Self-Care for Educators: Exploring Multimodal Artmaking for Resilience While Finding Purpose and Cultivating Well-Being

Educators, as helping professionals, often encounter the psychological and physiological effects of burnout and other secondary stressors. We invite you to invest in your personal and professional self-care at this webinar! Join us as we examine artmaking as an explorative source for resilience and self-care. In this webinar, we will use a multimodal approach and...

NAEA Member Exhibition: Call for Artwork

NAEA members are invited to celebrate the artistry within our creative professional community by submitting your artwork to be juried for possible inclusion in the 2025 NAEA Member Exhibition, taking place virtually. Up to 100 member artworks will be selected for display in the NAEA Virtual Gallery. Submission deadline: Thursday, October 2, 2025  

State, Province, Affiliate Association Conferences

Connect, learn, and share with visual arts educators in your state or geographic region! Most state associations hold annual conferences in the fall and/or spring. Check your state association's website for details about local conferences.

Designing the Year: Tools for Art Curriculum Planning

Join us for this Open Studio Conversation focused on building a strong foundation for art instruction throughout the year. In this session, experienced art educators will share practical tools and strategies for curriculum planning—from mapping your scope and sequence, to aligning lessons with standards and setting up systems for reflection and assessment. Whether you're preparing...

Unlocking Funding for Your Visual Arts Program: Leveraging Federal and State Resources to Enhance Arts Education

In response to the U.S. Department of Education’s renewed commitment to arts education, this informative webinar will provide public school visual arts educators with strategies to unlock federal and state funding sources for enhancing their arts programs. Join us to explore how federal provisions under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), IDEA, and Perkins...