CAA News Today

CAA has experienced various changes in its organizational profile since I became a member in 2002. It has played an integral role in my scholarly development and been a significant factor in my advancement within academia. Every year I look forward to taking advantage of CAA’s interesting variety of conference activities and opportunities for professional networking.

As visual arts professionals it is critical that we keep CAA strong and relevant. As a board member I hope to assist the next generation of practicing artists and scholars in using CAA as a resource in their personal journeys. Helping them become conversant with professional standards and best practices will strengthen our members, departments, and standing within the academic community. Having served on various CAA committees and scholarly panels, I have a good sense of how CAA operates and the desire to explore its untapped potential. 

Nationally speaking, organizations such as ours have seen declining memberships resulting in the emergence of some underserved groups. Visual artist memberships are down a bit and we should pay more attention to the needs of those working in community colleges. While the “scale” of CAA has become a bit smaller over the last few years I remain optimistic and believe that these developments may stimulate some rethinking about how we manage the annual conference, identify conference cities, and address the evolving needs of our members.

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