. When catastrophicthings occur within communities it affects everyone.When hurricanes IKE and Katrina devastated the shoresand lives of thousands, it was impossible for me to gointo the classroom with the attitude of lessons as normal.The relational and artist parts of me collaborate with theparticipants to respond to the events in the world aroundus. I use these events to teach how artists with consciencemight respond. The Art becomes the result and or response

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Communications, Film/ Video, Glass, and Intermedia. Theirlarge department enrolls more than 800 undergraduatemajors and boasts extensive facilities. Arlington is situateddirectly between Dallas and Fort Worth and is convenientto an extensive cultural experience, many world-classmuseums, and a growing economy.

Preparing Students for Effective Practice andLeadership in Art EducationChristopher Adejumoassociate professor of visual art studies/art educationthe university of texas at austin

The mission of the art education program at theUniversity of Texas at Austin is to provide excellence in thepreparation of art teachers, art museum educators, andcommunity art programmers. The aim of the program is tocultivate top-rated scholarship through institutional andcommunity partnerships and research-based development

of art education theory and practice. The art educationfaculty members are committed to helping students makeconnections between knowledge acquired in the classroom,student teaching in the public schools, and experientiallearning in alternative settings in the community. Theintroduction of the program at the 2012 TASA conference

will entail a detailed description of the degree optionsin the graduate art education program, which are schoolfocus, art museum education, and community-based arteducation.

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The Returning Vet and FILM NOIR: The ProblematicDr. John A. Calabreseprofessor of visual artstexas womans university

Dr. Calabrese will present lm noir clips and discourse

related to the problematic. This means that the lmsattempt to deal with a problem without overtly statingit. Ostensibly these are thriller/suspense lms, murdermysteries. Beneath many plots are issues dealing with thereturning vet to a society that is less than eager to havehim, a world in which he does not t. He is oftentimesforced to assume the position of a criminal who has tovindicate himself by overcoming various insurmountableobstacles. Each lm presents variationson this theme.

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eck 106 Panel:Masters Showcase

Virtual Humans and Living Worlds GraduatePrograms in Arts and Technology at UT DallasMarjorie A. Zielke, Ph.D.assistant professorthe university of texas at dallas

The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) offers a uniquemasters and mfa in Arts and Technology (atec). The atecprogram is one of the fastest growing degree plans atUT Dallas. A Ph.D. program is also in the nal phases ofdevelopment. Students study the application of technologyin art to produce interactive exhibits, computer games,training and simulations, web programs, animation, 3-dmodeling and other technology-based art media. Studentscan also combine the study of atec with Emerging Mediaand Communications (emac) to study the evolution of text

and narrative within the context of arts and technology.

A Growing University The Graduate Art Programsat UT ArlingtonLeighton McWilliamsassociate professor and assistant chair of art & art historythe university of texas, arlington

UT Arlington is a growing University with enrollmentapproaching 30,000. UT Arlington has a mfa programthat offers study in one of four media areas- Visual

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The Arts Triangle ArtsWalk ProjectGary Washmoninterim chair of visual artstexas womans university

A committee of faculty members was formed from thevarious departments in the School of the Arts (soa);Dance, Music, Drama and the Visual Arts to create anidentity for this new school and to create an event thatwould encompass all of the arts in the soa. The conceptof the Art Triangle came about through looking at a mapof campus and noting that a line drawn around all of thebuildings in the soa created a triangular shape. Followingthis theme the concept of a connective experience tyingthese sites together began to emerge as an interactive tour

or artswalk, featuring the various arts in non-traditionalsettings; in and around the buildings on the map, wherevirtually anything could happen.

Collaborative ProjectsColby Parsonsassociate professor of arttexas womans university

Colby Parsons is a sculptor who has been involved inseveral collaborative projects. One in Denmark withsculptor Brian Boldon in 2006, one in Dallas with thepainter/sculptor Mark Collop from 20072008, and one inDenton with electroacoustic composer Greg Dixon from2008 up to now. These collaborations have incorporateda broad range of media including clay, glass, video, wood,cardboard, found objects, and light; and each one has takenits own direction depending on the particular interests weshare, and the chemistry of the collaborative relationship.Most of these have involved installation settings withsome kind of interactive element inviting the viewersparticipationin the work.

