Welcome to USSEA 2026

Deadline for submission is December 15th, 2025 -

with the goal of having decisions made by January 15th, 2026

You must be a USSEA member to present

(to become a member please go to NAEA and add USSEA)

Thank you.

Cultural Conversation in Art Education as Social Advocacy

What is cultural conversation?

What is social advocacy within the art and visual education field?

How do our personal and professional conversations lend themselves to support and advocate for the health of our society?

How can cultural conversations and social advocacy in art education classrooms promote a healthy society?

What does pedagogy that includes cultural conversation look like?

Presentation Formats

Interactive Lecture (Type I: 50 min time slot; Type II: 20 min time slot): Presenters will use the lecture model to deliver an academic paper; best practice topic; or model of creative scholarship. The lecture will conclude with interactive discussions, questions, and answers.
Take-Action Workshop (80 minutes): Each workshop will focus on a key issue related to the conference theme. Actions may include discussions, interactive activities, idea development, and/or creative tasks. Ideas and products resulting from the workshop can be applied to generate outcomes for classroom/community teaching and learning practices, publications, artmaking, exhibitions, and/or performances.
Student Project Presentation (15 minutes): Presenters should be students or first-year educators. Each will create a 15-minute presentation that concludes with a 5-min Q & A session. There will be 3 presentations per room during a 60 min session time slot.

Presentation Proposal Submission Guidelines