Nominations for 2017 Arts Education Awards
Check out our NOMINATIONS webpage for more information about nominating the next great arts education professionals and student scholarships! For Arts Education Professionals: Arts Education Awards Nominations Student Scholarships: Derek Pouncey Memorial Scholarship Award
Announcing Winners of the 2016 MAAE Arts Education Awards
The MAAE Arts Education Awards took place at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Resort and Hospitality Center in Biloxi on June 8 at 5 during the Mississippi Arts Commission’s Whole Schools Institute. Click HERE for a complete list of winners.
MAAE Welcomes New Board Members
MAAE is excited to announce Chris Roebuck, education director at New Stage Theatre in Jackson, and Susie Johnson, executive director of the Meridian Symphony as new board members for 2015-16. Chris Roebuck has been the education director at New Stage Theatre for 8 years....
MAAE Arts Education Awards
The MAAE Arts Education Awards Nominations are now OPEN! Nomination deadline is May 22, 2015. Please visit Arts Education Awards–Nominations on our website for the full nominations packet. Also, announcing the Derek Pouncey Memorial Scholarship & Award–a monetary scholarship and award to be giving...
Announcing Schools Chosen for Arts in Academic Experiences Residency Program
The Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education is excited to announce the 20 schools chosen for the 2015 Arts in Academics Experiences Residency Program sponsored by The Weissman Family Foundation. Each school has been matched up with a teaching artist to provide arts integration professional...
Americans for the Arts Convention Scholarships
Americans for the Arts’ Annual Convention is coming to Chicago! Are you interested in joining your fellow arts and community leaders in the windy city but need a hand getting there? Americans for the Arts is offering 46 scholarships; six full ride scholarships, twenty...
National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards
The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, is accepting applications for the 2015 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program...
Storycorps
The Mississippi Arts Commission is a community partner this year with Storycorps. As a community partner, they are asking us to recruit pairs of individuals to participate in the Storycorps initiative. Storycorps will be in Jackson during the month of February and would like...
Youth Art Month Contest
Each year your State Art Education Association hosts the Youth Art Month contest – a state-wide Visual Art activity encouraging students’ creativity from Grades K thru 12. Sargent Art has been supporting Youth Art Month celebrations by providing the following prizes to the winners...
Young Playwright’s for Change National Contest
The Kennedy Center is partnering with the Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival and DC’s Young Playwright’s Theatre to host a regional contest that is part of Theatre for Young Audiences/USA’s national contest, Young Playwrights for Change. TYA is accepting 10-minute plays from students in grades 6-8 that...