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Founded in 1947, The National Art Education Association is the leading professional membership organization exclusively for visual arts educators. Members include elementary, middle and high school art teachers, college and university professors and researchers, administrators and supervisors, museum educators and artists as well as more than 45,000 students who are members of the National Art Honor Society or are university students preparing to be art educators.

We represent members in all fifty states plus the District of Columbia, U.S. Possessions, most Canadian Provinces, U.S. military bases around the world, and twenty-five foreign countries.

Mission
The mission of NAEA is to promote art education through professional development, service, advancement of knowledge, and leadership.

Core Values
NAEA staff and members work to support professional growth, change, and leadership through:

 Mentoring 
 Networking and collaborating
 Participating in art education conferences
 Developing and disseminating exemplary resources on art education
 Building a professional community by contributing our time and talents to others
 Valuing our diversity and committing ourselves to equity

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National Art Education Association (NAEA)
1806 Robert Fulton Drive
Suite 300
Reston, VA 20191
P: 703.860.8000
F: 703.860.2960
E: info@arteducators.org