CAUCUS ON SOCIAL THEORY OF ART EDUCATION

National Art Education Association

Annual Membership Meeting

April 5, 2003: 5:00 p.m.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

The meeting was called to order by caucus coordinator Mike Emme at 5:00 p.m.

Joyce Centrofanti moved and Karen Keifer-Boyd seconded a motion to accept the minutes of the 2002 Membership meeting as presented. The motion passed unanimously.

A financial report update was issued by Sara Wilson McKay. She reported that in the last year there were 56 dues paying members and 13 subscribing institutions to the journal. As of the meeting date, the caucus coffers contained a balance of $2,401.16. with the current edition of the journal paid in full, as were all other expenses, except cost of journal mailing to those not present at the conference.

Mike Emme thanked Amy Brooks Snider and Kevin Tavin for their work as columnists for the NAEA News. Mike also thanked Sara Wilson McKay for her continued work as caucus Treasurer, and jan jagodzinski for editing the journal for a third consecutive year. Karen Keifer-Boyd was acknowledged for her past organizational efforts and for continuing to maintain the caucus web site and she thanked Mike Emme for his excellent work as coordinator. Members applauded Mike's work.

Karen, as elected CSTAE reviewer for NAEA 2003, received 15 CSTAE proposals with 10 time-slots allotted with additional sessions provided for "business meetings and functions." Oddly, the letter from NAEA stated there were 13 proposals and 10 slots but Karen counted 15. She was able to designate 4 of the 15 submitted as business meetings and functions. Only one proposal was rejected for the reason that it did not appear to be a practice based in social theory. NAEA 2003 conference catalogue listed 10 CSTAE sessions, plus 2 JSTAE author sessions, and a business meeting. Two of the 10 sessions were cancelled when the presenters were unable to arrive in time for the Friday sessions. Additionally sessions were listed for a CSTAE audience, but not reviewed by CSTAE.

A discussion followed regarding the affiliates meeting. By consensus all agreed that Goodwin needed to follow up on his earlier promise to identify the logic and protocols for determining the number of slots each interest group/caucus would be issued at each annual assembly. The group further instructed the coordinator to ensure this request was formally noted at Delegate’s Assembly.

The next topic of business considered was the selection of a theme for 2004 CSTAE call for session proposals and journal articles. By consensus, the theme of SILENCE was proposed for 2004 and accepted.

Amy and Kevin reviewed their experiences with the current year column publications, noting that they alternated authorship, presenting their own thinking and experiences and inviting others to share their voices and ideas as part of an extended dialogue. The next column would be due in a week, and in it the 2004 theme of Silence would be introduced to kick off the year. There was also discussion regarding the silence surrounding the great success of CSTAE and its impact on the field – in specific note was made of the great number of sessions in the current year’s program dealing with visual culture (a theme first introduced by CSTAE members a decade ago). By extension, the group then considered other caucus’ concerns and their uneven dynamic and momentum in terms of leadership and issues addressed.

Pam McGlauglin volunteered to prepare a social theory caucus recruitment packet with a brochure that could be distributed at state art education conferences. Also noted was need for distributing such materials to the student chapter sessions – especially the one held annually regarding what to do at your first conference. Jim Sanders added that it would be appropriate for such materials to be distributed by members and presenters during their sessions, to call attention to the caucus as an organization, and make joining an easier proposition. Others suggested having a shared caucuses table or booth set up in the vendor area at which membership forms could be distributed and book sales encouraged.

Karen announced that she and Arturo Guagliumi were arranging with the Penn State University library to archive a set of JSTAE from 1980 onward, as well as other CSTAE materials. Sara has extra copies for purchase for those years that extra copies still exist.

Mike noted a successful earlier session at which participants helped identify which past journal articles they felt were of greatest import; a query undertaken in order to assist in the selection process for an anthology of writings from the first 20+ years of the Journal proposed by former editors Karen Keifer-Boyd, jan jagodzinski and Michael Emme.

Mike asked for a volunteer to represent CSTAE at Delegate's Assembly in Denver at NAEA 2003. We did not have a delegate this year. No one stepped forward. If you are interested please contact Mike Emme.

Nominated Slate of CSTAE Officers for 2003-04

Past Coordinator 2002-03 Michael J. Emme

Coordinator 2004-05 James H. Sanders III

Co-coordinator 2004-05 TBA <your name here>

Coordinator-elect Please make nominations for a CSTAE member vote. If no nominations for this position then we need a voted member to read CSTAE proposals, the role of coordinator-elect)

Treasurer/MembershipCoordinator Sara Wilson McKay

Treasurer in training Joyce Centofanti

Appointed CSTAE Executive Board for 2003-2004

NAEAnews author/editors Amy Brooks Snider & Kevin Tavin

Website Manager Karen Keifer-Boyd

Journal Editor jan jagodzinski & Bill Wightman?

Archives Penn State University library

[James –the bylaws are at http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/k/t/ktk2/cstae/bylaws.html/ Only the coordinator, coordinator-elect, and treasurer are elected. The others are appointed by the executive board. ]

After clarification that Mike Emme and jan jagodzinski would both work closely with their successors in the coming year in order to provide support as needed, Karen Keifer-Boyd moved and Sara Wilson McKay seconded a motion to accept the slate as presented. The motion passed.

Other Business: Coordinator Emme announced the 6:15 p.m. assembly in the hotel lobby and location for the dinner gathering/social with LGBTIC members to be held on Monday. The group then considered Elizabeth Delacruz’ multi-page motion that would be presented to NAEA asking that they join other national groups in calling for the cessation of first nation mascot namings. Karen Keifer-Boyd moved that the Caucus endorse the proposed standpoint and call to action. Deborah Smith-Shank seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

With no further business to be considered, the meeting adjourned at 6 p.m.

Minutes recorded by James Sanders.