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Bestselling Author, Show Your Work! and Steal Like An Artist
Steal Like An Artist is a lesson in applied creativity. It’s based on a list Austin drew up one day of key insights he wishes he’d known when he started out. He boiled them down into pithy phrases: “Steal like an artist”, “Use your hands”, “Creativity is subtrac- tion”, and many more. He turned that list into a talk, the text and slides from the talk “rocked the creative world” (GalleyCat) and went viral — and since it’s been online, the original blog post has reached millions of readers.
Austin’s new book, Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad, gives the reader life-changing, illustrated advice and encouragement on how to stay creative, focused, and true to yourself in the face of personal burnout or external distrac- tions.
His book, The Steal Like An Artist Journal, is an interactive journal and all-in-one logbook to get those creative juices flowing and keep a record of ideas and discoveries.
“Immersing yourself in Steal Like An Artist is as fine an investment in the life of your mind as you can hope to make.”
— The Atlantic
Show Your Work!, is a guide to the next step: getting known. Organized around another collection of pithy phrases — “You don’t have to be a genius”, “Share something small every day” — Show Your Work! shows you how sharing generously can work in your favor online. Ranging from broader life lessons about work to the practicalities of internet life, it’s an inspiring manifesto for suc- ceeding as any kind of artist or entrepreneur in the digital age.
Austin is also the author of Newspaper Blackout, a collection of poetry made by redacting newspaper articles with a permanent marker. His art has been called “brilliant” by New York Magazine and The New Yorker said his poems “resurrect the newspaper when everyone else is declaring it dead.” Austin speaks on creativity, visual thinking, and being an artist online.
Steal Like An Artist is a lesson in applied creativity. It’s based on a list Austin drew up one day of key insights he wishes he’d known when he started out. He boiled them down into pithy phrases: “Steal like an artist”, “Use your hands”, “Creativity is subtrac- tion”, and many more. He turned that list into a talk, the text and slides from the talk “rocked the creative world” (GalleyCat) and went viral — and since it’s been online, the original blog post has reached millions of readers.
Austin’s new book, Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad, gives the reader life-changing, illustrated advice and encouragement on how to stay creative, focused, and true to yourself in the face of personal burnout or external distrac- tions.
His book, The Steal Like An Artist Journal, is an interactive journal and all-in-one logbook to get those creative juices flowing and keep a record of ideas and discoveries.
“Immersing yourself in Steal Like An Artist is as fine an investment in the life of your mind as you can hope to make.”
— The Atlantic
Show Your Work!, is a guide to the next step: getting known. Organized around another collection of pithy phrases — “You don’t have to be a genius”, “Share something small every day” — Show Your Work! shows you how sharing generously can work in your favor online. Ranging from broader life lessons about work to the practicalities of internet life, it’s an inspiring manifesto for suc- ceeding as any kind of artist or entrepreneur in the digital age.
Austin is also the author of Newspaper Blackout, a collection of poetry made by redacting newspaper articles with a permanent marker. His art has been called “brilliant” by New York Magazine and The New Yorker said his poems “resurrect the newspaper when everyone else is declaring it dead.” Austin speaks on creativity, visual thinking, and being an artist online.
Wanda B. Knight, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Art Education, African American Studies, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and is professor-in-charge of the art education program at Penn State University. She has served as a certified K-12 art teacher, museum educator, supervisor of preservice art teachers, and principal of both elementary and secondary public schools. Her research concerning equity, diversity, and inclusion; antiracist white identity development; racial equity; culturally competent teaching; and social justice education is published broadly, and her presentations span national and international locations including Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany, Korea, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Taiwan, and other areas. A National Art Education Association Distinguished Fellow, her professional achievements have been acknowledged through international, national, state, and university awards and recognitions, including the Kenneth Marantz Distinguished Alumni Award from The Ohio State University where she earned her Ph.D.
State of the Arts Panel
Explore current arts programming and advocacy with Ohio's Arts leaders!
