The mission of
the Kentucky Art Education Association (KyAEA) is to advance art
education through professional development, service, advancement of
knowledge, and leadership. To that end, the association promotes
quality instruction in visual arts education that is delivered by
qualified personnel; holds public discussions; sponsors workshops and
institutes, publishes articles, reports, and surveys; provides a
network for communication; supports student exhibitions; and works with
other related agencies in support of visual arts education.
A Brief History of KyAEA
The Kentucky
Art Education Association (KyAEA) was established in
March 1945. The first constitution of the association was finally accepted and
received in 1957. The organization has continued to grow and change, striving
to meet the needs of Kentucky’s
Art Educators. The KyAEA is a nonprofit, all volunteer, non-salary art
educational organization with its own
constitution and elected board of directors. Its members are comprised
of active and retired P-12 teachers, art advocates, and higher
education art students and educators statewide.
Each fall, KyAEA members gather to participate in a
major two-day convention for sharing and professional development; smaller
regional professional development meetings are presented throughout the school
year. Also, the KyAEA sponsors special shows for students within the state to
compete and exhibit artwork, provides an ongoing mini-grant opportunity
for its members, and strongly supports it student chapter members.
The KyAEA is an affiliate of the National Art
Education Association (NAEA) to which many of our state's members
belong and pay separate dues. The NAEA headquarters is in Reston, Virginia,
and its membership includes over 22,000 of the nation’s art teachers, art
supervisors and museum educators.
