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Missouri Alliance for Arts Education
News Update
The Missouri Alliance for Arts Education is a non-profit arts education service organization comprised of the statewide arts education organizations, private citizens, and businesses that works to help Missouri's students receive high quality arts education at every level.
November, 2021
MAAE Updates
MAAE Updates
MAAE Awards
- Schools (or District) of Excellence and Distinction
- Creativity and Innovation in Teaching
- MAAE - Administrator of the Year
- Arts Ed Community Champion (non-school staff)
- Government Advocate (elected or appointed)
MAAE AWARD SPOTLIGHT
MAAE AWARD SPOTLIGHT
MAAE Administrator of the Year
Is your administrator especially supportive of the arts? Tell us about it! Help us recognize exemplary Missouri school leadership which allows the arts to shine! It could be an arts program director, a building principal, a superintendent or other arts administrator. Anyone may nominate an administrator for this award.
Nominate someone today!
Congratulations
MAAE - 2021 Administrator of the Year -
Michelle Ridlen
Francis Howell School District
Nominations for MAAE Awards deadline 1/31.
Nominations for MAAE Awards deadline 1/31.
Help us recognize excellence in arts education!
- Schools (or District) of Excellence and Distinction
- Creativity and Innovation in Teaching
- MAAE - Administrator of the Year
- Arts Ed Community Champion (non-school staff)
- Government Advocate (elected or appointed)
Nominations received prior to January 31, 2022 are eligible to receive this recognition in March of 2022.
Please
David Nord, gr. 12-Spokane HS, Mrs. Judy Hopper, art teacher
Randi Martin, gr. 12-Glendale HS, Mr. Robin Ramos, art teacher
2022 Senate Hall Exhibit
2022 Senate Hall Exhibit
Deadline for submission December 15, 2021.
Established in 2014, as a joint effort between the Missouri Alliance for Arts Education, the Missouri Art Education Association, the Senate Hall Art Exhibit showcases fine arts programs in all 34 Senate Districts. Submissions from all arts disciplines are welcome! Each Missouri Senator selects one piece of art to represent their district, and the art is displayed throughout the following year. Teachers may submit up to 10 art examples. >learn more about the program here.
View the 2020-2021 selected works for art.
Please submit student work using the
2021-2022 ENTRY FORM
from the 2021 virtual arts ed compilation “Dance Battle,” an excerpt from “She Kills Monsters” by Qui Nguyen, a virtual theatre performance by Grandview High School students.
Advocacy at the Capitol -March 23, 2022!
Advocacy at the Capitol -March 23, 2022!
Plan to be a part of MAAE's 2022 Fine Arts Education Day either virtually or in-person! Interested in performing live and in-person at the Missouri Capitol building on March 23, 2022? email director@moaae.org.
MAAE also continues to collect your videos using this form to gather the virtual component of our Fine Arts Education Day '22.
Sharing the great work you do with Missouri students helps us send powerful messages to stakeholders that the arts are a vital part of our collective social and economic recovery!
View 2021 collected videos at https://maae.educate.today/. View 2021 press release.
$45 per person
In-person options can include overnight stay options in Jefferson City and participation in Fine Arts Education Day in the Capitol Building March 23, 2022 available. (Includes overnight hotel accommodations (double occupancy) and Tuesday evening dinner, Wednesday breakfast and lunch)
Leveraging the power of student voice in support of arts education produces a compelling narrative and results which can benefit all Missouri students.
Plan to attend the MAAE's
Show-Me Arts Summit
March 22, 2022
Help student voices be heard - as they join other (Middle/High School) student advocates working to promote arts education for all! Virtual and in-person participation options available.
Show-Me Arts students often:
write letters, cards and notes
meet with department of education (DESE) officials and journalists
prepare statements, deliver testimony at legislative hearings
personally advocate for the arts at the Missouri State Capitol
gain a unique perspective of state government and grow as arts advocates and citizens
share the products of their arts education through exhibits or performances
FAME Leadership Group is a free virtual professional learning network for arts educators. Join us!
FAME Leadership Group - Nov. 9
FAME Leadership Group - Nov. 9
Fine Arts Missouri Educators (FAME)
Do you ever find you could use a little help? Some camaraderie with some other folks who "get it?"? Join us and benefit from collective wisdom of those present, and a chance to relax and discuss issues important to you, with people who understand the dynamics of your situation, and want to help!
FAME is a free virtual professional learning network which meets monthly. November brings an informal gathering where we'll discuss topics from those present as well as share strategies for local arts education advocacy. Register 11/9/21 @ 4:30pm
School Wellness Symposium
School Wellness Symposium
Stoney Creek Hotel - Columbia, MO 12/6-7, 2021
You likely already know that the arts have the power to unite communities, as well as playing a vital role in individual and social health and well-being. Hosted by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals, MAAE is pleased to be a part of the team bringing Missouri educators the 3rd annual School Wellness Symposium. Any Missouri educator may attend and their are discounted registration fees if a group attends from your school!
Arts Integration
Arts Integration
FREE!
FREE!
Arts Integration Workshops
Arts Integration Workshops
MAAE is proud to support and promote this important work which has such far reaching benefits for teaching and learning.
