2027 Awards Program

NAEA is seeking nominations for our 2027 National Awards program. 

Eligibility

Any current NAEA member may self-nominate or nominate a fellow NAEA member for a national award with the exception of the following individuals who are INELIGIBLE to receive an NAEA award:

• Current NAEA Board Members and Elects
• Current NAEA Regional Representatives (formerly called Regional Division Directors)
• State/Province Association Leadership who current serve as voting members of a state association board

All nominees must be a current member of NAEA at the time of nomination, with the exception of those self-nominating/nominating for:

• the Eisner Lifetime Achievement Award
• the Distinguished Service Outside of the Profession Award
• the COMC J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr. Award

About the Awards Nomination Form

When submitting a nomination, you will be asked for information on the nominee’s activities, awards, published material, presentations, leadership positions, and more. We recommend having all of this information collected in advance to either upload or from which to copy and paste (requirements for each award vary) to be prepared. 

You can save your nomination form and complete it at any time before the November 2 deadline.

Are you nominating an individual for multiple awards? You may nominate an individual for up to 3 awards within the same nomination form.

Awards Program Information & Scoring Rubrics: General Awards information and Scoring Rubrics.

Final Deadline: Friday, November 2, 2026 @ 11:59pm ET*

Other NAEA Awards Programs

• Separate from this nomination form, members are encouraged to nominate individuals for the Rising Star and NAHS/NJAHS/NEAGS Chapter Sponsor awards. This is a separate form that can be accessed here. 
• NAEA also invites state/province associations and interest groups to self-nominate for a 2026/2027 Newsletter/Website recognition. This is a separate form that can be accessed here. 
• Finally, 2027 State/Province Art Educator of the Year Awardee Information is collected here. 

Questions? Contact NAEA Member Services at members@arteducators.org