Advocacy

Have your voice heard in your MARYLAND.  As professional art educators, you know and understand the essential value that visual arts education holds for learners.  But what about others—school leaders, parents, elected representatives, school Board members, local media? What are the critical issues affecting art education?  Join MAEA in strengthening our collective  voice to art education advocacy to ensure equity and access for all students!​

Advocating for arts education and educators in the classroom and beyond.

Vernon Fains shares a presentation on adaptive art.
Christina Marsh stands at a table with information about our collaboration with Maryland School for the Blind.
Two young children create touch boards at the Maryland School for the Blind's See Beyond Festival.
Members stand in front of tables at our fall conference.
Lauren Jackson shares presentation on Reframing Contemporary Art Education.
Peter Dayton from the group Art Education in Maryland Schools shares a presentation on current issues in art education.
Art Education leaders Lisa Stuart Whitehead, Gino Molfino, Michael Bell, and Rachel Valsing sit a a table with headphones on recording a podcast called Leadership Connection.