ARTS EDUCATION CONFERENCE and MICA CONFERENCE
The MAC is partnering with the Maine Department of Education to provide a
conference on Thursday, October 6, 11:30a.m. – 4:00p.m. at the Franco
Center, Lewiston featuring Cheryl Hulteen, author of YES YES GOOD: The
heART of teaching. “Arts teaching professionals have much to share in their
partnership to create personal artful pathways for students to express and
explore creative voice through the arts. Using the Multiple Intelligences
Theory, join us in a collaboration - defining, exploring, celebrating and
understanding different practices of artful teaching. We will build a learning
community that reflects the role the arts play in everything we do, teach and
learn by strengthening the creative exchanges of artful process and practice.
Come and celebrate the heART of teaching.” The cost is $40 that includes
lunch. The Maine International Conference on the Arts begins at 4:30 on
October 6 with a keynote and continues throughout Friday, October 7.
Included in the MICA conference is a track for arts education that runs
throughout the day. Sessions include: 1) STEAM panel; 2) Creativity; 3)
Stories and photos from arts integration in Malawi; and 4) IntergenerationalCreative Aging. A .pdf of the pre-conferences and MICA conference
preliminary schedules are available at https://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/
General/MICA-Schedule.
MAC OFFERINGS
You can read about all of the MAC visual and performing arts education
programs at http://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Education/Arts-in-Education.
Some are listed below:
• Ticket to Ride was established in 2010 and is available to any PK-12 Maine
school. The program provides funding to defray the cost of travel for Maine
schools wishing to visit Maine arts based venues and events as part of a
well rounded curriculum. For more information please go to https://
mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Education/Ticket-to-Ride.
• The PK-12 Teaching Artist roster was created in 2014 and presently has 56
members. The Teaching Artists are available to conduct high-quality
learning opportunities for students in school settings. The artists on the
roster have demonstrated mastery of an artistic discipline, knowledge of
expertise in sequential arts instruction, good communication skills,
planning and organizational ability, and an understanding of their target
learners. For more information on the teaching artist program please go to
https://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Education/Teaching-Artists.
• The Arts Learning Grant provides up to $5,000 to support high-quality
visual or performing arts education for PK-12 students and/or educators of
this population. The application deadline is in the Spring. For more
information please go to http://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Grants/
artslearning.