For more than 20 years, the National Endowment for the Arts has supported activities for state arts agency arts education managers through a cooperative agreement with NASAA. The activities supported by the agreement include coordinating an annual Professional Development Institute and facilitating communications among the state arts agencies arts education managers’ network.

Research Tools

See the Arts Education page.

State Arts Agency Contacts

• Arts Education Working Group Description
• Arts Education Working Group Roster
• For an up-to-date roster of state arts agency arts education managers, please contact Meghan McFerrin.

New Managers’ Documents

• SWOT Analysis
• Mentorship Program: Structure
• Mentorship Agreement Form

Tools for Arts Education Managers

• Skill Domains
• Self-Assessment Tool

Conference Notes

• 2023 Professional Development Institute Proceedings
• 2022 Professional Development Institute Proceedings
• 2021 Professional Development Institute Proceedings
• 2020 Professional Development Institute Proceedings
• 2019 Professional Development Institute Proceedings
• 2018 Professional Development Institute Proceedings
• 2017 Professional Development Institute Proceedings
• 2016 Professional Development Institute Proceedings
• 2015 Professional Development Institute Proceedings
• 2013 Professional Development Institute Notes (contains links to agenda, speaker and artist bios, and notes)
• 2012 Professional Development Institute Notes and Reflection (contains links to all handouts and presentations), Agenda, Keynote Address
• 2011 Professional Development Institute Agenda, Conference Notes, Handouts
• Assembly 2010 / Professional Development Institute Notes
• 2009 Professional Development Institute Notes
• Assembly 2008 / Professional Development Institute Notes
• Assembly 2007 / Professional Development Institute Notes

Archive

• An Introduction to Scientifically Based Research
• 2008 Strategic Plan and Work Plan
• 2002 Strategic Plan