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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
2026 Youth Art Month Poster/Flag Contest – Check out this opportunity
YOUTH ART MONTH Poster/FLAG CONTEST:
This year’s this theme for YAM and the Poster/Flag Contest this year is “The World Needs Art”.
- The flag contest is open to all students in grades K-12.
- Each teacher may submit up to 15 student entries.
- Grand Prize of $300 art supply gift card for winning student. PLUS $100 art supply gift card for your classroom. And to top it off, the grand prize work will be displayed at NAEA’s national convention in Louisville, Kentucky!
- In addition, $100 art supply gift cards will be awarded to one student winner in grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. PLUS an additional $100 art supply gift card for the winning students’ classrooms.
- Digital entries will be accepted through January 9, 2026.
- Click here for the Youth Art Month Flag Contest Submission Form.
Please note you must be signed into a Google Account to access this form due to the file upload settings. If you have trouble submitting the form at school please try at home. Your school/districts internet settings may see this form as an issue. If you try it at home and you still have trouble submitting this form, please reach out to youthartmonth@massarted.com for assistance.
Attend the MAEA Awards Ceremony – Sep 19 at Phillips Academy, Andover
Congratulations to the 2025 MAEA Art Educators of the Year! The MAEA Board of Directors are looking forward to honoring and celebrating the 2025 MAEA Art Educators of the Year at our awards ceremony on September 19, 2025 at 6:00 pm at Phillips Academy, Andover, MA. If you plan to attend, please RSVP here.
Please visit the award page for more information about each award winner.
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
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!
Urgent Need – President-elect
The next term for the MAEA Executive Committee position of President-elect started January 1, 2024. This position is typically a two-year term, that transitions into the role of President, and Past President, which are also two-year terms. At this point the term would be about 6 months, and then transition into the role of MAEA president, which is a stipend role.
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. You can also email info@massarted.com to reach the Executive Board for answers to more specific questions. Serving in this role includes paid membership for MAEA and NAEA, as MAEA is a state affiliate of NAEA.
Conference 2025
MAEA still does not have a conference chair for our typical annual conference in the fall of 2025. With that in consideration, the MAEA Board has partnered with Connecticut Art Education Association (CAEA) to provide a conference opportunity this fall for our membership.
Please see the details below for information about participating in the 2025 CAEA conference as a Massachusetts educator.
Connecticut Art Education Association (CAEA) is holding their conference, a one-day conference, on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley St, New Britain, CT 06050. Presenting at and attending the conference is open to Massachusetts educators! More information about the conference can be found here.
Present at CAEA – submit your proposal by the extended deadline of July 6, 2025 at 11:59 pm. Submit your proposal to present here.
Notification of Acceptance – CAEA plans to notify members of the status of their submission as early as possible.
Job Posting – Framingham Public Schools
Check out the opportunities page for recent job postings – High School Visual Art, Framingham Public Schools.
Email webmaster@massarted.com to post opportunities. Please include a link to the job posting
Summer PD with MAEA
Details are almost all finalized for the summer professional development.
Register now for Collaborating on Curriculum, which starts on June 30. This course features synchronous and asynchronous meeting times on Zoom and participants will earn 25 PDPs at completion. All of the details, including the course syllabus can be found here.
We will also be offering the SEI for Art Educators course again June 24-26. This course features synchronous meetings on Zoom and participants will earn 15 PDPs at completion. All of the details, including the course syllabus can be found here.
Our Wicked BooksmART book group focus on the book Guerilla Girls: The Art of Behaving Badly and will run throughout the summer. Details are still being finalized – email pd@massarted.com to be notified when registration opens!
Hands – On Workshops – May & June offerings
Our PD Committee Chair Margaurita Spear has been working hard to put together more hands-on workshop offerings for this spring. Check out the May and June offerings and register today.
MAEA and NAEA members can register at a discounted price of $12 for each workshop. Learn more and register here.
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.