Massachusetts Art Education Association

2010 Red Vines Drawing Contest

The American Licorice Company announceses the 2010 Red Vines Drawing Contest where contestants are asked to submit their own original drawings for a chance to be featured on Red Vines packaging! Students are asked to submit original artwork for the competition.

Multiple winners in various categories will take home prizes ranging up to a $2,500 scholarship or gift card. New for this year, the competition will include the opportunity to submit a four (4) color drawing that will be featured on the iconic 4 lb. & 5.5 lb jar of Red Vines, in addition to the traditional one color drawings for the classic 5 oz. trays.

We encourage you to submit hand-drawn artwork on an official entry form, available at www.redvines.com , contestants are permitted one entry for the tray format and one entry for the jar format . At the end of the contest submission period on September 30, 2010, first, second and third place winners will be selected in multiple age categories based on a combination of creativity, interest from the judges and aptness to the Red Vines brand. Winners will take home prizes ranging from Red Vines candy and gear to a $2,500 scholarship or gift card. For complete contest rules visit www.redvines.com

EMERGING ARTISTS IN MASSACHUSETTS

July 12 - September 3, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Mon. - Fri. (except holidays)
2nd Floor Balcony Gallery
Massachusetts State Transportation Building
10 Park Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts 02116

July 9, Friday: Artist Reception, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Current students and recent graduates of the Massachusetts College of Art & Design present their current work.

Adam D. Bullock, Katrine Burkitt, Ana Rita Ferreira, Tabitha Fitzsimmons, Joshua Gale, Matt King, Jon Koppel, Kevin Long, Peter Long, Cailigh MacDonald, Alaina Mahoney, Leah Meleski, Destiny Palmer, Hamideh Rezaei-Kamalabad, Yuri Tozuka, Jon Verney, Emily White, Katia Wish

New England Art Education Conference, Inc. 617- 973-7290 - neartedconf@aol.com

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2010 Marine Art Contest for Grades K-12 Now Open

Massachusetts Marine Educators and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary announce the 2010 Marine Art Contest for grades K-12, with divisions for Elementary School (K-4); Middle School (5-8); High School (9-12); computer graphics (all grades); and science illustration (all grades). The contest deadline is April 25, 2010.

For more information about contest rules and a registration form, visit the MME web site at http://www.massmarineeducators.org/pdf/2010_MarineArtContest.pdf or the SBNMS web site at http://stellwagen.noaa.gov . There is no charge to enter this contest. To talk to a person, call Anne Smrcina at 781-545-8026 ext. 204.

The contest is co-sponsored by MME, SBNMS, New England Aquarium, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, Stellwagen Alive, and the Blue Bunny. Prizes include cash awards, aquarium passes, and certificates.

We look forward to seeing your students' entries. Good luck!

Janet Reynolds, General Manager
The Blue Bunny, Books and Toys

Boston Architectural College's Summer Academy

Boston Architectural College's Summer Academy is a four-week design exploration program for high school students that includes hands-on experience working in the BAC design studios exploring the fundamental processes of architecture and design. Working individually and in small group teams, students construct scale models and experiment with a range of design techniques including collage, free-hand drawing, full-scale prototyping, mapping, diagramming and computer-rendering. In addition to studio work, experience is also gained through presentations, short lectures, visits to local design firms and field trips to new and historic architecture and landscape design projects in Boston and Cambridge. At the end of July, student work is on exhibit for two weeks in the BAC Gallery at 320 Newbury St.

Scholarships are available based on financial need and through the Houseman/Kirkman Fund established to promote diversity in the design professions.

Brochure

Scholarship Form

Massachusetts Art Education Association
New England Art Education Conference

March 5, 2010
Dear M.A.E.A. Members,

This is a follow-up message to one we sent out in February about an Elementary Art Exhibit at the State Transportation Building. This exhibit which will hang from March 20 - April 30, 2010 has been renamed the:

Massachusetts Art Education Association - K - 6 Art Exhibit - Celebrating Youth Art Month.

Beginning this year, the M.A.E.A. and the N.E.A.E.C. moved their office to the State Transportation Building. As part of this move, the N.E.A.E.C. in cooperation with the M.A.E.A. is coordinating a series of exhibitions in the 2nd floor gallery space where the annual The Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards exhibition has hung for many years in February. So far this school year, we have had a 9-12 Photography Exhibit in the fall and are currently hosting the 2010 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards exhibit.

We are writing to you because you are a member of M.A.E.A. which tells us you care about the future of and celebrating art education in Massachusetts. We apologize for the lateness of this request which was delayed by our work updating and mounting the current Scholastic exhibit.

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SATURDAY STUDIOS At MassArt Grades 4-12

March 6- May 8
No Class: March 13 and April 24
Saturday mornings
9:30-noon

Saturday Studios brings together youth from around the Commonwealth with emerging Art Educators enrolled in MassArt's Art Education degree programs. Studio offerings provide elementary through high school students access to a variety of media. Young artists explore their creativity, strengthen their expressive skills and have fun in a unique and diverse community.

