About

Welcome to Washington Art Eduction Association

Where we gather to promote and grow Art Education in Washington State.

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.

More information on our highlighted WAEA events can be found in the webpages below.

YAM FLAG BANNER CONTEST 2022

2022 Teachers As Artists Exhibition

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?

Presenter Interest Form

Join WAEA and NAEA here.

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.

Virtual Workshops
The WAEA Annual Fall Conference
ESD Regional Professional Development Opportunities
Open Membership Meetings
Art Advocacy
Art Exhibits for Students and Educators
Scholarships
Awards
NAEA and the Pacific Region
Splatter Magazine
and much more.

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

Cheyenne Gillett Whitney Co-President
copresident1@waea.net

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

Becky Broyles: Co-President Elect
elect1@waea.net

Steve Okun: Treasurer
 treasurer@waea.net

Secretary: Melissa Brownell
secretary@waea.net

Melanie Artz: Co-President
pastpresident2@waea.net

Tracy Fortune: Past President
pastpresident1@waea.net

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.

Co-Presidents Tracy Fortune and Melanie Artz
at the 2018 Fall Conference in Tacoma
& a photo from a regional ESD Meet & Make event.

2021-2022
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.

Sept 11th, 2021
9am - 12pm
Past Virtual Open Membership Meeting
Meeting Minutes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ByT1iOuZNLmbewf-l56m_wQN9GUXcAOl6iLBokTYj-4/edit?usp=sharing

October 16th, 2021
9am-10am
Past Virtual Open Membership Meeting
Meeting Minutes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dj3wMDmU_nD4gmjSuMK3IDTSfY3PTp4l8PrZvGxM4b4/edit?usp=sharing

November 13, 2021
9am - 12pm
Past Virtual Open Membership Meeting
Meeting Minutes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tyHc0rbl9AjowbCMkR5DM9ZsI3fQVL_nEmC2hQi40Lw/edit?usp=sharing

January 8th, 2022
9am - 12pm
Past Virtual Open Membership Meeting

Meeting Minutes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11tIMsLfVoUdMuZXw3z_SO-kC7--tHl8riEx0-ctIuWo/edit?usp=sharing

March 12th, 2022
9am - 12pm
Virtual Open Membership Meeting

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88275693110?pwd=OU1BOEFOM3htSXQyQ3JjalVqT2tBZz09
Meeting ID: 882 7569 3110
Passcode: WAEA

May 14th, 2022
9am - 12pm
Virtual Open Membership Meeting

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88273451181?pwd=M3hpZXFKNmR1ZStXamEydjdVYVpCUT09
Meeting ID: 882 7345 1181
Passcode: WAEA

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