National Convention
Engage with your vibrant professional community in person at the largest gathering of visual arts education professionals in the world! Make art and lasting connections while experiencing limitless, quality professional learning options—no matter what your professional focus may be. This is visual arts education in action. Don’t miss it!
Make plans to attend the 2027 NAEA National Convention—March 4-6 in New York, NY! Registration opens in May 2026.
Convention Location:
New York Hilton Midtown &
Sheraton New York Times Square
Dates:
March 4-6, 2026
Call for Presentations
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, June 30, at 11:59pm ET
NAEA invites YOU to share your expertise, face-to-face, with educators who are committed to NAEA’s mission to “Champion creative growth and innovation by equitably advancing the tools and resources for a high-quality visual arts, design, and media arts education throughout diverse populations and communities of practice.”
For this national professional learning experience, we are seeking diverse and engaging proposals that do the following for the field of visual arts, design, and media arts education:
- Capture learner-centered pedagogy, art project or challenge-based, and are supported by research and practice-based evidence;
- Provide hands-on experiences with new techniques and skills;
- Explore the use of research strategies to inform teaching practice and/or advance the field;
- Inspire leadership among educators and/or learners;
- Engage meaningful debate and dialogue about emerging issues and trends that define the field:
- Showcase strategies for designing curriculum and assessment that support art standards; and/or
- Present diverse ideas in response to timely issues and trends.
Save the Dates!
Save the dates for these upcoming NAEA National Conventions.
March 4–6, 2027
New York, NY, USA
Call for presentations opening Spring 2026.