UPCOMING REGIONAL EVENTS

FATE Regional Forum (Northeast: UT)

Coordinator: Laurie Lisonbee
Affiliation: Southern Utah University
Event Type: Panel Presentation / Discussion
Time/Date: Thursday, April 4, 2013, 6–8:30pm 
Location: Provo Library, Room 308, 550 N. University, Provo, UT
Title: "ART FOUNDATIONS UNWRAPPED"
Presenters: Art Foundations faculty from BYU, UVU and Snow College will demo and deliver their most successful strategies in Drawing, 2D Design & 3D Design. 
Panel Discussion: The Foundations presenters will be joined by faculty from the art disciplines to address the skill sets they would like to see students acquire in Art Foundations courses. How can Drawing prepare a student to become a Photo major? How can 2D & 3D Design address space and motion for the Digital Media major?
Registration Cost: $0. FREE event with limited seating.
Register: To reserve a seat, email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

FATE Regional Forum (Southeast: MS)

Coordinator: Chung-Fan Chang, Jackson State University & Valerie Powell, Sam Houston State University
Affiliation: Jackson State University
Time/Date: 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., Saturday, April 20, 2013
Location: Jackson State University, Johnson Hall Building, Room JH 120, 1400 J. R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS.
Title: "POSTHAUS: UNPACKED"
Focus/Description: A unique opportunity to share insight and knowledge gained from the FATE Conference, in Savannah, as well as exchange project ideas, grading rubrics and critique strategies. This event is open to everyone; those who attended the conference and need to unpack what they experienced, as well as those who were unable to attend and would like to join in the conversation about foundations education. All participates are encouraged to bring something {practical tips, questions, resources, etc} to share with the group as we unpack ideas, discuss challenges and share solutions.
Registration Cost: This event is free and open to the public.
Registration Deadline: April 15, 2013
Register: Sign-up by contacting Chung-Fan Chang at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or Valerie Powell at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Group size: Limited to 20 participants.

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PAST REGIONAL EVENTS

(Note that some "past" events have provided summative reports. You can view these by clicking on the link adjacent to the specific Regional Header)

FATE Regional Forum (Northeast: NY/CAA)

Coordinator: Lori Kent
Affiliation: Hunter College, CUNY
Event Type: Public presentation- (7 minute overviews of lesson ideas from 10 speakers.)
Time/Date: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 5:30 – 7 p.m. 
Location: Bryant Suite, Hilton, NYC
Title: "SHORT TALES from FOUNDATIONS PRACTICE"
Focus/Description: The FATE community regularly connects through the sharing of teaching methods, ideas, and studio stories. For CAA 2013, there is a continuation of the tradition of the “project swap/share.” Selected speakers (10) will present brief stories (7 minutes per participant) that reveal lesson concept, implementation, and result in six images. The lessons should be within the spectrum of foundations-level art, design, craft and related teaching. Attendance is open to all (no conference registration or FATE/CAA membership necessary).
Registration Cost: $0. FREE and open to all.
Register: Simply attend! Questions? Contact  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

FATE Regional Forum (Southeast: GA, NC, AL, FL)

Coordinator: Gary Pearce
Affiliation: The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur
Time/Date: 9:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 11, 2012
Location: The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, One West Court Square, Decatur, Georgia, 30030 (room TBA)
Title: "REMOVING THE CURSE OF THE DEMO"
Focus/Description: As an art instructor one of the main ways we teach is with demonstrations. When we are doing demonstrations things don't always go as smoothly as we would like. We all do things differently and learning another way to say or do something could benefit us and our students alike. So bring your favorite demo and share the way you approach the subject which could be any thing from perspective drawing, cutting paper straight, paint mixing, paint application, finding proper proportions, obtaining proper value, or anything else. You will need to bring the materials needed for your demonstration. There will be a computer in the room with CS5 on it if that is youR medium. The cost covers a lite breakfast and lunch.
Registration Cost: $20.
Register: Sign-up by contacting Gary Pearce at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Group size: Limited to 25 participants.

