State & Regional Conferences
Stay connected to your state and regional colleagues! Find your state or regional conference below.
Regional Conferences
Regional Leadership Conferences are held in odd numbered years. The National Leadership Conferences are held in even numbered years.
Past National Leadership Conferences:
- 2018 National Leadership Conference (Southeastern Region), July 23-26, Charleston, SC
- 2016 National Leadership Conference (Eastern Region), July 27-30, Washington, DC
- 2014 National Leadership Conference (Western Region), July, Santa Fe, NM
State Conferences
Find state conference information below.
ALABAMA
November 2-3, 2018; Alabama Art Education Association Fall Conference, AAEA Fall Conference 2018, Tuscaloosa, AL. Chairperson: Natalie Roig McKnight, nroig@tusc.k12.al.us
Website: http://aaeaonline.org/
ALASKA
Website: http://alaska-aaea.org
ARIZONA
November 8-10, 2018, WeKoPa Resort, Fort McDowell, AZ
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/azarted/conference
ARKANSAS
October 31-November 2, 2018, Wyndam Hotel, Little Rock, AR
Theme “Inovation Art”
Website: http://www.ararted.org/fall-conference.html
CALIFORNIA
November 9-12, 2018; California Art Education Association Fall Conference. Theme: Navigating New Horizons in Art Education. The conference will be held aboard the Queen Mary Hotel in Long Beach, CA.
Website: http://www.caea-arteducation.org
COLORADO
November 8-10, 2018, Beaver Run Resort, Breckenridge, CO
Website: http://www.caeaco.org
CONNECTICUT
November 17, 2018, Trumbull Marriott, Trumbull, CT
Website: http://www.ctarteducation.net/caeliga-fall-conference.html
DELAWARE
October 5, 2018, Middletown, DE
Website: http://daea.weebly.com
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Website: http://www.arteducationdc.org/develop/upcoming-professional-development.
FLORIDA
October 18-21, 2018, Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
Website: http://faea.org
GEORGIA
November 1-3, 2018; GAEA 2018 Fall Conference. Theme: Brainstorm, Collaboration and Idea Generation, Jekyll Island, Georgia. Keynote Speaker: Nathalie Miebach.
Website: http://www.gaea-artforall.org
HAWAII
Website: http://hawaiiarteducationassociation.weebly.com
IDAHO
October 5-6, 2018; Fall Annual Conference in Boise Area
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/idahoarted/home
ILLINOIS
November 8-10, 2018, Bloomington-Normal
Website: https://ilaea.org/conference-information/
INDIANA
November 1 - 4, 2018, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
Website: http://www.aeai.org
IOWA
October 12-13, 2018, Buena Vista College, Storm Lake
Website: http://www.artedia.org/fall-conference.html
KANSAS
October 11-13, 2018
Website: http://kaea2018.blogspot.com/
KENTUCKY
October 12 & 13, 2018; Kentucky Art Education Association Fall Conference, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville KY. The theme is Art: The heART of Education.
Website: https://www.kyarted.net/conference
LOUISIANA
November 9-10, 2018, Lake Charles, LA
Website: http://laarteducators.org/laea-fall-conference-2018-save-the-date/
MAINE
September 14-16, 2018, Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Website: http://www.aeforme.org/fall.html
MARYLAND
October 19-20, 2018, Towson University and Dulaney High School
Website: https://www.marylandarted.org/maea-state-conference
MASSACHUSETTS
Website: http://www.massarted.com/events.html
MICHIGAN
October 25-28, 2018, Kalamazoo Radisson Hotel
Website: http://www.miarted.org/events.php
MINNESOTA
November 2-3, 2018, Doubletree Park Place, St. Louis Park
Website: http://www.aem-mn.org/professional-development/aem-fall-conference/
MISSISSIPPI
November 8-10, 2018; MAEA Fall Conference: “Creating Outside the Lines”, Jackson, MS. Thursday will be all day studio concentrations in glass, ceramics, mixed-media, and print making. Friday sessions will be held at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Saturday sessions are at Clinton High School. The keynote speaker will be Rick Anderson.
Website: https://www.msarted.org
MISSOURI
October 5-6, 2018, Knob Noster State Park, Knob Noster, MO
Website: http://www.maea.net/fall_conference_2018
MONTANA
October 18-19, 2018, Skyview High School, Billings, MT
Website: http://www.maeamt.org/mfpe-teachers-conference.html
NEBRASKA
October 12–13, 2018, University of Nebraska Kearney
Website: https://www.nebraskaarteducators.org/2018-fall-conference.html
NEVADA
October 19-21, 2018, St. Marys Art Center, Virginia City
Website: http://www.arteducatorsofnevada.org
NEW HAMPSHIRE
October 19-20, 2018, New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA)
Website: http://www.nhaea.org/programs/fallconference.html
NEW JERSEY
September 30-October 2, 2018, Ocean Resort and SPA, Long Branch, NJ
Website: http://www.aenj.org/pages/conference
NEW MEXICO
November 2-4, 2018, Embassy Suites, Albuquerque, NM
Website: https://www.newmexicoarteducators.org/conference
NEW YORK
November 16-18, 2018, Adams Mark Hotel, Buffalo, NY
Website: https://www.nysata.org/2018-conference
NORTH CAROLINA
November 1-4, 2018, Asheville, NC
Website: http://www.ncaea.org/annual-conference/
NORTH DAKOTA
Contact: Mary Kostuck at mary.kostuck@sendit.nodak.edu.
