Thank you for your interest in submitting a proposal for presentation at the 2026 NAEA National Convention. Please carefully review the following information before beginning your submission. 

The 2026 NAEA National Convention is taking place March 5-7, in Chicago, IL. NAEA invites YOU to share your expertise, face-to-face, with educators who are committed to NAEA’s mission to “Champion creative growth and innovation by equitably advancing the tools and resources for a high-quality visual arts, design, and media arts education throughout diverse populations and communities of practice.”

For this national professional learning experience, we are seeking diverse and engaging proposals that do the following for the field of visual arts, design, and media arts education:

• Capture learner-centered pedagogy, art project or challenge-based, and are supported by research and practice-based evidence;
• Provide hands-on experiences with new techniques and skills;
• Explore the use of research strategies to inform teaching practice and/or advance the field;
• Inspire leadership among educators and/or learners;
• Engage meaningful debate and dialogue about emerging issues and trends that define the field:
• Showcase strategies for designing curriculum and assessment that support art standards; and/or
• Present diverse ideas in response to timely issues and trends.

Individual Presentation Limit

Members may submit multiple presentation proposals for review. However, no member will be accepted for more than two presentations as principal presenter and no more than two presentations as co-presenter (excluding business meetings, divisional or regional functions, or a special presentation at the invitation of the National Convention Program Coordinator).

NAEA Membership

NAEA membership is REQUIRED for all presenters and co-presenters at the time of submission and at the time of presentation at the 2026 NAEA National Convention. Membership will be verified upon submission and again prior to presentation in Louisville. 

If accepted for a presentation, all presenters and co-presenters must register for the NAEA National Convention. 

Join, renew, or verify your NAEA membership prior to submitting your presentation proposal:

• Online here.
• Call 800-299-8321, 8:15 am-4:30 pm ET, Monday-Friday.
• Mail the NAEA membership form with payment to NAEA, 901 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
  Please note: mailing a membership form may create a delay in activating/renewing your membership. We highly recommend completing the process online or by phone to avoid any issues when submitting your proposal.

Presenters and Co-Presenters

Up to five (5) names may be listed for any session (the main presenter who submits the session and up to 4 co-presenters).

Members may submit multiple presentation proposals for review. However, no member will be accepted for more than two presentations as principal presenter and no more than two presentations as co-presenter (excluding business meetings, divisional or regional functions, or a special presentation at the invitation of the National Convention Program Coordinator).

Membership Questions?

E-mail membership inquiries to members@arteducators.org or call us toll-free at 800-299-8321, 8:15 am-4:30 pm ET, Monday-Friday. 

Presenter Resources

• Please review the 2026 Call for Presentations Guidelines. 
• Please download and review NAEA's Inclusive Practices: Presenter & Presentation Guidelines provided by NAEA's Disability Studies in Art Education (DSAE) Interest Group.
   

Please note: the 2026 Call for Presentations will close at 11:59 PM on June 30, 2025 in your designated time zone.

NAEA is now accepting applications from members who wish to serve on the 2025 Nominating Committee. New for 2025, one committee, with representatives from each NAEA Region and Division, will be tasked with the work of reviewing nominations and selecting the candidates for the 2026 Board of Directors ballot, the open positions of the 2026 ED&I and Research Commissions.

NAEA is seeking a team of active members, representing diverse perspectives, expertise, geographic locations, and backgrounds to help guide the nomination and selection process for candidates for these national leadership positions.  

  View the NAEA Membership Regions.  

Qualifications for 2025 NAEA Nominating Committee Members: 

A Nominating Committee member must:  

• Be a current member of NAEA.  
• Possess a reasonable knowledge of the workings and structure of the group for which they are reviewing nominations.  
• Have the ability to confidently and clearly express their opinion regarding candidate applications.  
• Be willing to consider others’ opinions regarding candidate applications. 
• Possess a clear understanding of why they would like to serve on this committee, as well as what they would bring to the work of the Nominating Committee.  
• Support NAEA’s mission along with its goals relating to equity, diversity, and inclusion.  
• Not be planning to be nominated or self-nominate for an elected/appointed position on the NAEA Board of Directors, Research Commission, or ED&I Commission during the 2025–2026 review period. 

2025 Nominating Committee Selection 

Per NAEA policy, the Nominating Committee members are selected by NAEA staff and current Board members through assessment of nominee Regional and Divisional representation, as well as past experiences contributing to NAEA and desire to contribute to the selection of volunteer leaders.  

