FAME Leadership Group - April 19

Fine Arts Missouri Educators (FAME)

Many arts teachers are isolated from peers that could provide help for the unique situations they face. FAME is a free virtual professional learning network allowing attendees in any arts discipline to benefit from the collective wisdom of those present, and to learn about resources and opportunities which may be of interest. And, as always, MAAE stands ready to offer strategies for local arts education advocacy. Join us! register 4.19.22

I.D.E.A. network Next session - April 14, 2022 @ 4:30pm

In response to feedback for the need for people to have a safe place for conversations as they address issues of connected to racism, inclusion, diversity and equity MAAE's RIDE committee began the I.D.E.A. Network - Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in the Arts. The next quarterly meeting of this FREE statewide roundtable discussion group via ZOOM is set for April 14, 2022 @ 4:30pm. Any arts educators interested in exploring work in diversity their own communities are invited to join. Join our next session REGISTER for 4/14 HERE

Other work of MAAE's RIDE Committee's

• DEI and Delicious Dishes - A cross-cultural student experience bridging rural, urban communities, incorporating participant connections to food and culture, and culminating in the publication of a cookbook featuring participant-selected recipes, annotated with personal stories and visual elements. Our current groups include high school students from Lebanon Missouri and from NorthEast High School Kansas City Public Schools, and engaged in their first Googlemeet session in March. Students will meet in person during a trip to Kansas City scheduled for 4.2.22, and a trip from KC to Lebanon in May. Want in? Want to know more? We are looking for future participants. Email director@moaae.org.

• Biannual meetings with arts ed organization leadership are ongoing. The next meeting is scheduled for 9.15.22 @ 7pm.

• Professional development planning is in progress. Stay tuned for updates.

• Have you checked out our online resources? We continue to gather, and curate entries and welcome your feedback.

Arts in Education Survey

MAAE's Arts Integration Committee has constructed a survey to measure the number of teachers in both arts and non-arts subjects who involve the arts in their instructional practice.

If you see this survey request and think "No! Not another one!" - please know that at MAAE, we are conscious of the many demands on your time. By answering THIS survey you can enter a drawing to win a $50 gift card. Your responses help us gather information to. continue to advocate for the arts, arts education, arts integration and help support Missouri teachers and their students. Access the survey here - and thank you!

Please also help us - and pass this survey along to any other teachers - both arts and non-arts teachers.

Research-in-Progress - MAAE Arts Integration Specialist

MAAE has a long-standing interest in the more widespread application of an arts integrated approach to teaching and learning. Our efforts in this area continue to expand, we welcome feedback and input as our research into additional staff to support arts integration continues. Contact director@moaae.org.

Mid-America Arts Alliance touring artist grants

Limited funds are still available for organizations in all six Mid-America Arts Alliance states to bring touring artists from outside their states into their home communities. We are accepting applications for engagements happening through June 30, 2022.

Presenters that book an artist listed on a state touring roster may be awarded up to 50 percent of the artist’s fee, up to $5,000. Presenters that book an artist that lives in the region, but is not listed on a touring roster, may be awarded up to 25 percent of the artist’s fee, up to $5,000.

Touring artists must come from outside the presenter’s state but within M-AAA’s service region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas). Organizations must be a 501(c)3 not-for-profit or a unit of state or local government or a federally recognized tribal entity. Learn more and apply.

GIRAFFES CAN'T DANCE...YET!

The SLSO’s new on-demand Tiny Tunes concert, Giraffes Can’t Dance, is coming to your classroom in mid-April! This thirty-minute interactive concert is designed especially for your early childhood and kindergarten students.

This FREE digital concert experience uses music and movement to bring the story of Gerald the Giraffe’s resilience to life. Students will play a musical emotions game and move expressively to help tell the story. In this digital format, you can enjoy the concert with your students whenever and wherever you’d like. Pre-register today and you will be the first to know when the video and Teacher Guide are available! Closed captions and audio description are available. PRE-REGISTER here
SLSO Education Programs are presented by Steward Family Foundation. SLSO Early Childhood Programs are presented by Ameren. Supported in part by generous grants from the Berges Family Foundation and Moneta Group Charitable Foundation.

