MAEA Art Educators of the Year 2027
Congratulations to the 2027 MAEA Art Educators of the Year!
MAEA Lifetime Achievement Award – Diana Adams Woodruff
Massachusetts Art Educator of the Year – Melissa Mastrolia, Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools
Massachusetts Art Educator of the Year – Melissa Mastrolia, Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools
Exceptional New Art Educator of the Year – Selia Potas, Danvers Public Schools
Elementary Art Educator of the Year – Brittany Martinez, Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools
Elementary Art Educator of the Year – Brittany Martinez, Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools
Middle Level Art Educator of the Year – Jessica Howard, Malden Public Schools
Secondary Art Educator of the Year – Josephine Dougan, Everett Public Schools
Higher Educator Art Educator of the Year – Emma Oliver, Montserrat College of Art
Museum Art Educator of the Year – Claire Tratnyek, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Museum Art Educator of the Year – Claire Tratnyek, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Supervision/Administration Art Educator of the Year – Erin Jameson, Hudson Public Schools
Community Art Educator of the Year – Katyann Sullivan Farrar, Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester
Community Art Educator of the Year – Katyann Sullivan Farrar, Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester
Independent Schools Art Educator of the Year – Stacey McCarthy, Middlesex School
Retired Art Educator of the Year – Joyce Stenmon, Canton Public Schools & Paul Revere Museum of Discovery and Innovation, Canton
Rising Star Secondary Award – Anna Bond, North Adams Public Schools
Distinguished Service Outside the Profession – Julie Child, Woods Hole Children’s School of Science and the Marine Biological Laboratory
Please join us in celebrating these dedicated educators at the Awards Ceremony on October 16 at 5:30 pm at the Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, 366 Main St, Sturbridge, MA 0156.
A ticket to attend the awards ceremony and dinner is $45.
Please visit the conference registration page to purchase an Awards Ceremony ticket if you plan to attend.
Please visit the conference registration page to purchase an Awards Ceremony ticket if you plan to attend.
MAEA Art Educators of the Year 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 MAEA Art Educators of the Year!
MAEA Lifetime Achievement Award – Helen Downey, Marlborough Public Schools
Massachusetts Art Educator of the Year – Jane Fay Baker, Falmouth Public Schools
Elementary Art Educator of the Year – Lauren Gould Donahue, Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools
Massachusetts Art Educator of the Year – Jane Fay Baker, Falmouth Public Schools
Elementary Art Educator of the Year – Lauren Gould Donahue, Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools
Secondary Art Educator of the Year – Mosie (Maureen) Senn-McNally, South Hadley High School
Museum Art Educator of the Year – Dyango Chavez-Cutino, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Museum Art Educator of the Year – Dyango Chavez-Cutino, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Supervision/Administration Art Educator of the Year – Allison Wolf Prado, Framingham Public Schools
Community Art Educator of the Year – Beth Bailey, Creative Pathways
Community Art Educator of the Year – Beth Bailey, Creative Pathways
Independent Schools Art Educator of the Year – Ian Torney, Milton Academy
Distinguished Service Within the Profession – Marcia Nadeau, Pentucket Regional School District
Distinguished Service Outside the Profession – Sophia Moon, Essem Art Studio
Distinguished Service Outside the Profession – Sophia Moon, Essem Art Studio