Low-Rider Bikes in Higher Education: A Project byThrow Away YouthFuture Akinsassistant professor of art education & visual studiestexas tech university

Inspired by Chicano youth culture that involves low-riderbikes and hoping to motivate junior high students to

consider art as a stepping stone towards attending college,Future Atkins co-created an art opportunity for low-incomeyouth in Lubbock, Texas. Fourteen and fteen year-oldsenrolled in an art class where they created low-rider bikeswith discarded parts and throw-away materials, while TexasTech University art studio majors in a kinetic sculpturecourse created dream bikes using metals and fabricationwork. Both sets of resulting bikes were displayed alongwith true low-rider bikes from the local community in asidewalk parade. This presentation will dissect and discussboth student populations experiences and performances,community and academic reactions/feedback, fund-raisingefforts and obstacles, cultural considerations and reactionsbased on social class, race and ethnicity.

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Moving Beyond Image and into Community with:Relational Aesthetics: Part 2Georganna Tapleyartist & teacher at art alliance centerbrazosport college, lee college

his workshop deals with the person as the artist and theteacher... The Relational Aesthetics workshop will beoffered to individuals uniting them in a common themeof research. They will actively participate in all stages of acreation to be completed during the conference. Althoughthis is the second part of a two-part workshop, if youmissed part one, you can still participate in part two.

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Donnie Keen,keen foundry

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Weathergrams: A Spring Peace ProjectJudy Stone-Nunneleyartist & educator

Judy will present a hands-on workshop focusing on thecreation of simple printed collages with found images,text, and expressive monoprints. Printed on recycled papersacks, the Weathergrams are records of contemplation,shared observations of the natural world, and messagesof hope. The Weathergrams will be installed on campus

for the Spring season and will recycle with the seasonsweather.

arts 113 Panel:Collaborative Projects

Imagillaboration A National SculptureCollaboration Project, the logistical challenges andrewards of working, exchanging and exhibiting these3-D compositions on a national scale

Jack Grondirector/professor of ne arttexas a&m, corpus christi

From 20072009, 106 sculptors representing twenty-sixstates across the country have joined together to undertakea collaborative art project of unprecedented proportions.Working in regional groups of ve to nine people, theartists have created an immense body of collaborativethree-dimensional artwork. Each participant was to createa seed element, the beginning segment of a sculpture,

which was then passed onto other group members whoeach added their own artistic element to every piece. Oncethe cycle of exchange was complete, each artist will havecontributed to every sculpture, and there is one nishedsculpture for each person participating.

A Cast Iron Chain for AmericaMeredith Butch Jackprofessor of artlamar university

Meredith Jack will present his on-going project to cast acast iron chain with a link cast in all 50 states of the union.This project is an extension of his involvement with theIron Trail to the Arctic in 2008 and the in-state extensionof the Chain that is the Charm Bracelet for Texas, to be

cast during the 2012 TASA conference. The academic ironcasting community begun by Julius Schmidt in the 1950s,has grown and prospered. There are university iron foundryprograms in most states and many independent artistshave set up their own facilities. The Cast Iron Chain

is an effort to bring all these disparate individuals intocommunication for the exchange of ideas, techniques, andaesthetic deliberations.

Taking Iron to the ArcticDonnie Keendirector of keen foundryhouston, tx

In 2008 Donnie Keen of Keen Foundry in Houston led agroup of artists and artisans north of the Arctic Circle to

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the Village of Wiseman, permanent population 13, to casta cast iron public sculpture. Wiseman is known outside ofthe arctic primarily from the PBS documentary Gatewayto the Arctic: the Brooks Range, which featured the villageand its inhabitants. Collaborating with the Alaskan sculptorPatrick Garley, Keen has been instrumental in establishing athriving artist/iron casting community in the USs northern-most state. He will present the planning, logistics, andimplementation of this ambitious endeavor and the veyear reunion pour set for June 2012.