Scholarships are available through a generous support from the Linde Family Foundation and the Civil Society Institute.

To learn more about Saturday Studios and to register:

http://www.massart.edu/x1805.xml

Totally RAD Art Show

Due to weather conditions, Marlborough Public Schools were closed Wednesday Feb. 24th. The drop off dates for the Totally RAD Art Show have been extended to Thursday Feb. 25, Friday Feb. 26 and Tuesday March 2 from 2-4 at Marlborough High School. (These new dates are also weather permitting). The address for MHS is 431 Bolton Street, Marlborough, MA and the phone number is 508-460-3500. If you would like to participate and have difficulty dropping the work off during the allotted time, please contact Kristi at koliver@mps-edu.org to work something out. RAD Skate Park is open in all weather conditions, so drop off days are as stated previously, however, we will accept additional work dropped off at the park until the end of the day on Tuesday March 2nd. Here is the info for dropping off at the skate park: RAD Skate Park, 49 Uxbridge Road, Mendon, MA 01752, during regular business hours- Monday Feb. 22nd to Thursday Feb. 25th, from 3 to 9pm. Friday Feb. 26th from 3 to midnight. Saturday Feb. 27th from noon to midnight. **Additionally, if anyone is attending the MAEA meeting on Wed. Feb. 24th at the Transportation Building, (at 5:30) I will be there- if you want to bring the artwork there and hand it to me, that would be fine also! :) And don't forget it can be any artwork that is "rad"! Hope to see you all soon! :) Kristi Oliver

The Marlborough Public Schools Visual Arts Department and RAD Skate Park would like to invite you and your students to participate in our upcoming art show, Totally RAD Art. At Marlborough Public Schools we strive to make meaningful connections with our students and provide them with authentic learning experiences that incorporate 21st century skills. One of our most successful ventures was to combine traditional art experiences with Skateboard design. The idea for Totally RAD Art came from a partnership formed with RAD Skate Park in hopes to showcase student artwork. The theme for this show will be RAD.

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Entry Form

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Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

Administered by the New England Art Education Conference, Inc.

P.O. Box 171297, Boston, Massachusetts 02117

617- 482 -1313

tbgsaa@aol.com

Feb. 2010

We are proud to recognize the outstanding secondary art students in Massachusetts. Please see the list of Silver and Gold Key winners attached.

John Michael Gray, Program Co-Director

Timothy J. O'Connor, Program Co-Director

PDFs:

Silver and Gold Keys

Adult and Youth Classes at the Worcester Art Museum

Classes begin soon!

Call or visit us online to register.

508.793.4333

Art All-State Celebrates 22 Years

For twenty two years Art All-State has been providing intensive experiences in art for 145 of the most talented high school juniors from across the state. Begun through an off-hand suggestion of a retired art teacher almost 25 years ago, AAS has paired over 3,090 students with 350 artist/mentors through 655 hours of gallery and studio experiences that have inspired, challenged and engaged them all to think creatively about themselves and the role that are can play in life after high school.

Art All-State, a program of the Worcester Art Museum, co-sponsored by MAEA is funded in part through the generosity of the Freelander Education Fund, and this year through a gift from Fallon Community Health Plan and other private donors. Throughout its history AAS has relied on an important network of art education professionals throughout the state for both support and volunteering. The grass roots nature of the program where art teachers nominate students from their schools, are involved in the selection of student participants and assist at the event can be seen as key to its longevity and success.

This year on, May 29th and 30th, the 145 student participants from 103 Massachusetts high schools worked on 8 separate studio projects, each lead by 2 artist/mentors. The student driven and artist facilitated studio are group projects, which take their inspiration from works in the museum's collection. In this way Art All-State encourages these young artists to view museums as resources for their art and for life. The theme of the program for the last several years has been Limits-No-Limits. The limited materials, both traditional and non-traditional, are often recycled. For the past few years we have been grateful to the recycling center Extras for Creative Learning in Dorchester for their support of our efforts. This year at Art All-State the different groups worked with a variety of materials including carpet tubes, black ink, shoelaces, vinyl records, paint, Styrofoam, ribbon, balloons, calendar covers, hula hoops, muslin, orange construction fencing, old socks, shredded paper and laminate sample chips.

On Saturday afternoon their pride was palpable as the students toured the Final Exhibition of their work, families in tow. So much had been achieved in two short days. The students had come together with a group of strangers - albeit their peers, been inspired by art, brainstormed together and produced sophisticated finished group installations using "materials" that they never conceived could be made into art. The installations showed that the students had moved beyond individual ownership and pride to group ownership. The limited materials were challenging, but allowed them to stretch in their creativity and ultimately to achieve more. It was obvious that this freeing, out-of-the-box experience would be a pivotal one for many of the students involved. This coupled with the exposure to 16 art professional allowed them to see the breadth of creative opportunities available in art after high school and that these could be a reality for them. Another Art All-State was over.

Many thanks indeed to MAEA for its ongoing support and sponsorship of Art All-State, and to all the individual MAEA members who have given of their time and energies to ensure the continued success of our educational efforts and goals.
For more information visit www.worcesterart.org/Education