The French Federation of Artistic Education (FFEA) is an association for public and private music, dance and drama schools, which are operated by municipalities or associations. In France, the public schools approved by the state are called „conservatoires“. The current board consists of fourteen elected members and eight members by right. The president, five vice-presidents, one secretary general, one deputy secretary general, one treasurer and one deputy treasurer are elected by the board every three years. The office consists of one full-time and one part-time employee.
The FFEA’s tasks include advocacy for music and art education, communication and coordination with its mem-bers, coordination of partners at national level, development of pedagogical standards as national standards for examina-tions, organisation of seminars, webinars, and other national events, and negotiating services for its members. The FFEA cooperates with national, regional and local authorities. It is an institutional partner of the Ministry of Culture and parti-cipates in the evolution of the regulations and curricula of music and art education at national level.
