NAEA recognizes that a large number of our members are working visual artists, as well as educators. We also know that our members appreciate and are inspired by the work of their colleagues. Once again, NAEA will host an Artisans Gallery at the 2019 Convention, providing members with a space to showcase and sell their small works of art and handmade items.
In order to sell your work at the Artisans Gallery, you must register to participate and must be registered for the NAEA convention. Registration is $30 per table. Set up will be 6-7 pm, teardown 9-10 pm. Learn more.
NAEA Art Educator Scholarship Fund
The NAEA Art Educator Scholarship Fund supports art educators seeking further professional learning opportunities through the many programs and events offered by NAEA.
The scholarship award serves to support innovative leaders in art education and allow access to further development to support their work as an art educator. Recipients of the award will receive a scholarship that covers their participation in the NAEA National Convention. Up to fourteen scholarships will be awarded for the 2019 NAEA National Convention and is open to all current members. Learn more.
We Need You!
We are currently looking for volunteers to help with the Statewide Youth Art Month exhibit at the State Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116.
As you know the Statewide Youth Art Month Exhibit is a huge undertaking and doesn’t happen without the help of many amazing volunteers. Sign up to help today!
Join us to Celebrate the 2019 MAEA Art Educators of the Year
The MAEA Board of Directors is looking forward to honoring and celebrating the 2019 MAEA Art Educators of the Year at the 2019 NAEA Convention in Boston and we hope you will join us!
The awards ceremony has been scheduled for March 16, 2019 at 11:00 – 11:50 a.m. in Meeting Room 310/Center at the Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA. Registration for the NAEA Convention is NOT required to attend the MAEA Awards Ceremony.
Interested in nominating a colleague for the 2020 MAEA Art Educator Awards? Learn more and nominate someone today!
MAEA Recognitions Exhibit – Congrats!
Congratulations to all the artists accepted into the Massachusetts Amazing Emerging Artists Recognitions Exhibit and to the award winners. Make sure to check out all the pieces online and in person at the Family Celebration Day on March 3, 2019 from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the State Transportation Building. Learn more.
2019 Marine Art Contest – Deadline April 26
Elementary, middle and high school teachers and their students are encouraged to participate in the 2019 Marine Art Contest sponsored by the Massachusetts Marine Educators.
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, a marine protected area located between Cape Ann and Cape Cod at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay, is an ocean wilderness near an urban world filled with amazing marine life. A diversity of sea creatures reside in the sanctuary and the greater Gulf of Maine, ranging from tiny one-celled diatoms to enormous humpback whales. Students are encouraged to create artistic interpretations of these local species.
There are 5 divisions in the contest with a winner, second and third place selected from each division. Winning entries will be posted on the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuarywebsite, as well as used by the Sanctuary and MME in their outreach programs. Notification and certificates will be sent to the participating teachers or individual students at their schools. For full contest details, download the Rules & Entry Form PDF.
Visit ma-marine-ed.org for more information, including complete contest guidelines and submission details. If you have any questions, contact Anne Smrcina, Education and Outreach Coordinator, NOAA Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
PD Offering at MASS MoCA
Consenses offers a social-emotional learning platform in the form of a multidisciplinary arts curriculum. Students learn to see from each other’s points of view and in the process get to sample photography, music, dance, sculpture, poetry and painting. The workshop builds off the current Kidspace exhibition Come to Your Senses, and will offer teachers the opportunity to strengthen connections and incorporate elements for use in the classroom.
Though geared towards teachers of students in grades 5-8, participants may be able to adapt the material for use with other age ranges.
Space is limited to 12 teachers, who will receive 20 PDPs each for their active participation in the entire workshop.
Workshop Timing: March 2-3, 2019
Saturday, March 2, 9am-5pm
Sunday, March 3, 9am-5pm
Workshop Location: MASS MoCA, 1040 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247
Contact MASS MoCA at 413.664.4481 x8165 or education@massmoca.org with any additional questions. Register for the professional development here and learn more about Consenses here.
Today’s Artists/Tomorrow’s Art Educators: MAEA Graduate Student Exhibit
MAEA is proud to welcome a new group of artists to the ongoing series of art education exhibitions in the second floor atrium gallery space at the State Transportation Building in Boston. This exhibit includes higher education preservice art educators at the undergraduate and graduate level who attend Tufts University, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and Boston University.
January 7 – February 1, 2019
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday (Closed Holidays & Weekends)
Massachusetts State Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza, Boston
Registration Deadline February 1 – YAM at WAM
In addition to the MAEA statewide YAM exhibit to be held at the Transportation Building in Boston, Youth Art Month will be celebrated at a number of regional locations across the state.
Registration is now open for the Youth Art Month exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum and closes February 1, 2019. This regional exhibit is organized by a committee of teachers in conjunction with the Worcester Art Museum, and is open to the districts in and around Worcester.
This year each teacher may submit up to 4 works at no cost, regardless of MAEA membership. All work meeting exhibit requirements will be accepted. Learn more.
MAEA Recognitions Exhibit – Congrats!
Congratulations to all the artists accepted into the Massachusetts Amazing Emerging Artists Recognitions Exhibit and to the award winners. Make sure to check out all the pieces online and in person at the Family Celebration Day on March 3, 2019 from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the State Transportation Building. Learn more.