MAEA Museum Education
Welcome!
This site is meant as a resource for anyone interested in art education within the context of museums. Whether you are a museum educator yourself or an art educator wanting to learn about what museums can offer, we hope this site will provide relevant information, connections, and inspiration!
Meet your Division Representative
Hi everyone,
My name is Bonnie Thomas, and I currently serve as the Museum Education Division Representative to MAEA Council. I'm honored to hold a position in which I get to work on behalf of my fellow museum educators from across the state and learn alongside terrific art educators from all regions, specialties, and learning environments.
I am based in Kansas City, where I work as the Manager of Educator Programs & Resources at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. My goal in MAEA is to help museum educators share expertise and inspiration while connecting art teachers with museum resources. If you have any questions, comments, or news to share on this site, feel free to email me at museum@maea.net.
News & Announcements
Aug. 2020 / NAEA Open Letter on Museum Educators
NAEA has published an open letter encouraging museums to refrain from disproportionately cutting educator positions in response to the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. You can read, download, and share the letter here.
Sep. 2020 / Show Me Art Magazine - Fall 2020 Issue Out Now
Check your mailboxes for the latest issue of Show Me Art, the MAEA magazine! Published twice a year, Show Me Art is your go-to resource for learning about what's new with art education in Missouri. Each issue includes a special museum education section listing upcoming exhibitions at institutions across the state. If you have an exhibition or program that you would like to see featured in the next issue of Show Me Art, please send info to museum@maea.net -- we'd love to celebrate your work and let art teachers know about all the terrific museum offerings they can incorporate into their teaching! The next issue of Show Me Art will include content covering March - Sep. 2021. Deadline for submitting upcoming exhibitions for Spring 2021 issue: JANUARY 1, 2021.
Oct. 2020 / MAEA Spring Conference Update
The Spring 2021 MAEA Conference (March 25-27, 2021) will offer both in-person and online attendance options for art educators. This is a great opportunity to learn from fellow educators and connect with art teachers from across Missouri. Watch for registration to open on December 1st!