How to Apply for the 2025 Nominating Committee 

 NAEA is using a submission platform called Submittable to collect and review applications. To submit an application, you will first need to create a free account with Submittable.  

 After beginning the application form, you can save a draft and return to finish it at any time before June 3. 

 Application deadline: June 3, 2025 

Timeline of Committee Work:

• June 3, 2025: 2025 Nominating Committee application closes
• Week of June 23, 2025: Nominating Committee selection notifications sent
• Week of July 28, 2025: 2026 Board of Directors Nominations sent for review
• July 28-August 28, 2025: 2026 Board of Directors review period
• Week of September 8, 2025: 2026 Board of Directors candidate review meeting
• September 15-November 10, 2025: Committee Break
• November 17, 2025: 2026 Research Commission Nominations sent for review
• November 24, 2025: 2025 ED&I Commission Nominations sent for review
• Early December 2025: Nominating Committee meets to review and finalize ED&I Commission nominees and Research Commission nominees

About the Board of Directors:

The NAEA Board of Directors guides the Association forward on behalf of NAEA’s members and their learners. In advance of odd-numbered years, the committee shall prepare a slate of two candidates for each President-Elect and Division Directors-Elect. The NAEA Board will ratify the committees and designate the Chairs.  

About the Commissions: 

The NAEA Research Commission advances the ongoing research needs of the visual arts education field. Commissioners coordinate and communicate about research that relates to the needs of practitioners and stakeholders who are concerned with understanding critical questions of importance to the field to provide the highest quality visual arts education possible in our schools and educational institutions. 
 

The NAEA ED&I Commission works in concert with the NAEA Board of Directors, state association affiliates, and members to respond to previously unaddressed and newly emerging issues to advance NAEA’s ED&I recommendations (developed by the ED&I Task Force), as well as to fully realize this work. 
 

For questions, please email Sydney Krieck at skrieck@arteducators.org

About This Opportunity 

The NAEA Board of Directors guides the association forward on behalf of NAEA’s members and their learners.

The Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the following NAEA Board of Directors positions: Regional Vice Presidents. Please consider nominating NAEA members you know who have an interest in national leadership and service. 

Nominations for 2026 National Officer Positions are due June 27 at 11:59 PM in your designated time zone. 

About the Positions

Regional Vice Presidents represent art educators from each of NAEA’s four geographic regions (Eastern, Western, Southeastern, and Pacific), leading the work of the Delegates Assembly and other key Association initiatives to propel the organization forward.  

See NAEA’s Region designations here. 

Term: 

Regional Vice Presidents serve a 4-year term: 2 years as the Regional Vice President–Elect, followed by 2 years as the Regional Vice President. 

The term as Elect begins at the conclusion of the 2026 NAEA National Convention in Chicago, IL, March 2025, and ends at the conclusion of the 2028 NAEA National Convention in Phoenix, AZ.  At that point, the candidate selected as Elect would become the Vice President from March 2028 through March 2030.  

General Responsibilities Include: 

• Plan and preside over the Delegates Assembly convening at the National Convention;
• Facilitate and serve as members of the Platform Working Group for the review of NAEA Platforms and Position Statements;
• Coordinate Region-specific nominations and submission review for the NAEA Awards Program; 
• Organize and chair the NAEA Regional Leadership Conferences (in odd-numbered years), and inform the planning and organization of the National Leadership Conference (in even-numbered years); 
• Serve on and chair committees, and working groups as needed;
• Act as the Board liaison to NAEA Interest groups; and 
• Assist with the planning and implementation of quarterly Leader2Leader meetings, and other events and meetings as needed. 

Please see a more detailed version of the Regional Vice President job description here.

Eligibility

• Must be a current member with a minimum of 3 cumulative (not necessarily consecutive) years of membership, with the exception of Preservice nominees.  
• Must not be a staff member of NAEA. 
• Accepts the nomination by signing the consent-to-serve form. 
• Demonstrates leadership ability for the office through prior experiences that include a track record of leadership and service at local, state/provincial, regional, and/or national levels. 
• Nominees for Regional Vice President must hold membership at the time of nomination in the Region for which they are nominated.  
• Nominees for Division Directors must be members in the Division for which they are nominated for at the time of nomination. Additionally, nominees for Division Director must be certified, licensed, and/or employed within the job-alike category for which they are nominated, with the exception of nominees for Preservice Division Director. 
• Nominees for Preservice Division Director must be a current NAEA Preservice member and must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program (intended for art education licensure or certification), spending 51% of time as a student at the time of nomination.  