FATE Regional Forum (Northeast: MD, DE, DC, NY, NJ, PA)

Coordinator: Heidi Neff
Affiliation: Harford Community College
Time/Date/Place: 9:30 a.m.—1:00 p.m., Friday, May 18, 2012
Location: Joppa Hall, Room 53, Harford Community College, Bel Air, Maryland 21015
Title: "CRITIQUE GAMES" 
Focus/Description: Getting students to talk in foundations critiques can be like pulling-teeth. Meaningful conversation is often elusive, making the critiques something students and teachers dread. This forum will focus on games that can be played to make critiques both more productive and enjoyable for students. 
- 9:30 a.m. —coffee and donuts
- 10:00 a.m. —presentations and mock critiques
- 12:00 p.m. —brown bag lunch and follow-up discussion
Registration Cost:  Free
Register: Sign-up by contacting Heidi Neff by phone at (443) 412-2276 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by May 11, 2012. If you would like to present a critique game of your own, please contact Heidi Neff by Friday, May 4, 2012.
Group size: limited to 20 participants.

FATE Regional Workshop (West Region: CA)

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Coordinator: Carol Elkovich, Lead; Kristen Sidell, Erik Scollon, and Shalini Agrawal—Workshop Coordinators
Affiliation: California College of the Arts
Time/Date: 10:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 10, 2012
Location: California College of the Arts, Oakland Campus, 5212 Broadway, Oakland, California
Title: "BAUHAUS WITH THE BATHWATER: designing foundation studios with contemporary relevance"
Focus/Description: This workshop, hosted and mediated by faculty teaching in the First Year Program CCA, will present historically familiar art school foundation projects in the areas of; drawing; two dimensional studies; three dimensional studies; and time-based studies -- and will challenge the participants to deconstruct and reboot the assignments toward a contemporary interpretation that is more relevant to our students.
Registration Cost: Free. We provide a snack and coffee, please bring a bag lunch.
Register: Sign-up by contacting Carol Elkovich, CCA First Year Program Chair by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Contact by February 24, 2012.
Group size: Limited to 20 participants.

FATE Regional Workshop (Southcentral: TX, LA, OK)

Coordinator: Valerie Powell
Affiliation: Sam Houston State University
Time/Date: 10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 28, 2012
Location: Sam Houston State University, WASH Building of the Art Department, 2220 Ave. M, Huntsville, Texas
Title: "SPICING IT UP: CRITIQUE STRATEGIES"
Focus/Description: Let's be honest, sometimes critiquing student foundation work can be a disaster! Yet, critiques are a vital component to the studio practice, but can easily become mundane, repetitive moments that lack active participation from the entire class. The question as an educator is often how to make these experiences relevant, useful teaching tools that are both critical and FUN. The purpose of this workshop is to highlight practical techniques and strategies to critiquing artwork that is theme based and idea driven, as well as inclusive. Large group minicritique demonstrations and exercises given by selected guests, as well as small group sessions will provide a useful & practical sharing of critique approaches.
Register: Sign-up by contacting Valerie Powell by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by telephone at (936) 294-4451 before January 26, 2012, 11:59PM.
Registration Cost: $25 (enough to cover food, parking and expenses) Group size: Limit to 50

FATE Regional Workshop (West: CA)

Coordinator: Doug Post
Affiliation: Woodbury University
Time/Date: 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Friday December 2, 2011
Location: Woodbury University, 7500 Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank, California
Title: "SHIFTING TRENDS IN ART FOUNDATION"
Focus/Description: This introductory forum is designed to provide an opportunity to meet with other Art/Design Foundation instructors and together identify and discuss the most promising and critical issues facing our programs. While each program is unique, we have common goals, share common content, and a common need to address some of the shifting trends in higher education. Economic challenge being one these significant trends. Delivering a meaningful first year foundational experience is an increasingly complex job. The hope is that by sharing methods and experiences we can learn new strategies and strengthen all of our programs. Lunch is provided
Group size: Limit to 30
Register: Sign-up by contacting Doug Post by November 23, 2011 at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ;

FATE Regional Forum (Southeast: GA, AL, FL, TN)

