SHOW ME ARTS SUMMIT - STUDENT ADVOCACY TRAINING
The Missouri Alliance for Arts Education offers advocacy training and support. Show Me Arts Summit (SMArts) is an annual in-person event geared toward developing student advocates for arts education and occurs the night before our Fine Arts Education Day. Visit moaae.org to learn more.
Welcome!
Need Help?: Students contact your sponsor, and/or the SMArts Coordinator, Sarah Mathews at 314-874-6809.
April 2, 2024 - SMArts Schedule:
After 3:00 - SMArts participants can check into their hotel rooms.
4:30-5:00 - Check-in and registration - at the table outside the Truman Room (dress code: school casual)
5:00-5:30 - Welcome and prep
5:30-6:30 - Dinner and Learn
6:30-8:00 - Artistic Explo and Preparation for Mocktails
8:00- 9:30 - Mocktail Party (dress code: business)
10:00pm - Students return to their rooms
10:30pm - Lights out! Sleep well! (Big day tomorrow)
April 3, 2024 -
Breakfast is served in the atrium restaurant between 7am-10am. (It should be a "free" breakfast for SMArts participants.)
Visit the lobby mural and "make your mark!" before you head to the Capitol.
The Capitol Building is within walking distance, but shuttle service will be available departing the hotel at
8:10am
8:40am
9:20am
Hotel Checkout must be complete by 11am.
View the schedule of events for Fine Arts Education Day here.
Things to remember:
Breakfast 7:00-10:00am
Visit the lobby mural and "make your mark!" before you head to the Capitol.
The Fine Arts Education Day festivities begin on April 3 at 8:30am with a Senate Exhibit "meet and greet." You are invited to attend the recognition ceremony at 9am; Spoken word performances at 10, MAAE awards ceremony at 11, and the rotunda concert at noon. Concerts outside and a pizza lunch are also planned. Learn more about performance schedule.
The Capitol Building is within walking distance, but shuttle service will be available departing the hotel at 8:10am; 8:40am and 9:20am. The Shuttle will depart from the doors outside the lobby and drop you off at the Southeast sidewalk near the Carriage entrance at the Capitol building.
If walking, you can use the city streets, or travel THROUGH the Truman Building to reach the Capitol.
Walking map from Capitol Plaza Hotel to the Capitol building
Code of Conduct
When you registered as an in-person participant in the Show-Me Arts and Fine Arts Education Day you agreed to abide by a code of conduct:
abide by all rules and regulations of the Show-Me Arts MAAE Summit Sponsor(s) and the sponsor from the local school district.
attend all scheduled sessions of the summit
act in a cooperative and supportive manner with all Summit participants
stay in assigned areas for summit events, unless specific permission from a chaperone or sponsor is received.
not enter another student's hotel room
I also understand the tobacco products, alcohol and other controlled substances are strictly forbidden by particpants ath this Summit and that my possession or use of any of these items will result in immediate expulsion from the summit and possible criminal penalties being enforced
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