August 2024
August 2024
Vol 36
Vol 36
Embedded Files
MAAE News Updates
MAAE News Updates
August 2024
Busy summer recap.
Missouri Arts Education Data Project dashboard - almost ready!
Join the Alliance!
Hiring - Join our team
Make plans to participate in Fine Arts Education Week - April 7-11, 2025
The summer months have been super productive at the Alliance. With TAB-St. Louis workshops, arts integration conferences in Springfield and Kansas City and professional learning conferences of the Missouri Bandmasters Association, and Missouri Choral Directors Association it's been a busy time. MAAE's refreshed Strategic Plan brought together our Directors of Public Policy, Professional Learning and Marketing/Communication to make a deep dive into preparations for the coming year and beyond.
Almost ready!! MAAE is pleased to partner with the Missouri Arts Council and Missouri's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to bring you the Arts Education Data Project. This dashboard will provide access to information about enrollment in arts classes for students in grades 9-12. We are in the final stages of preparation for the public launch. Stay tuned for more information.
MAAE is grateful to all who help the Alliance achieve its mission, from our volunteers and active allies to our sponsors and donors. The Missouri Arts Council and Regional Arts Commission have answered our call for support with grant awards for FY25.
MAAE will be partnering with the Missouri Dance Organization in the administration of the Fauman Dance Education Scholarship as their final gift to Missouri's dance community before their dissolution on December 31, 2023. MAAE will be assembling a dance education committee open to all. Learn more and join here.
We need your help to strengthen and support arts education in Missouri. If you are not already listed among our allies, please join the Alliance. Becoming an MAAE ally is free, and it will help you stay informed. You can also choose to become an active ally and volunteer to join our work in a specific way, or you can become a financial contributor. Every donation helps!
Save the date and plan to participate in Fine Arts Education Week 2025 initiatives - April 7-11, 2025 where we help showcase arts education at the Capitol in Jefferson City.
Show-Me Arts Summit (4.8.25)
Fine Arts Education Day and MAAE Awards and contests (4.9.25)
Senate Exhibit and Youth Art Month Recognition (4.10.24), and.
Your participation helps policy makers understand the power and value of a well-rounded education which includes the arts. Both in-person and remote involvement is possible.
MAAE - Still hiring! MAAE is still accepting resumes, letters/emails of interest for our Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in the Arts (IDEA) Program Specialist. To apply, send a resume and letter (email) of interest to director@moaae.org.
May each of you have a great upcoming school year! Let us know how the Alliance might be of service to you.
-Phyllis Pasley
IN THIS ISSUE
MAAE National Student Essay Winner Visit to DC
MAAE National Student Essay Winner Visit to DC
In June the MAAE National Essay Winner, Hayden Hawkins, along with Melissa Cooper, MAAE Director of Public Policy, and Andrea Branstetter, Past Advocacy Coordinator enjoyed a whirlwind trip to Washington, DC.
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Tap to read the report by Melissa Cooper
We were able to meet with the advocacy staff from Americans for the Arts. In addition, we toured the White House, the US Capitol, and had a personal tour of the FBI experience. In addition to these events we were able to visit the National Archives, National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian, the Holocaust Museum, and Monuments by Moonlight.
On the last evening we were able to attend “Ramblin”, a premier performance of Appalachian Music, featuring The Red Clay Ramblers and Contemporary Dance through the Chamber Dance Project. The Chamber Dance Project is a not-for-profit organization brought to life by Diane Coburn Bruning, Artistic Director. This project provides a place for musicians and dancers to work, try out new material, compose new music, and new choreography during the off season. The artists can continue to work on their professional careers, while offering the DC area evening entertainment at an affordable price. If you are ever in DC look them up and remember to ask if it is a specific night. It was a white out night, unbeknownst to us, although we were welcomed. We had great seats and it was a wonderful experience for Hayden.
When I asked Hayden what his favorite part of the trip was, he answered “touring the White House.” Hayden enjoyed the trip and took a lot of pictures, enjoyed visiting the monuments, taking in all the inspirational quotes, and being able to see our country’s historical documents. It was an inspiring trip, and Hayden was an excellent representation of how the arts help to mold our future generations. We wish him well as he begins his college journey at Mizzou in Political Science.
KS/MO Arts Integration Conference
KS/MO Arts Integration Conference
MAAE's Dr. Cynthia Williams Phelps and Lauren Hanahan attended the two day event covering arts integration.