Learn about MORE FREE ARTS INTEGRATION WORKSHOPS sponsored by KS/MO Partnership here
The Kansas/Missouri Partners in Education Summer Symposium hosts professional development throughout the school year. You are invited to attend their next one which will be held virtually: The Power of Pictures for Middle and High School Thursday, November 4, 2021 from 4:00 PM 6:00 PM. with Melanie Rick
It can be difficult for students to comprehend curriculum because the themes, topics, people, places, and/or events feel abstract or removed from their own lives. In this online module, learn how to truly read works of art as texts to visually connect students to content while instilling a solid sense of visual literacy. REGISTER
Their next PD offering will be in-person.
Listening to Comprehend: Hearing the Curriculum Through Music Tuesday, November 16, 2021 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Liberty High School's Black Box Theatre (map) with Emily Smith - FOR TEACHERS of Grades 3-7
Music plays a crucial role in providing context, eliciting feelings and creating strong memories in our lives. However, when it comes to understanding how music communicates with us, we remain mystified. Let's access the power of decoding music in order to help students construct and demonstrate understandings of science and social studies concepts. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to learn how to sharpen your listening skills! REGISTER
Mesner Puppet Theatre
Mesner Puppet Theatre
featured presenters at the 11/29 MAIN Event
Meet Meghann Henry, executive artistic director from Mesner Puppet Theatre at the November Missouri Arts Integration Network (MAIN) event. The FREE meetings of this professional learning community meet monthly via ZOOM. A place for sharing, problem solving, celebration and inspiration, the informal sessions support the work of veteran Arts Integration practitioners, as well as those with limited experience. All age levels, experience levels, and subjects are welcome!
Nov. 29, 2021 - REGISTER 11/29
Both arts educators and non-arts educators can leverage the power of the arts in their work with students. An arts integrated approach to teaching and learning yields academic, social and emotional benefits for students and teachers. Join us! - >Learn more
FREE Arts Integration training opportunities throughout the school year
(both in-person and virtual) Open to all!
Learn more: https://www.ksmopartnersineducation.org/upcoming-events
Learn more about arts integration in Missouri through this video from the KS/MO Partners in Education Team from 2019. (4:30) Kansas City Young Audiences, Liberty School District, Johnson County Community College, Shawnee Mission Schools
Springfield Arts Integration Conference
an annual arts integration professional learning event
contact: Breana Kavanaugh
-Fine Arts/World Language Coordinator
Springfield Public Schools
bnkavanaugh@spsmail.org or 417-523-5532
view info about the 2021 Summer conference here- https://www.springfieldarts.org/SRAIC
Learn more about a wide variety of programming and arts integration learning available through COCA in St. Louis
COCA edu Arts Integration Professional Development Opportunities
contact Janelle Velten - COCAedu Program Mangaer
Arts Integration Specialist
314-561-4889
Mesner Puppet Theatre presents
Mesner Puppet Theatre presents
"In the Workshop" An arts integrated Resource
"In the Workshop" An arts integrated Resource
"In The Workshop" is a social-emotional learning supplement for educators of preschoolers and early elementary students. The program empowers educators to teach social-emotional learning through art, storytelling, and puppetry.
What's Included:
What's Included:
8 web episodes for students (12 min each) that serve as the "hook" for each lesson.
Standard connected arts integrated lesson plans inspired by episodes for educators
Printable activity sheet connected to lesson plans
Arts integration demo videos for educators
Librarian curated reading lists
Find here - a Youtube clip from Episode #5 "Wrangling Anger" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ->
Set in a vibrant maker space for artists, an assorted cast of puppet characters work alongside Alex and Da'Lene - co-owners of the workshop. The characters must learn valuable skills in order to work together and grow; improving emotional intelligence, empathy and resilience.
The Workshop is eclectic and electric, vibrant and inspiring, with no shortage of foibles, conflicts and internal struggles for young people to use as a mirror for their own social and emotional development. The workshop components can be customized to meet the needs of your students. The cost ranges between $300-$1,000 depending upon options chosen. Scholarships are available to offset these costs. >apply here
Data Driven Design Research Teams Sought
Data Driven Design Research Teams Sought
MAAE is seeking arts integration practitioner partner teams in both arts and non-arts subjects in the same school who want to team up to use an arts integration approach to positively impact academic achievement. With customized units or projects to meet your school's distinctive needs, teams will work with an arts integration coach to facilitate their work. Interested? email director@moaae.org for more information. Please help spread the word! Reach out to a colleague and join this effort!
Casts of Curricular Characters: Drama Integration with Math and Science
Casts of Curricular Characters: Drama Integration with Math and Science
WED, DECEMBER 1, 4:30 PM – 6 PM MST. (online) Presenter: Barry Stewart Mann
Integrating Drama with Math and Science may seem the unlikeliest of endeavors, but there are key alignments between the art form and the two core disciplines. The characters in a story have unique characteristics and interrelationships; in a similar vein, numbers, shapes, operations, properties, elements, landforms, simple machines, and other mathematical and scientific concepts can be seen as groups of unique and interrelated characters, a 'cast' that can be brought to life through Drama. In this workshop we will go beyond specific problem-solving to think about how a series of interconnected, very easy-to-implement Drama strategies –Sociometrics, Characterization, Hot Seat, and Improvisation – can strengthen visualization, awareness of multiple pathways, and appreciation of underlying structures and patterns that are the building blocks of Mathematical and Scientific thinking. Sponsored by Utah State University Arts Are Core series.
MAAE's Arts Integration Committee
MAAE's Arts Integration Committee
Work continues to refine the tasks in the areas listed below.
1. Promote arts integration as a beneficial instructional approach to
teaching and learning.
