About NCAEA

The North Carolina Art Education Association is a professional, non-profit educational association dedicated to the promotion of visual arts education in the state of North Carolina.

Mission Statement

"To promote and improve the quality of art education in the state of North Carolina. NCAEA will focus on three broad categories to accomplish its goals: LEADERSHIP, SERVICE and ORGANIZATION."

NCAEA is an active advocate for promoting visual arts education in public and private schools K-12, higher education, museums, arts centers, arts councils, and across the state.

The association embraces members from public and private schools, Pre-K- educators at institutions of higher education, museums, and community arts education programs. It aims to provide and stimulate professional participation and leadership development by promoting knowledge of and the production of the arts, and by promoting sound methods and philosophies for teaching art. The association provides an important forum for group study and discussion of the issues concerning arts education in our state. It included membership categories for arts educators in the following areas: elementary, middle level, secondary, supervision/administration, higher education, student, museum, and retired art educators.

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History of the Organization

The North Carolina Art Education Association was formed in the mid-1960's by members of the art sections of the North Carolina Education Association and the North Carolina Teachers Association. This new group met in general session on March 27th 1965, after electing its charter officers. The first constitution of the association was finally accepted and received in April of 1970. The organization has continued to grow and change, striving to meet the needs of North Carolina's arts educators. A more complete history compiled by Frances Crimm and Dr Perry Kelly, 1991, is on file in the Archives Division at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina.

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Regions

 

The state is divided into 8 regions with a coordinator in each region. Links to news and coordinator contact for your region can be found below these county listings.

Region One
Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell and Washington

Region Two
Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Sampson and Wayne

Region Three
Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Northampton, Vance, Wake, Warren and Wilson

Region Four
Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Robeson and Scotland

Region Five
Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange, Person, Randolph, Rockingham and Stokes

Region Six
Anson, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Stanly and Union

Region Seven
Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Davie, Iredell, Rowan, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin

Region Eight
Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey

More About NCAEA

2012 Board List (Word)
The Plan of Action (Word)
NCAEA 2012 Umbrella Committees (Word)
Constitution (PDF)
History of Presidents (PDF)