UTSA Collaborative EditionsKent Rushprofessor of artthe university of texas at san antonio

Since 1983 the University of Texas at San Antonio hasinformally run utsa Collaborative Editions (utsace).Professors Dennis Olsen and Kent Rush who head the

printmaking program at utsa have worked with thesemester long visiting artist/faculty and faculty members toproduce a substantial portfolio of wonderful prints primarilyin lithography, intaglio and relief. Recently Kent Rush, in aneffort to reach out to the community, offered the press toDr. Ricardo Romo as a format for printing editions for localand regional Chicano/a and Mexican American artists. Thetwo Master Printers are former mfa graduated printmakers,Neal Cox (two years now teaching at sfau) and currently,Steven Carter. Since 2004 over 20 prints in editions of 30have been printed and we are working with more artistswith an anticipated total of32 editions.

arts 116 Workshop: Innovations inFoundations limit rst 20 participants

Colored Slips And The Clay SurfaceStan Irvinprofessor of art

st. edwards universityConnie McCrearyartist & educator

st. edwards university

There is a long history of potters using colored slips andengobes to decorate the clay surface. Due to their opacity,sensuous texture, potential for color, and possibilitiesfor application at various stages of drying, these typesof liquid clays offer artists and potters many decorativeoptions. seu art faculty, Stan Irvin and Connie McCreary,

will demonstrate various surface decoration and formingtechniques using primarily colored clays and slips. Theywill present options for both low and high-re. Workshopattendees are invited to participate in a hands onexperience with slip decoration that can be employed bybeginning students and offer some interesting options formore advanced exploration.

arts 120 Panel: Innovations in Foundations

Innovations in Foundation CurriculumLeslie Mutchlerassistant professor of art, area head of 2d foundationsthe university of texas at austin

Mutchlers interests in Foundations derive from the BauhausPreliminary Course- and consequently bringing relevanceto these ideals. Foundations should be comprised of three

equally emphasized components: craft (the teachingof technical prociency), context (relevant vocabularyand history), and conceptual acuity (art and design as apursuit of knowledge). For the last forty years many artdepartments have overlooked the critical potential ofFoundations. I thrive on working with young, fresh talentedstudents that remain open and observant, malleable andmotivated says Mutchler. I hope to heighten the status ofFoundations within the academic world, to bring about thenew Bauhaus.

From 2D to Cross-Disciplinary Space RevisingBeginning DesignEric Zimmermanassistant professor of art


How might two-dimensional design courses better respondto contemporary cross-disciplinary space and studentneeds? St. Edwards University Art department recentlyundertook a restructuring of its two-dimensional designcourse with this question in mind. Emphasizing design

process, conceptualization, and the relationship betweentwo, three, and four-dimensional thinking, in a laboratorytype studio environment, this restructuring embedslearning hand skills and design principals with reading anddiscussion. The goal is to provide students with the toolsto be both articulate and technically accomplished withina world that is increasingly cross-disciplinary. By providingthem with technical skills and theoretical frameworksstudents are better prepared to engage and make in avariety of elds.

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Drawing Structure: Beginning Drawing and a DIYTextbookHollis Hammondsarea coordinator & assistant professor of art


Drawing is possibly the most important foundational skillfor the beginning artist. It is also one of the most popularsubjects in art, with more drawing books on the markettoday than most other disciplines. Finding the righttextbook for your course however is almost impossible. Asfaculty we nd ourselves piecing together resources forour students, trying to balance technique with concept,and often failing at nding source material that is trulyappropriate for a specic course. Sometimes you have totake matters into your own hands, and if you cant nd theright book just make one.

