Fall Course/PDP Offering – Tufts University

Kay Furst, Tuesdays 5:30–8:30 p.m. School of the Museum of Fine Arts
This is a graduate level course that provides an overview of visual art methods and materials that are appropriate for art students in grades PK-8. The focus of this course is to provide you with hands-on opportunities to explore and become familiar with a wide range of materials and to evaluate the properties of these materials to expand upon new lesson possibilities. This course will also require a re-look at the artistic, emotional,
cognitive and social development of young students in the PK-8 age group through readings and discussions. Learn more.
July 18, 2019 Melissa Mastrolia 0
MAEA Recognitions Exhibit Logo

Save the Date – Massachusetts Amazing Emerging Artists Recognitions Exhibit

Digital submission for the 2020 juried MAEA Recognitions exhibit will be open November 11 – December 6, 2019. Watch for complete information on submitting your student work for this juried show at the end of August.
  • Open to grade 9-12 art students of MAEA members only
  • Limit 5 entries per teacher – 1 entry per student
  • Artwork by individual student – No collaborative work
  • Digital Submission – Image of artwork accompanied by an artist statement
  • Blind jury process
July 17, 2019 Melissa Mastrolia 0

New Issue Out Now – The MAEA News

Check out the most recent edition of the MAEA News, out now!

The spring/summer edition of the MAEA News includes the President’s Message from Laura Marotta, as well as articles about A Local Student Art Exhibit at the Boston Easy Community Art Gallery by Coni Moore, A Look from Inside a Private Special Needs Program by Lydia Gruner, Incorporating Social and Emotional Understanding in the Art Classroom by Kay Furst, Art Education and the Rebirth of a Community by Laura Marotta, and much more. Check it out today.
July 15, 2019 Melissa Mastrolia 0

Present at NPEN Professional Development Conference for Art Educators

The Northeast Professional Educator Network (NPEN), in collaboration with fine and performing arts educators, will be sponsoring a full day of teacher workshops on November 5, 2019 to provide professional development for art, music, theater, and foreign language educators at Chelmsford High School, 200 Richardson Road in Chelmsford. NPEN is a multi-district organization that has been formed to provide high-quality professional development to educators.

Visual art educators are encouraged to present sessions at this event. Each presenter facilitates a 90-minute session to art educators. Educators will have a range of sessions to choose from in each of the three blocks of sessions that day, so to help plan and provide them with information to make their selections, interested applicants will need to submit a title for the session, a brief description, presenter bio, and the levels for which this session is appropriate (elementary, middle, and/or high school level educators). Past attendees have indicated in their survey responses that very “hands-on” sessions are the most popular.

NPEN will compensate the presenter $100 for preparing and presenting the session.

This November, there were almost 250 visual art teachers signed up for the event, and these numbers are guaranteed to increase in 2019. Districts involved in this event are Amesbury, Andover, ASRSD, Bedford, Beverly, Carlisle, Chelmsford, CREST, Georgetown, Gloucester, Hamilton-Wenham, Haverhill, Lawrence, Littleton, Lynnfield, Manchester Essex, Melrose, Methuen, North Andover, North Middlesex Regional, North Reading, Northshore Education Consortium, Reading, Rockport, Salem, SEEM, Swampscott, Tewksbury, Tri-Town, Valley Collaborative, Wilmington, and more.

Presenters do not need to be a member of NPEN. If you would like to learn more about NPEN, please visit the NPEN website:http://northeastpen.com/

Interested teachers should email their proposed session title, description, level, and bio no later than July 1 for consideration to Dr. Christina Whittlesey whittleseyc@chelmsford.k12.ma.us.

June 5, 2019 Melissa Mastrolia 0

Welcome, Thank You, and Join the Board!

The MAEA Board of Directors is happy to welcome a new board member. We are happy to welcome Jacob Ginga who has stepped into the role of Exhibitions Committee Chair and Tobey Eugenio who serves as our Middle Level Division Director, has stepped into the role of Professional Development Committee Chair.
We would also like to thank Mary Geisser who recently had to step down from her role on the MAEA Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will miss you and appreciates your service to MAEA!
We are looking to fill the position of Secondary Division Director, Museum Education Division Director, and Early Childhood Representative. Interested candidates should submit their resume or CV/letter of intent to secretary@massarted.com. Learn more here .
Interested in becoming more involved, but aren’t ready to take the plunge into an official board position, consider joining one of our active committees like awards, conference, youth art month, public relations, student recognitions, exhibitions, or professional development.
June 4, 2019 Melissa Mastrolia 0

Middle and High School Exhibit Opportunity – Save the Date

Middle Level and Secondary art educators please put work aside for our fall exhibit
The Printed Image . Art educators are invited to submit 10 pieces of student work . Work submitted can be straight digital or film photographs, pieces that have been altered in some way, for example via digital manipulation, or printmaking.
September 29 – November 15, 2019
Install: September 28
Submission Deadline: September 21; mail in received by September 25
Take-Down: November 16
June 3, 2019 Melissa Mastrolia 0
2019 Art Educators of the Year

Now Accepting Conference Proposals

Now Accepting Conference Proposals – New Perspectives in Art Education – 2019 MAEA Conference November 9-10

The MAEA Conference offers content-specific professional development opportunities for art educators, including hands-on workshops, best-practice lectures, gallery/museum tours, awards ceremony, exhibitions, and more! Conference activities will take place in the Beverly, MA area and will be hosted by Montserrat College of Art, featuring keynote speaker Ekua Holmes and Super Session speaker Oliver Parker.
Mark your calendars!
Be sure to check back for detailed information on juried exhibit opportunities for MAEA Members, hotel accommodations, and all other things conference related as details are released.
June 2, 2019 Melissa Mastrolia 0