2. Support and promote current work in arts integration of others
3. Recruit additional practitioners of arts integration.
4. Research attitudes and best practices to support and recruit wider
proliferation of an arts-integration approach to teaching and
learning.
Want to know more or join in the efforts? Email director@moaae.org.
Diversity
Diversity
MAAE's RIDE Committee's work to address issues of systemic racism, inclusion, diversity and equity continue.
The I.D.E.A. network - of FREE quarterly statewide roundtable discussions via ZOOM for any arts educators interested in furthering diversity work in their own communities begins. Our next session is set for January 13, 2022 @ 4:30pm REGISTER 1/13 HERE
We are planning an arts-oriented cross-cultural student experience bridging rural, urban and also suburban communities. Plans are in progress. Planners or those interested in implementing this for their community, please contact director@moaae.org.
Biannual meetings with arts ed organization leadership are ongoing.
MAAE sponsored its first online PD workshop on 8/3/21 - Maria A. Ellis . A Blueprint for Equity and Diversity in the arts classroom A recording of the session will be placed on the MAAE website and on our YOUtube channel.
The report from our listening sessions held in the fall of 2020 have guided our work to provide support for statewide arts education organizations' work in this field.
Want to know more or join in the efforts? Email director@moaae.org.
Statewide Arts Ed Updates
Statewide Arts Ed Updates
FREE! Online Musical Theatre Audition Workshop
FREE! Online Musical Theatre Audition Workshop
Missouri Dance Organization (MDO) partners with Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation to present the next event in their ongoing virtual event series: SOUND ADVICE - Discovering the Dancer's Voice with presenters Tony Parise and Steve Neal. November 14, 2021 1-2:30am. - Register via eventbrite here. Learn more at the MDO website.
MMEA Conference - Tan-Tar-A - 1/26-1/29
MMEA Conference - Tan-Tar-A - 1/26-1/29
MAAE is a proud sponsor of the Missouri Music Educators Association's professional learning conference slated for January 26-29, 2022 which returns to an in-person event. All Missouri music teachers are encouraged to take part in this valuable learning opportunity. Learn more and register and MMEA.net
Missouri Thespian Conference - St. Louis Union Station - 1/20-1/22
Missouri Thespian Conference - St. Louis Union Station - 1/20-1/22
With a return to in-person learning opportunities, Missouri Thespians will gather at their annual conference slated for January 20-22, 2022 which returns to an in-person event. Missouri High School student attendees are registered by their MO-Thespians chapter sponsor to take part in exciting learning opportunities with their high school and middle school peers.
Learn more about procedures for becoming involved here.
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 Dance Organization (MDO) - Nov. 14, 2021
Missouri Thespians - Jan 20-22, 2022
Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA) - Jan 26-29, 2022
Missouri Bandmasters Association (MBA) - Jan 26-29, 2022
Missouri Choral Directors Association (MCDA) - Jan 26-29, 2022
Missouri Association of Jazz Educators (MOAJE) Jan 26-29, 2022
Missouri Association of String Educators (MOASTA) - Jan 26-29, 2022
Missouri Art Educators Association (MAEA) - April 7-9, 2022
Missouri Dance Organization (MDO) - Spring Conference TBD
Missouri Bandmasters Association (MBA) - June 19-22, 2022
As well as
Missouri Thespians Leadership Conference -
Missouri Music Educators New Teacher Training -
Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri (STAM) -
Missouri Art Educators Association (MAEA) Fall Conference -
Other Professional Development
Other Professional Development
Please let us know how to reach NEW arts teachers in your area! email - director@moaae.org
New Teacher/Mentor Help Available
New Teacher/Mentor Help Available
Got new teachers? We can help you - help them be successful!
MAAE works with our artsed partners to help connect teachers within 24 months of their initial teaching contract with an experienced mentor in their particular arts discipline to help ensure that success. Contact director@moaae.org or complete this short survey and we'll help you connect those new teachers in need with an experienced mentor in their specific arts discipline.
PD Planning 4 Arts Ed
PD Planning 4 Arts Ed
"What? We have professional development time next month!? I wish we could do something related to OUR content area!"
Arts teachers frequently find that if they want content-specific PD, they must seek it out themselves. This compilation is designed to help.your local PD be even more meaningful by connecting you with arts educators from across the state who are willing to share their knowledge and expertise, as well as arts educators from our arts non-profit community with great programming opportunities. Access these resources through the compilation housed both within this MAAE newsletter - PD4Artsed menu and on the MAAE website.
It's not too late for you to add your PD idea! Help school districts, LEAs and arts educators plan for ongoing, content-specific job embedded professional development during the coming school year! Both live, in-person, virtual and pre-recorded asynchronous content is welcome.
Please submit separate entries for each learning option you have to offer. Submission form here!
Questions, email director@moaae.org.
Lunch and Learn for Student-Client-Employee workforce success
Lunch and Learn for Student-Client-Employee workforce success
sponsored by the DeBruce Foundation
Want to help students in your classroom, clients in your nonprofit, or employees in your business succeed in the workforce? Join in a 1-hour virtual lunch & learn, where you will be introduced to the Agilities, the DeBruce Foundation's career exploration resources, and the next steps to help your audiences along their career path. Next date - November 2. Learn more and register here.
