APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, May 8, 2026
The NAEA Professional Materials Committee (PMC) serves as a professional review committee for print and non-print professional materials made available to NAEA’s membership. In an advisory capacity, the PMC is charged with reviewing the complete NAEA publications program holistically and providing feedback that addresses how individual publications together fulfill NAEA’s overarching vision, mission, and goals—with a specific focus on book proposals under consideration for publication. The PMC includes a diverse range of members from all NAEA Divisions and Regions and bring different areas of experience, expertise, and interest to provide a wide range of points of view.
The PMC invites applications from the NAEA membership for the following roles:
- 7 PMC member positions
Applications for these positions will be reviewed and elected by the PMC Chair, Co-Chair, and current PMC members and approved by the NAEA Board of Directors.
PMC Committee Member Expectations
PMC committee members should have backgrounds and interests in writing, publishing, or editing professional materials on visual arts, design, and/or media arts education topics. They should be able to express their opinions clearly and concisely in written critiques and maintain ethical and equitable publication standards. Committee members should be thoroughly familiar with current terminology, trends, resources, and references in the field. Members willing to take on the position of a PMC member must be willing to serve a 4-year term and may be invited for reappointment to a second term.
PMC members will have the following responsibilities:
- Generate agenda items and submit to Chair, Co-Chair, and NAEA staff.
- Review holistically and provide feedback on the overall NAEA publications program.
- Review professional materials and proposals for such print and non-print materials submitted for consideration for publication by NAEA and provide feedback for the NAEA Board and any co-publisher.
- Work in consultation with Vice Presidents, and Division Directors, Commission Chairs, and Interest Group Leaders to identify specific needs for relevant or updated materials and to make sure publications are useful as applied to members’ professional needs.
- In coordination with NAEA staff, develop, conduct, and analyze surveys to determine professional needs of the membership.
- Ensure that the overall range and scope of the publications produced are diverse, balanced, and meet the needs of the membership.
- As assigned, reviews book proposals, shares reviews with Co-Chair, and discusses results with PMC.
- Publications are recommended for approval by the NAEA Board based upon member benefit and relevance to the field.
- PMC members are expected to attend the annual NAEA National Convention and all quarterly meetings conducted virtually.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, May 8, 2026
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Questions? Contact Jamie Klinger-Krebs, NAEA Director of Publications, jklingerkrebs@arteducators.org