Events

Illinois is rich with talented art educators! Take a couple of moments to nominate a friend or colleague - it will make their day! Deadline March 31st, 2021 Learn More and Nominate HERE

Based on your feedback from our Fall Mini Portfolio Week, we have now put together a day JUST FOR TEACHERS, focused on lesson plans and art creation!!!   1) Please pre-register HERE so we can let you know once the sessions drop on Socio and how to use that platform before the day. ALSO, WE […]

Register for the IHSAExperience and Teacher Day HERE (more detailed information about the event will be sent to your registered email address) Invite your students and other teachers for an artist talk with Ndubisi Okoye Ndubisi graduated from College for Creative Studies in 2015 with a B.F.A in Advertising Design. Before graduating, he started his career, […]

Deadline to register is April 16th Join Us! Educators will have an opportunity to develop their skills and be exposed to the most current trends and forward-thinking approaches to Visual Art, Design, and Media Education. Sessions will address many relevant topics including funding, professional development, teaching about contemporary art, developing creativity, equity, and social-emotional learning […]

Digital Arts Teachers, join us for a Happy Hour on April 22nd from 4-6 to decompress and talk about digital arts connections for our students! Sign up HERE!

Don't miss submitting your student artwork. It's free to submit! Learn More ~ DEADLINE for STUDENT SHOW SUBMISSIONS ~

CALL FOR ENTRIES! On behalf of IAEA and ArtConnectED, we are excited to announce the 6th annual Illinois Art Educator Exhibition at Bridgeport Art Center, open to Illinois K-12 Art teachers! Friday, May 7th, 2021: Slideroom Submission Deadline Friday, May 14th, 2021: Email Notification (On or By) Saturday, June 5th, 2021: Accepted Work Dropoff & […]

IAEA supports the improvement and advancement of visual arts education in schools, communities, and museums throughout Illinois. This includes the encouragement of professional excellence by supporting the education and continuous learning of its members. LEARN MORE AND APPLY HERE Application deadline June 1st, 2021 *Please check the application well in advance to allow time to […]

New this year since we’re virtual… We are offering an opportunity to submit Student Videos and/or Animations as an Addendum to the 2021 Student Art Show!!! Deadline June 11th Learn More HERE.

Join the Northwest region for an evening of sipping and exploring with Mono Printing. This is a FREE virtual event to meet up with other IAEA NW teachers and celebrate the end of the school year. Teachers will need to provide their own printmaking supplies, don't worry, we've made it easy with freezer paper and […]