MAAE Highlights and Ongoing Efforts
MAAE Highlights and Ongoing Efforts
MAAE Student Contests (deadline 1/31/22)
MAAE Student Contests (deadline 1/31/22)
Now accepting entries. Consider including these opportunities in your lesson plans - not only for student learning, and the prizes listed, but to aid local advocacy efforts. Please also share this information with media arts and ELA colleagues.
500 words could
win a trip
to D.C.!
National Student Arts Advocate Essay Contest MAAE is seeking one exemplary student applicant to become a part of the Missouri delegation to Washington D.C. With virtual attendance in 2021 and a trip to our nation's capitol planned for 2022 the winning students will receive paid registration and air travel/hotel expenses to attend the National Arts Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC in 2022. Candidates will also participate in MAAE statewide arts advocacy initiatives of Show-Me Arts and Fine Arts Education Day. The essay (500 words or less) is to be written on the theme—“Public Funding in support of the arts and/or arts education is important to our country.”
DEADLINE - 1/31/22 >Learn more here.
In 120 seconds or less tell us how the arts and arts education continue to inspire you. Consider using the following prompts to get you started:
How have the arts shaped your life?
How have the arts given you tools to succeed?
TELL US! Share your stories!
DEADLINE for video submission - 1/31/22
#BecauseOfArtsEd Video Contest
#BecauseOfArtsEd Video Contest
Share your stories about how your life is better - because of arts ed . Policy-makers hearing YOUR stories, and the stories of your students - is one of the most effective forms of advocacy.
Open to adults and students, let your video tell your story of the positive impact of the arts. This helps MAAE gather powerful messages which tell of the crucial role the arts plays in bringing you closer to your community, and its positive effects on your health and well-being.
In 120 seconds or less tell us how the arts and arts education continue to inspire you. Consider using the following prompts to get you started:
How have the arts shaped your life?
How have the arts given you tools to succeed? TELL US! Share your stories!
DEADLINE for submission - 1/31/22 >Learn more here.
Submission details:
In the upper left corner, list the student name, grade level, name of fine arts teacher who submitted the entry, arts subject the teacher teaches, school name (district and building), school address and school telephone number. Upload essay entries into this googleform.
Fine Arts Education Day Essay Contest
Fine Arts Education Day Essay Contest
Open to students in Grades 3-12 - deadline 1/31/22
In 500 words or less, please ask your student to construct a typed, double-spaced entry (12-point font) in response to one of these prompts:
- How has music, visual art, dance or drama (theatre) influenced you or your life as a student?
- Why is it important for every school to provide instruction in the arts to every child every day?
A $50 prize will be awarded to one winning essay by students in each category grades 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 and $50 will also be awarded to their sponsoring fine arts teacher. The awards will be presented at the MAAE Fine Arts Education Day at the State Capitol in March. >more info
Questions contact director@moaae.org.
MAKE MUSIC DAY is a free music festival, originating in France (1982) as the Fête de la Musique, is now held on June 21 in more than 800 cities in 120 countries around the world. U.S. heqdquarters site.
make your plans to participate in
make your plans to participate in
A not-so-silent Night Plan to participate - December 21, 2021
A not-so-silent Night Plan to participate - December 21, 2021
Make Music Winter is a free, participatory musical event that turns audiences into music makers. Since 2011, it has been organized in New York City with over a dozen musical parades and in 2020, 33 other cities joined the party. Tuesday 12/21 is already a concert date for many school communities.
Why not proclaim your event to be part of a nation-wide celebration? If you decide to do so - please let us know so we can celebrate with you!
Make Music Winter is a companion piece to Make Music Day - held annually on 6/21. More than 3,334 FREE music-making events took place in the U.S. on June 21, 2021. Kansas City, MO received special recognition for organizing more than 100 FREE music events on that day. With 2021 celebrations in KC, Rolla, STL, and Liberty, we are hoping to get Columbia, Springfield and other municipalities on board for 2022. Join with others in your area and plan to participate in MAKE MUSIC DAY on Tuesday June 21, 2022. It could be a recruitment tool or a fun component of any of your summer programming.
in case you missed it
MAAE Welcomes New Coordinators
MAAE Welcomes New Coordinators
Meet Andrea Branstetter, MAAE's new SHOW-ME Arts (SMarts) Coordinator. A recently retired music educator from Crocker, MO, Andrea brings a love for service and a passion for advocacy work in support of arts education. Preliminary plans for the FY '22 our student advocacy training initiative include both virtual and in-person components. You can learn more here or contact Andrea at advocacy@moaae.org.
Also meet Rachael Wenzel, MAAE's new Communications Director. A visual arts educator from the Kansas City area, Rachael brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and enthusiasm, and will assist with electronic communications, contact lists and social media. Contact Rachael at rachael.wenzel@moaae.org or communicationsdirector@moaae.org
Alice Bloch served as president of Missouri Dance Organization for a number of years, and served on the MAAE Board of Directors. She continues to serve on MAAE's Arts Integration Committee and the RIDE committee which works to address issues of Racism, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity. Congratulations, Alice!
in case you missed it
Alice Bloch receives Annelise Mertz Visionary Artist Award
Alice Bloch receives Annelise Mertz Visionary Artist Award
Longtime member of the MAAE Board of Directors, Alice Bloch was named the recipient of the 2020 Annalise Mertz Visionary Artist Award. The awards ceremony was delayed, but will take place as a part of an upcoming Dance St. Louis Performance - An Evening of Ballet Stars 3 scheduled for November 6, 2021. The presentation will be made by renowned Isadora Duncan dance teacher and coach, Lori Bellilove. Learn more here.