arts 121 Workshop: Technologylimit rst 20 participants

Teaching Software on the Fly or Resources forTeaching Technology or How to teach computerstuff you dont know or Computer Instruction forDummiesPeter Tuckerassistant professor of media arts

suny fredonia & st. edwards university

This workshop will provide participants with the toolsand resources needed to introduce technology intostudio classes. It is designed for the educator that doesnot use technology in his or her own work, and maynot be comfortable with technology, but would like toincorporate digital tools in their classroom. I will discusswhat technology is important, what is absolutely necessary,and what you can teach with no budget. The heart of theworkshop explores teaching resources, tutorials and on-

line opportunities for both teacher and student to learnand explore digital technologies. Workshop attendees willbe given access to a website created specically for theworkshop that has links to resources, ideas for assignments,and on-line tutorials.

SESSION IV

arts 113 Panel: Art & Activism

Human Rights Art & Community EducationJenny Bryson Clark,political science faculty

south texas college

Proessor Richard Lubbenvisual arts faculty

south texas college

We are entering our 5th year at South Texas Collegehosting an annual human rights art exhibition inconjunctions with the Human Trafcking Conferencesponsored by the Womens Studies Committee. JenniferClark from the STC Political Science Department andWomens Studies President would present an overview ofthe Sex Trafcking Conference and how they collaborate

with artists to educate the community and bring awarenessof this global and regional problem. Richard Lubben fromthe STC Art Department and Exhibit Curator will show

selected images from previous shows and discuss howartists have used their art to communicate a personalexperience, open a dialogue or encourage self-reectionabout the issue.

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Cash Paid for Rags A sketchbook performanceCarol Flueckigerassociate professor of arttexas tech university

This sketchbook performance is inspired by thenineteenth-century practice of recycling rags for paper.Many early American broadsides, childrens books,almanacs, and newspapers printed the phrase Cash Paidfor Rags to solicit old cloth for use in paper-making.My project revisits the rag trade by taking discarded orsecond-hand shirts and blueprinting them with phrasesand images from nineteenth-century material culture,creating wearable hybrids of the early American womens

movement and contemporary artifacts from my localthrift store. Research and ideas for this project weregathered at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester,MA, and the TTU Womens Studies Program.

Deportes Para Compartir and the AlberguesEscolares Indigenas(Sports For Sharing and the Indigenous ShelterSchools of Mexico)Roger Colombik and Jerolyn Bahm Colombikcolombik studioswimberly, texas

Working in Collaboration with the Mexican Association ofthe United Nations and Deportes Para Compartir, we aredeveloping a documentary project that will raise awarenessabout the cultural heritage of indigenous children that are

educated and cared for in shelter schools. The sheltersare located throughout the country and often provide theonly means of insuring that children living in very remotecommunities can receive three meals a day as well as a negeneral education. Deportes Para Compartir uses groupsport activities to promote the United Nations millennialgoals that include issues of gender equality and childhealth.

arts 114 Panel: Collaboration

Art, Aesthetics, Education and Activism dealing withthe Border WallDavid Freemanvisual arts faculty

south texas college

Photography has been a tool for social and political changefor many years and it can exude tremendous educational

authority. What better time than now for artists to utilizeart as a tool of enlightenment and education on the specicissue of the border fence and all the challenges it produces.The border fence strikes at the very essence of our cultureand democracy. I ask my class how we can investigatethe relationships of image, community, concept, and thecognitive process. In this political climate how do weproduce a didactic principle and call authority into questionand do it via digital photography.

Can border wall artwork change minds, inuencepolicy and alter popular culture?Tom Matthewsassistant chair & visual arts faculty

south texas college

The border wall controversy affects every citizen of theUnited States and Mexico in one way or another whetherdirectly or indirectly. Teaching eight miles from the borderin McAllen, Texas has heightened Matthews awareness ofthe effects the wall is having on our two countries and howthese changes will impact our l ives for years to come. Heuses the classroom as an incubator to discuss the pros andcons of the wall and what artists can do to bring awarenessto the situation. Can border wall a rtwork change minds,inuence policy and alter popular culture? asks Matthews.Yes, I believe it can.