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Tap to read the report by Lauren Hanahan, MAAE Arts Across the Curriculum Specialist
Dr. Cynthia Williams Phelps and I participated in the KS/MO Arts Integration Conference in Liberty, MO. This immersive two-day professional development experience provided us with valuable insights and connections with practitioners and teacher leaders. It reminded us of the importance of promoting Arts Integration among Missouri educators.
The conference was a treasure trove of knowledge, offering us new strategies for teaching creative movement to young learners, leveraging improv to foster a sense of community in the classroom, using comics to explore cause and effect, and employing puppets to enhance fine motor and gross motor skills while nurturing social and emotional learning.
The conference's learnings have greatly enriched our approach to Arts Integration. We are now equipped with diverse strategies and ideas that will enable us to engage and educate educators more effectively and meaningfully, all while emphasizing the value of integrating the arts into the curriculum.
MAAE sponsored several participants to attend this conference and learn alongside us. One teacher who engaged in our ACE program during the 2023-2024 school year has participated in this event for the first time and joined the KC/MO Partners in Education Teacher Leader program. The tools she will be able to bring back and share with her cohort in Springfield, MO, will help us continue supporting them as an ACE school and provide her additional leadership skills and tools to raise awareness and support others in her building.
Additionally, we sponsored a beatboxing teaching artist, who was able to use his time at this symposium to learn methods of being a teaching artist, the importance of scaffolding and flow in a lesson, and most importantly, spending time with fellow educators learning about their needs in the classroom setting.
Armed with these new insights and our ability to promote MAAE, the ACE program, and MAIN events, we are excited to enhance our upcoming workshop sessions. Our goal is to create a vibrant learning experience for workshop participants and spread awareness of the benefits of Arts Integration among educators throughout Missouri. We are optimistic about the potential of these strategies to enhance the learning experience for our students and the future of Arts Integration in Missouri.
Professional Learning
Professional Learning
Summer is one of my favorite seasons of the year. I love the different pace that summer presents and spending time in my comfort zone with family and friends. As educators, we need time away from the classroom, to relax in our comfort zones, where stress is low and familiarity is present. I hope you found time this summer to relax, reflect, and refresh. Between summer travels, I had the opportunity to step outside my comfort zone through Arts Integration workshops and symposiums. Although I am an Arts Integration specialist, I am also primarily a music educator/music teacher educator. It is important for my own professional growth to learn new ways to explore learning in the context of other content areas and art forms.
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The Springfield Regional Arts Integration Conference was held July 11-12 at Kickapoo High School in Springfield MO. This two-day event is a partnership between Springfield Public Schools (SPS) and the Springfield Regional Arts Council (SRAC). Featuring arts educators from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Focus 5, this conference focused on Arts Integration techniques in Science, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, Reading, and applications for classroom management strategies through the art forms of Dance, Music, Storytelling, and Digital Arts. It was sponsored by the Springfield Regional Arts Council, Artworks, Rural Schools Partnership, Springfield Public Schools, and Missouri Arts Council.
I traveled with our exhibit booth to the Missouri Bandmasters Association at Margaritaville and Missouri Choral Directors. I always enjoy the opportunity to connect with music educators across the state and share the variety of ways Missouri Alliance can support their programs!
Missouri Fine Arts Academy
In June, I had the opportunity to visit with Dr. Fatih Benzer and students at the Missouri Fine Arts Academy on the campus of Missouri State University. I shared information about our advocacy work, Fine Arts Education Week, as well as the Senate Student Fine Arts Exhibit. I also attended the afternoon assembly and enjoyed watching several performances by academy attendees.
Dr. Benzer shared that MFAA received the highest number of applications compared to the previous years. They accepted 100 students out of 215 applicants they hosted in “Wood Hall” on Missouri State University campus in Springfield, MO. Students took courses in “Ellis Hall,” “Craig Hall,” and “the Brick City” on Missouri State University campus. The 2024 MFAA theme was “Transform” because of the ability of art to transform our perception of the world by stimulating our imagination and exposing us to new possibilities.
Read more from Lauren Hanahan, Arts Integration Specialist, about the KS/MO Kennedy Center Partners in Education Arts Integration Symposium we attended July 16-17, 2024 in Liberty MO.
