Artful Happenings

The Artful Happenings Rooms at the FAEA Conference

Step into the "Artful Happenings Room," a dynamic and immersive space inspired by Allan Kaprow's historic Happenings and your requests. This isn't your typical session; it's the vibrant, creative hub you've always dreamed of—designed for ongoing learning, meaningful discussions, sharing best practices, spontaneous collaborations, and more.

In this unique room, you'll find scheduled meetups hosted by experts, each centered around specific topics, media, themes, and scheduled sessions. It's the perfect place to:

• Connect with Like-Minded Artists: Meet fellow creatives who share your passions and interests for a particular topic and share. For example, experience a Make and Take sponsored by the Museum and Cultural Organization Division with Dulcie Hause. You could also stop by to create Advocacy postcards hosted by the Advocacy Committee with Laura Hobby and Natalie Steratore. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
• Continue the Conversation: Many people have started an exciting conversation with an attendee in a session, and suddenly, you have to leave so the next session can begin. Check out the schedule and meet up to dive deeper into the ideas and techniques that inspire you, like timely topics around ESE hosted by ESE AZach Thompson AND the Lesson Plan Slam hosted by Ashley DeMaio. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
• Finish working on a project from a session: Sometimes, you just need a space to keep working and talking about what excites you. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
• Collaborate and Create: Engage in group experiences like a Sound Bath hosted by Lark Keeler, or enjoy the creative energy of working side by side while drawing/painting outside with Gerald Obregon. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
• Socialize and Network: Cultivate lasting relationships within the FAEA community in a relaxed, informal setting. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Join us in the Artful Happenings Room to experience the magic that happens when great minds come together as an interest group. This is your opportunity to find, join, and nurture a smaller, tight-knit community within the larger FAEA body. Don’t miss out on the chance to be part of something extraordinary!

Hosts are there as a friendly face with similar interests, so you’ll never be alone.

Schedule

Thursday (Skyway & Pier Room)
12:30 pm – Art Advocacy Postcard Designing with the Advocacy Committee
2:30 pm – Mad Hatter Mindful Tea Party with Lark Keeler
4:30 pm- Museum Make & Take (OPEN TO ALL) with Dulcie Hause

Friday
9:00 am - Book Signing with Carrie Ann Baade (Baywalk Room)
10:30 am – Art Advocacy Postcard Designing with the Advocacy Committee (Baywalk Room)
1:30 pm – ESE is 4 EVERYONE with Zach Thompson (Skyway/Pier Room)
3:30 pm – Urban Sketching / Outdoor Painting. Bring your own materials. No experience necessary with Gerald Obregon (Baywalk Room)

Saturday
10:30 – 11 am - Sound Bath with Lark Keeler (Baywalk Room)
12:30 pm – Lesson Plan SLAM with Ashley DeMaio (Skyway/Pier Room) Bring a lesson plan to share verbally, through images, or printed. All sharing is welcome.