Secretary and Treasurer – Call for Nominations

The MAEA Executive Committee positions of Secretary and Treasurer are currently open for a two-year position, starting January 1, 2025. Serving in these roles includes paid membership for MAEA and NAEA, as MAEA is a state affiliate of NAEA.

Please submit a letter of intent, resume/CV, short biography (250 word), and head shot for the election to info@massarted.com by December 20, 2024.

We recognize this is a tight turn around, and welcome people reaching out if they are interested, but need time to put together their formal application.

Elections for Secretary and Treasurer will be held shortly after the submission deadline. For additional information about responsibilities and descriptions please refer to the MAEA website.

December 4, 2024 Melissa Mastrolia 0

Congrats – MAEA Members exhibiting in the NAEA Member Exhibition

Congratulations to MAEA members Timothy Bergeron, Simone Kivett, Veronique Latimer, and Mary Rakoski who have work in the 2024 NAEA Member Exhibit running from November 19, 2024 – April 25, 2025.

The annual NAEA Member Exhibition showcases artwork created by NAEA’s vibrant professional community of visual arts educators, highlighting the artistic skill and vision of members worldwide. NAEA received 433 entries during the call for submissions. The 82 artworks linked here were juror-selected for inclusion in the virtual exhibit.

December 3, 2024 Melissa Mastrolia 0

MAEA Recognitions Virtual Exhibit for 2025

The MAEA Recognitions Virtual Exhibit is accepting submissions starting December 6, 2024 through January 26, 2025. This juried exhibit is open to students in grades 9-12. Teachers submitting work must be MAEA members. Check out the exhibit deadline and schedule below and visit the Recognitions Exhibit page for everything you need to know.

New for 2025 Exhibit – we are accepting animations up to 25 mb in size under the Animation category!

Recognitions Submissions Schedule for 2025:

  1. Eligibility for submission: Artwork that has not previously been submitted to MAEA Recognitions.
  2. Artwork accompanied by an artist statement, submitted digitally via ArtCall Open: December 6, 2024 through January 26, 2025.
  3. Jurying process: January 28 – February 16, 2025.
  4. Notifications of acceptance by February 19, 2025.
  5. Online exhibit posted to MAEA website by March 18, 2025.  

Questions: student_recognition@massarted.com

November 25, 2024 Melissa Mastrolia 0

2025 Youth Art Month Flag Contest – Check out this opportunity

YOUTH ART MONTH FLAG CONTEST:

This year’s this theme for YAM and the Poster/Flag Contest this year is “Connected Through 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 December 9, 2024 – January 10, 2025.
  • 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.

Read more about the submission requirements here. 

November 24, 2024 Melissa Mastrolia 0

Earlybird Pricing through Oct 28

Don’t miss out on saving big for the MAEA Conference, Art Connects Us at Montserrat College of Art on November 9-10.

Check out the conference page for everything you need to know and register today! 

MAEA/NAEA Member Early Bird and Student/Retired Discount

MAEA/NAEA members receive a 40% discount from non-member pricing when they register before October 28, 2024. MAEA/NAEA members who are students (undergrad or graduate level) and retired art educators receive an almost 70% discount from non-member pricing.

Don’t miss out on conference discounts – Join MAEA/NAEA today and receive all of the membership benefits of MAEA and NAEA. Membership to the National Art Education Association includes a state membership to MAEA. Member benefits include discounted conference and convention tickets, free participation in many annual MAEA exhibition opportunities, free monthly NAEA webinars, free subscriptions to Art Education journal and NAEA News, complimentary ePortfolio provided by Digication, as well as many other benefits. For more information about joining the NAEA/MAEA, please visit: www.arteducators.org/promo/join
October 6, 2024 Melissa Mastrolia 0

Recognitions Exhibit – Important Information

Details are coming together for the 2025 MAEA Recognitions exhibit. High School educators check out the exhibit page to find some basic information to help you plan for submitting student artwork for the 2025 exhibit. The submission portal will open in early December through late January.

Start thinking about what HS work you plan to submit today!

October 6, 2024 Melissa Mastrolia 0

Conference Proposal Deadline Extended to August 11

The call for conference session proposals is now open.

We are looking for a variety of sessions for our 2 day conference held in Beverly, MA on November 9-10, 2024. Please consider submitting a proposal for a Best Practice Lecture, Demonstration, Research Lecture, Interactive Discussion, Studio Workshop, or other type of session offering not listed here. All presenters selected to present at the 2024 MAEA conference will receive complimentary tickets to attend the conference. We encourage new presenters! The deadline for session proposals has been extended to August 11, 2024.

More presenter information can be found on the session proposal form, linked here.

  • Best Practice Lecture – Presentation of exemplary lessons, instructional practices, programs, and/or initiatives followed by Q&A.
  • Demonstration – Presenter demonstration of an artistic technique, arts-based method, or pedagogical approach.
  • Research Lecture – Presentation of academic papers and/or discussion of research.
  • Interactive Discussion – Participatory discussion about art education issues/topics among presenter and attendees.
  • Studio Workshop – Studio art-making session.
August 7, 2024 Melissa Mastrolia 0