THE NEBRASKA ARTS COUNCIL, A STATE AGENCY, HAS SUPPORTED THIS ARTS EVENT THROUGH ITS MATCHING GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE AND THE NATIONALENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, AND THE NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT. VISIT: www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov FOR INFORMATION ON HOW THE NEBRASKA ARTS COUNCIL CAN ASSIST YOUR ORGANIZATION.
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Online registration is now closed.
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Omaha, Nebraska
Friday, October 22, 2021
Conference Main Site - Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St
Evening Awards Ceremony & Silent Auction - Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel, Schimmel Ballroom, 302 S 36th St
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Conference Main Site - Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza
Art Educator Show & Reception - Hot Shops Art Center, 1301 Nicholas St
Friday, October 22, 2021
Conference Main Site - Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St
Evening Awards Ceremony & Silent Auction - Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel, Schimmel Ballroom, 302 S 36th St
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Conference Main Site - Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza
Art Educator Show & Reception - Hot Shops Art Center, 1301 Nicholas St

CONFERENCE MASK POLICY: All conference attendees will wear masks when indoors at all conference venues. Temporary removal of the mask or face covering is permitted where necessary for the following purposes: eating or drinking, presenting at a keynote or breakout session, and/or any emergency or medical purpose. The mask must cover the nose, mouth and chin. Masks breaks will be honored, if the individual is 6 feet from others around them. Thank you for your understanding as we continue to navigate the COVID19 pandemic.

Art Educator Juried Show Deadline is now passed.
Fall Conference Presentation Proposal Deadline is now passed.
Fall Conference Presentation Proposal Deadline is now passed.
![]() Our Friday, October 22 NATA Fall Conference Keynote Speaker is Carlos Barcenas! Carlos is speaker, coach, facilitator, and community leader located in the heart of Central Nebraska. As the NATA Fall Conference plans to bring art educators back together, Carlos will draw us closer to one another by examining our personal experiences and exploring ways that we can highlight one another’s differences through the lens of diversity and inclusion.
In the past two decades the way we talk about diversity and inclusion has shifted and gone through changes. For the last 15 years Carlos has worked with people, organizations and communities wanting to make a difference. He is excited to bring his experiences to NATA in a welcoming and interactive keynote, and follow-up session, focused on bringing Diversity + Intercultural Competence = Inclusion into our classrooms in meaningful ways with actionable steps. “We cannot change our communities without developing inclusive leaders” To read more about Mr. Barcenas, visit here. |

On Saturday, October 23, our keynote is Melanie Yazzie. Melanie is Professor of Art Practices and Head of Printmaking at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Her works belong to many collections such as: the Denver Art Museum, Anchorage Museum of History & Art, the Art Museum of Missoula, the Institute of American Indian Arts, the Kennedy Museum of Art and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and in countries such as, New Zealand, France, Russia, Canada, Estonia, Northern Ireland, Korea, China, United Kingdom, and Australia. She is known for organizing print exchange projects that connect communities across the world. She makes prints, sculptures, paintings, does surface design and jewelry design. She has been represented by the Glenn Green Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico since 1994.
![]() Traveling to Omaha for the 2021 Fall Conference? Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel is a 5-minute drive to the main conference venues.
KIMPTON COTTONWOOD, 302 S 36th St Located in Omaha's Blackstone District, the Kimpton Cottonwood offers unique amenities including an art collection featuring local artists and a hotel experience that "reinterprets roaring twenties nostalgia for a contemporary eye." The 2021 Awards Banquet and Silent Auction will be held in the elegant Schimmel Ballroom on Friday, October 22. Visit their website to learn more: www.thecottonwoodhotel.com Room rate is $135/night for October 21 & 22 Valet parking is $21/overnight; self-parking lots nearby range from $8 to $12. Use this link to book your stay! |