Save the Date! NAHS Chapter Conference
NAHS Representative Heidi Hurley is hosting a NAHS conference for chapter sponsors, advisors, and NAHS members. You don’t want to miss this great event to connect with other sponsors and advisors, and for your NAHS members to connect with other NAHS members across the state!
Saturday October 20, 2018
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Braintree High School
Registration information coming soon!
MASSACHUSETTS AMAZING EMERGING ARTISTS EXHIBITION 2018
Massachusetts Amazing Emerging Artists Exhibition
MAEA is sponsoring a juried art exhibit for high school students, grades 9 – 12, open to MAEA members only. Entries reflect original artwork from students in public and private schools. The exhibition will coincide with the Youth Art Month exhibit at the Massachusetts Transportation Building with an awards ceremony on February 11, 2018.
AWARDS CEREMONY
Sunday February 11, 2018 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. Directions to the Massachusetts Transportation Building – click here.
Congratulations!
The MAEA Executive Committee is excited to appoint the following MAEA members to the MAEA Board of Directors. MAEA terms run January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2019 unless otherwise noted.
- Tamera Burns | Secondary Division Director, term ends December 31, 2018
- Billy Claire | Independent Representative and Webmaster
- Tobey Eugenio | Middle Level Division Director, term ends December 31, 2018
- Heidi Hurley | NAHS Representative
- Stacy Lord | Community Arts Representative
- Erin Sutton | Exhibitions Committee Chair
- Sheila Tetler | Retired Representative
Currently open positions: Preservice and Supervision/Administration Division Director. Description of all positions are in the bylaws. Click here for more information.
ART ALL-STATE 2018
New information about Art All-State 2018 including application instructions – click here.
MAEA HIGH SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
Monday, October 6, 2017 – Friday, November 17, 2017, Massachusetts State Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday (Closed Holidays and Weekends)
Artwork Drop Off: Monday, September 22 – Saturday, September 29
*Please note that specific dates and times for regional drop-off locations will be emailed to participants.
MAEA NAHS Exhibition: Taking Shape
Important Dates and Information
NAHS chapter sponsors are invited to submit their NAHS student work for the annual NAHS exhibit Taking Shape at Hampshire College, Amherst in conjunction with the 2017 MAEA conference Shaping Human Potential.
Show Dates and Location:
On view, Thursday, November 8 – Friday, November 17, 2017
Hampshire College Art Gallery, Harold F. Johnson Library Building, Ground floor, 893 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002
2017 MAEA Conference – Art Education: Shaping Human Potential
November 11 and 12, 2017, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The 2017 MAEA Conference will take place on November 11 and 12 at UMASS Amherst. The theme is Art Education: Shaping Human Potential
Keynote Speaker: Patty Bode
Super Session: Cathy Weisman Topal
More information can be found on the conference page including Registration, Ticketing, and Scheduling – click here.
If you have any questions, our committee is happy to assist you. Please email conference@massarted.com.
Members Show
MAEA Members Exhibition: Changing Shape | MAEA Juried Exhibit
Active and retired art educators working in Massachusetts are invited to submit their 2D artwork for the annual juried exhibit Changing Shape. Click here for complete information.
2017 Massachusetts High School Photography Exhibit
High School Photography/Altered Images Exhibit
MAEA is continuing our series of art education exhibitions in the second floor atrium/gallery space at the State Transportation Building in Boston. High school educators are invited to submit up to 10 pieces of student work focused around the medium of photography. New this year, work submitted can be straight digital or film photographs, or pieces that have been altered in some way, for example via digital manipulation or collage.
The exhibit will open on Monday, October 6. It will hang until Friday, November 17.
The exhibit will be open Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The State Transportation Building is not open on weekends and holidays.
- Artwork Drop Off: Monday, September 22 Friday, September 29* – see sidebar
- Please note: Specific dates and times for regional drop off locations will be emailed to participants.
- Artwork can also be mailed to the State Transportation Building at MAEA, Suite 2180 C/O DCAMM 10 Park Plaza State Transportation Building Boston, MA 02116
Hot off the Presses! The MAEA News | New Issue now available Volume 3 Issue 1
Volume 3 Issue 1 just released featuring:
Letter from our President, Laura Marotta; Upcoming Events; Journey to TAB; Revamping the YAM Flag/Banner Design; Youth Art Month Exhbitis; Cosmetology, Science, and Racism: A Unit on Art Literacy Centered in Students’ Lives; Starting a Chapter of the National Art Honor Society.