2026 Fall Conference Program

 

Keynote Speaker: Peter H. Reynolds, renowned author and illustrator of The Dot and Ish.

Special pre-order packages of Peter H. Reynolds books will be available for purchase, and you can get them signed in person by Peter!

Plus, you can get a customized conference shirt designed by Peter H. Reynolds just for GAEA!

Also special conference guest speaker, Cindy Parrott-Todd, NAEA President.

10/22/26 • Thursday

  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM vendor setup 

  • 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Registration 

  • 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Vendor and Artist Market 

  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Workshops at various breakout locations

  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Member’s Exhibit Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

  • Dinner on Your Own 

10/23/2026 • Friday

  • 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Registration 

  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast: Youth Art Month and vendor Appreciation. Welcome Keynote: Cindy Todd, NAEA President 

  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Vendor and Artist Market

  • 9:00 AM – 11:50 AM PM Workshops at various breakout locations

  • 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Artome Creation Station (Daily in Terrace Room)

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Breakout Division Box Lunches 

  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Vendor Appreciation 

  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Workshops at various breakout locations

  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM President’s Reception Morris Museum of Art

  • Dinner on Your Own 

10/24/2026 • Saturday

  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Registration 

  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast: Helen Fleming Stone Art Action / State of the Arts

  • 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Vendor and Artist Market

  • 9:00 AM – 11:50 AM Workshops at various breakout locations

  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Artome Creation Station (Daily in Terrace Room)

  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Luncheon : GAEA Awards, HFS Scholarship, NAHS Auction,  Keynote Speaker: Peter H. Reynolds  

  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Workshops at various breakout locations

  • 3:00 – 5:00 PM Vendor Breakdown