Youth Art Month a stunning success!

The 2022 Youth Art Month display was enjoyed by visitors to the Missouri State Capitol throughout the month of March. Enjoy this link to the video featuring the 2022 YAM student art submissions.

Coming Soon - An Allied Collaborative Workshop sponsored by SHSMO, MAEA and MAAE

"Beyond the Box" FREE Workshop

Friday, April 8^th NOTE TIME AND LOCATION CHANGE: at 8:00-8:55am at the Renaissance Hotel 9801 Natural Bridge Rd, St. Louis, MO 63134 in the "TRUMAN" breakout room.

Do you have a collection of papers and artifacts at home or within your organization? Consider donating these items to the State Historical Society of Missouri! In this workshop, A.J. Medlock. - will lead participants forward through the process of making artifacts available for academic research. The Workshop is FREE and open to the public and will focus on SHSMO services and outline the process for donation of an organization's records and artifacts which will be housed in the SMSMO archives and made available to the public. A.J. will be walking participants through the process of collecting, organizing, and donating an organization's "papers" such as their mission statement, meeting notes, positions statements, publications and distributed materials, photos, cultural, historical, or educational milestones of significance to your organization.

The process is not limited to organizations. SHSMO seeks family documents as well! The SHSMO Center will also host (optional) tours of the collection and offer opportunities to engage with the wonderful art collection on display at the Mercantile Library as well. More details to come soon!

REGISTER HERE! Questions: Maggie Peeno, peenom@umsl.edu - 314-382-5367

Memorial for Dr. Larry Peeno

Special note: At 2:30pm, participants may view the newly acquired Maggie and Larry Peeno collection of artifacts donated to the State Historical Society of Missouri and associated with arts education in Missouri. The event will take place in the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Library on University of Missouri-St Louis campus. - #1 University Boulevard, 222 Thomas Jefferson Library UMSL St. Louis, MO 63121 Refreshments will be served. the SHSMO Center at UMSL. Free parking on the UMSL campus.

This will also allow an opportunity for moments to remember the life and legacy of Dr. Larry Peeno and his extraordinary contributions to arts education in Missouri. Read more about Dr. Larry Peeno here.

Fine Arts Standards in action - continues

The Missouri State Board of Education again observed Missouri Learning Standards in action with the presence of student art work in the hallways of the Jefferson Building and in the meeting room which hosts their monthly meetings. The March 8 meeting featured student artwork on display from several Cedar Ridge Elementary - Branson School District Music recordings played prior to the meeting (and on breaks) and as part of the livestream viewing experience was from the All-State Children's Choir performance at the 82nd Missouri Music Educators Association Annual Conference courtesy of Shhh! Audio Productions, Scott and Danelle Harris, proprietors.

Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation seeks new Executive Director

The Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation offers a unique opportunity for a dynamic, creative, and self-motivated individual who is passionate about the performing arts in the St. Louis area. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors and heads an office of two full-time individuals who work together to fulfill and deliver the Foundation’s vision and mission and implement, and refine the performing arts programming. The search is coordinated by The ROME group. Learn more here.

STATE DIRECTOR - Alabama Artistic Literacy Consortium

The Alabama State Council on the Arts, The Alabama State Department of Education, The Alabama Arts Alliance, and The Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts have formed a partnership and built a network of support to promote, encourage, and facilitate high quality arts experiences for Alabama’s K-12 students known as the Artistic Literacy Consortium (ALC). The ALC seeks a full-time, dedicated coordinator to spearhead our growth and teamwork. The

ALC State Director is a contract position, funded with grant dollars, established to provide

renewed energy and clarity to our efforts. >Learn more here.

SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH – HARDING FINE ARTS ACADEMY

Harding Fine Arts Academy (HFAA) - sponsored by the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, and located in Oklahoma City is seeking a new superintendent to build on success and grow the school. HFAA is a public charter high school founded in 2005 with the mission to prepare students for college in an academically challenging, arts-integrated environment. >Learn more here.