MAEA is happy to share that the virtual statewide Youth Art Month exhibit is now live! Congratulations to all of the artists with work in this exhibit.
We know all of the art educators who worked hard to make this exhibit come together would love to hear from you!
Congratulations to all of the artists with work in the exhibit!
You can view the whole exhibit by visiting the virtual gallery on ArtCall.
Please also take a moment to check out the 27 award winners on the MAEA website.
Thank you to all of the educators who worked hard to make this virtual exhibit happen and to our sponsors, Davis Publications and the Worcester Art Museum.
Huge congrats to MAEA Members Ralph Caouette, Sara Egan, and Kristi Oliver who were honored at the National Art Education Association National Convention, which was held virtually this year. The award ceremonies were held on Saturday Feb 27, 2021.
Ralph was awarded the 2021 MacArthur Goodwin Award for Distinguished Service Within the Profession. Sara was awarded the 2021 Eastern Region Museum Education Art Educator. Kristi was awarded the 2020 Eastern Region Outstanding Art Educator, and was celebrated this year due to the cancellation of the convention in 2020.
Ann Villarreal, 2021 MAEA Art Educator of the Year was also celebrated at the national level!
Congratulations to all of the national, regional, and state award winners.
MAEA Award nominations are due May 15, 2021. Learn more and nominate someone today.
National and Regional Award nominations are due October 1, 2021. Learn more.
Focus for March: Connect, Create, Collab
Connect, Create, Collab – The goal of this session is to provide a space for arts educators who would like to take part in creating artwork together virtually. Connect, Create, Collab, is an opportunity for artmaking and informal art sharing facilitated by the conference committee chair Shannon Carey and MAEA Art Educator of the Year Ann Villarreal. There will also be time during the session to connect with other arts educators as well as engage collaboratively in conversation. At the conclusion of the session there will be time to share the artwork you have created during this session, or previously during the time span of the pandemic.
Registration
Date: Friday, March 12
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Zoom (Link will be provided after sign-up via email).
Hello friends and colleagues!
I’m reaching out to you today to introduce you to a new national campaign in support of arts education for all students. The Arts Are Education campaign addresses three timely concerns during the current season of budget creation in a most unusual time when Massachusetts schools are facing:
– Budget shortfalls due to state and local budget deficits caused by the pandemic recession.
– A focus on remediation for pandemic learning loss, potentially leading to limited access to arts education for students who are behind.
– A continued need for personal protective and sanitization equipment unique to the visual art classroom to mitigate viral spread.
Here‘s what you can do today: