Membership Benefits

Advocacy and Other Services

  • TAEA seeks quality arts education by working in conjunction with:
    · Texas Education Agency
    · Texas Commission on the Arts
    · Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education
    · Center for Educator Development for Fine Arts
    · National Art Education Association
  • TAEA is the driving force behind the Visual Arts strand of the Center for Educators Development of the Fine Arts regional and state summits.
  • TAEA supports arts administrators through biannual state supervisor meetings.
  • TAEA recognizes outstanding achievements of art educators on the state, regional, and local levels.
  • TAEA promotes Youth Art Month (YAM) participation.
  • TAEA sponsors the YAM student exhibit in the state capitol.
  • TAEA sponsors the Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) and Junior VASE.
  • TAEA sponsors the VASE Gold Seal student art exhibit.
  • TAEA sponsors the Texas Association of School Board Conference Student Exhibit.
  • TAEA sponsors and promotes regional mini-conferences.