Lower Hudson Region 

NYS Media Arts Teachers' Association 

NYSMATA

 Our mission is to promote media literacy and encourage our young emerging media artists to be the creative, critical thinkers of the 21st Century. We foster collegiality among our members and actively support the New York State Summer School of  Media Arts.

The New York State Media Arts Teachers' Association is an organization of junior and senior high school educators who teach photography, video, film, computer art, creative sound and other related media.   NYSMATA  is an arts organization, however, membership is open to English, Social Studies, Technology teachers and others teaching Media Arts. 

 NYSMATA has six regional chapters. The Lower Hudson Region includes Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Ulster and Dutchess Counties of NYS.  

 Some of the benefits that NYSMATA members enjoy follow:

• New York Regional Media Arts Shows
• Local Educational and Social Meetings
• Exemplary Media Arts Awards (Hudson Valley Region)
• Curriculum Support
• New York State Summer School of the Media Arts
• Statewide Internet  Conferencing and Forum
  
• Professional Development
• Newsletter

Go here   http://nysmata.org     to learn about other regions, events and resources