AENJ promotes and maintains the highest possible degree of quality Visual Arts instruction for all learners throughout New Jersey. It is our intent to advocate for the importance of the visual arts as a discipline in the schools and as a means for promoting positive change in New Jersey schools and communities.
Advocacy Websites
NJAEP http://artsednj.org
NAEA https://www.arteducators.org/advocacy
Art Pride NJ http://www.artpridenj.com
NJ State Council for the Arts http://nj.gov/state/njsca/index.html
InSEA http://www.insea.org/insea/about-insea
Americans for the Arts http://www.americansforthearts.org/advocate
Very Special Arts http://education.kennedy-center.org/education/vsa/
10 Lessons the Arts Teach, Elliot Eisner (PDF)
What is Art for? (Video) https://youtu.be/ZVlQOytFCRI
Advocacy Articles
What Creative People Do Differently
https://designschool.canva.com/blog/10-things-creative-people-differently/
Why Doctors and Cops are Taking Art Observation Classes
https://www.fastcodesign.com/90139788/why-doctors-and-cops-are-taking-art-observation-classes