On the 1 st December 1995 an American Division of NAPA was established. The Vice President is Sandy Carpenter, who is the editor of The Artist', a leading art magazine in the States. The Directive Co-ordinator is Linda S. Gunn. There is an Annual Open Exhibition arranged by the American Division in the Autumn each year. NAPA UK members are welcome to submit work for this exhibition.
American members participate in the British exhibition.
The Association is a professional organisation. Professional is taken to mean that it accepts as members those persons who earn a regular living by painting, or those who although not living by art, adopt a professional attitude toward the subject, exploiting creatively the acrylic medium, using experimentation and imagination. It welcomes all painters be they traditional or modern in their approach to art, and either fine or graphic artists. It has a membership which is both national and international. The Associate consists of two Membership categories, Full and Associate.