Through 2023-2024, Missouri Alliance collaborated with the KS/MO Partners in Education program to support funding for Missouri teachers to participate in many rich, experiential learning opportunities to grow their Arts Integration toolbox. Many teachers started in July of 2023 at the Arts Integration Symposium, then spent the year continuing their Arts Integration journey as Teacher Leaders in their buildings. As part of that process, they completed online seminars, participated in in-person workshops to build their skills, worked 1:1 with Focus 5 Teaching Artists, and then reflected and shared their experiences with other educators across the state. Many of these teachers chose to participate in our final MAIN Event of the 2023-2024 year. Jennifer Short, Dana Ross, Carolyn Fulk, Grace LaRose, and Stephanie Cohen all shared their learning experiences. MAAE will continue to support this professional development for Teacher Leaders through 2024-2025!
As you plan for the Fall, please consider joining our online professional learning networks and ask about our Arts Centered Education program.
Join us for an exciting new Professional Learning Season 2024-2025 beginning August 5 with IDEA (Inclusion Diversity and Equity in the Arts) and September with MAIN (Missouri Arts Integration Network). Be sure to Save the Dates and watch for more detailed information!
I hope your summer plans included artful adventures and as always, let me know how I can help you curate your next professional learning experience!
MAAE's FREE Professional Learning Networks
Join other educators in conversation and collaboration. All professional learning groups are free and meet regularly. Participation is conducted completely online through email and Zoom. Our programs aim to provide you with learning and growth opportunities that will support your professional journey.
Sharing Culture Through Art The DEI and Delicious Dishes Story
Learn how an arts integration team used an artist-in-residency program to organize inter-school field trips and art-making activities with three culturally divergent Midwest high schools, culminating in a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion themed recipe book!
Bite-Sized Arts Integration PD
Tiny Toy Tales: Deepening Literacy Through Storytelling
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Bite-Sized Arts Integration PD
Tiny Toy Tales: Deepening Literacy Through Storytelling
Presented by Kassie Misiewicz of Focus 5
A Tiny Toy Tale is an engaging, effective literacy strategy which involves students in storytelling. As the tale unfolds, tiny toys appear representing key elements, such as characters, setting, and objects. The toys reinforce key vocabulary and create a visual map of the story, which aids in students' understanding of story elements, structure, and sequence. Facial expressions, gestures, character voices, repetitive phrases, and props stimulate and deepen comprehension and retention of the story.
Why Storytelling? It is a foundation of thoughtful literacy programs. It builds background knowledge in any subject area. Storytelling expands vocabulary, helps to demonstrate fluency and shows function of tone, intensity, pacing, and mood. It helps to create a literary community, expands literary knowledge (characters, setting, problem/solution, theme), increases oral communication skills especially when listeners become tellers, and stimulates the use of the imagination and imagery.
When to use the Strategy
To Introduce Content
To Build Background Knowledge
To Deepen Understandings
To Assess Understanding
For more information about this arts integration PD and more, check out Focus5online.com
Looking for new ACE Program School Partners for 2024/2025 School Year!
Promoting teaching strategies which involve the arts in teaching and learning, such as Arts Integration, continues to be priority work for the Missouri Alliance for Arts Education. Funded by a special grant from the Missouri Arts Council, MAAE will implement the Arts Centered Education (ACE) program, with an emphasis on serving Missouri's rural schools.
ACE provides customized, onsite professional learning in arts integration at no cost to the school.
If you think your school may be interested in participating in MAAE's ACE program, please email lauren.hanahan@moaae.org.
What is an Arts Centered approach to instruction?
We at MAAE believe that, arts centered education draws on the natural human inclination towards artistic expression to increase engagement and provide alternative access points to academic content. Art integration's multi-modality approach promotes creativity, imagination, innovation, social-emotional learning, and critical thinking, leading to a better understanding of academic content.
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Diversity & IDEA Network
Diversity & IDEA Network
Join the free IDEA session -
August 5, at 5:30pm, and you'll hear from
DEI and Delicious Dishes project organizers.
DEI and Delicious Dishes is a cross-cultural youth leadership development project of MAAE's IDEA Network Committee. Visit the dedicated DEI and Delicious Dishes website to view the cookbook and collection of student art showcasing the collaboration between Lebanon High School, Waynesville High School and Northeast High School in Kansas City, MO.
Want to learn more about our IDEA Network and DEI & Delicious Dishes, visit our MAAE's website or email cynthia.phelps@moaae.org
MAAE at the "Missouri at the Crossroads of Music and Race" Seminar
Executive Director, Phyllis Pasley participated in the two-day seminar hosted by the Missouri Council for History Education (MOCHE) at the Scott Joplin House, in St Louis Missouri. Participants gained valuable knowledge about Scott Joplin, Ragtime music, and the history of St. Louis while utilizing resources from the Library of Congress to enrich lessons.