Carrie Barnett
OAEA President
Art Educator, The Summit Country Day School; Cincinnati, OH
NAEA School for Arts Leaders 2017
OAEA President
Art Educator, The Summit Country Day School; Cincinnati, OH
NAEA School for Arts Leaders 2017
Carrie Barnett lives in Cincinnati with her husband and pup. Her two kids are young adults - embarking on a life filled with music. She has 27 years of teaching experience, ranging from public school to private school and 1st grade to college level, with the last 19 years in secondary education. Carrie’s love for art as a child led her to art education, which transformed her life to include a career she thoroughly enjoys.
Carrie’s passion for art advocacy led her into leadership roles within OAEA which eventually paved the way to her current role as president of OAEA. She has been on several different panels serving as a voice for visual art educators. Carrie has been actively pursuing a greater understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion through various programs and is eager to continue learning and growing in this regard.
Carrie’s passion for art advocacy led her into leadership roles within OAEA which eventually paved the way to her current role as president of OAEA. She has been on several different panels serving as a voice for visual art educators. Carrie has been actively pursuing a greater understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion through various programs and is eager to continue learning and growing in this regard.
Donna Collins
Ohio Arts Council
Executive Director
Ohio Arts Council
Executive Director
Donna Collins serves as the executive director of the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically. Collins brings more than 20 years of experience in leading a state agency and statewide non-profit organizations, demonstrating consistent success and solid results that impact policy, education, economic development, and arts and culture. At the state level Collins is a founding member of the Ohio Prison Arts Connection, a Fellow with the Ohio Art Education Association, and served as the Leader in Residence at Marietta College. At the national level Collins is an elected Board member of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) and a member of the ArtPlace America Central Appalachian Network Assembly.
Jarrod Hartzler has served as the Executive Director of the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education since September, 2019. Prior to that position he was the Executive and Artistic Director of Tuesday Musical Association in Akron Ohio. He has coordinated community arts and education programs and worked to establish partnerships with schools and other arts and community organizations all around the state of Ohio.
A Wooster native and graduate of The College of Wooster, Jarrod has worked as a not-for-profit arts manager and arts educator at both the local community and state-wide levels. He has worked at Wayne Center for the Arts in Wooster, the Delaware County Cultural Arts Center in Delaware, Ohio, and served as Co-Executive Director of VSA arts of Ohio in Columbus. Jarrod has participated in several education programs of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He was a 2008 fellow in the Kennedy Center’s Arts Management Institute where he studied with Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser.
A Wooster native and graduate of The College of Wooster, Jarrod has worked as a not-for-profit arts manager and arts educator at both the local community and state-wide levels. He has worked at Wayne Center for the Arts in Wooster, the Delaware County Cultural Arts Center in Delaware, Ohio, and served as Co-Executive Director of VSA arts of Ohio in Columbus. Jarrod has participated in several education programs of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He was a 2008 fellow in the Kennedy Center’s Arts Management Institute where he studied with Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser.
Raymond is a musician, composer, artist, and educator. He attended Ithaca College and Five Towns College for the Performing Arts where he earned degrees in Music Education and later received his master’s degree from George Mason University with a focus on Music Composition and Arts Administration. Raymond taught all levels of education in public schools before transitioning to the role of Fine Arts Consultant with DC Public Schools where he worked with local and national partners to enhance arts education for all students. Most recently he led the fine arts in Beijing, China before assuming the position of Fine Arts Consultant with the Ohio Department of Education this last Spring. Raymond believes that a creative arts education that dares to be courageous provides students with the needed educational experiences to engender a lifetime of learning.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) Panel Discussion
As art educators we have an opportunity to create an equitable, diverse, and inclusive classroom culture while using arts to have in-depth discussions around a variety of topics. This panel’s goal is to have a conversation that encourages art educators to engage their students and community in developing safe and inclusive spaces within their classrooms. Join four friends, leaders in Arts Education, as they try to unpack some of OAEA’s questions surrounding ED&I. How do we broach topics surrounding ED&I with colleagues and administrators who don’t seem interested in the topic? Where can resources be found that will help teachers to address ED&I topics with all ages of students? How can you become a leader for change in your classroom, school, district, and/or community? How do you prepare to address ED&I topics in the classroom with your students? But most importantly, watch as these arts leaders model how to have sincere, empathetic and challenging conversations with each other.
