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Massachusetts Marine Educators announces the 2012 Marine Art Contest for grades K-12

Attention Art and Marine Science Teachers, Afterschool Program Leaders, and other Formal and Informal Educators!

The deadline for submission of entries is April 26. The annual contest's theme is "Amazing Ocean Creatures of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary" with divisions for High School (9-12), Middle School (5-8), Elementary School (K-4), Scientific Illustration (all grades) and Computer Graphics (all grades). Entries may be submitted by instructors (no limit on numbers of entries) or by individual students. The contest is free and open to all students.

Contest prizes include cash awards, New England Aquarium passes and certificates. Sponsors of the 2012 competition are: Massachusetts Marine Educators, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, New England Aquarium, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society and Stellwagen Alive. Each year, winning entries are displayed on the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary website visit http://stellwagen.noaa.gov/pgallery/contest2011.html to see the 2011 winners) and become part of a traveling art show (2011 Art Show Schedule: New Bedford Oceanarium until Jan. 13; JFK Federal Building in Boston from Jan. 17-Feb. 29; Cape Cod National Seashore Visitor Center from Mar. 1-Apr. 2; Salem National Historic Site Visitor Center from Apr. 3-Jun.1. This year students participating in the computer graphics division can focus on an alternative theme: "2012: 20th Anniversary of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary." Winning entries will be used to publicize sanctuary 20th anniversary events throughout the New England region.

An art contest brochure is attached. The brochure can also be downloaded from the MME website (http://massmarineeducators.org/contests.php). For more information, call 781-545-8026 ext. 204 or e-mail anne.smrcina@noaa.gov. Please help us spread the news about the contest by forwarding this message on other marine educators and art instructors. Your assistance is appreciated.

2012 Marine Art Contest PDF

SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES ART EXHIBIT

All ages welcome.

We would love for you and/or your students to participate in the Subliminal Messages Art Exhibit. This exhibition is sponsored by Marlborough High School and Subliminal Skate Park. No fees to enter.

Visit www.SubliminalMessagesArtExhibit.com for art drop off dates and times and other information.

MassArt Dual Enrollment

Credit Courses for High School Students - Funding Availible

Dual enrollment allows high school students who qualify to take credit-bearing classes at higher education institutions. Credit is accepted both by the high school towards graduation requirements, as well as by the college.

Commonwealth Dual Enrollment Funds (CDEP) are available to support the cost of tuition. If applying to receive funding for the course, registration must include the signed statement from the high school's guidance counselor confirming that the student will receive their school's credit for this college-level course.

Students can enroll in selected Continuing Education courses which are offered during the evenings and on weekends. Students must submit a letter with their registration from a parent or guardian confirming that they have permission to attend evening and weekend classes.

Spring 2012 Offerings

Spring 2012 Registration

Course Descriptions

Student Eligibility

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Teen Opportunities at WAM
Worcester Art Museum

4Announcements for Teens at WAM!

Painting Class in Ireland!
WAM�s first overseas teen trip. Enjoy 6 days discovering the landscape of Ireland�s western coast; creating drawings and paintings of some of a variety of stunning landscapes.

DigiWAM:The art of Video Game Design.
DigiWAM is a 1-year certificate program that focuses on the art fundamentals needed for developing digital and video games. Classes start Oct. 4

Teen facebook Page!
WAM now has a facebook page for teens to post artwork, photos, comments, suggestions, and more. Don�t forget to �like� us!

Teen Thursdays!
WAM is offering classes for teens from Painting to Creature Creations on thursday nights! All classes run from 5-8 pm and include a break for pizza, socializing, and group critiques.

UMass 2011 Pre-College Summer Design Academy
July 11-29
9:30am to 1pm
UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center

The Pre-College Summer Design Academy is intended for students who have completed 8th through 12th grade and who are interested in design and, possibly, the design fields. The majority of the program is hands-on design projects. Activities are organized around topics that are common to all design fields that engage with the built environment such as space, light, structure, scale and site.

There is also a pre-professional component exploring the design profession, answering questions about applying to design programs for college, visiting a construction site and architect's office and finding out how to put together a portfolio for applying to a program.

More information and applications.
Check out our Facebook page with images of last year's work here.

APRIL OPEN HOUSE + INFORMATION SESSION

PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR SUMMER ACADEMY 2011

WEDNESDAY APRIL 20 1-3pm

1:00 - 2:00 Summer Academy Program Overview
2:00 - 3:00 BAC Gallery Tour & Gallery Talk with the Architects

This is a great opportunity to experience the work of an international architecture firm and a climate engineering firm in the BAC's interactive exhibition. The firms are acclaimed for working collaboratively on vibrant, environmentally responsible, sustainable designs. Learn More ...

Nadine Gerdts, Manager, Teen + Youth Design Programs - BAC Summer Academy 617.585.0101 | summer@the-bac.edu | www.the-bac.edu/summer

Call For Youth Artists: The Marble Collection, Inc.

The Marble Collection, Inc. is an educational nonprofit organization that publishes a biannual print and digital magazine of the arts comprised of Massachusetts secondary students literature, art, music, and video works. There is no cost to participate and students may submit their work free-of-charge. All published authors/artists receive a complimentary copy of the magazine. Check out the website for submission details.

4th World Children's Festival

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Teen Classes At WAM

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Adult Classes and Workshops At WAM

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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