by Jean Palmer | Mar 27, 2017 | Arts Advocacy Day
Arts Education Advocacy Day 2017 was a special day… when arts educators brought enthusiastic arts students from every county in the state to set up shop at the exhibit tables in the Hall of Flags and advocate one-on-one with their legislators. And...
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 | Mar 27, 2016 | Arts Advocacy Day, Events, News
If anyone doubted that students who love the arts aren’t a joyous and dedicated bunch, they needed only to stop in at Thursday’s Arts Education Advocacy Day at the State House. Over 200 students of mostly high school age, but also younger, brought their...
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...
