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.

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

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

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 2022 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!

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

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.

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.

Sept 10th, 2022
10am - 12pm
Past Virtual Open Membership Meeting
Meeting Minutes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zTXw4saTwhJwjhmJd0cqS3EnYD7KbnPMhiugexZpuGw/edit?usp=sharing

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.)
Nov. 5th Meeting Minutes

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
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81951978338?pwd=SVJCWGo2RU8xNGNPQlJyMGlSY1Fndz09

Meeting ID: 819 5197 8338
Passcode: WAEA

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.