​Welcome to the Washington Art Eduction Association.
We gather to promote ​and grow Art Education and Advocacy in Washington State.
Use this PD enroller link for Conference Sign-up
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Migrant districts will be given priority to registration.  We welcome those educators, administrators, and other staff who work in Migrant Education districts or with migratory students for early registration May 8th - May 29th.  Registration will open to the general public May 30th, so please register early.  Open registration will run May 30th through August 8th.
​​https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/catalog/154977

WAEA is looking for 6 presentors

Presenter Proposal form has more info.

https://forms.gle/EKTSV6yYinAFyvYE6
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DUE June 6th


Proposals are being collected and you will be emailed by the end of June to let you know if your proposal has been accepted.

We offer Washington State Clock Hours to the participants and this is your clock hour proposal form.
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Workshops are 90 minutes long on the 17th and 60 minutes long on the 18th. 

​ArtsTime is back!

August 17-18th in Yakima, WA.

Free in- person Conference 
presented in partnership with the OSPI Migrant Education Program, OSPI Arts Program, and various Arts Associations from around the state.

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Keynote speakers:
Thursday August 17th 8:30 am 
Irma Z. Mejia, licensed Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner and nationally certified as a medical examiner for CDL physicals.  Irma is a Sunnyside native who values family and enjoys spending time with them. She loves outdoor recreation and traveling.  Irma is fluent in Spanish.

Thursday August 17th 12 pm, 
Dr. Yesenia Navarrete Hunter,
Dr Hunter was born in Mexico and came to the U.S. as a child. She grew up in Wapato, WA as a migrant farm worker.  Her current work, "Entangles Histories of Land and Labor," centers on the braided histories of immigrants and Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest.

Friday August 18th 8 am
Edward Clapp, principal investigator and research associate at Project Zero, interested in exploring creativity and innovation; design and maker-centered learning; contemporary approaches to arts teaching and learning; and diversity, equity, and inclusion in education.
WAEA IS HERE FOR YOU.
​We are here for each other. We are here for the students.
We are here... for the ART.

WAEA hosts a variety of events, workshops, student art contests, educator exhibition opportunities, and other ways for you to stay connected.
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More information on our highlighted WAEA events & resources can be found in the webpages below.

A Big Win! HB 5878! This bill easily represents the biggest advance for Arts Education this state has ever seen. It requires real equity of Art instruction for ALL Washington students, no matter where they live or what their socio-economic status is.

WAEA hosts high quality virtual workshops every month! We are ALWAYS looking for presenters across the nation.

Held monthly on the 3rd Saturday
from 10:00 AM -11:30 AM PST.
1.5 Clock Hours for WAEA members. More information can be found HERE.

Interested in Being a Presenter?
Thank you for joining us in lovely Vancouver, Washington for Fall Conference!
Click here for the SURVEY to obtain your clock hours, give feedback, and share regional community information with us! 

Let's continue to gather to collaborate, create, connect, and build community!
The Washington Art Education  Association (WAEA) has about 325 members, including K-12 art teachers from public and private schools, administrators, museum educators, art school and college professors, retired and pre-service educators. WAEA is affiliated, at the national level, with the National Art Education Association (NAEA) and is part of the Pacific Region. The NAEA has over twenty two thousand members.

There is a lot going on in WAEA.


CONTACT US
​Have a question, need an answer?
​We'd love to hear from you!

 Becky Broyles: Co-President 
copresident1@waea.net

 Jessica Chickadel Garrick: Co-President 
copresident2@waea.net

 Shannon Brennan: Co-President Elect
copresident-elect@waea.net

Steve Okun: Treasurer 
​ treasurer@waea.net

Josh Miles: Secretary
 secretary@waea.net

​Cheyenne Gillett Whitney: Past President ​
pastpresident1@waea.net
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WA Tax ID #601343542
​Fed Tax ID #94-3154898

Mailing Address:
Washington Art Education Association
7345 164th Ave NE
STE i145-1323
Redmond, WA 98052​

WAEA Mission

​Lead the state in visual arts education for the current and future generations to be visually literate, creative problem solvers, and art advocates.
WAEA Vision
WAEA passionately promotes excellence in visual arts education to ensure:
  • High quality, reliable access to art education for ALL Washington youth;
  • An inclusive, dynamic, and professional learning community for visual arts educators across the ENTIRE state; and
  • Support from policy makers and funders for advocating the critically important work we perform.

Past Co-Past Presidents Tracy Fortune and Melanie Artz
​at the 2018 Fall Conference in Tacoma.

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​2022-2023
Open Membership Meetings
All are welcome to join us for a WAEA Open Membership business meeting in which we will discuss our goals, upcoming events, and general agenda items.

*Please note that there are no open membership meetings during the summer.
**Meeting Minutes can be found at the Meetings page

Sept 10th, 2022 
10am - 12pm
Past Virtual Open Membership Meeting​
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October 8th, 2022
10am-12pm
Past Virtual Open Membership Meeting
(Did not reach membership quorum to have official meeting. Present members discussed/planned for the upcoming Fall Conference.)


November 4-6, 2022 
10am - 12pm
Fall Conference Annual Membership Meeting
(will be held in-person during the conference at Clark College in Vancouver, WA.)
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January 14th & 15th, 2023
Seattle 
University Child Development School
Hybrid WAEA Leadership Retreat


March 11th, 2023
*9:30-10:00 Coffee Chat
​10am - 12pm
Virtual Open Membership Meeting​



May 13th, 2023
*9:30-10:00 Coffee Chat
10am - 12pm
Virtual Open Membership Meeting
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88400077136?pwd=dWVTOGxIWGI0TlN0SlJFYThlU2NiZz09

Meeting ID: 884 0007 7136​
Passcode: WAEA


For information about attending a virtual open membership meeting please reach out to a board member listed above.

SPLATTER MAGAZINE


2023 Winter Issue
(You can be a published author too! Submit your lesson plans & articles below)

WAEA'S Splatter Magazine Was Awarded The NAEA Newsletter Award in 2021.
AND again in 2023! 
Need help finding something?
SEARCH HERE


WELCOME to WAEA

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AFFILIATIONS

​WAEA is an affiliate of NAEA.
​ Visit NAEA's site for more information
​WAEA is part of NAEA's Pacific Region

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