How to Nominate or Self-Nominate

If you are nominating someone else for the position of Regional Vice President, we encourage you to use the Submittable “Collaborators” feature. This feature allows you to enter the email address of the nominee, which then sends them an automatic email invitation and provides them with access to work on your form with you in real time. Utilization of the Collaborator feature is highly recommended to ensure a complete nomination. Please note: Only the nominator who starts the nomination form can submit the nomination when it is complete.
 

Self-nominations are also welcome. If you are self-nominating, please complete the form in its entirety. There is a section near the end of the form that allows you to enter the name and email address for the person who will supply your letter of support. Once you complete this section, the person you enter will automatically receive an email from Submittable asking them to supply the required information. 

For questions about the nomination process, please contact Sydney Krieck, NAEA Executive Project Manager at skrieck@arteducators.org. 

NAEA seeks nominations for Commissioner positions on the NAEA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) Commission. The ED&I Commissioners must demonstrate a commitment to social justice work as it supports NAEA’s vision and purpose. 

 Call for ED&I Commissioners in the following Divisions: 

• Supervision & Administration 
• Middle Level 

Duties of ED&I Commissioners:

• Be passionate about ED&I work and exercising emerging or sustaining leadership in the field; 
• Be able and willing to initiate impactful projects related to implementing the final recommendations of the ED&I Task Force; 
• Be able and willing to serve for at least 2 years and participate at an in-person summer convening with the ED&I Commission each year (travel costs covered by NAEA);
• Assist in prioritizing ED&I-related themes, issues, or questions as submitted to the ED&I Commission; 
• Assist in exploring funding sources to support the efforts of the working groups and the ED&I Commission; 
• Assist in identifying exemplary ED&I work and/or reporting on this work and initiating recommended actions to serve our field; 
• Act as a public representative of the ED&I community in the field of visual arts education; and 
• Assist in identifying candidates and in selecting a slate of candidates for Chair of the ED&I Commission, Associate Chair, and Commissioners to be submitted to the NAEA Board of Directors for approval. 

Qualifications for ED&I Commissioners:

• ED&I-related experience at the represented level; 
• Be a passionate advocate for the ED&I needs of members within the represented Division; 
•  Experience with ED&I work within their community and/or organization; 
• Ability to demonstrate strong organizational and administrative capabilities;  
• Emerging or sustaining leadership within NAEA or comparable organization or institution at the state and national levels; 
• Act as a representative of the ED&I community within the visual arts education field; 
• Hold current NAEA membership in good standing; and 
• Ability to serve for 2 years as a Commissioner. 

The ED&I Commission will be meeting in person in Alexandria, VA, July 21–22, 2025; selected candidates should  ideally be available to attend this  meeting. Travel and accommodations will be  covered by NAEA. 

Nomination Process:
Submit your nomination (self-nominations encouraged) online before 11:59pm ET on May 19, 2025. 
Nominations for all positions must include the following materials: 

• Nominee CV or resume;
• Two letters of support that address the nominee's qualifications for meeting the required criteria for serving  on the ED&I Commission (pdf file preferred). 
• Responses from the nominee to the following: 
• A statement of interest for serving on the ED&I Commission. Responses should be provided through the lens of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The statement should also incorporate your personal qualifications. 
• An overview of your experience, service, scholarship, and leadership in the work of establishing greater equity, diversity, inclusivity, and accessibility. 
• Address how you have increased your knowledge and awareness of issues surrounding equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.
• Explain how your background, knowledge, and skills support your ability to contribute to diverse perspectives. 
• List questions, challenges, and issues you believe need to be addressed in the work of establishing greater equity, diversity, inclusivity, and accessibility. 

Nomination deadline: May 19, 2025 at 11:59pm ET 

Appointments: No later than June 19, 2025 

Questions? Please feel free to contact the following: 

Anna Pilhoefer, ED&I Commission Past Chair: apilhoefer@sbunified.org 

CJ Matz, ED&I Secondary Commission:  

Ray Yang, NAEA Director of ED&I and Special Initiatives: ryang@arteducators.org 

This form is to be submitted ONLY by a State/Province Association President or Awards Coordinator  to notify the NAEA Awards Coordinator of who has been selected by the State/Province to receive  recognition as the 2025 “State/Province Art Educator.”  THIS IS NOT A NOMINATION FORM.  If this form is not submitted by the State/Province Association President or Awards Coordinator as specified above, it will not be considered valid.

This form is due by 5:00 PM ET on October 31, 2024.