Art Education Journal

Art Education is the official journal of the National Art Education Association.

Cover image of Art Education Volume 78, Issue 2

Art Education covers diverse topics of professional interest to arts educators and those interested in quality visual arts education. Art Education is published six times per year in print and digital formats, and each issue features an editorial, at least five peer-reviewed articles, and an instructional resource that can be applied in an arts classroom, studio, or program.

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A subscription to Art Education (print and digital publication) and NAEA News (digital-only publication) are included with NAEA memberships. Join NAEA or renew your NAEA membership to receive this publication.

Submission information Both NAEA members and non-members are eligible to submit articles for potential publication in Art Education. For specific submission guidelines and information, please follow the Instructions for Authors. (Please note, you will be redirected to the Taylor & Francis website when viewing author instructions.)

For specific questions, please email: arteducationjournal@gmail.com

Call for Submissions

Art Education is now accepting manuscripts for a special issue publishing in March 2026, “Centering Decolonizing, Indigenous, Land-Based Pedagogy, and Curriculum.” Click here to download more information and full submission details.

Sample Articles

Preview of Blatt-Gross article

Revitalizing Art + Design Education Through Expanded Notions of Community-Based Art Education
May 2024, Volume 77, Issue 3
View the article here

Preview of Waters article

Self-Assessing While Self-Expressing: How Can Vulnerability Impact the Self-Expressive Artmaking Process?
November 2024, Volume 77, Issue 6
View the article here

Sample Instructional Resources

Preview of sample instructional resource

Education and Counteradvertising as a Strategy for the Promotion of Critical Thinking in Students: Deactivating Advertising With Creativity
July 2024, Volume 77, Issue 4
View the resource here

Editorial Leadership

  • Michelle S. Bae-Dimitriadis

    Senior Editor, Art Education

    2024-2025

    The Pennsylvania State University

  • Amy Barnickel

    Assistant Editor, Art Education

    University of Central Florida

Ami Kantawala, Past Editor
Teachers College, Columbia University

Luke Meeken, Instructional Resource Editor
Miami University

Eunkyung Hwang, Social Media Editor
The Pennsylvania State University

Previous Editors

Editorial Review Board

Questions about the journal? Send an email to arteducationjournal@gmail.com.

NAEA Member Benefits

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