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​WAEA ADVOCACY
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PROMOTING ART EDUCATION THROUGH ADVOCACY
WAEA is committed to promoting Visual Art education throughout the state of Washington.
We have put together this page to assist you in promoting the arts in
​your class, school, and community.





​WAEA ADVOCACY 

ADVOCACY TOPICS:
​Find out about Art as a Core Subject, Core 24, Simple Ways to Advocate, the National Assembly of States Arts Agencies (NASAA) and more 

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ADVOCACY POSITION STATEMENTS
: 
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Find position statements on key issues in our state

ADVOCACY EVENTS:
Find out about regional, state and national advocacy events and trainings, and how you can be involved
ADVOCACY PARTNERS and THEIR REOURCES:
Find out about our WAEA Advocacy partners including ArtsWa, Arts Educ, NAEA and OSPI. Find links to their websites and their resources
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Arts Education Advocacy Tips
  1. Brush up your advocacy skills:
    • Communicate a clear MESSAGE.
    • Be VISIBLE to decision makers.
    • Harness the influence of an advocacy NETWORK.
  2. Use the Unified Statement to connect your community to Federal education policy that supports high quality art education. The statement was prepared by NAEA and other national arts education organizations to support the arts in the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
  3. Work with your state/regional NAEA organization to connect and partner with the Americans for the Arts State Arts Action Network that includes the Kennedy Center’s state Alliances for Arts Education and state citizen arts advocacy groups. ​

What are the Visual Arts?

​Visual Arts, as defined by the National Art Education Association, include the traditional fine arts, such as, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture; media arts, such as, animation, video and emerging digital technologies; design, such as, communication, product, and interactive; environmental, such as, architecture, landscape architecture, interior and urban planning; conceptual, performance, participatory, street, and folk arts and works of art in clay, glass, metal, wood, fiber, paper and other materials.
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  • About
  • Join & Connect!
    • Join WAEA/NAEA
    • MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
    • WAEA Clock Hours
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • WAEA Meetings >
      • Meeting Minutes
    • Virtual Workshops
    • Regional ESD Events
    • Fall Conference- 2022
    • Leadership Summit- Winter
    • Conference Archives >
      • Fall Conference- 2021 >
        • ConferenceSchedule2021 >
          • Welcome and Chat 2021
          • Keynote2021
          • Awards2021
          • 50YearsParty2021
          • WAEA Morning Chat 2021
          • MelissaPurtee2021
          • CynthiaGaub2021
          • IsoldeBeebe2021
          • WAEAMeeting2021
          • MareSullivan2021
          • PortfolioProject2021
          • TenTabTips2021
          • ChooseYourOwnAdventure2021
        • WAEA MarketPlace
        • WAEAResourceShare2021
      • Fall Conference- 2019
    • NATIONAL & PAC REGION EVENTS
    • Art Shows >
      • EDUCATOR EXHIBITS >
        • Teachers as Artists
      • STUDENT SHOWS and Contests >
        • YAM >
          • YAM EXHIBITION
          • YAM FLAG >
            • YAM FLAG WINNERS
          • YAM RUBRICS
        • Superintendent's High School Art Show
  • Publications
    • Splatter Magazine
    • WAEA E-News
  • Board & GOVERNANCE
    • Governance
    • Executive Board
    • Division Reps
    • Committee Chairs
    • ESD Regional VPs
    • Past Presidents
  • EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
    • ED&I Resources
    • WAEA Accessibility Policy
    • Harassment Response Policy
  • Advocacy
    • Senate Bill 5878
    • Advocacy Topics
    • Advocacy Resources
    • POSITION STATEMENTS
    • Advocacy Events
    • Advocacy Partners
  • WAEA Partners
    • WAEA Sponsors
    • NAEA & PACIFIC REGION
    • ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
    • Art Museums
  • AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
    • Awards >
      • Annual WAEA Awards
      • National Awards
      • WAEA TRIBUTE AWARD
      • Art Educator of the Month
    • Scholarships >
      • Student Scholarships
      • Educator Scholarships
  • Resources
    • Visual Art Standards
    • Lesson Plans and Blogs
    • Art for Social Change
    • Clock Hour Opportunities
    • WAEA FORMS