by Jean Palmer | Oct 29, 2017 | Arts Advocacy Day, Uncategorized
MAAE’s initiative to organize community/school advocacy coalitions around the state got a good start on Tuesday evening, Oct. 24 in Bridgton, where members of the community met with school arts teachers and students for a Community Conversation about arts...
by Jean Palmer | Apr 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Twenty Maine student artists will have an audience of more than 70,000 students and educators for their artwork starting this fall. More than 200 students submitted images to be considered for the Maine Department of Education (DOE), Maine Learning Technology...
by Jean Palmer | Mar 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
An important opportunity exists right now for us to have a major impact on arts education in Maine schools. The Maine Department of Education is calling for public comment, via email, on the state plan required under the new ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act)...
by Jean Palmer | Nov 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
MAAE is inviting arts educators and community arts program organizers to help us recruit enthusiastic arts students from each state legislative district to come to Advocacy Day 2017 at the Statehouse in Augusta on Wednesday, March 8th. The students (limit two per...
by Jean Palmer | May 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
This past month MAAE brought its Building Community Through the Arts creative theater program to the Boys and Girls Club in Augusta. The Boys and Girls Clubs give after school support to low income youth who are potentially at risk. At the Augusta Boys and Girls Club...
by Jean Palmer | Feb 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
A big Thanks! to Deb Bickford, president of the MAEA, her Westbrook HS colleague Matt Johnson and their National Art Honor Society students Abby St. Clair, Jenessa Corbett and President Trina Sayed. All five have been hard at work designing and creating the 16 county...