The Border Wall and Community Based ArtEducation

Bret Lefer, Ph.D.assistant professor/art ed. adviser/art coordinatorthe university of texas at brownsville & texas southmost college

This presentation focuses on how art education majorsat the University of Texas at Brownsville have addressedthe needs of the community by developing an exhibition

using the border wall as a theme. It also includes specicresearch and curriculum to heighten awareness for theneed of community based art and arts education withinsecondary and upper division students.

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What Role Can Art Play? Border WallScott Nicolvisual arts faculty

south texas college

The art of the modern and postmodern eras sought toestablish its autonomy, art for arts sake, leaving behindthe societal functions of the past. In our time, art is notsupposed to do something, it is merely supposed to be.This has led to the segregation of ne art, relegating it tothe raried world of galleries and museums, as distinct fromdaily life and the real world. This poses a dilemma forartists who seek to engage social or political issues, suchas the walls that are being erected along the U.S. Mexico

border. More than 600 miles of border wall have beenbuilt, tearing through cities, farms, and wildlife refuges. Inthe face of something that inicts itself so powerfully anddestructively upon the real world, what role can art play?

arts 120 Panel:Art & Community

Fundred: Engaging in a 300 Million Dollar DifferenceMel Chinartist & keynote speaker

This workshop will engage Texas artists and educatorsin a fun and simple art project with a powerful solutionbased mission. You will leave prepared to mobilize yourcommunity! The Fundred Dollar Bill Project reaches out tostudents of all ages to create Fundred Dollar Bills in hopesof gathering 300 million creative voices from across thecountry in the form of drawings. The original artworkswill be delivered to congress with a request that they are

exchanged for their equivalent in goods and service totransform the lead contaminated soils in New Orleans andultimately every lead affected city.

arts 121 Workshop: Technology

limit rst 20 participants

Reality Community: Fostering a Sense ofInvolvement in the Classroom and Beyond

Jana C. Perezassistant professor of graphic designtexas womans university

Many students today believe that they possess a senseof community through social and screen media such asTwitter, Facebook, blogs and texting often engagingin several of these simultaneously. Design students inparticular, as learners and future practitioners of visualcommunication, must be able to function in both virtualand real communities. Are students really interacting ina communal way via technology or simply settling for a

less active, internal dialogue? This presentation will outlinethe results of key objectives and projects incorporatedinto graphic design coursework that utilize both personalrelationships and technology to create and contribute tothe idea of community in and outside of the classroom.

Blog, Design, TechnologyDaniel Lievensgraphic designer & faculty member


This presentation will discuss the use of blogs to archivework, present new work, and give students a venue forreceiving and giving feedback outside of the traditionalcritique. Well look at the use of blogs from the student/user perspective as well as setting up and structuring of the

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InterconnectedTASA Juried

Student Exhibition 2012

juror:Eric Zimmermanartist & writerezimmerman.org

Fifty-four students from schools allover Texas applied for this juriedexhibition. The exhibition receptionwill be Saturday, April 14, from 2:30-3:30 p.m., in the Fine Arts Gallery atSt. Edwards University.

Samantha Alexeichikhardin-simmons university

Erica Bogdanst. edwards university

Meagan Carneyst. edwards university

Alexandra Coodymidwestern state university

Eliana Fanousmcmurry university

Kenneth Fontenottexas state university

Shannon Gowentexas state university

Jaclyn Hudaktexas state university

Benjamin Lamb

texas state university

Aidan Lillerst. edwards university

Student SpotlightPoster Presentations

On Friday, April 13th, students fromvarious schools in Texas will presenttheir research in a poster session. Thesession will be held in the RagsdaleCenters Mabee Ballroom B from 9a.m. until 2 p.m.

