National Art Education Association
Founded: 1947 Membership: 20,000
Headquarters: Reston, V.A.
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Founded in 1947, The National Art Education Association is the leading professional membership organization exclusively for visual arts educators. Members include elementary, middle and high school visual arts educators, college and university professors, researchers and scholars, teaching artists, administrators and supervisors, and art museum educators, as well as more than 45,000 students who are members of the National Art Honor Society or are university students preparing to be art educators.
We represent members in all fifty states plus the District of Columbia, U.S. Possessions, most Canadian Provinces, U.S. military bases around the world, and twenty-five foreign countries.
Mission
The National Art Education Association (NAEA) advances visual arts education to fulfill human potential and promote global understanding.
Vision
Students of all ages benefit from comprehensive, balanced, and sequential learning in the visual arts, led and taught by qualified teachers who are certified in art education. Art educators meet ethical and rigorous standards of excellence in preservice preparation, ongoing professional development, pedagogy, and inquiry in the field. School-based visual arts instruction surpasses national, state, and local standards and is enhanced through access to art museums and other community resources. The power of the visual arts to enrich human experience and society is recognized and celebrated throughout the world.
Core Values
NAEA staff and members work to support professional growth, change, and leadership through:
- Mentoring
- Networking and collaborating
- Participating in art education conferences
- Developing and disseminating exemplary resources on art education
- Building a professional community by contributing our time and talents to others
- Valuing our diversity and committing ourselves to equity