James Wells
Innovative Teaching and Learning Manager
Crayola Education; Memphis, TN
NAEA School for Arts Leaders 2017
Innovative Teaching and Learning Manager
Crayola Education; Memphis, TN
NAEA School for Arts Leaders 2017
James Wells is the Innovative Teaching and Learning Manager at Crayola. He has been dedicated to supporting arts in schools, working closely with students, teachers and administrators in Tennessee and across the US. Prior to Crayola, James was the Fine Art Advisor for Shelby County Schools District in Memphis, Tennessee and the Art Education Coordinator for the Tennessee Arts Commission in Nashville, Tennessee. He has participated in leading numerous initiatives that kept art at the forefront of education including revising art standards for the state of Tennessee. In addition to his work at Crayola, James continues to be involved in art education as a leader of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion with Tennessee Art Education Association as well as within the National Art Educators Association as a member of the School for Art Leaders Program.
Ketal is an art educator, teaching and serving at the K-12 level, within higher education, and consulting with schools and communities across the country. She is currently completing her doctoral degree at The Ohio State University and is interested in how art educators develop community and catalyze positive change through their work. As an art educator, she has been able to support communities around the state and country to design culturally relevant programming. Her commitment to service and leadership has been recognized at The Ohio State University and through the National Art Education Association.
Matthew Neylon
Director of Visual & Performing Arts
Mount Vernon School; Atlanta, GA
NAEA School for Arts Leaders 2017
Director of Visual & Performing Arts
Mount Vernon School; Atlanta, GA
NAEA School for Arts Leaders 2017
Matt works with every faculty & staff member at The Mount Vernon School to help learners navigate their creative curiosities and artistic aptitudes. Having sung professionally for over 20 years, Matt maintains an active performance schedule and enjoys supporting children's choirs around the country. A member of the LGBTQ+ community, Matt works to help students explore and express their intersectional identities artistically and authentically. As a speaker, Matt speaks to hundreds of educators/artists annually, on various topics including storytelling, arts leadership, STEAM education, wellness, inclusion, and arts curriculum design. His greatest joy, however, is providing opportunities for students to grow in their artistic/performance skills and find the intersection where passion, talent, and identity meet. You are an artist. Be great.
Carrie Barnett
OAEA President
Art Educator, The Summit Country Day School; Cincinnati, OH
NAEA School for Arts Leaders 2017
OAEA President
Art Educator, The Summit Country Day School; Cincinnati, OH
NAEA School for Arts Leaders 2017
Carrie Barnett lives in Cincinnati with her husband and pup. Her two kids are young adults - embarking on a life filled with music. She has 27 years of teaching experience, ranging from public school to private school and 1st grade to college level, with the last 19 years in secondary education. Carrie’s love for art as a child led her to art education, which transformed her life to include a career she thoroughly enjoys.
Carrie’s passion for art advocacy led her into leadership roles within OAEA which eventually paved the way to her current role as president of OAEA. She has been on several different panels serving as a voice for visual art educators. Carrie has been actively pursuing a greater understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion through various programs and is eager to continue learning and growing in this regard.
Carrie’s passion for art advocacy led her into leadership roles within OAEA which eventually paved the way to her current role as president of OAEA. She has been on several different panels serving as a voice for visual art educators. Carrie has been actively pursuing a greater understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion through various programs and is eager to continue learning and growing in this regard.
Awards Speaker
OAEA Art Educator of the Year 2019!
Susan Ruttle Lawrence
Co-Director of Art Education & Adjunct Instructor, Department of Art and Design
Mount St. Joseph University.
Co-Director of Art Education & Adjunct Instructor, Department of Art and Design
Mount St. Joseph University.