About NCAA

NCAA is a community of current and future arts administrators in higher education.

Cultivating Leadership + Sharing Solutions
For over 50 years, the organization has promoted, enhanced, and maximized communication among administrators from all types of arts institutions, large & small, public & private, liberal studies & professional, secular & faith-based.

NCAA supports each of its members in becoming:

• Better prepared to lead
• More skilled and strategic at managing resources
• Knowledgeable about current practices in art, design, history &education
• Adaptable, flexible, and connected
• NCAA gladly welcomes all current and/or aspiring academic leaders

You will be joining a community of creative arts administrators. In addition to meeting at the NCAA Annual Conference, members remain linked via this website with news and information posts, a members forum, position postings, resources, and more. Members also connect through panels, sessions, and a reception at the CAA Annual Conference.

 

Mission Statement

The National Council of Arts Administrators is an organization whose primary purpose is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, the identification of problems, and the generation of shared solutions to the multitude of issues that confront arts administrators in higher education today.

This exchange is focused to address the following:

1. Create a safe space for complex conversationsfor arts administrators in higher education.
2. Support advocacy for impactful art leadership.
3. Mentor leaders in the field.