Category: Opportunities

Call for Submissions: MAEA Recognitions Virtual Exhibit

The MAEA Recognitions Virtual Exhibit is accepting submissions now through January 9, 2026. This juried exhibit is open to students in grades 9-12. Teachers submitting work must be MAEA members. Check out the exhibit submission deadline and schedule below and visit the Recognitions Exhibit page for everything you need to know.

MAEA Recognitions Submission Schedule:

  • Open for Submissions: December 4, 2025 – January 9, 2026
  • Jurying Process: January 12 – January 28, 2026
  • Notifications of Acceptance by January 30, 2026
    (YAM Submissions Due February 6, 2026)
  • Online exhibit posted to MAEA website by February 27, 2026

Consider donating today to support the MAEA Art Educator Awards that are part of this exhibit.

Questions? Email student_recognition@massarted.com

December 7, 2025 Melissa Mastrolia 0

MAEA Museum Meetup: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston – Aug 2

Join us for a summer MAEA Museum Meetup! Teachers will meet up at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to connect with other art educators and explore the museum!

Advance registration required. Space is limited. Cost: Free MAEA will be reserving tickets for registered attendees. 

Teachers will meet up at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. MAEA will provide entry for up to 20 guests.

Entry is timed and must happen between 11:00 – 11:30 am. Please plan to meet MAEA President Cari DiCicco at the front entrance to receive your ticket. If you use your own MFA membership or purchase your own ticket you can enter at any time.

When: Saturday, August 2, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Where: Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115
Register here! 

July 16, 2025 Melissa Mastrolia 0

Visual Arts MTEL Objective Review Committee Members Needed

The Department and the Evaluation Systems Group of Pearson are seeking Massachusetts educators who hold a provisional, initial or professional Dance or Visual Arts license or educator preparation faculty with expertise in these content areas to participate in an upcoming Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) Objective Review Committees.

  • 5/20/25 – Dance Objective Review Committee
  • 5/21/25 – Visual Arts Objective Review Committee

These committees meet in person from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. over the course of one day. The Department is committed to centering the voices of people who have been historically marginalized in public education, and DESE strongly encourages Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and Latino, Asian, other educators of color, and members of other historically marginalized groups to apply.

Interested educators are asked to please complete an application online.

Anyone with questions about this opportunity can email Robyn Kaczowka at evaluationsystemscrg@pearson.com.

April 4, 2025 Mel Mastrolia 0

Urgent Need – President-elect

The next term for the MAEA Executive Committee position of President-elect started January 1, 2024. This position is a two-year term, that transitions into the role of President, and Past President, which are also two-year terms.

Please submit a letter of intent, resume/CV, short biography (250 word), and head shot for the election process to info@massarted.com asap.

For additional information about responsibilities and descriptions please refer to the MAEA website. Serving in this role includes paid membership for MAEA and NAEA, as MAEA is a state affiliate of NAEA.

March 23, 2025 Mel Mastrolia 0

Hands – On Workshops – Spring 2025

Our PD Committee Chair Margaurita Spear has been working hard to put together more hands-on workshop offerings for this spring.

The April offering has just been finalized! Puppet Palooza on April 12 at 9:00 am on Zoom with Ali Boudreau. 

MAEA and NAEA members can register at a discounted price of $12 for each workshop. Learn more and register here. You can also register now for the May offering, Comics as Reflective Practice on May 10 with Rachel Branham. The June offering will be shared soon!

Each registrant will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the individual workshop. If you attend a total of 5 unique workshops (10 hours), you can submit a request for a PDP certificate.

Have an idea for your own hands-on offering? Reach out to Margaurita (pd@massarted.com) or submit a proposal today.

Margaurita is also interested in co-chairing the PD Committee – connect with her today to learn more about how that might work. Or visit our Join the Board page website to learn a bit more about the position.

March 10, 2025 Mel Mastrolia 0

Youth Art Month – Statewide Virtual Exhibit Opportunity

We know many of you participate in celebrating the arts at a local or regional level for Youth Art Month in March. Please consider also participating and sharing your students’ work on a state-wide level. Being virtual, this show can be shared with students’ families and friends across the country or even the world!  We are hoping to make this year’s exhibit bigger and better than ever, and we need you! The deadline to register for this exhibit is January 17, 2025.

Please read through the submission guidelines for everything you need to know about registering and submitting your student work to the virtual exhibit.

December 11, 2024 Mel Mastrolia 0