Chris Adamstexas tech university

Bruce Alvestexas tech university

Jared Applegatetexas tech university

Rebecca Bealstexas tech university

Shelly Forbistexas tech university

Scotty Henslertexas tech university

Sarah Jamisontexas tech university

Benjamin Lambtexas state university

Kris Leinentexas tech university

Aidan Lillerst. edwards university

Shannon Ramostexas tech university

Emily Speckst. edwards university

Kelly Waguespackst. edwards university

Chris Walnohatexas tech university

One Cube Foot

Exhibition 2012Every year at the tasa AnnualConference, conference attendeesare invited to participate in the tasaOne Cube Foot Exhibition. As tasas

One Square Cube Exhibitions titleindicates, submissions for this showmust be limited to one square foot,and submissions can be 2-d or 3-d.This year Robert Hite will judge theexhibition. There will be an openingreception for the exhibit on Saturday,April 14th, in the St. EdwardsUniversity Fine Arts Gallery from 8:30a.m. 9:30 a.m., and will include anawards presentation.

Note: work from the One Cube Foot Exhibitshould be picked up from arts140 between

2:30 3:30p.(Unless youve made arrangements to havethe work shipped)

Solar Powered Paper DollCarol Flueckiger

Albert Longoriatexas state university

Krystal N. Maestashardin-simmons university

Rebecca Marinost. edwards university

Eric Mathistexas state university

Caitlin McCollomtexas state university

Miguel Ortizsul ross state university

Kevin Dean Ramlersul ross state university

Cari Ritchiehardin-simmons university

Bri Anna Sattereldmidwestern state university

Michael Scotst.edwards university

Callie Simpsonst. edwards university

Emily Speckst. edwards university

Tyler Tailiaerromidwestern state university

Khristine Tuganguist. edwards university

Ashley Watsonst. edwards university

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Membership

Data and Fiance

Numbers

Social Media

Facebook:TASA Art (Group)759 members (+210)

Twitter: @tasart1,101 followers (+667)

Linkedin:TASA Art Group541 members (+263)

Subscriber EmailsCurrent number of subscribers (834)

Last year (764)

Total number of emails sentThis year to date (37)All of last year (56)Average of 3 emails sent out a month.

On average, over a third of our listopens the emails.About 10% of the list clicks through.If you dont receive our emails andwould like to be added to our mailinglist, subscribe through tasart.org oremail [email protected].

Other Communications

Flickr (photos):fickr.com/photos/tasartThe photos document most of our

TASA events from 2004-2011.Website: tasart.org

for all information. You can alsosubscribe to our iCal feed and followour event schedule.

Revenue/Expense DetailExpense Revenue Prot/Loss

AdministrativeMembership Dues 0.00 $14,775.69 $14,775.69Student GroupReimbursements $1,900.00 $0.00 -$1,900.00Chapter Development $4,294.20 $13.78 -$4,280.42Supplies, Adminand Operations $4,806.57 $883.82 -$3,922.75

EventsArtist Ranch 2011 $56,430.77 $62,809.28 $6,378.512011 AnnualMembership Party $585.00 $0.00 -$585.002010 AnnualMembership Party $2,804.17 $1,771.91 -$1,032.26Artist Breakfast Series $670.74 $1,560.00 $889.26Creative Mass $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Art Speak $0.00 $180.00 $180.00

Finding Grants $329.02 $458.00 $128.98Reel Artist $732.94 $1,470.69 $737.75Small Talks $302.56 $1,131.00 $828.44Making Facesscreening $139.64 $130.00 -$9.64Lounge Bowl $4,324.64 $5870.00 $1,545.36Whats New With Easels $110.62 $601.75 $491.13Get on Press! Workshop $630.91 $650.00 $19.09The Mix $4,068.24 $4,790.00 $721.76Student Portfolio Review $96.69 $0.00 -$96.69Preparing andSpeaking About

Your Portfolio $0.00 $99.00 $99.00Self Promotion inthe Digital Age $0.00 $55.00 $55.00Resume Workshop $0.00 $80.00 $80.00Brand You $0.00 $50.00 $50.00Student Picnic $161.76 $45.00 -$116.76Summer Shindig $3,573.66 $3,850.00 $276.34*The Texas Show 2012 $764.95 $0.00 -$764.95

TOTAL $87,003.42 $101,274.92 $14,271.50

*$276.34 of the Summer Shindig Proceedswere donated to the American Red Cross.

