Conference Schedule, June 6-8

Bold: Events Open to All
Red: Conference sign-in times
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THURSDAY, 5
3:00-7:00pm Dorm and conference sign in if you have dorm accommodations
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FRIDAY, 6
11:00—5:00 Conference sign in for everyone/ Vendors open
1:00—2:00 Earlybird demo with Julie Shaw Lutts on Encaustic Assemblage
2:30—3:30 Earlybird talks
. . . . . . . . . . . Eileen Goldenberg on her "Teahouse Series"
. . . . . . . . . . . Charyl Weissbach on "The Luminous Landscape"
4:00—6:00 Opening of the juried exhibition, "On the Edge"
. . . . . . . . . . . Awarding of Juror's Prize, Director's Prize and Montserrat Prize
6:00—7:30 Dinner on your own in town
7:30—9:30 Welcome and Keynote: Kay WalkingStick
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SATURDAY, 7
9:00—10:00 Coffee and Late sign in/ Vendors open
10:00—1:00 Morning panel: "Waxen Image, Written Word"
1:00—2:00 Lunch/Vendors, gallery open
2:00—3:00 A Schedule
. . . . . . . . . . . 001 Kathryn Bevier: The Use of Hot Tools
. . . . . . . . . . . 002 Nash Hyon: Warp, Weft and Wax
. . . . . . . . . . . 003 Sara Mast: Working Large
. . . . . . . . . . . 004 Leonie Bradbury and Sarah Chaffee: Gallerists
. . . . . . . . . . . 005 Rodney Thompson: Packaging, Packing Encaustic
. . . . . . . . . . . 006 Susan Fader: Digital Art Prints
3:00—3:30 Break/ Vendors, gallery open
3:30—4:30 B Schedule
. . . . . . . . . . . 007 Linda Womack: Painting w/ Masks and Stencils
. . . . . . . . . . . 008 Nathan Margalit: Collage Painting
. . . . . . . . . . . 009 John Dilsizian and Richard Frumess: Wax
. . . . . . . . . . . 010 Cindy Stockton Moore: Grounds and Supports
. . . . . . . . . . . 011 Laura Tyler: Film, "Sister Bee"
. . . . . . . . . . . 012 Shana Dumont: Gallery Talk, "Contemporary Trends"
4:30—5:00 Break/ Vendors, gallery open
5:00—6:00 C Schedule
. . . . . . . . . . . 013 Paula Roland: Encaustic Monotypes
. . . . . . . . . . . 014 Sandi Miot: Working the Surface
. . . . . . . . . . . 015 Hylla Evans: Paint
. . . . . . . . . . . 016 Darla Bjork and Miles Conrad: Gallerists
. . . . . . . . . . . 017 Cari Hernandez and Nancy Natale: Diptych Project
. . . . . . . . . . . 018 Mary Hart: Text into Wax
6:00—7:30 New: Opening of Hue Again and The Diptych Project
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SUNDAY, 8
9:00—10:00 Coffee and Really Late sign in/ Vendors open
10:00—11:00 AA Schedule
. . . . . . . . . . . 019 Kathryn Bevier: The Use of Hot Tools
. . . . . . . . . . . 020 Daniella Woolf: Wax w/Textile Sensibility
. . . . . . . . . . . 021 Howard Hersh: Working Large
. . . . . . . . . . . 022 John Colan and Laura Moriarty: Gallerists
. . . . . . . . . . . 023 Rodney Thompson: Packaging, Packing Encaustic
. . . . . . . . . . . 024 Susan Fader: Digital Art Prints
11:00—11:30 Break/ Vendors open
11:30—12:30 BB Schedule
. . . . . . . . . . . 025 Linda Womack: Painting w. Masks and Stencils
. . . . . . . . . . . 026 Russell Thurston: Oil Paint, Oil Stick, Pigment
. . . . . . . . . . . 027 Hylla Evans: Color Mixing
. . . . . . . . . . . 028 Nancy Azara: Encaustic Sculpture
. . . . . . . . . . . 029 Laura Tyler: Film, "Sister Bee"
. . . . . . . . . . . 030 UPDATED Kim Bernard, Donna Hamil Talman and
. . . . . . . . . . . Lorraine Glessner talk about their work in "On the Edge." They will be
. . . . . . . . . . . joined in the 301 Gallery by juror Laura Moriarty
12:30—1:30 Lunch/ Vendors, gallery open
1:30—2:30 CC Schedule
. . . . . . . . . . . 031 Paula Roland: Encaustic Monotypes
. . . . . . . . . . . 032 Tracy Spadafora: Transfer Processes
. . . . . . . . . . . 033 Richard Frumess: Paint
. . . . . . . . . . . 034 Cherie Mittenthal and Susan Halter: Gallerists
. . . . . . . . . . . 035 Kim Bernard: Transfer Processes
. . . . . . . . . . . 036 Maura Joy Lustig: Realism
2:30—4:00 Break/ Vendors, gallery open
. . . . . . . . . . . New: Joint meeting of N.E.W. and IEA (2:30-3:30) in the
. . . . . . . . . . . third floor Student Lounge
. . . . . . . . . . . Any other ad hoc meetings?
. . . . . . . . . . . Book signing with Linda Womack (3:15-4:00 at the Church)
4:00—6:00 Conference Wrapup--With drawings for giveaways!
. . . . . . . . . . . You must be present to win:
. . . . . . . . . . . Ditto Editions will donate a certificate for a digital capture
. . . . . . . . . . . (a $150-$300 value)
. . . . . . . . . . . New England Wax will donate a copy of The Diptych Project:
. . . . . . . . . . . A Collaboration in Wax, a 52-page softcover book, created
. . . . . . . . . . . by Nancy Natale, with photos and info for
. . . . . . . . . . . all the diptychs plus photos from the two Portland openings.
. . . . . . . . . . . Joanne will donate copies of The Art of Encaustic Painting,
. . . . . . . . . . . courtesy of Watson-Guptill
. . . . . . . . . . . Montserrat will draw for a free ticket to next year's conference.

Later . . . . . . . New: Food for Thought and Vice Versa: conferee Ally Richter
. . . . . . . . . . . is planning a dinner discussion for those who would like to
. . . . . . . . . . . continue talking after the conference. This is a no-host dinner
. . . . . . . . . . . at a local restaurant (i.e. everyone picks up their own
. . . . . . . . . . . tab). Ally is preparing some topics and will lead the discussion.
. . . . . . . . . . . We'll have specifics at the Conference Wrapup.