"Honoring Indigenous Pedagogies: Sowing and Growing Eco Justice in Art Education"
The virtual event took place July 31 and MAAE's executive director participated in the webinar led by Dr. Lori Santos and sponsored by the committee for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion of the Missouri Art Education Association with their partners organizations in Indiana, Illinois and Oklahoma. Attendees were pleased to have this powerful learning opportunity available to so many!
Upcoming MAAE Events
Upcoming MAAE Events
Mark your calendar and plan to participate in our initiatives which promote arts education like Fine Arts Education Day (4.9.25), the Show-Me Arts Summit (4.8.25) the Senate Exhibit, and MAAE Awards and contests. With your participation, these initiatives help policy makers understand the power and value of a well-rounded education which includes the arts. Both in-person and remote involvement is possible.
Visit the Fine Arts Education Week page to keep up to date on events!
New Teacher/Mentor Help Available
Reach out to us for resources to help new fine arts teachers thrive!
Contact director@moaae.org or complete this short survey and we will help get new teachers connected with an experienced mentor in their specific arts discipline.
Funding
Funding
We need your help!Donate Now!
As a non-profit, the Missouri Alliance for Arts Education (MAAE) works tirelessly to promote and support high-quality arts education in Missouri schools. MAAE relies heavily on the support of donors like you to continue this critical work. Your contribution, no matter how big or small, will make a significant difference in enhancing the quality and accessibility of arts education statewide.Make a donation, and help us create a brighter future for our young learners.
Thank you in advance for your support and for being an advocate of the arts and education.We are also grateful to those who have made in-kind donations to the Alliance. View the list of in-kind donors here.
As a non-profit, the Missouri Alliance for Arts Education (MAAE) works tirelessly to promote and support high-quality arts education in Missouri schools. MAAE relies heavily on the support of donors like you to continue this critical work. Your contribution, no matter how big or small, will make a significant difference in enhancing the quality and accessibility of arts education statewide.Make a donation, and help us create a brighter future for our young learners.
Thank you in advance for your support and for being an advocate of the arts and education.We are also grateful to those who have made in-kind donations to the Alliance. View the list of in-kind donors here.
Make a donation! Make a Difference!
Arts Advocacy
Arts Advocacy
Two House floor amendments offered by Freedom Caucus member Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK) to cut funding to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) by $48 million each, were soundly defeated August 25. The NEA amendment was defeated by voice vote, while the NEH amendment was defeated by a recorded vote of 269-to-147.
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MAAE's Arts Advocacy Efforts
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MAAE engages in arts advocacy by providing information and support for local level advocacy, maintaining communication with our colleagues engaged in national level work, and with a variety of arts advocacy work at the state level. From raising visibility, to gathering information and training, much of our work in arts advocacy is at the state level. This includes our signature advocacy programs: Fine Arts Education Day, Senate Student Arts Exhibit, and the Show-Me Arts Summit. Other activities include reporting to our allies about the activities of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the State Board of Education, pending legislation, and changes to administrative rules. We work with our allied organizations such as Missouri Citizens for the Arts, Missouri School Boards Association, and associations which support teachers, (MSTA, MNEA) school administrators, (MASA) principals (MAESP, MoASSP) and more to ensure arts education thrives in Missouri.
View MAAE's 2024-2025 Advocacy Agenda
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The Executive Committee and Board of the Missouri Alliance for Arts Education creates an annual advocacy agenda directed toward the State Board of Education and the Missouri General Assembly.
In general, we encourage each of these entities to enact policies that support high quality arts education in Missouri.
Americans for the Arts has created a new resource hub on their website to support Threats to Artistic Freedom. Find updates on activity across the United States related to advocacy in this area.
You can also endorse MAAE's Artistic Freedom Statement.
Arts Opportunities Beyond the Classroom
Arts Opportunities Beyond the Classroom
Poster Contest Announced by Governor’s Council on Disability
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is observed each year in October to celebrate the contributions of workers with disabilities and educate about the value of a workforce inclusive of their skills and talents.
The Governor’s Council on Disability (GCD) has initiated a poster contest to celebrate Disability Employment Awareness Month in Missouri. The posters are intended to spark a conversation about employment of people with disabilities. The poster contest is open to all Missouri residents. The artwork shall relate to employment inclusion/the significance of employment for people with disabilities.
