Highlights
2008 Members Juried Exhibit
2008 NAEA Award Winners
Youth Art Month 2009
** 2009 Winners **
** 2008 Winners **
** 2007 Winners **
Student Artist: Megan N.
2008 YAM Winner
2008 Emerging
Student Artists at the
General Assembly
Integrating the Arts
the Walters
Building Better Relationships
Leadership in the Arts
Finding Inspiration
Surviving the First Year
Rejuvenation
Priorities
The Top Ten Reasons to Join the MAEA
1. The People! As an artist you may work long hours alone in your studio, you may even be the only art teacher in your building. Through the MAEA you will meet like people, artist/educators committed to our profession and passionate about their art. We speak the same language.
2. Professional Development and Networking. Through your state and national conferences you make contacts with many artist/teacher professionals from around your state and from around the nation. New ideas, new strategies, philosophies and outlooks
3. Strength in Numbers – Enhanced visibility. If you are not fighting for your program who will? The state and national organization are here to support the arts in this and every state.
4. Information:
•Art Education – a bi-monthly journal on current directions, problems and strategies and exemplary approaches. Each edition includes 4 color reproductions with commentary and lesson plan ideas for K-12.
•NAEA News – a bi-monthly newspaper with reports of national, state and regional developments affecting art education
•NAEA Advisory – four sets of single-topic articles providing information on a broad range of subjects such as classroom discipline, state certification, student motivation and scheduling.
•Translations – A publication summarizing the most important research in a particular area of art education (e.g. drawing) so that teachers can make practical applications in their classroom.
•MAEA Gazette provides local news and information of the state association and what is happening in the state
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President's Message
 Welcome Back art educators!
It’s that time of year again when we think of sharpened pencils, new crayons, shiny paintbrushes (maybe not) and large expanses of bulletin boards to fill. Reminds me of that famous Staples commercial where the parents are skipping down the aisles singing “ It’s the most happiest time of the year!” and the kids look like grumpy faced sourpusses! Ha! We are fortunate to have a job with a distinct beginning and ending which corresponds to the school year- roughly end of August to mid June. I hope your start up is a good one!
Fall activities await as the days grow shorter, cooler and less sunny. One of the fall activities I look forward to is our annual M.A.E.A. Fall Conference. This year it will be held on Friday October 16, 2009 in Prince Georges County at Northwestern High School. We have lined up some truly wonderful workshops, speakers and sessions for you to be a part of. I sincerely hope many if not all of you will join us for tours of the David Driskell Center, printmaking workshops, vendor reception with museums and art supply companies, craft market, our terrific statewide student art exhibit, and reception along with our teacher awards. It’s an activity you shouldn’t miss to network, catch up; and be a part of Art! Just click on our link on the website to find out more and register. Don’t miss it!
In addition, the Maryland Art Education Association was well represented this past June in Rochester, New York for the Team East Leadership Conference. Attendees included: Linda Popp, Sarah Neubold, Lisa Stuart, Mark Coates, Katie Gutwald, Brenda Makle and Riselle Abrams. This year for the first time, college students, art ed. student teachers were encouraged to attend. Katie Gutwald is the President of the student chapter of M.A.E.A. at Towson University. It was nice to have the student’s point of view about the state of art education today as well as their perspective on the job market and have them participate in a dialogue regarding other crucial issues. We congratulate Katie Gutwald and all those in attendance for representing the Maryland Art Education Association.
Some of the activities at Team East included: a tour of the George Eastman House, a visit to Artisan Works, a briefing by NAEA President Barry Shauck and a tour of the Rochester Memorial Museum. The six hour drive was well worth the trip. Visit the website link for pics from Team East 2009.
Riselle Abrams
President MAEA
MAEA Statement of Purpose
The purpose of this organization is to encourage, strengthen, and promote the role of the visual arts in education by: promoting quality instruction in visual arts education conducted by certified art teachers; encouraging study of art teaching; improving the conditions of art teaching; and encouraging and conducting research in art education. To these ends the Association will: hold public discussions; sponsor institutes, conferences and programs; publish articles, reports and surveys; and work with other related organizations to provide advocacy for arts education.
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5. Recognition/Awards – As members of the state and national association you are eligible for awards recognizing all that you do for your students, school and association.
6. Leadership Opportunities. Think outside your classroom! Artist/Art teachers need to bring their knowledge and expertise to schools and to their associations. Without future leaders our programs will suffer.
7. National Art Honor Societies – Academic merit programs for grades 7-9 (NJAHS) and 10-12 (NAH)… newsletters, handbook, certificates and national recognition.
8. Advocacy and Communication – NAEA officials regularly meet to discuss arts education issues with the U.D. Department of Education, National School Boards Association, The National Endowment for the arts, American Council for the Arts, Alliance for Arts Education…
9. Artistic Growth: National conventions have offered lectures and demonstrations by renowned artists including Christo, Mariam Shapiro, Judy Chicago and Eric Carle. The MAEA has brought in local and national artists such as Raoul Middleman, Joyce Scott, Barry Nemett, George Kokis and Sandy Skoglund. We also host a yearly, juried members exhibit.
10. WE NEED YOU! Without you we don’t exist. And neither does any of the above.
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Market Day
Photograph by Alice Shih
Glen Burnie High School
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