MT Art Education Associa

Laura
Elliott

2025 Montana art
educator of the year
Missoula, MT

Nominations now open
for teacher of the year 2026

2024 MAEA Art retreat with douglas taylor

What does MAEA do for you?

ONE MEMBERSHIP, TWO ORGANIZATIONS

National Level

NAEA Collaborate
Online Professional Learning
Subscriptions
NAEA National Convention
In-Person Professional Learning
National Art Honor Society
Leadership
Insurance Discounts
National Art Education Foundation Grants
Interest Groups
Discounts on ALL NAEA Publications and Merchandise
and much more.

State Level

Content Specific Professional Development
MAI
State Youth Art Month
Art Retreat
State Conference
Scholarships
and so much more.

COLLABORATE HAS SO MANY GREAT TEACHER TO TEACHER RESOURCES FOR VISUAL ART EDUCATORS FOR ALL LEVELS. YOU HAVE TO BE AN NAEA MEMBER TO ACCESS THIS WONDERFUL WEALTH OF INFORMATION. NOT A MEMBER? JOIN TODAY

Check out our Pacific Region Website for NAEA.

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NAEA Divisions Include:

* REGIONAL DIVISION
* ELEMENTARY DIVISION
* MIDDLE LEVEL DIVISION
* SECONDARY DIVISION
* HIGHER ED DIVISION
* PRE-SERVICE DIVISION
* SUPERVISION/ADMIN DIVISION
* MUSEUM ED DIVISION
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT THE NAEA SITE FOR DIVISION DESCRIPTIONS, RESOURCES, AND ADVOCACY.

Get Involved with MAEA!

Please visit some of these quick links to other opportunities you can get yourself and students involved with Art education in Montana.

MT Visual Art Standards-at-a-Glance

The document attached below was developed by the standards writing team here in Montana a few years ago. The second page reviews the Essential Understandings in regards to Indian Education for All. The team thought a quick reference to the standards would be helpful. The full list of visual art standards by grade level for Montana can be found on the OPI website HERE and the national standards can be found HERE. The national standards rolled out in 2014 and Montana realigned their standards in 2016.