MAAE COVID support - MATCH
MAAE COVID support - MATCH
MAAE's MATCH - Missouri Arts Teacher Center for Help was created at the onset of the Pandemic - in the Spring of 2020. Although many individuals are now looking elsewhere for inspiration, the MATCH site continues to provide Missouri teachers with access to resources helping to provide innovative ways of safely implementing your curriculum. Created by MAAE's COVID-19 Work Force it contains guidelines, lesson ideas, strategies and resources. We welcome additions and suggestions. email director@moaae.org. https://sites.google.com/moaae.org/maae-match >access MATCH resource site here.
MAAE is proud to be a member of the Missouri's Bicentennial Alliance.
Missouri's bicentennial has allowed groups to offer new and expanded educational resources for learning our state's history.
Missouri's bicentennial has allowed groups to offer new and expanded educational resources for learning our state's history.
Missouri Timeline, developed by staff of the State Historical Society of Missouri, begins with ancestral Missouri from 1250 to present-day and offers photos, artworks, maps, manuscripts, documents and other images from the Society's vast collections with narrative text accompanying each entry year.
Missouri Encyclopedia and Historic Missourians are a growing digital resource that expanded this year to commemorate the bicentennial.
Making Missouri recently announced by the Missouri Historical Society offers teachers and families historic primary sources, video content and custom plans for grades K-12.
Four Years to Statehood comes from Missouri Council for History Education and covers the years between Missouri's first petition to become a state and its final admission to the Union.
DESE Updates
DESE Updates
In case you missed it...
MAAE is thrilled to announce that James Young, a Musical Theatre, Vocal Music, and Guitar teacher at the Johnson-Wabash 6th Grade Center in the Ferguson-Florissant School District, who was selected as the 53rd 2022 Missouri Teacher of the Year.
MAAE is always interested in helping school arts education programs receive financial support. Over $ 1.9 Billion in federal funding* is coming to Missouri for education, Decisions for the use of much of these funds are primarily at the local level and the spending will occur over the next three years. It may not be too late to let your voice be heard and your needs be known! Even if your district has already made some decisions, if funds become available at a later time, your request might move closer to the top of the list! Checkout the resources on our MAAE website for Esser Fund Support and use the tools that can help you communicate with decision makers.
*source Office of Elementary and Secondary Education ARP ESSER State Plan website.
Missouri
State
Board
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Education
State Board of Education Meetings
State Board of Education Meetings
MAAE's Executive Director attends the monthly meetings of the State Board of Education and prepares a report for arts educators united under our umbrella. Access these reports via the MAAE website. [under Home/Arts Ed in MO] If you'd like to be added to the email list and receive these reports directly to your inbox, email director@moaae.org.
Missouri Arts Council Updates
Missouri Arts Council Updates
The Sheldon has more information and resources about Missouri’s music and the show, including the full program of the performances, educational resources, lesson plans correlated to Missouri Learning Standards.
in case you missed it
in case you missed it
Show Me the Music is a kaleidoscope of many of Missouri’s musical genres, played by musicians from around our state. The concert was filmed at The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis in May to celebrate Missouri's Bicentennial
Performances include: Jazz pianist Peter Martin and friends, Fiddler Howard Marshall and friends, Blues, R&B, and rock vocalist Anita Jackson and friends, Ragtime pianist and composer Royce Martin, Bluegrass star Rhonda Vincent and her band, The Rage, Classical ZouM Faculty New Music Collective from the University of Missouri–Columbia, performing Waterways by Mizzou professor Stefan Freund, commissioned for the Bicentennial
Experience the latest featured artists on MAC's website here and scroll down to meet previously featured artists of the month.
Featured Artist Series
Featured Artist Series
The Missouri Arts Council features Missouri Artists on their website each month. Applications are always open for artists living in Missouri. Featured Artists are celebrated on MAC's website and through their communications. Artists are paid a stipend in cooperation with Mid-America Arts Alliance.
MAAE is proud to highlight these artists here, and is thrilled to count one of them as an MAAE arts ally. Poet t.l. sanders has been working with MAAE committees on some project planning. Congratulations to all of the October featured artists listed below.
Priscilla Block - Visual Artist - St. Louis
Brie Duey - Painter - Magical Realist - Bucklin
Andy Thomas - Painter - Carthage
Poet t.l. sanders - language artist, author, actor, educator, consultant, filmmaker - Kansas City
M-AAA Mid-America Arts Alliance News
M-AAA Mid-America Arts Alliance News
Ryan Tierney
Lizzy Petersen
Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) announced the grantees of the Interchange program, supporting artist-led projects focused on social impact. Kansas City's Ryan Tierney and his Sankara Seed project was among the sixteen grantees funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Also awarded an Ingerchange program grant were Lizzy Petersen's - St. Louis -based Youth Docu-poets program - working with Sarah Tisdale and Britny Cordera. Each funded artist will receives a project grant of $20,000, as well as convening and peer connection to other Interchange grantees. Congratulations!
Advocacy Avenues
Advocacy Avenues
Regional Arts Council St. Louis Survey
Regional Arts Council St. Louis Survey
Local artists, musicians, venues, and production workers are engaging in an important conversation about the future of the music economy in St. Louis. Topics range from pay inequity for local talent to issues that arise within neighborhoods surrounding venues, and of course, the challenges that are arising as we collectively attempt a postCOVID recovery. Each perception matters! Be a part of the conversation and complete this survey about the St Louis music ecosystem:
To learn more about RAC's current efforts, click here.
