About Being an NAEA Member
The biggest benefit for CAEA membership is that you instantly become a NAEA member as well! This two for one package is wonderful whether you have been an NAEA/CAEA member for 40 years, joined yesterday, or are considering membership in the near future, this information is for you. Please accept it with our thanks for your continued support of substantive art education. Let it motivate you to become actively involved in NAEA and CAEA at the state level. Turn it into an effective tool for educating others about NAEA. Getting the most from your membership starts with your awareness.

NAEA/CAEA Member Benefits
Every member receives these basic benefits:

Art Education
Bi-monthly Journal of articles on current directions, problems, and exemplary approaches in visual art education. Articles may focus on art curriculum, teaching strategies, innovative programs, or a special area of the curriculum such as studio, criticism, or art history. Each issue includes four full-color art reproductions with commentary and lesson plan ideas for K-12.

NAEA News
Informative bi-monthly newspaper with reports of national, regional, state, and provincial developments affecting art education… plus news of affiliates and divisions, grants information, book reviews, and much more.

Translations
A publication summarizing the most important research in a particular area of art education (e.g., drawing) so that K-12 teachers can make practical applications in their classrooms… 2 issues a year.

Advisories
Four sets of single-topic articles providing timely information on a broad range of subjects such as classroom discipline, state certification, student motivation, and scheduling elementary art teachers.

Members-Only Bonus Program
Occasionally, NAEA will send a complimentary book, flyer, poster, or kit...a membership dividend to give your teaching a boost. Past bonus items have included First Language Poster, Microcomputers in Art Education, Appleseeds, Your First Job Interview, and the National Arts Education Accord.

An Annual National Convention
Over 800 participatory workshops, panels, seminars for job-alike groups… research reports, discussions, exhibits, and tours… keynote addresses by world-acclaimed educators, artists, and scholars… a once-a-year opportunity to visit a major American city, bask in its art, and meet colleagues from all over the world.

Member Privilege Discounts
Only members receive discounts on the following:

National Convention — state convention in Connecticut!
Subscriptions to Studies in Art Education — a quarterly journal of scholarly papers on research in the field
Group Insurance Programs — Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Term Life, Life after 50, Headstart, Short Term Medical, Disability Income, Hospital Expense Plan, $500,000 Cancer Plan, Long Term Care, Medicare Supplement, Major Medical and Professional Liability. Provided through Forrest T. Jones & Company, Inc., 1-800-265-9366.
NAEA Publications and Advocacy Items — an extensive, continually expanding stock of books, flyers, and classroom resources covering program design, standards, advocacy, multicultural concerns, and other professional interests.
National Art Honor Societies
Academic merit programs for grades 7-9 (NJAHS) and 10-12 (NAHS)… newsletters, handbook, certificates, national recognition.

Grants/National Art Education Foundation
Cash incentive awards for winning proposals which promote the teaching of art in five grant programs.

Co-Sponsored Institutes
Summer programs on college campuses… a chance to hone professional skills like administration, leadership, and curriculum development.

National and State Awards
Almost 100 annual awards recognizing outstanding art educators as well as exemplary art programs in states, regions, and the nation.

To support and improve art education programs in our schools, NAEAand CAEA pursues a policy of Education, Communication, and Empowerment.

Education
Over the last several years, NAEA has produced and circulated hundreds of thousands of its national goals and checklists for quality art education to parents, school principals, legislators, college deans, business and community leaders, school board members, high school guidance counselors, and others who affect art education programs. CAEA has produced position papers and worked tirelessly with business, community leaders, legislators and the governor to promote quality Arts education at the state level. We have worked to promote key issues like: high school graduation requirements in the Arts, educational funding for annual budgets, and a unified Arts front with our Music, Theatre, and Dance educators to promote Arts education for all students in Connecticut.

Communication
NAEA officials regularly meet to discuss arts education issues with the U.S. Department of Education, National School Boards Association, National Endowment for the Arts, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, American Council for the Arts, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, Alliance for Arts Education, National Association of Secondary School Principals, and other education organizations who are actively concerned with the quality of art education in the schools.

CAEA as a member of "Team East", the Eastern Regional Visual arts teachers from West Virginia, to Canada and Overseas Art teachers, has helped to shape the national agenda and we are the advocacy branch of the NAEA. We are fighting hard for national PSA and advocacy campaigns that promote solid Visual Arts Education for all the students.

Personal and Professional Empowerment
NAEA provides expertise, training, and tools which enable members to effect change on their local levels.

Convention workshops and institutes on leadership
Publications and support resources such as Promoting School Art, and Purposes, Principles, and Standards for School Art Programs.
Vital contact with state and district directors of art education, association presidents, and other professionals concerned with the role and problems of art teachers.