NMAEA provides the only content-specific, statewide, professional development for art educators in New Mexico. Through our network, educators find targeted resources and targeted opportunities to build their talents and instructional skills. The curriculum standards and best practices for our field of study are distinctive, providing unique challenges to overcome and strengths to celebrate,  which requires the support of a community of highly-qualified colleagues to navagate. It is art that keeps kids in school, and art that brings true color to our lives over a lifetime.