Missouri Citizens for the Arts is non-partisan and advocates to secure stable financial support for the arts to benefit Missouri and its citizens. They welcome members. Like/Follow them on social media @mo4arts. https://mo4arts.org/
Adopt-a-Legislator
Adopt-a-Legislator
MAAE & Missouri Citizens for the Arts
MAAE is working with arts education organizations to build a statewide coalition of arts advocates we call "Arts Champions." Our partners in Missouri Citizens for the Arts have created an Adopt-a-Legislator program. The goal is to partner all 197 Missouri legislators with an arts advocate in their district, to build relationships and help increase understanding about the impact of pending legislation on the arts and arts ed.
You can help! We still need to connect with representatives in:
CENTRAL: Steelville, Holts Summit, Mexico, Eldon, Warrensburg, Bland, Bunceton, Four Seasons, and Wardsville
KANSAS CITY AREA: Raytown, Pleasant Hill, Smithville, Kansas City #13, Independence, Lexington, Harrisonville and Buckner
NORTHEAST: Moberly, Bowling Green, Troy, Montgomery City, Hannibal, Ewing, Newtown and Shelbina
NORTHWEST: grant City, Chillicothe, Maysville, St. Joseph, Carrollton, Hamilton, Excelsior Springs, and Warrensburg
SOUTHEAST: Sikeston, DeSoto, Farmington, Cape Girardeau, Portageville, Potosi, Deering, Mountain Grove, Bonne Terre, Perryville, West Plains, Salem, Houston, Benton, and Poplar Bluff
SOUTHWEST: Williamsville, Marshfield, LaRussell, Shell Knob, Republic, Noel, Nixa, Annapolis, Springfield, Cape Fair, Lowry City, Lamar, Lebanon, Adrian, Windsor, Branson Dora, Buffalo, Wasola, Ash Grove and Bolivar
ST. LOUIS AREA: University Coy, St. Louis, Eureka, Florissant, Hazelwood, Festus, Lakeshire, St. Peters, St. Arnold, Ellisville, Black Jack, Chesterfield, Washington, Ballwin, St. Charles, Dardenne Prairie, Lake St. Louis, O'Fallon, Dexter. Kinloch, Cedar Hill, Imperial, Shrewsbury, Wentzville, Manchester, St. Charles
Use the signup genius link to join the effort.
Questions? email director@moaae.org.
QUICK • EASY
LOCAL ADVOCACY
GOOGLE SLIDES TEMPLATE -Thanks to Ben Martin and to Cal State U of San Marcos for the Art = Opportunity images and research compilation.
The time to build your local coalition is now! Sign the pledge HERE!
ACTION ITEMS for Arts Educators:
#1 Sign the pledge,- anyone can sign! Admins, parents, orgs and more!
#2 Download and customize the school board resolution document. View these considerations before taking this to your local school board.
#3 Share your Stories! Help the public know appreciate and value the wonderful arts experiences your students have every day! #MOartsAREeducation and @MOartsed. (examples courtesy of Kathy Hann, FoxC6: example #1 - example #2 )
VIEW REPORTS HERE
Report on organizations
Report on artists/creative workers
COVID IMPACT REPORTS available from AFTA
COVID IMPACT REPORTS available from AFTA
Americans for the Arts reports results from two 2021 COVID-19 Impact Surveys: one is for organizations, and the other is for artists. Reports include financial and employment impact data about the challenges facing the arts sector in relief/recovery efforts and a return to in-person activities. The findings will help prioritize initiatives and communicate to funders and decision makers at the local, state, and federal level.
Student-Centered Learning Opportunities
Student-Centered Learning Opportunities
Help Wanted: Starlight Theatre seeks Adjudicators
Help Wanted: Starlight Theatre seeks Adjudicators
Kansas City's Starlight Theatre is now accepting applications for adjudicators for their Blue Star Awards program on an ongoing basis. They seek people who are theatre professionals, performing artists, designers and theatre arts educators. Three adjudicators attend each participating high school musical, provide evaluations and commentary to Starlight's Community Engagement Department, are paid per adjudicated show and also reimbursed for their mileage.
Starlight strives for a balanced pool of adjudicators including individuals with performance, technical and education backgrounds, so the needs within a given year fluctuate. Submitted applications will be reviewed at the beginning of every spring and fall adjudication cycle. Starlight’s Community Engagement team will contact new applicants at that time. Interested? Learn more and apply here.
Art Along the Rivers: A Bicentennial Celebration at St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM)
Art Along the Rivers: A Bicentennial Celebration at St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM)
This new exhibit at the St. Louis Art Museum explores the remarkable artwork produced and collected over 1,000 years in the region surrounding St. Louis, MO. Organized into 5 thematic units, the Art Along the Rivers Educator Resource examines stories and works of art from the exhibition and the connections they have to regional and national history. >Learn more about this exhibit here.
Self-Directed Virtual Field Trips: Storytelling in Art
Self-Directed Virtual Field Trips: Storytelling in Art
Teacher and Student Learning is also excited to announce the launch of our first self-directed virtual field trip, Storytelling in Art! Self-directed virtual field trips are designed to be used by teachers and students at their own pace at school or home. They invite students to engage with 4 – 5 works of art through close looking, open-ended questions, drawing, writing, and other approaches. Each field trip has its own theme and includes a Create Space with instructions and a video demonstration of a related art-making project. More info may be found on the SLAM webpage for these self-directed field trips, (scroll down to access) and live virtual field trips which may be scheduled.
