WHAT IS InSEA?
The International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) is a non-governmental organization and official partner of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The governance of InSEA follows the Constitution and established Bylaws. InSEA was formally born with the adoption of its constitution at the First General Assembly held in Paris in July 1954 and was legally incorporated in Franklin County, Ohio between February 4, 2009 and September 2019 as a non-profit organization. whose purpose is to encourage and promote creative education through art, design and crafts in all countries and promote international understanding (Tax Identification Number: 26-1804455). In July 2019, the Society was registered in Portugal as IntSEA - International Society for Education through Art (IntSEA - Sociedade Internacional de Educação Através da Arte) as a non-profit organization and therefore applies to European and Portuguese laws.
InSEA membership includes professional and organizational members in more than 80 countries from the following fields of interest: arts education; letters; community art; environmental art; activist art; arts-based action research; education; inclusive education, cultural education; cultural education; interdisciplinary; cultural diversity; promotion of artistic education, teacher training; museum and gallery education; Education for sustainable development; curricular development; professional development; research in arts education; informal education.
WHAT IS InSEA'S MISSION?
InSEA has established an international community dedicated to promoting, networking, and advancing research and practice in arts education by providing a global networking platform for its members. InSEA aims to help members share ideas and projects, as well as promote dialogue about the contribution that art can make to education. Our members share methods and practices in arts education; collaborate in international projects that promote awareness of cultural diversity and may publish research and praxis reports in the Society's peer-reviewed journals - IJETA and IMAG, books and catalogs mainly in electronic format. InSEA organizes a World Congress every two years; thematic seminars and several regional congresses in the intervening years in different countries of the world. At these events, members come together to share knowledge and build a stronger network. InSEA honors outstanding art educators with a total of five special international awards at regional and world conferences. The Society is regularly consulted on national and international artistic, cultural and educational policies, for example, artistic education in schools, universities, museums and other cultural institutions, as well as on the broader educational offer, such as social and community organizations