Call for Student Art
The Maine Arts Commission, in partnership with the First Lady of Maine Ann LePage, the Maine Art Education Association and the Maine Alliance for Arts Education is issuing a call for student art for inclusion in the spring 2012 Maine Youth Excellence in Art exhibition at the State Capitol Complex in Augusta. Art teachers from public, private and parochial schools in Maine are invited to submit one piece of two-dimensional artwork that represents artistic excellence from a K-12 student. Selected works will hang in various locations including the Capitol Building, the Blaine House and the office of the Maine Arts Commission for approximately four months. Selected artists, their families and teachers will be invited to an opening reception at the Blaine House in June 2012, where students will receive recognition for their artistic excellence.
There are approximately 30 spaces available and participation is based on a first come first served basis.
To participate in the program, one art teacher from your school must be designated as the MYEA teacher and that teacher should e-mail Meagan Mattingly at the Maine Arts Commission with any questions and/or a request to participate in the program at meagan.mattingly@maine.gov. Please use the subject heading “spring 2012 MYEA Participation” in your e-mail. A confirmation e-mail will include further instructions and all necessary paperwork.
All artwork and paperwork must be received by Wednesday, May 16, 2012 for inclusion in the exhibition.
This call is for two-dimensional artwork only. We prefer artwork that fits the maximum dimension of 18”x 24.” When submitting smaller artwork we ask that it be mounted on an 18” x 24” mat or poster board. There is a combined maximum thickness of 3/16’’ for artwork and mat together. The artwork can be exhibited vertically or horizontally. We are unable to mat, unmat or resize submitted artwork. Artwork submitted that does not adhere to our dimensional guidelines will be excluded from the exhibition. The Maine Arts Commission reserves the right to exclude artwork from the exhibition at our discretion. We ask that submitted artwork NOT be sent in cylinders or mailing tubes.
For information about Maine Youth Excellence in Art or any of the Maine Arts Commission’s arts in education funding opportunities or programs, please contact Meagan Mattingly at the Maine Arts Commission, at 207/287-2790, or through e-mail at meagan.mattingly@maine.gov.