Coordinators: Clint Samples, Stephanie Smith, Casey McGuire, Rebecca Reynolds, Eilis Crean and Erin Dixon
Affiliation: University of West Georgia
Time/Date: 6:30–8:30 p.m., Friday, September 23, 2011 and 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Saturday, September 24, 2011
Location: University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia
Title: "CONNECTING THE DOTS: creating an innovative foundations program that works"
Focus: Many Foundations programs are segmented into various areas (Beginning Art History, 2D and 3D design, Drawing), yet these classes are all interconnected in many ways. Students see Foundations classes as hoops they have to jump through to get to the classes they really want to take. The challenge is how to communicate to them what we already know—that these classes are crucial in laying the foundation for advanced work, and that advanced work will not succeed without dedication to the foundations of art. Foundations courses are not independent islands, but dots that need to be connected. Our job is to help students connect the dots, quite literally, and to show them the whole picture that emerges once the dots are connected. Encouraging a cross-disciplinary approach to teaching will allow students to “connect the dots” between classes and allow faculty to build synergy between foundation courses. Dialogue begins Friday evening with a keynote address and opening reception and concludes Saturday afternoon. Discussion topics will include “connecting the dots” between studio practice and Art History; collaboration efforts and similarities between 2D, 3D Design and Drawing classes; and basic communication strategies between students and instructors (critique, grading strategies, and retention efforts). Other topics will include “connecting the dots” as art students progress between high school, foundations and upper-level advanced work.
Cost: $35 (Lunch is provided)
Group Size: 100 participants
Registration: Contact Clint Samples ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

FATE Regional Forum (Southeast: GA, NC, AL)

Coordinator: Gary Pearce
Affiliation: The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur
Time/Date: 9:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m., Saturday August 6, 2011
Location: The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, One West Court Square, Decatur, Georgia 30030
Title: "EXPLORING CRITIQUE"
Focus: Every studio foundation class involves critiques. Most of the time the students just sit there and let one or two people do the talking. How do we get them involved and excited about speaking up and participating? This forum is for us to share our best practices when it comes to critique. Each participant will provide a work of art or picture of a piece. Then introduce the method of critique that works best for you in your classes..
Cost: $20
Group size: 25
Registration: Contact Gary Pearce at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

FATE Regional Forum (Northeast: PA)

Coordinator: Geoffrey S. Beadle
Affiliation: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Time/Date: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Saturday, April 30, 2011
Location: Pogue Student Center, Room 143, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 405 Scotland Road, Edinboro, PA 16444
Title: "A NEW FOUNDATION FOR THE DIGITAL AGE"
Focus: The purpose of this forum is to bring together foundations coordinators and faculty who are wrestling with (or have already wrestled with) the challenge of introducing digital technology into the traditional foundations curriculum (and classroom). Issues surrounding how technology can enrich the foundations learning experience, how to teach enough about digital hardware and software to make these tools useful (but not spend an entire semester doing so), how to maintain sufficient focus on essential formal instruction (and hand skill development), and how to convert the old-school technoskeptics will be the focus of the forum. I am looking for presenters who have developed innovative and effective courses, instructional methods, and/or assignments to supplement the discussion.
Cost: $25 (lunch provided)
Group Size: Limited to 30 participants
Registration: Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by March 1, 2011.

FATE Regional Forum (MD, DC, PA, VA)

Coordinator: Heidi Neff
Affiliation: Harford Community College
Time/Date:10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 18, 2010 followed by a light lunch.
Location: Harford Community College, Bel Air, MD 21015 (Joppa Hall)
Focus: The primary purpose of this forum is to talk about how cultural, conceptual and historical frameworks can be integrated into any or all foundations courses and the development of critical theory courses in foundations. Heidi Neff will share her experiences from Thinktank5 in Athens, GA and participants will be asked to present an assignment of their own if possible.
Cost: $0
Group size: unlimited
Register: Sign-up by contacting Heidi Neff by August 3, 2010: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

FATE Regional Forum (East: NC)

Coordinators: Andi Steele and Pam Toll
Affiliation: University of North Carolina Wilmington, Department of Art and Art History
Time/Date: 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m., Friday, March 26, 2010
Location: Cultural Arts Building, UNCW, 601 S. College, Rd., Wilmington, North Carolina
Title: "PARAMETERS vs. CREATIVE FREEDOM"
Focus: Is creative freedom at the foundations level important? Is the lack of creative freedom why students have a negative view of foundations? How does creativity mesh with the essential knowledge that foundations students need? How does project structure (preparatory work, multiple deadlines, equipment/material instruction) affect the creative output? Can parameters actually increase creativity? These are some of the questions we seek to discuss at this forum. We are looking for people to give short 5-10 minute presentations to get the conversation started. Cost: $20.00 (coffee and snacks provided )
Group Size: 25
Registration: For more details, please contact Andi Steele at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it on or before March 1, 2010.