OHIO
November 8-9, 2018, Kalahari Convention Center, Sandusky, OH
Website: https://www.oaea.org/conference-2018
OKLAHOMA
October 12-13, 2018, Oklahoma Christian University
Website: http://www.oaea-ok.org/?page_id=91
OREGON
October 5-7 2018, Twin Rocks Friends Camp, Rockaway Beach
Website: https://www.oregonarted.org/conference/
PENNSYLVANIA
October 5-7, 2018, Harrisburg, PA
Website: http://www.paeaconference.org
RHODE ISLAND
November 3, 2018, Rhode Island College, Alex and Ani Hall, Providence, RI
Website: http://www.riaea.org
SOUTH CAROLINA
November 30 - December 2, 2018, Hyatt Regency, Greenville, SC
Website: https://2018scaeaconference.weebly.com/
SOUTH DAKOTA
October 5-6, 2018; South Dakota State Art Educators Conference will be held on on the campus of Black Hills State University in Spearfish. This will be the second joint conference to be held in conjunction with the South Dakota College Arts Association.
Contact: For additional information, contact Marica Shannon, Marica.Shannon@k12.sd.us
Website: http://sdaeak12.weebly.com/annual-conference.html
TENNESSEE
November 1-3, 2018; TAEA 2018 Fall Conference, Arrowmont School of Art and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN. Keynote Speaker: Cindy Foley, Columbus Museum of Art. Super Sessions and 8 hrs of hands-on workshops!
Website: http://www.tnarteducation.org/fall-state-conference/
TEXAS
November 8-10, 2018, McAllen Convention Center
Website: https://www.taea.org/TAEA/conference.asp
UTAH
Website: http://uaea-arted.org/index.php?page=save-the-dates
VERMONT
September 28, 2018, Lake Morey, Fairlee, VT
Website: www.vtartteachers.org
VIRGINIA
October 25-27, 2018; VAEA 2018 Conference, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Midlothian, VA
Website: http://www.vaea.org/conference.html
WASHINGTON
October 5-7, 2018; 2018 Fall Conference “Embrace Art-Embrace the Standards” will be held in Tacoma, WA at the UW-Tacoma Campus. Nancy Walkup will be the Keynote Speaker. View flyer. WAEA will also be hosting 2 summer events: Summer Leadership Retreat on August 4-5 in Yakima, WA followed by a Summer ART Retreat on August 5-8 in Tieton, WA.
Contact: For additional information, contact Tracy Fortune at elect1@waea.net
Website: http://waea.net/conference
WEST VIRGINIA
October 26-27, 2018
Hosted by WVU’s College of Creative Arts
Morgantown, WV
Keynote speaker: Dr. Kerry Freedman
Website: https://www.wvaea.com
WISCONSIN
October 25-26, 2018, Wausau, WI
Website: http://www.wiarted.org
WYOMING
Website: http://www.wyarted.org/index.html
OVERSEAS
Contact: Jennifer Hastings, Jennifer.McPhail-Hastings@eu.dodea.edu
BRITISH COLUMBIA ART TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION
Website: https://www.bcata.ca/
Please visit our state affiliate websites for the latest conference information.
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2019 Regional Conferences
Western Region: The Missouri Art Education Association, led by Tina Hyde, will host the 2019 Western Region Summer Leadership Meeting, June 19-22, 2019 in Kansas City, MO. Accommodations will be available at the Marriott Country Club Plaza.
2017 Regional Conferences were held as follows:
- Eastern Region: July 6-9, 2017, Washington, DC and July 7-9, 2017, Baltimore, MD
Visit the Eastern Region e-Portfolio for more information
Contact: Diane Wilkin, Eastern Region Vice President - Pacific Region: August 1-3, 2017, San Diego, CA
Visit the Pacific Region e-Portfolio for more information
Contact: Cris Guenter, Pacific Region Vice President - Southeastern Region: July 13-15, 2017, Atlanta, GA
Visit the Southeastern Region e-Portfolio for more information
Contact: W. Scott Russell, Southeastern Region Vice President - Western Region: June 21-24, 2017, Chicago, IL
Visit the Western Region e-Portfolio for more information
Contact: Cindy Todd, Western Region Vice President
VIDEO: NAEA Pacific Region Unity Project for the 2017 Pacific Region Leadership meeting in August in San Diego
VIDEO: Highlights from the 2017 Pacific Region Leadership Conference
