2026 National Art Education Association Convention in Chicago, Illinois

By Frank Juárez The 79th annual National Art Education Association Convention took place in Chicago, Illinois, March 5-7, 2026. 5,000 art educators from across the country attended the convention. Over 600 sessions and hands-on workshops were offered, ranging from best practices, AI, E,D, & I, SEL, sketchbooks, policy, research, regional awards, keynote speakers, and much… Read More 2026 National Art Education Association Convention in Chicago, Illinois

2025 National Art Education Association Convention, Louisville, Kentucky

Feature image: Guerrilla Girls. Photo: Frank Juárez. Frank Juárez The 2025 National Art Education Association Convention is in the books, March 20 – 22, 2025. If you are in an industry or field that has a conference or convention, I highly recommend attending. To be surrounded by professionals who understand the ebbs and flows and… Read More 2025 National Art Education Association Convention, Louisville, Kentucky

2024 National Art Education Association Convention, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Over 4000+ art educators from across the country will be making their way to downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the 2024 NAEA Convention, April 4 – 6, 2024. They will attend for various reasons ranging from presenting to networking, meeting vendors to buying original art from fellow art educators, reconnecting to sharing best practices, and the… Read More 2024 National Art Education Association Convention, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Frank Juárez Receives 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Accomplishment: Bachelor of Arts & Sciences

On May 17, 2023, I was awarded the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: Bachelor of Arts & Sciences. The award was presented by Dr. Kareem Muhammad, Dean of the Bachelor of Arts & Sciences. It is truly an honor to receive this award. I would like to thank Kim Frederking ’98 for the… Read More Frank Juárez Receives 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Accomplishment: Bachelor of Arts & Sciences

What Does An Art Education Convention Look Like?

Frank Juárez What does an art education convention look like will be answered differently by those that have attended one in the past or recently. For me, my participation started in the early 2000’s as an attendee. For many attendees, we listen to presenters from across the globe sharing best practices, strategies, projects, curriculum, etc… Read More What Does An Art Education Convention Look Like?

Introducing 2022 Connected Arts Network Visual Art Educators

I have been waiting to get the okay to share the following news. I have been accepted to be part of a virtual, nationwide Professional Learning Community (PLC) focused on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Social Emotional Learning, and Teacher leadership in standards-based arts instruction. The program is called Connected Art Networks (CAN). Over the course… Read More Introducing 2022 Connected Arts Network Visual Art Educators