FATE Regional Forum (Southeast: ALL)

Coordinators: Chris Kienke and Jesse Payne
Affiliation: Savannah College of Art and Design Time/Date: 9:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m., May 1, 2010
Location: River Club, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia
Title: "ENVISIONING A NEW FOUNDATION—IDENTITY AND PURPOSE
Focus: Foundation programs face many challenges –who is the audience, what are the academic needs, and even what is the purpose of the foundation program. The School of Foundation Studies at SCAD recently went through a revision of our program and we would like to continue the dialogue about what constitutes the ideal foundation program. The curriculum- what do students in the 21st century need to know, what is the best sequence, and why are all questions up for discussion. What’s the ideal, what type of program fits for your institution – the day is about inspiring change that works.
Cost: $35. Lunch is provided
Group size: 200
Registration: Contact Chris Kienke at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Jesse Payne at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it before April 9, 2010.

FATE Regional Forum (East: NC)

Coordinator: Lisa Stinson
Affiliation: Appalachian State University, Art Department
Time/Date: 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m., April 9, 2010
Location: Plemmons Student Union-137AB Calloway Peak / Macrae Peak, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina. maps.appstate.edu
Title: "COLLABORATIONS IN THE FOUNDATION"
Focus: Foundation programs face many challenges in the 21st century. Appalachian State University core curriculum recently went through major revisions in order address these concerns and to encourage collaboration across disciplines. This conference will continue the dialogue and highlight collaborative efforts in the arts and in the classroom. Creative faculty/solutions to this challenge will be encouraged to consider developing a session at our national conference in St. Louis in 2011.
Cost: $20. Coffee and snacks provided
Group Size: 200Registration: www.art.appstate.edu. Deadline on or before April 1, 2010
Questions: Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

FATE Regional Forum (Northeast–IL, WI)

Coordinators: Mary Beth Koos, Elgin Community College and Cindy Hellyer Heinz, Northern Illinois University
Time/Date: 9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m., February 27, 2010
Location: Art building, Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois
Title: "ASSESSMENT TO ACHIEVEMENT"
Focus: Assessment to achievement, keeping an eye to future student success is the center piece of this forum. The emphases on traditional studio practices, the development of a visual voice and the ability to problem solve are the components which accommodate the diverse experiences our students bring to their art education. Our mission is to prepare our students with the tools, methods and critical thinking necessary to meet their future aspirations. Who are our students and how do we adapt their methods of learning to tackle intentions in the visual arts? What constitutes a Foundations Program that can help the first year student make a positive transition from high school or community college into the university system? How do we address the link between promoting the highest achievement student work and encouraging creative exploration? Cost: $20. Lunch is provided
Group size: Limited to 40.
Register: Sign-up by contacting Cindy Hellyer Heinz by January 10, 2010 at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

FATE Regional Forum (Southeast: AL, GA, FL)

Coordinator: Pamela Allen
Affiliation: Troy University
Time/Date: 5:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m., Friday, April 16 and 9:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m., Saturday, April 17, 2010
Location: Troy University, Troy, Alabama and "The Studio" in downtown Troy, part of the Troy-Pike Cultural Arts Complex
Topic: "PROJECT SHARE. Exchanging projects and ideas that have successful in teaching art foundation courses"
Focus: This two-day event starts Friday downtown Troy at "The Studio" with a Southern soirée featuring Mediterranean Cuisine. Mary Stewart will highlight the evening with the keynote address, “Leading Change.” Project Share continues Saturday at Troy University’s Trojan Center where participants will break into groups to discuss their success stories, projects and ideas in teaching foundation courses. The morning sessions will focus on courses in drawing, two-dimensional design and color. Following a box lunch on the patio, the afternoon sessions will target courses in visual art, art history surveys, and three- and four- dimensional design. The event will conclude with a reception for Scott Betz who will be exhibiting in the Malone Gallery.
Cost: $35 includes meals
Group Size: Limited to 50
Register: Sign-up by contacting Pamela Allen by April 1, 2010 at (334) 670-3808 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .