Benefits of a VADEA Membership

As a financial member of VADEA NSW, you become part of the peak professional association for all art educators across New South Wales. Established in 2009, VADEA NSW is a not-for-profit professional association run by an executive of passionate, elected volunteer art and design educators to promote and advance the field of Visual Arts and Design Education in NSW and to build a vibrant professional community.

VADEA NSW provides opportunities for collaboration, the sharing of resources and information between visual arts and design educators, school systems and regions, pre-service and new scheme teachers, museum and gallery institutions and professionals, artists, academics and universities, as well as VADEA affiliated groups and other educational and government bodies.

Financial members of VADEA NSW can enjoy:

• Keeping up to date with local and state events/issues through the regular emails and social media
• Professionally refreshing at Collaborate professional learning events conducted in person and online
• Discounted rates to the VADEA annual conference and all other fully professional learning activities
• Networking with colleagues, artists, galleries and suppliers
• Accessing resources on the VADEA website to assist programming and research activity
• Eligibility to apply for the VADEA Professional Learning and Research Grant
• Connecting to a strong, professional community to influence decision makers to support and advance art education.