The GCD will select the winning artwork from all entries through a submission and judging process.
Learn more and review guidelines here.
MAEA Coloring Book Available Now, 2025 Theme Set
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The 4th book in a series of the Missouri Art Education Association's (MAEA) Show Me Art Coloring Book by Missouri Visual Art Students. The theme around the artwork is based on Missouri Literature. Students were asked to showcase their favorite Missouri author, redesign their book cover, or illustrate their own interpretation of an author’s story or poem. In creating and selling this book, it is MAEA’s goal is to raise scholarship funds for a deserving high school senior who aspires to become a Missouri Art Educator. Therefore, 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the coloring book will be used for the MAEA Future Visual Art Teacher Scholarship.
Our upcoming 2025 book is themed: MISSOURI ON THE MOVE: OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
MSU Announces Juried Exhibition for Secondary Art Students
Entry Deadline: October 24, 2024 (entry portal opens October 1)
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The Department of Art&Design, the Judith Enyeart Reynolds College of Arts and Letters, and the Board of Governors of Missouri State University will host a virtual Juried Exhibition for secondary art students again this year. The virtual exhibition will showcase artworks from talented students and give them an opportunity to participate in a competitive, juried summer exhibition, and provide a platform for their work to be displayed in a college venue. Please note as this is a juried show, entries are not guaranteed acceptance.
Eligibility: All currently enrolled high school students.
Submission Requirements:
• Each student may submit up to 3 works (1 detail image per piece if needed).
• Students should submit works from the previous or current school year.
• There are no fees associated with submission.
How to Enter:
• Works must be submitted via email as a PowerPoint or GoogleSlide presentation.
• The first page of the PowerPoint/GoogleSlide will have the artist’s contact information (name, address, telephone, email). The second, third, and fourth pages will have one image per page with details about the image (size, media, date or a link to any time-based media (video or animation).
• All media is accepted (paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, photographs, designs, computer-generated art, digital media, new media, and mixed media).
• All images included in the PowerPoint or GoogleSlide should have pixel dimensions of 2000 pixels in either dimension, but file size should not exceed 15MB.
• Digital portfolios and signed permission forms should be uploaded from this link: https://tinyurl.com/virtualjuriedentry
Jurors: Missouri State University Art&Design faculty
Awards: Winning entries will receive award certificates and scholarships that can be applied towards tuition at Missouri State University Art&Design: 1st–$5,000.00 2nd–$3,000.00 3rd–$1,500.00.
Additional scholarships are also available: https://www.missouristate.edu/financialaid/scholarships/
Schedule & Deadlines:
Entry Deadline: October 24, 2024 (entry portal opens October 1)
Notification of Acceptance: December 16, 2024
Virtual Summer Exhibition Opens: June 2, 2025
Organizers:
Director of Exhibitions: Jodi McCoy JMcCoy@missouristate.edu
Professor: Steve Willis SteveWillis@MissouriState.edu
5th Annual Bill of Rights Day Art and Essay Contest
Deadline Nov 1, 2024
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The United States Courts within the Seventh and Eighth Circuits are hosting the Fifth Annual Bill of Rights Day Contest and we want YOU to be a part of it! Students in Grades 5-12 from Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are encouraged to submit art and essays on the importance of the Bill of Rights.
Submission deadline is Nov 1, 2024. Finalists from each grade level category will receive a $50 prize and advance to the finals. Grand prize winners will be awarded a $500 cash prize, be able to take part in a virtual award ceremony with a federal judge on Wednesday, December 4, and have their name and submission shared on the websites of the participating United States District Courts.
New this year: Finalists and winners will be chosen from the following grade level categories – Grade 5-6, Grades 7-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12. (The contest committee reserves the right to combine grade level categories based on number of entries received in each.)
Finalists will be notified by Thanksgiving and grand prize winners will be announced at the LIVE virtual event on December 4, 2024. Must be present to win the grand prize. Event registration information below.
ATTENTION TEACHERS: All teacher names submitted will be entered into a raffle. Randomly selected teachers will receive gift cards. The more students who list a teacher’s name on the form, the more chances the teacher has to win! If you are assigning this to your class or classes, the bulk-submit option is highly recommended.
Arts Ed Learning from our Allies
Arts Ed Learning from our Allies
Missouri Arts Education Organizations Fall 2024 Professional Learning Conferences
Connecting arts educators in leadership and learning
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MAAE helps support exceptional professional learning opportunities sponsored by statewide arts education organizations thanks to individual and organizational contributors and funding from the Missouri Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Francis Family Foundation.
