About GAEA

What We Believe:

  • Because we believe that all students in public and private schools, from kindergarten to grade 12, shall receive art instruction in the schools by certified art teachers, the GAEA Board has adopted the following goals. It is our purpose to promote and maintain the highest degree of quality art instruction in visual arts programs throughout the State of Georgia. In implementation of these goals, the members of the Georgia Art Education Association will work toward the improvement of art instruction at all levels.

Purpose of the Georgia Art Education Association:

  • The primary purpose of GAEA is to promote, maintain and achieve the highest quality of instruction possible in art education throughout Georgia. Our association is addressing several important issues for Georgia's art educators:

  • With the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education, we want to help insure that Georgia's Quality Core Curriculum is properly implemented to include funding for elementary art teaching positions with reasonable teaching schedules. We want to help to see that high school programs receive budget credit for the FTE student enrollment lab course funds the art department earns. We want to increase the awareness of high school guidance counselors and the Georgia Board of Regents to the art needs of high school and college students.

  • We want to make state legislators aware of the impact the funding of art can make in the lives of children and the importance which students and parents give to having school art teaching positions state funded.

  • Through the GAEA Collage telling of future events, teaching ideas,conferences, student exhibitions, workshops, and opportunities such as the Capitol Art Show and the Youth Art Month celebrations, we want to help you to have the best art program possible for your students.

GAEA Goals for Quality Art Education:

  • All elementary, middle and secondary schools shall require students to complete a sequential program of art instruction. Art instruction shall be conducted by certified teachers of art. Visual arts courses shall be required in elementary, middle, junior and senior high schools and should not be scheduled to conflict with other required courses.

  • For graduation from high school, every student shall be required to complete at least one in-depth study in the techniques of at least one art medium; practice in several media; and studies in art history, aesthetics, and criticism.

Membership Benefits:

  • Your membership entitles you to a unified membership in the Georgia Art Education Association and the National Art Education Association.

  • GAEA FALL CONFERENCE - reduced rates to attend the program, meetings, and workshops.

  • COLLAGE - GAEA's newsletter of future events, teaching ideas,conferences, student exhibitions, workshops, and opportunities such as the Capitol Art Show and the Youth Art Month celebrations.

  • GAEA SPRING CONFERENCE - yearly spring meeting on Jekyll Island with hands-on workshops especially designed for art teachers.

  • REDUCED RATES - for members participating in workshops, conferences, the Capitol Art Show, and for some art periodicals.

  • GEORGIA YOUTH ART MONTH CELEBRATION - assistance is available for organizing a Youth Art Month celebration in your part of the state.

  • CAPITOL ART SHOW - show your students' art to your legislators and promote art in Georgia schools.

  • ART EDUCATION JOURNAL - you will receive six issues of NAEA's outstanding journal of current trends and classroom ideas.

  • NAEA NEWS - this bi-monthly newsletter keeps you up-to-date on new programs, books, teaching resources, conferences and workshops.

  • STUDIES IN ART EDUCATION - with comprehensive membership, you receive four issues of this scholarly research journal.

  • NAEA CONVENTION - you will be invited to attend the largest gathering of art educators in the world, held each Spring in a major U.S. city.

  • PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM - take advantage of NAEA's extensive selection of books, pamphlets, films and periodicals available at a significant member discount.

  • NATIONAL RESEARCH AND ARCHIVE CENTER - a comprehensive library of art education materials is maintained for your use.

  • NATIONAL AWARDS PROGRAM - honorary, scholastic and monetary awards are given for outstanding service to the organization.

  • NATIONAL ART HONOR SOCIETY - a program to recognize and reward talented high school art students.

  • SPECIAL EXHIBITION AND RECOGNITION PROGRAMS - NAEA works with commercial groups and government organizations to bring public attention to art through competitions.

  • PROFESSIONAL REPRESENTATION IN EDUCATION AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS - nationally NAEA works with other education groups to promote the values and goals of arts education. On the state level, GAEA represents art teachers in considering policies determined by the Georgia Department of Education, the State Board of Education, and the Board of Regents.

  • PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - NAEA staff is available to give you assistance.

For membership application contact:

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Kirby Meng
2768 Club Valley Ct.
Jonesboro, GA 30236-4004
HOME: (770) 210-8564
HOME: kmeng@bellsouth.net

These pages were designed and are maintained by Tom Cato for GAEA. Any questions about GAEA should be directed to:
Kirby Meng, GAEA President. This page was updated on Thursday, March 13, 2008.