Membership Cost Calculator

NAEA membership dues vary by state and membership category. Descriptions of the six membership categories and a list of state associations whose memberships are automatically included with your NAEA membership are available below.

Use this calculator to determine your yearly NAEA membership cost.

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Membership Categories

• ACTIVE PROFESSIONAL: For individuals professionally engaged in the field of visual arts and/or who facilitate programs of, or related to, art education. Active Professional membership provides all the privileges of membership, including the right to vote and hold national office.
• FIRST-YEAR PROFESSIONAL: For educators entering their first year in the field of art education. Membership is granted for 1 year only, on a one-time basis. First-Year Professional membership provides all the privileges of Active Professional membership.
• ASSOCIATE: For individuals interested in, supporting, or involved with pursuits closely related to the field of art education. Associate membership provides the privileges of Active Professional membership, except the right to vote and hold national office.
• RETIRED: For individuals who are retired and no longer professionally employed in the field of art education. Retired membership provides all the privileges of Active Professional membership.
• PRESERVICE: For undergraduate students and full-time graduate students. Preservice membership provides all the privileges of Active Professional membership, including the right to vote and hold national office.
• INSTITUTIONAL: For one member/representative at colleges, universities, libraries, and institutions directly or indirectly involved in art education. Institutional membership provides all the privileges of Active Professional membership except the right to vote or hold national office.

State + NAEA Membership

Dues for the following include state and national membership: AK, AL, APO, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, IA, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY.

NAEA Membership Only

Dues for the following include national membership only: CO, FL, ID, IL, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, TX, U.S. Territories, and Canada/International.