Missouri Thespians Leadership - September 13-14, 2024
Missouri Music Educators Association Mentoring Conference - September 15-16, 2024
Speech & Theatre Association of Missouri - September 19-21, 2024
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Interface Conference - Grades K-6 September 27-29, 2024 and Grades 6-12 September 29-October 1, 2024
Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals - September 29-October 1, 2024
Missouri Art Education Association - October 4-5, 2024
Gifted Association of Missouri - October 7-8, 2024
Missouri School Boards' Association - October 17-19, 2024
Missouri School Counselor Association - November 3-5, 2024
Missouri Society of Health & Physical Educators - November 14-17, 2024
Missouri Arts Council Updates
Missouri Arts Council Updates
Featured Artist Series
The Missouri Arts Council features Missouri Artists on their website each month. Selected artists of all disciplines — four each month from around the state —receive a $300 stipend. Learn more and apply here.
Congratulations to all of the August featured artists:
Applications are always open for artists living in Missouri. Artists are paid a stipend in cooperation with Mid-America Arts Alliance.
2025 Missouri Arts Awards Nominations Now Accepted
Seeking Missourians who have made profound and lasting contributions to the cultural and artistic climate of the state. Individuals, organizations, or community nominees must reside in Missouri to be eligible.
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Now more than ever, we need arts heroes. We need arts teachers who inspire a child for a lifetime; the communities where the arts make it a great place to live, work and create; leaders who make the arts happen; artists and arts organizations whose creativity makes us glad to be alive; and the philanthropists whose generosity makes it possible.
You may be one yourself.
Who is eligible?
Missourians who have made profound and lasting contributions to the cultural and artistic climate of the state. Individuals, organizations, or community nominees must reside in Missouri to be eligible.
Deadline: Noon, Monday, August 26, 2024
How to Nominate
Nominees may self-nominate in every category. This is recommended to avoid duplication of nominations and to ensure accuracy and completeness. Only in the Leadership in the Arts and Philanthropy categories, will we accept external nominations, although self-nominations are still recommended. Multiple nominations will be combined, and nominees will be informed to ensure accuracy and consent. Make sure that the narrative and supplemental materials are tailored for the nomination category.
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Updates
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Updates
From the DESE Desk: DESE Family Art and MO Fine Arts Data Project
Kendra Franks, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
From the DESE Desk: DESE Family Art and MO Fine Arts Data Project
Kendra Franks, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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The DESE art exhibit at the Jefferson Building in Jefferson City will be hosting the first annual art display from DESE workers and their families in August. If you’re in the area, please let me know, and come see beautiful paintings, watercolors, photos, quilts, and more from many of our staff and their families.
The Missouri Fine Arts Data Project (MOAEDP) is coming online in August! This interactive dashboard will provide statistical information about the status of arts education in Missouri public schools.
“For the 2022/2023 school year in grades 9 – 12:
There were 465 MO school districts (84%) that reported data.
Data was collected from 540 schools and a total of 277,890 students.
In the state of MO, 57% of students were enrolled in the arts (dance, music, theater, and visual arts).”
You will be able to search by county, district, school, grade level, and course. Want to know more?....coming soon!
DESE Virtual Gallery
Featuring: Cedar Springs Elementary and House Springs Elementary
DESE Virtual Gallery
Featuring: Cedar Springs Elementary and House Springs Elementary
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Visit DESE’s Virtual Art Gallery here, which features creations this month from Cedar Springs Elementary and House Springs Elementary. For more information about how your school can participate in the art exhibit, please contact Dr. Kendra Franks, DESE’s Fine Arts Curriculum Director at Kendra.Franks@dese.mo.gov.
Artwork is on display in the Jefferson Building 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. on Monday-Friday (except for state holidays). Please contact Kendra Franks, Arts Education Director before visiting.
Started in 2004, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has invited public schools throughout Missouri to submit samples of their students' artwork. The art is displayed in the Department's main office in Jefferson City and in the room where the State Board of Education holds its regular monthly meetings. Artwork from each featured school is showcased for a month. The same artwork is now featured here. For privacy reasons, the full names of the student artists will not be published here.