The content creation team was led by Keona Ervin at the University of Missouri—Columbia, Petra DeWitt and Patrick Huber at Missouri University Science & Technology, Nick Dorn at Pembroke Hill School, Jeremy Neely at Missouri State University, Silvana Siddali at St. Louis University, Jeffrey Smith at Lindenwood University, and Sandra Enríquez and Diane Mutti Burke at the University of Missouri—Kansas City.To learn more about the project’s objectives, click here.
Show Me Missouri Resource
Show Me Missouri Resource
With a rich and varied series of collections including Arts and Culture, Show Me Missouri tells the story of Missouri and Missourians through the lens of historically and culturally significant objects. The project is a collaboration of historians, public historians, archivists, librarians, and and graduate, under-graduate and high school students across the state.
Led by the Department of History and the Center for Midwestern Studies at the University of Missouri—Kansas City, the Springfield-Greene County Library District, and the Kansas City Public Library.
UNLEASH YOUR STUDENTS' IMAGINATION WITH THE SLSO's PICTURE THE MUSIC AND EXPRESS THE MUSIC PROGRAMS
Give your students the opportunity to discover Dmitri Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony and unleash their own creativity through imaginative artwork and creative writing with the SLSO's Picture the Music and Express the Music programs. Participation in these cross-curricular programs is free, and online submissions are quick and easy.
Picture the Music - invites students in grades K-6 to respond with paintings or drawings that express creative thought and emotion inspired by the music. This program integrates art and music and is aligned with both Missouri and Illinois Learning Standards.To enter students’ artwork into the competition, submit entries by Wednesday, January 19, 2022.
Express the Music - invites students in grades 6-12 to respond with prose or poetry inspired by the music. Express the Music authentically integrates creative writing into the English language arts and fine arts curricula and is aligned with both Missouri and Illinois Learning Standards.To enter students’ poetry or prose into the writing competition, submit entries by Friday, January 21, 2022.
Learn more at the links below and see our Teacher's Guides for ideas on how to integrate these projects with your school's curriculum.
PTM https://www.slso.org/en/edu/schools-and-teachers/picture-the-music/
ETM https://www.slso.org/en/edu/schools-and-teachers/express-the-music/
SLSO Education Programs are presented by Steward Family Foundation.
PTM and ETM are presented in partnership with the St. Louis Symphony Volunteer Association and sponsored by the Employees Community Fund of Boeing St. Louis.
Join a National Research Study on Improving Acceleration Practices
The National Center for Research on Gifted Education is seeking elementary schools (at least grades 2-5) interested in expanding their use of subject-specific and whole-grade acceleration as a way to meet the needs of advanced learners. Academic acceleration is the intervention for advanced learners that has shown the greatest effect on learning and achievement.
As part of this research project, your school will receive a) professional learning around what acceleration actually is and how it can be used, b) a universal screening process to determine which students should be considered for acceleration, and c) resources and professional learning to help you implement subject-specific and whole-grade acceleration decisions for qualifying students.
For more information visit the NCRGE website and view a three-minute video overview of the study and detailed information and a timeline is available.
The museum’s Educator Resource Center (a lending library for teachers) creates resources and programming to help educators incorporate museum objects and virtual resources into their teaching. ERC Hours
Th and Fri - 3-5pm
Sat - 10am-2pm
Other times by appt.
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Virtual Resources to Support Student Learning
Testimony Teacher Resource Guide Find discussion questions, activity ideas, and suggested resources related to the exhibition Testimony: African American Artists Collective.
Origins Teacher Resource Guide With this guide, which accompanies the exhibition Origins: Collecting to Create the Nelson-Atkins, students can consider the decisions involved in starting a museum.
Missouri Remembers Teacher Resource Guide Discover ways students can use the Missouri Remembers online portal, which documents the careers of visual artists active in Missouri through the year 1951.
For more info contact: bthomas@nelson-atkins.org
in case you missed it
in case you missed it
Flamenco - School Visits - Workshops and more
Flamenco - School Visits - Workshops and more
The St. Louis Cultural Flamenco Society offers several ways of bringing high quality cultural experiences to your school. From workshops, to touring group assemblies, to guest artists in dance, music and more, the Flamenco Society may have just what you've been looking for. Read their PDF brochure which outlines some of their offerings, or visit their website.
2021 Theme was "Art Connects Us"
Entries are due Feb 2, 2022
Entries are due Feb 2, 2022
MAEA's Youth Art Month
MAEA's Youth Art Month
2022 Youth Art Month exhibit is an annual event at the Missouri capitol sponsored by the Missouri Art Education Association (MAEA). It can include paintings, drawing, pastels, photography and other student art submitted by Missouri teachers who are members of the association. Entries are due Feb 1, 2022
To learn more about Youth Art Month and how you can participate, check out the Missouri Art Education Association website.
Challenge Questions - This year, we are asking young artists to answer one of the following challenge questions with a visual work of art:
What did you learn about extreme weather and climate that you want to teach adults?
Why is a weakening Polar Vortex causing wild ups and downs in winter temperatures?
How will our lives change as weather becomes more severe?