**This amount is based on the balance on 3/7/12plus the current pending checks/deposits.

Financial Numbers:

2011-12 Beginning Balance: $34,382.912011-12 Ending Balance: $48,654.41**Expenses: $87,003.42

Revenue: $101,274.92YTD Prot/Loss: +$14,271.50

Pro essors 164

Artist Students 153

Ad unct 53

Member Numbers: 379

2011

orporate roup

ro essors 12rtist

Stu ents 20

Adjunct 62

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president 20082012

Cathie Tylerparis junior college

president-elect 200910Greg Reutertexas a&m university-corpus christi

board member/recorder

20072012Susan Witta-Kemphsan antonio college

board member/academicafairs,

proessional standards 2007

2012Greg Elliottuniversity of texas at san antonio

board member 20082012Bill Simpsontrinity valley community college

board member/treasurer

20082012/annualexhibitions coordinator, gallerynetworkLiz Yarosz-Ashmidwestern state university

board member/academicafairs,photography survey 20072012Gary Frieldsstephen f. austin university

board member/database

20082012Brian Rowtexas state university-san marcos

board member 20092012Sandra Bakerbrazosport college

board member/newsletter

20072012Kurt Dyrhauglamar university

board member/membership

20082012Omar Hernandezel centro collegedcccd

staf member/executiveassistantLinda Fawcetthardin-simmons university

staf member/webmasterVictoria Taylor-Goreamarillo college

conerence chair 2012Hollis Hammondsst. edwards university

conerence chair 2012Angela Rodgersst. edwards university

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Conference VendorsOn Friday, April 13thThe Robert and Pearle Ragsdale CenterMabee Ballroom B

several vendors will set up displays and materials to view ortake. Vendors will set up around 8 a.m. and will be availableuntil 2 p.m.

Art Lieswww.artlies.org

Prismacolor Representative:Shelley Minus

Liquitex Representative:Peter Andrew

Big Mediumbigmedium.org

Conference

Sponsors & Donors

School of HumanitiesSt. Edwards University

The Kozmetsky Center ofExcellence in Global FinanceSt. Edwards University

The Still Water Foundation

Blick Art Materialsdickblick.com

Red River Paperredriverpaper.com

Golden Artist Colorsgoldenpaints.com

Cheap Joes Art Stuffcheapjoes.com

Ampersandampersandart.com

Jack Richeson & Companyrichesonart.com

Art Liesartlies.org

Austin Museum of Artamoa.org

Lady Bird Johnson WildowerCenterwildfower.org

Mexic-Arte Museummexic-artemuseum.orgBlanton Museum of Artblantonmuseum.org

Gueros restaurant on SoCoguerostacobar.com

Austin Chronicleaustinchronicle.com

Prismacolorprismacolor.com

Liquitexliquitex.com

Smooth-Onsmooth-on.com

Olmsted-Kirk Paper Companyokpaper.com

Lucky13lucky13mixology.com


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Erica BogdanEmily BornemanMary BrantlJessica BuieWalle ConolyBarbra CurtinCaroline EckChrissy FlaniganAmy GerhauserHollis Hammonds

Kelly HanusDonal HaugheyGuillermo Hinojosa-CanalesStan IrvinMiriam JurgensenDaniel LievensJustin MartinMichael MasseyConnie McCreary

Rebecca Marino

Jorge MuozTuan PhanKaletia RobertsAngela RodgersKate RosatiNicole RyderJennah SlinranEmily SpeckArt ThompsonBrenda Torres

Vicki TottenKhristine TuganguiKelly WaguespackLindsey WebbMaline WernessColleen WhiteMonica WrightEric Zimmerman

ConferenceVolunteers

We would like to extend ourthanks to all volunteers, especiallythose whose names didnt make itinto the printed program.

Tasa Conference 2012

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