Schools that will be featured in the Virtual Art Gallery are already scheduled for several months in advance. Please do not submit unsolicited artwork. For more information, contact:
Kendra Franks
Director of Fine Arts Education
573-751-9610
Kendra.Franks@dese.mo.gov
Image Credit: Chloe, House Springs
Job Postings
View August Job Postings from Across Missouri
Kemper Art Museum
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Opera Theatre St. Louis
DaySpring Arts & Education
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Associate Educator for School and Teacher Programs - Kemper Art Museum
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, seeks a dynamic, self-motivated individual to serve as the Associate Educator for School and Teacher Programs. Founded in 1881, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is a nationally accredited university art museum that serves as a center of cultural and intellectual life on campus and in St. Louis. With some 8,700 artworks in its collection, the Museum has especially strong holdings in 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century American and European art and a growing collection of global art. Its mission is to collect significant modern and contemporary art and preserve its collection for current and future generations; provide excellence in art historical research, exhibition, and object-based learning; and engage the campus population, its visitors and alumni, the St. Louis region, and the global art community.
The Associate Educator is responsible for organizing and administering PreK–12 school and teacher programs, including but not limited to overseeing outreach regional schools and developing and leading curriculum-based tours, teacher workshops, and learning resources. The Associate Educator works with the Head of Learning & Engagement on the Student Educator Program, managing communications, scheduling, and coordinating recruitment, trainings, and payments. This person is an engaging and inclusive educator who is skilled in educational program design to draw connections between artwork and classroom learning. This role reports to the Head of Learning & Engagement.
Application review will begin on August 16th.
Full job description here
DaySpring Arts & Education Music Director
The Music Director is responsible for the overall musical integrity of the production from first rehearsal to final curtain. They ensurethat the music and vocal parts support the overall vision for a production, creating the highest quality musical experience possible,while ensuring that the success and growth of the class is the priority. The MD supports the individual actors as they create theircharacters, assisting them with pitch, rhythm etc to help them achieve their best version of the character, regardless of their skilllevel. The Music Director attends auditions, all rehearsals, tech, and performances. Please email resume to performingarts@dayspringarts.org.
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Associate artistic director
Director of learning and community engagement
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Resident Teaching Artists
Opera Theatre St. Louis
Community Partnership Coordinator
Production Crew
Stitchers, Costume Shop
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Director of Orchestra Personnel
Manager of Volunteer Programs
Part Time Box Office Sales Associate
Philanthropy Data-Entry Coordinator
Project Manager & Editor
Director of Development
Saint Louis Dance Theatre seeks its first, full-time Director of Development, which means an entrepreneurial spirit, innovative-strategist, and vibrant, technically-strong go-getter. You will oversee all fundraising activities for a nonprofit organization with a $1 million annual operating budget and a three-year, $3 million capacity-building campaign. Reporting to the Executive Director, this pivotal role in an evolution in the company’s history, is your opportunity to shape and execute a dynamic development strategy, from annual giving to major gifts and beyond. We’re looking for a driven, passionate advocate for St. Louis’ arts and culture vibrancy, who is thrilled to resource the artistically-excellent and creatively-just vision of our Artistic Director, Kirven Douthit-Boyd.
Missouri Humanities Grants Assistant
The Missouri Humanities Grants Assistant (GA) is a temporary position that will support Missouri Humanities grantmaking through June 30, 2025 with a possibility of being extended. The GA will be a trusted self-starter and professional team contributor who is responsible to work in partnership with the Director of Operations to carry out the mission and strategic advancement of Missouri Humanities. The GA will be involved in confidential and high-impact grantmaking and administration that require an acute attention to detail, the ability to multi-task, proactive thinking and execution, and a consistent demonstration of a high level of trust. Under the supervision of the Director of Operations and the Executive Director the GA works to promote, monitor, and award Missouri Humanities grants programs.
Craft Alliance is a non-profit art center in St. Louis, Missouri, dedicated to exhibiting contemporary craft and teaching craft techniques. Job opportunities can be found here. Currently seeking Development & Special Projects Coordinator.
Job Search Resource in Missouri
Nimble Connect: Find a MO Teaching Job You'll Love
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Job Search Resource in Missouri
Nimble Connect: Find a MO Teaching Job You'll Love
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Nimble Connect: Find a MO teaching job you'll love
MAAE Members looking for jobs can now compare all K-12 MO teaching jobs in one place using a new tool called Nimble Connect. The tool (1) compiles all the educator jobs across Missouri so you don’t have to visit each job board, (2) helps you compare district pay scales, commute distance, work schedules, and job responsibilities all in one place, and (3) allows you to quickly share your qualifications directly with principals to get quick feedback on whether it's a fit. You can also use our free matching service, which automatically recommends you to schools hiring in your preferred subjects. Click here to create your profile and begin matching with principals who are hiring!
