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Visual & Media Arts Education and Advocacy in Washington State.
Visual & Media Arts Education and Advocacy in Washington State.
2026 WAEA Fall Conference "Art Builds Bridges"
2026 Fall ConferenceGet ready to register for the 2026 WAEA Fall Conference! More information will come through social media and news letters, but put it on your calendar for November 13-15 on Bainbridge Island.
Registration for the Conference, and for submitting a Presentation Proposal are HERE WA Art Educators: Join WAEA to help support the work that WAEA does on the behalf of the art education community, and have a voice in the direction of our organization. |
Presentation ProposalsOur WAEA Conferences are nothing without YOU!
Conference Proposals are open until September 7th. Think about what you would want to experience if you were to come to a conference. Chances are that your wisdom and knowledge are exactly what others are looking for. Let's make this conference great, together! |
New Member Benefit!New Members get a $90 Gift from BLICK!!!
This is a great way to defray the cost of membership just in time for the conference to get membership pricing! And who doesn't like a buying spree at Blick?!?! If you know a student teacher, new art educator, or a an artist/art educator that might not have heard about the WAEA, let them know about this great membership benefit! |
We Fought Hard for "Arts Are Core"
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As of August 13th, the State Board of Education (SBE) approved the FutureReady Taskforce Proposal for High School Graduation Credit Requirements. It includes a required 1.0 Arts credit! This did not happen without your support and letter writing. WAEA recognizes the action that many of you, along with our Arts Education Partners, have taken to ensure that the REQUIRED Arts Credit be maintained as CORE in a student's educational journey and professional pathways for graduation. Our advocacy is NOT complete. This framework now goes to the Washington State Legislature for approval. We will continue to do the work so that the public knows the arts are still at stake of being eliminated until the Graduation Credit Requirements pass the 2027 Legislative Session beginning in January. Continue to let policymakers know that the Arts Are Core to every child's education. We will keep you informed as to how you can help as we learn more. |
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Members Supporting Members
Washington PreK-16+ Active and Retired, Public and Private Educators, Post Secondary Arts Educators and Organizations, Teaching Artists, Museum Educators, Arts Administrators, and educators who support the Visual and Media Arts.
Giving in 2026Please consider contributing to WAEA in support of Student Scholarships and Educator Professional Development for this year. Check with your advisors about 2026 Donation Deductions and/or Required Minimum Distribution contribution options.
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WE are YOUWithout you, there would not be a WAEA! Your membership, voice, advocacy, and support for our students in the Visual and Media Arts is everything!
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OPSI High School Visual Art Show
Didn't get to watch the show? Stream Here
OSPI HS Art Show 2026 WAEA Award Winner“Plasticized”
Jisun Kim, Steilacoom HS "Plasticized" captures the moment in my life when I broke through the barrier in which I felt confined to from so many years of unspoken hardship and toils of growing up with an autistic sibling. However, it was through him that I was able to find my identity and establish myself in the world greater than the expectations placed on me. In this piece, I intended to convey themes of resilience. |
2026 WAEA Tribute Award Winner"Tracy FortuneTracy has organized and presented at many WAEA conferences and presented Nationally multiple times. Her contributions to WAEA live on in the structure of the WAEA Governing Documents, and was a KEY player at WAEA for her organizational strategy. The way she was able to "tap" newcomers into leadership positions is commendable. She was a welcoming presence who made you feel a part of something big in your first meeting and she wouldn't let us leave without helping to find a way for each of us to feel a part of it! Tracy is advocating for ceramics education by making her own curriculum and continuing to lead workshops (although she is in Texas now). She was a crucial part of building and sustaining the WAEA."
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Youth Art Month 2026 Overall WinnerRyan Kim, 4th Grade
Studio S, Issaquah, WA "Everywhere, Everyone Makes a Colorful World" Flag displayed at the 2026 National Art Education Association Conference in Chicago, IL |
