GENERAL CONFERENCE
INFORMATION
In 1963 NIADA
was born at founder Helen Bullard’s home in Tennessee,
and in 2009 we will “return
to the cradle” for a more intimate and laid-back annual
conference at the well-known
Arrowmont
School of Arts and Crafts
556 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
phone: 865-436-5860
www.arrowmont.org
Conference:
Thursday, September 10-Sunday, September 13
Master
Classes: Tuesday, September 8-Saturday, September
12
CONFERENCE
OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS
Our
focus this year will be on sharing information, as
we present expanded opportunities to learn in master
classes, to be inspired by NIADA’s new book,
and, being in a venue that will be conducive to small
relaxing groups (sitting on porches gazing at the
Smoky Mountains), to learn more from each other in
everyday casual exchanges.
Programs
will include:
Keynote
speaker Elsa Mora, Mikki Kavich (granddaughter of
Helen Bullard) sharing Helen’s work, Larry
Blount showing fine crafts of the area, programs
from doll collectors who are special to NIADA and
much more.
Special
Exhibition:
Nancy
Wiley-Dolls and Scenes from her Alice in Wonderland
book
Book
will be finished and available
“SWITCH” challenge
All
attendees are invited to make a doll (out of a medium
that is new and unfamiliar to them) to show in the
Challenge Exhibition.
Helper
Raffle
Buy
chances to win dolls and doll-related wonders donated
by NIADA members. Special bonus: this year each registrant
will receive 2 free helper tickets!
Full
day of extended hour-long DEMOS
by
NIADA artists Lesley Keeble, Kathryn Walmsley, Akira
Blount, Diane Keeler, Heather Maciak and Susan Scogin
Thursday Gallery
Night Show & Reception
Saturday
evening Banquet
Sunday Brunch and Book-Signing
Party
Annual
NIADA Show & Sale
FREE
AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Sunday,
September 13, 2009
1:30-5:30
P.M.
Individual
Critiques
(separate
registration required) Critiques are available to
conference registrants only. Bring your doll(s) for
individual critiques by NIADA artists. Critiqued
work is also displayed for conference registrants.
A critique is now required before application for
NIADA artist membership.
Expanded
Master Class Program
(separate
registration required) Classes are open to both conference
registrants and non-registrants. Choose from 18 classes.
Sign up early; space is limited. Classes
are subject to cancellation if the minimum number
of students is not registered by July 1. Late registration
will be available for classes not filled or cancelled
up until the time of the class. Detailed
information
Special
Guest Artist, Keynote Speaker:
Elsa
Mora
Elsa
Mora (nicknamed Elsita) is a multimedia artist
born and raised on the island of Cuba where she graduated
from the Art School in 1991. In 2000 she met her
husband William Horberg in Havana, and
they married in 2002. Horberg, also a creative person,
is a film producer in Hollywood, and together
they have collaborated on different comic book projects.
Her own work has included paintings and drawings,
paper cut pieces, paper dolls, 0ne-of-a-kind garments,
and toy-like sculpted painted figures. Mora has shown
her art individually and in group exhibitions in
galleries and museums all over the world. Her work
is currently represented by galleries in New York
City, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, and Bethesda in
the US, as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico and Zurich,
Switzerland. She has been a visiting artist at the
Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Institute of Boston,
San Francisco State University and San Diego State
University, among other places. In 2000 Mora won
the prestigious UNESCO-Aschberg grant. Mora,
her husband and their three children currently live
in Los Angeles, California.
Find
out more about Elsita online at:
http://elsita.typepad.com
http://elsita.typepad.com/allaboutpapercutting/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/planetelsita/
2009 NIADA Conference
SOUVENIR
NIADA’s
wonderful new book, NIADA
Art Dolls: Rich Traditions, New Ideas will have
its premier unveiling at the 2009 conference and
will be given to registrants as the conference souvenir.
Directed and edited by NIADA artist Shelley Thornton,
and designed by NIADA artist Chris Chomick, the nearly
400-page hard-cover, all color book will present
work from over 150 doll artists who’ve been
elected to NIADA since its beginning in 1963. This
stunning array of doll images will be an invaluable
ongoing inspiration to doll lovers and artists alike.
NIADA Art Dolls: Rich Traditions,
New Ideas is
published by NIADA, Inc. and the Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear
Museum & Library of Santa Barbara, CA.
SCHOLARSHIP
The Helen Bullard Scholarship fund was
created by the NIADA Patrons to help emerging doll
artists to attend the NIADA Conference. Each year,
one recipient is awarded free conference registration,
based on their promising potential and work already
accomplished. Please apply for consideration before
June 1 by emailing 5 photos of your work plus a paragraph
stating why you are interested in NIADA to Shelley
Thornton, NIADA president at artist@shelleythornton.com
CONFERENCE QUESTIONS:
niadaconf@gmail.com
CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION:
MEMBER STATUS |
Conference fee |
Conference fee
after Aug. 1 |
ENTER conference
fee AMOUNT below |
NIADA
member |
$250 |
$265 |
|
Non-member |
$275 |
$290 |
DEDUCTIONS:
Enter amount of time
You are in class on
Fri. and/or Sat. only > |
Day(s) |
multiply
X $40 = > |
subtract from
fee above
-$ |
| |
|
|
$
TOTAL due
for conference fee |
Register online*, or print and
mail registration to Registrar:
Barbara Baker, NIADA Registrar
9809 W. 99th Terrace
Overland Park, KS 66212
913-888-7278
BBaker3565@aol.com
Mail credit card info or make checks
payable to NIADA, Inc.
Credit cards
or PayPal are accepted for online
payments.
Registration includes all
conference programs and activities, including admission
to the Thursday evening Gallery Show & Reception
and the Annual NIADA Artists’
Show & Sale on Sunday afternoon. Food events included
are Thursday Gallery Reception snacks, Saturday Banquet
dinner, Sunday morning coffee and Sunday Brunch. At the
Saturday Banquet each registrant will receive as the conference souvenir their copy of the new book, NIADA Art Dolls:
Rich Traditions, New Ideas.
Limited to 200 participants. PLEASE REGISTER
EARLY.
No
refunds after August 1, 2009
Master
Classes and Critiques require
separate registration, and have fees in addition
to conference fee. See more information below.
Please
register for meals and lodging at
Arrowmont. See more information below.
Additional
Conference Links:
General
Information
About
the Conference Souvenir
Master
Classes
Visiting
Artist Critique
Meal
Reservations
Lodging
Reservations
Travel
Information
Online
Registration Forms
Printable
Registration Forms