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Regional News
Regional News
MAAE is introducing a new section of our monthly newsletter devoted to breaking down news, resources, and events by region! The goal is to help our readers better utilize the fine arts and fine arts education resources closest to them.
This section is broken down into six areas:
Kansas City and Northwest
Springfield and Southwest
Central Missouri
St. Louis Area
Hannibal and Northeast
Cape Girardeau and Southeast
News and Resources from our Allies
News and Resources from our Allies
A Letter from Missouri Dance Organization
MDO to dissolve, Fauman Scholarship Established
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After decades of service to the dance community in Missouri, our remaining active board members have decided to dissolve Missouri Dance Organization at the end of this calendar year. In honor of our first Secretary Lilo Fauman, we are excited to initiate the Missouri Dance Organization Fauman Scholarship as our parting gift to the community. We are hoping to receive your support in spreading the news about this exciting scholarship opportunity open to all Missouri dancers and dance educators age 18 and over. Our application is live on our website at https://www.missouridance.org and the application closes on Thursday, August 1, 2024. We have partnered with the Missouri Alliance for Arts Education to continue the legacy of Fauman's gift in the new year and beyond. We hope that members who are motivated to give, will redirect their membership fees to this worthy cause. More information on the Alliance as well as the link to the next round of scholarships can be found at https://www.moaae.org/programs/dance-in-mo.
Thank you for engaging with our organization over the years. If you are interested in continuing to contribute to the dance landscape in new ways, please reply and one of our board members would be happy to assist you in making a connection.
Sincerely,
Arica Nyamsi
President
Christine Knoblauch-O'Neal
Vice President
Alice Bloch
Secretary
Prasanna Kasthuri
Treasurer
Carmen Guynn
Board Member
Do you love Dance? Let's connect!
For those who wish to maintain a statewide dance advocacy presence, share knowledge and help unify Missouri's dance community please get connected at dance@moaae.org.
Marshall Community Chorus: Composer Residency Project
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Marshall Community Chorus: Composer Residency Project
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The Marshall Community Chorus, located in Marshall, Missouri is launching a new Composer Residency Project. The goal of the project is to bring living, nationally known choral composers to Marshall for a mini-residency in conjunction with one of our concerts. Representative music of the composer will be performed at the concert on the last day of the residency. The composer will have an opportunity to work with the choir, to engage audience members through a "Conversation with the Composer" opportunity before the concert, and to make several school visits to share information about the art of composing, to encourage musical endeavors in the youth, and to encourage music as a source of lifelong participation and pleasure.
This project will allow hundreds of rural youth an opportunity they would never have otherwise.It will also provide the same rare opportunity for the choir and audience members.
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MAEA Awards and Grants
MAEA feels that it is important to honor those who have shown dedication to our beliefs to promote, preserve and perpetuate art education in the state of Missouri. Learn more here!
MAEA Membership, Emerging Leaders, conference, and project grants are all available from MAEA. Lear more here!
MAEA Fall Conference
October 4-5, 2024 | Knob Noster State Park
The conference is themed STEAM: Art Across the Curriculum.
Registration goes live on July 1.
Presentation proposals are available on MAEA's website.
Learn more about the conference and call for presenters here.
2025 NAEA National Convention
March 20-22, 2025 | Louisville, KY
Registration is open! Secure your spot now for the 2025 NAEA National Convention, taking place March 20 – 22 in Louisville, Kentucky. Yearly, NAEA brings thousands of visual arts, design, and media arts education professionals together for this epic event offering hundreds of opportunities for all levels of educators, administrators, teaching artists, and more! Engage in premier professional learning and make meaningful connections at NAEA25. Join us in Louisville and be inspired!
Register here offsite link before October 31 to save the most!
View the registration rates schedule and NAEA25 policies here.
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Tap to view list of Statewide Arts Ed Orgs
The Missouri Alliance for Arts Education encourages you to join our statewide arts education organizations. Uniting with others strengthens our collective voice in advocacy, and ensures that students throughout the state have ever-improving, high quality teachers. These teachers gain tools to help cultivate each student's ability to express themselves through the arts. Joining the organizations and attending their conferences is a cost-effective and comprehensive way for teachers to receive content-specific professional learning. The leadership of each group passionately cares of Missouri teachers and wants to provide them the tools they need to help their students succeed. Join today!
Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA)
Missouri State Thespians (MoThespians)
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