For more information on the 2020 INTERNATIONAL ART CONFERENCE, and registration link, click here.
The Speaker & Demo Schedule for the 2020 International Art Conference is posted below. This schedule is subject to change over the next few weeks, please check back here for updated information. For additional details on the topics for the demonstration or talk, and on the speakers and demonstrators, click the links below. All demos and talks are open only to conference attendees and are free. Conference attendees may attend as few or as many of these demos/talks as they wish. Unless otherwise noted, all demos/talks are held at The Lodge at Santa Fe, the main venue for the conference. Specific locations at the Lodge will be posted to this page as the date for the Conference approaches.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT 23
8:00 – 9:00 Continental Breakfast, Meet & Greet
8:30 – 9:30 Conference Registration, Schedule of Events, Pick up Conference Packets, Q & A
9:00 – 11:00 DEMO – MICHAEL BILLIE, Topic : “Carved & Stamped Encaustic Techniques”
11:00 – 12:00 DEMO – CAROLYN BERRY, Topic: “Encaustic Wax Collage: A Visual Dance”
12-00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER – FRANCISCO BENITEZ , Topic: “The History of Encaustic”
3:00 – 4:30 DEMO/TALK – JANE CORNISH SMITH, Topic : “ Composition, Texture & Pattern – Abstract Painting Using Cold Wax Medium & Oil “
THURSDAY, SEPT 24
8:00 – 9:00 Continental Breakfast, EAI/MoEA Info Table – Available for questions
8:30 – 10:00 DEMO/TALK – DOUGLAS MEHRENS, Topic : “Working with Polyurethane Resin & Encaustic Wax “
10:00 – 11:30 DEMO – JIM GAUTIER & RICHARD NICHOLAS, Topic : “Photo Encaustic – Take your Photography to Another Artistic Level “
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 DEMO – ELLEN KOMENT, Topic: “Color & Transparency in Encaustic”
3:00 – 4:30 DEMO – JORGE LUIS BERNAL, Topic: “Encaustic Monotype Printmaking”
FRIDAY, SEPT 25
8:00 – 9:00 Continental Breakfast, EAI/MoEA Info Table – Available for questions
9:00 – 10:00 DEMO – DOUGLAS MEHRENS, Topic: “How to Make Encaustic Medium From Scratch “
10:00 – 11:00 TALK – NANETTE NEWBRY, Topic : “Promoting Your Art Online“
11:00 – 12:00 DEMO – ANGEL WYNN, Topic : “Photography & Encaustic Wax with Mixed Media “
12-00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 TALK – KAELA WALDSTEIN, Topic : “The Value of Video in Marketing Your Work “
3:00 – 4:30 DEMO – MICHELLE BELTO, Topic: “Layers – Encaustic Mixed Media Methods & Materials”
SATURDAY, SEPT 26
8:00 – 9:00 Continental Breakfast, EAI/MoEA Info Table – Available for questions
9:00 – 10:30 DEMO – CLARE O’NEILL, Topic: “Success Secrets: How to Choose Images for Photo Encaustic“
11:00 – 12:30 DEMO/TALK – HELEN K. GARBER, Topic: “The Importance of Paper in Photo-Based Encaustic Mixed Media”
12:30 – 4:00 Free time, list of activities pending
5:00 – 8:00 CONFERENCE EXHIBITION OPENING, “Discover the Art of Wax”, Museum of Encaustic Art