NEWS & ARTICLES
Talking With Artists Who Teach
Talking With Artists Who Teach: Katenia Keller Katenia (pronounced Ka-teena) is a dancer, choreographer, visual artist, and arts educator based in the Belfast area. She has been a teaching artist with Maine Alliance for Arts Education’s Building Community...
MAAE Announces New Executive Director, Heralds Era of Rebuilding
Dana Wieluns Legawiec, the new Executive Director for Maine Alliance for Arts Education (MAAE), understands the impact of arts education.
Community Meeting in Bridgton Kicks Off Advocacy Meetings Around the State
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 education in...
Maine Student Artwork Selected for Screensaver Challenge
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...
March 30th – Deadline for comments to the DOE!
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)...
Arts Education Advocacy Day 2017!
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 that...
Want to Help Maine Students Get Involved with the Arts?
There are many ways you can get involved. We are always looking for teaching artists and for those who wish to fund programs which enrich curriculum and expand our students horizons. Reach out to us. We'd love to hear from you.
email: hello@maineartsed.org