10th Annual Cool Science Competition (deadline 12/10/21)
10th Annual Cool Science Competition (deadline 12/10/21)
Cool Science is a free and public art competition held each fall for all K-12 artists. Cool Science is a collaboration between the UMass Lowell, UMass Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, University of Kansas, and Kansas City Art Institute. Last year Cool Science received a National Science Foundation grant that helped it expand the project beyond Massachusetts to Kansas, Missouri, and Southern New Hampshire. Entries are due by Dec. 10, 2021.
Winning entries will be selected for display on public buses in Sep-Nov of 2022. The honorees will be recognized at our art exhibit celebrations next year. Learn More here and/or join the community on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.
Sew What's New?
Sew What's New?
The Sewing Labs (Kansas City) is an inclusive and welcoming community teaching the legacy of sewing for employment, entrepreneurship, and enrichment. Classes are open to stitchers of all ages - including teachers who wish to expand their learning in this area. Industrial, domestic sewing machine rental and even sewing as a means to achieve literacy!
Check out the offerings and view November class schedule here.
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ST. LOUIS SOUND An exhibit at the Missouri History Museum AUG 28, 2021 — JAN 22, 2023
ST. LOUIS SOUND An exhibit at the Missouri History Museum AUG 28, 2021 — JAN 22, 2023
“The exhibit may be called St. Louis Sound, but it’s really the sound of America,” said Andrew Wanko, public historian, and content lead on the exhibit. “Scott Joplin, Josephine Baker, Chuck Berry, Albert King, Ike and Tina Turner, Miles Davis, Clark Terry, Nelly, and more weren’t just music legends known worldwide, they were formative influences on the rest of the country’s music." For more information visit the website or flickr photo album here.
Learn more about the "Music to Me" program where students will have interactive discussions about the connection between different styles and types of music in St. Louis and community and personal identities of people living in St. Louis. Educators can sign up for this free program at mohistory.org/schools. For additional educational support, contact Maria Russell - K-12 Programs Manager.
MTI's All Together Now! is entirely free-of-charge to license with no royalty or rental fees.
Your organization may license MTI's All Together Now! as a fundraiser for your theatre and perform it live, streamed, or a combination of both over a four-day period from
November 12 - 15, 2021.
MTI- All Together Now! Event
MTI- All Together Now! Event
Perform this brand-new musical revue FREE-OF-CHARGE during the weekend of November 12 - 15, 2021
Music Theatre International's All Together Now! - A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre is an opportunity for schools and theatres around the world to locally produce and perform an exclusive musical revue featuring songs from MTI's beloved shows.
View the songlist from which producers can choose to tailor the 15 song musical review show to fit their artistic/creative vision, the talents of their cast, and the composition of their audience.
Participants will also receive a number of MTI’s innovative theatrical resources to help with rehearsals, marketing, and performances – all completely free! >learn more.
Is the path towards peace through Missouri’s native prairies? vimeo link to Peace in the Prairie preview
Peace in the Prairie
Peace in the Prairie
Peace in the Prairie is a project of the St. Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective, artists and urban youth ages 16-24, working to create positive social change through art, writing and performance to promote understanding, civic pride, intergenerational relationships and literacy. The artists of Saint Louis Story Stitchers work to shift perceptions and realities and bring hope to the Saint Louis community. The Story Stitchers message is peaceful co-existence and mutual respect.
Booking now for 2021/22. Bring Peace in the Prairie to your school, club, or organization either virtually or in person. Contact storystitchers@gmail.com.
Each team engages in their chosen sustainability project(s) between October 2021 and March 2022, and submits their outcomes for a chance to win cash prizes.
Missouri Green Schools Quest
Missouri Green Schools Quest
The Green Schools Quest is an annual project-based challenge to PreK-12 schools to implement student-driven, no/low-cost sustainability projects with the help of a Green Mentor who assists with project ideas, implementation, and resources. Each school forms a team of student participants which is organized by one adult representative from the school (the 'School Lead' - often a teacher.) Teams may be a single classroom, student club, grade level, or the entire school. A Green Mentor is assigned to each school and works together with the School Lead to support the students by providing guidance, resources and encouragement as needed.
>Learn more and register here.
Visual Art Contest
Visual Art Contest
Contest details: Any student in grades K-12 can enter for free.
Contest Divisions are grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12.
Any art that can have a still digital image (including painting, sculpture, drwing, collage, etc - excludes photography)
Contest is ongoing. Students can enter one piece in each contest prior to the deadlines: December 5, April 4, August 22. Teachers and students share over $5,000 in prizes.
Teachers and students must enter art online at: www.celebratingart.com. (DO NOT mail art as it will NOT be entered in the contest, or returned.)
Questions? email: info@celebratingart.com
Due to the nature of exhibit content, this exhibit is suitable for students age 12 years and older.
Reservations are open for dates July 2020 through January 2022. For groups of 10 or more, a rate of $15* per ticket. All admissions include individual audio guides for added content and convenience (in English and Spanish).
still in progress
still in progress
Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away
Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away
Kansas City Union Station officials recently announced unprecedented donor support to send area students (age 12 and older) to the international tour of Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away., created by Musealia and Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, opened June 14 at Kansas City's Union Station. School groups may be eligible for FREE Admission. Access to Student Field Trip details and Scholarship Requests can be found here.
For questions specifically regarding School Field Trips and Scholarships, contact Myrene Shifley at: mshifley@unionstation.org or 816-460-2093.
Change of address
Change of address
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MAAE unites Missouri's arts education community so that all students can reap the benefits of a high quality arts education.
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Your contributions help MAAE:- Unite Missouri's arts education community for collaborative efforts
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