Speak Your Voice: MAEA 2021 Virtual Spring Art Exhibition
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Maine College of Art is proud to host Speak Your Voice: the Maine Art Education Association (MAEA) 2021 Virtual Spring Art Exhibition. MAEA members are invited to submit one piece of artwork beginning February 17, 2021 with a deadline of 5pm, March 15, 2021. Submission is open to any art educator who is a member of MAEA.
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The exhibit will run from April 15, 2021 through May 9, 2021 on the MECA website.
Dear Art Educators,
This call for art is an invitation to share the ways your creativity has emerged in response to a challenging time. The theme is intentionally open-ended so that you will feel confident 'Speaking Your Voice' and sharing with the larger community the importance of art as a means to unite, provide hope, and create positive change.
We welcome you to participate in this inaugural online MAEA 2021 Virtual Spring Art Exhibition. It is our hope that by taking away the barrier of location, the silver lining of having an online exhibit is that more art teachers throughout the state will participate. Now more than ever, it is vital that art teachers model for their students the value of creativity as a form of self-expression and social change. Making art during the pandemic is also a tool for social-emotional well-being as we grapple with the stress of adapting to a very different world, new schedules, and one too many Zoom calls. All artists in the exhibit will have an opportunity to sell their work and can include a link to their personal websites or online art portfolios to further promote your art.
The Maine Art Education Association (MAEA) is a statewide professional organization whose members are committed to excellence in visual arts education. Maine College of Art's Master in the Arts of Teaching Program is pleased to host this year's virtual exhibit, which reflects the ways in which educator/artists have channeled their creativity in response to these challenging times, in partnership with the MAEA.
Please review the following Frequently Asked Questions and Submission Guidelines before submitting.
What Are the Submission Requirements?
Photographing your artwork at home. CLICK HERE.
What Information Should I have Prepared to Submit?
Will Work Be For Sale?Artists have the option of selling their work for a 70% commission. A link will be posted for viewers to make purchases through the MAEA website, with 30% of the proceeds going to benefit Maine College of Art.
When the exhibit becomes live, instructions for purchasing art will be available on the exhibition website for each piece listed as "for sale." MAEA will handle purchases directly, including any related shipping processes involved, and all payments for art will be made directly to MAEA for processing. MAEA's treasurer will manage issuing payment to the artist and to MECA.
What If I Prefer Not to Sell My Work?
Of course! Simply list "NFS" (Not for Sale) in the "Price" section of the caption prompt when you submit your pieces through the Submission Form below. At least one piece by each MAEA artist who submits may be displayed in the show regardless of whether or not it is listed as "for sale."
Dear Art Educators,
This call for art is an invitation to share the ways your creativity has emerged in response to a challenging time. The theme is intentionally open-ended so that you will feel confident 'Speaking Your Voice' and sharing with the larger community the importance of art as a means to unite, provide hope, and create positive change.
We welcome you to participate in this inaugural online MAEA 2021 Virtual Spring Art Exhibition. It is our hope that by taking away the barrier of location, the silver lining of having an online exhibit is that more art teachers throughout the state will participate. Now more than ever, it is vital that art teachers model for their students the value of creativity as a form of self-expression and social change. Making art during the pandemic is also a tool for social-emotional well-being as we grapple with the stress of adapting to a very different world, new schedules, and one too many Zoom calls. All artists in the exhibit will have an opportunity to sell their work and can include a link to their personal websites or online art portfolios to further promote your art.
The Maine Art Education Association (MAEA) is a statewide professional organization whose members are committed to excellence in visual arts education. Maine College of Art's Master in the Arts of Teaching Program is pleased to host this year's virtual exhibit, which reflects the ways in which educator/artists have channeled their creativity in response to these challenging times, in partnership with the MAEA.
Please review the following Frequently Asked Questions and Submission Guidelines before submitting.
What Are the Submission Requirements?
- Artist must be a current MAEA member.
- Submit only one piece of work. All media is accepted and encouraged, both two-dimensional and three-dimensional. Submissions must be photographed and will be exhibited in two-dimensions only. See photography guidelines below.**
- By submitting a piece of work, artists are confirming that the artwork is within their right to distribute and is exclusively their own original design and concept.
- Please title all images LASTNAME.TITLE. JPG and PNG files are accepted. Images should be sized at 72 dpi and approx. 1,500 pixels on the longest side. Multiple images are allowed for three dimensional works.
- Artworks submitted without the above information and/or not meeting photo/ file guidelines may not be considered.
Photographing your artwork at home. CLICK HERE.
What Information Should I have Prepared to Submit?
- Artist name
- School/grade where artist teaches
- Title of the piece
- Date the piece was made
- Dimensions of the piece
- Media of the piece
- Complete URL to the Artist's website or ePortfolio
- One image of the artwork being submitted (up to 3 are allowed for 3-D work)
Will Work Be For Sale?Artists have the option of selling their work for a 70% commission. A link will be posted for viewers to make purchases through the MAEA website, with 30% of the proceeds going to benefit Maine College of Art.
When the exhibit becomes live, instructions for purchasing art will be available on the exhibition website for each piece listed as "for sale." MAEA will handle purchases directly, including any related shipping processes involved, and all payments for art will be made directly to MAEA for processing. MAEA's treasurer will manage issuing payment to the artist and to MECA.
What If I Prefer Not to Sell My Work?
Of course! Simply list "NFS" (Not for Sale) in the "Price" section of the caption prompt when you submit your pieces through the Submission Form below. At least one piece by each MAEA artist who submits may be displayed in the show regardless of whether or not it is listed as "for sale."
Click HERE for more information and to register for the MAEA Member Show at MECA: Speak Your Voice
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