WAEA - About

Welcome to the Washington Art Eduction Association.
We gather to promote and grow Art Education and Advocacy 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 & resources can be found in the webpages below.

Theme: “Your Art, Your Voice.”
Submit by Jan 27th, 2023 @ 11:59PM

Washington state students may participate in Youth Art Month 2023 by preparing a flag or banner design to be hung at the 2023 NAEA Convention in San Antonio (April 13-15th), in OSPI offices in Olympia, WA, and YAM Flag winners will be featured at the 50th Anniversary OSPI Superintendent's Art Show Reception. The participating school will be gifted a flag as well.

Winning Entries: Top Prize $100 Charlene Dixon Scholarship from the WAEA and other top entries will be featured in Splatter Magazine.

All students must complete the Artwork/Photography Release Form to participate in any of the YAM activities.

*Participating educators must be a member of the WAEA.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS and SUBMISSION FORM

Just print off this
Artwork Entry Template
for your Students
and let them Create!

Senate Bill 5878

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?

Presenter Interest Form

WAEA Leadership Retreat 2023
Jan. 14th and 15th, 2023
in Seattle, WA

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!

WAEA FALL CONFERENCE 2022 INFO PAGE

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.