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2025 Annual TAEA Conference

Welcome to the TAEA 2025 Conference — Reframing Perspectives

Welcome to the 2025 Texas Art Education Association Annual Conference at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Round Rock, Texas, November 20–22! We are excited to gather with colleagues, friends, and advocates of art education for three inspiring days of learning, sharing, and celebrating creativity.

This year's conference features dynamic workshops, engaging sessions, an energetic exhibit hall, and keynotes from internationally recognized artist Deborah Roberts and Texas painter Sari Shryack. Whether you're here to gain new strategies, connect with fellow educators, or renew your passion for the arts, or reframe your perspective, we know you'll leave inspired and empowered. Thank you for joining us as we celebrate the power of art education and the creativity it brings to our classrooms and communities.

Warmly,

Amber Kingsley, Lamar CISD
Tim Lowke, Round Rock ISD
Jen Raybourn, Round Rock ISD
Kellen Segura, Manor ISD
Conference Co-Chairs, TAEA 2025

TAEA Conference Pre-Registration Closed

Online registration is closed, but you may register on-site.

The fee structure and dates to have your registration completed are listed below. Registration will open on September 2, 2025. We'll be publishing a workshop schedule and providing additional information so you will have a chance to see what is available. If you are planning to use a purchase order now is the time to begin the process.

You must be a current member or guest of a current member to attend.

	Early Registration Through 10/31	Normal Registration 11/01-11/16	On-Site Registration After 11/16
Active Member	$140	$155	$180
Associate Member	$140	$155	$180
Retired Member	$125	$140	$140
Full-Time College/ University Student ¹	$0	$0	$0
Institutional Member	$285	$285	$285
TAEA Fellow	$80	$80	$80
Saturday Sessions Only	$99	$99	$99

¹ Pre-service art education students must email a copy of their conference registration receipt along with a copy of their current, valid college or university ID to by 11/16/2025. Also, pre-service students are required to attend the Student Division meeting on Saturday and must volunteer for two hours of service while attending conference. Please contact Tim Lowke at or 512-464-5931 for questions, or to sign up for a time, visit https://sites.google.com/view/taeaconference2025/home.

Hotel Information

Kalahari Resort and Convention Center
Round Rock, Texas

Make your hotel reservations soon!

TAEA has negotiated a group rate or $199 / night the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Round Rock, Texas for the TAEA 2025 Conference, November 20-22, 2025. The primary convention hotel fills up quickly, so book as soon as you can. Click the button below to book now.

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Keynote Speakers

Deborah Roberts

Deborah Roberts (American, b. 1962) is a mixed media artist whose work challenges the notion of ideal beauty. Her work has been exhibited internationally across the USA and Europe. Roberts' work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York; Brooklyn Museum, New York, New York; The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, New York; LACMA, Los Angeles, California; the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York, and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, among several other institutions. She was selected to participate in the Robert Rauschenberg Residency (2019) and was a finalist for the 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, as well as the recipient of the Anonymous Was A Woman Grant (2018), and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2016). Texas Metal of Arts Award (2023) Roberts received her MFA from Syracuse University, New York. She lives and works in Austin, Texas. Roberts is represented by Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, CA.

Sari Shryack

Sari Shryack is an oil and acrylic painter based out of Taylor, Texas. Her bright and colorful works cover many different subjects, including landscape, still life, portraits, and disco balls, to name a few. Born in 1991, Sari attended Drury University and studied under painting professor Todd Lowery; she graduated with a degree in Fine Arts in 2014. Sari lives with her husband and two children.

Pre-Conference STAR

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Membership

Teacher's Letter to Administrators (Word) — Use this template as a starting point to request support from your administrator for attending the conference.