Maine Excellence in Arts Education Archive
The Maine Excellence in Arts Education Archive preserves past exhibitions celebrating the creativity and achievement of Maine students and the educators who support their artistic growth. The archive brings together student work and exhibition records that were previously spread across multiple Maine Arts Commission pages.
Use the year and season links below to explore past exhibitions, or return to the current Maine Excellence in Arts Education page for the latest student artwork.
2025 Exhibition Gallery
2024 Maine Excellence in Arts Education Exhibition
The 2024 exhibition was on view in the Burton M. Cross Building through May 31, 2024. The Maine Arts Commission recognized the participating student artists, their teachers, families, and supporters, with Lori Austill, Isabella Rotman, and Jenni Ibsen serving as jurors.
The gallery below preserves the artwork, student, school, and teacher information from the former 2024 virtual exhibition.
2018 Maine Excellence in Arts Education Exhibit
The 2018 exhibition included work from students and art teachers representing nine Maine schools. Students and teachers were honored at the Maine State House Hall of Flags on December 11, 2018, and the artwork remained on view in the State House Complex through April 2019.
The original page preserved participant and school labels rather than complete artwork titles for every entry. Those labels are retained below as part of the historical record.
Brewer High School
- Isaac Roberts
- Jenna McGrath
- Kathryn Black
- Olivia Flick
Gorham Middle School
- Andrew Shribner
- Erin Lawrence
- Junbei Chen
- Hailee Willey
Hancock Grammar School
- Ava Van Dorn
- Janie Snider
- Olivia Larson
- Shakhnoza Mirzoyeva
- Madison Rome
- Anson Kelley
Jonesport Elementary & Jonesport Beals High School
- Layla Merchant
- Shekara Leighton
- William Guptill
Marshwood Middle School
- A. Blanchette
- E. Lachance
- L. Phipps
- M. Constantakos
Maranacook Middle School
- Eleanor's Painting
- Emma Brosey
- Esme's Elephant Painting
- Hope's Haystack Painting
- Maggie's Painting
Oxford Hills High School
- Cadence Bemis
- Lexi Mac
- Madison Sheppard
- Courtney Hinckley
Richmond Middle School and High School
- Alima Raymond
- Autumn Lane
- Kennedy Chandler
- Mallory Ruona
Waterville High School
- Jess Bazakas
- Mataya Austin
- Sara Barre
- Sierra RG
Spring 2017 Legacy Gallery
This historical exhibition is preserved as a Flickr collection rather than a Maine Arts Commission web gallery. The collection includes Falmouth, RSU 25, and Brunswick collections.
Fall 2016 Legacy Gallery
This historical exhibition is preserved as a Flickr collection rather than a Maine Arts Commission web gallery. The collection includes RSU 1, Lisbon School Department, and MSAD #33 collections.
Spring 2016 Legacy Gallery
This historical exhibition is preserved as a Flickr collection rather than a Maine Arts Commission web gallery. The collection includes MSAD 51, MDI, and RSU 3 collections.
Fall 2015 Legacy Gallery
This historical exhibition is preserved as a Flickr collection rather than a Maine Arts Commission web gallery. The collection includes Milo, Biddeford, Nobleboro, and Waterville collections.
2015 Student Exhibit
This section consolidates the student and educator information preserved on the former 2015 Maine Excellence in Arts Education gallery.
Lobster
Space
Self Portrait
Identity Portrait
Colorful Memories
Wolf Triptych
Tori Kelly
Sunset on the Savannah
Morning
Solitude
Skeleton Portrait
Tree Diptych
Snowy Bird
Spring Birches
The Quiet Girl
Underwater
Gotcha
Posts Brook
Tangled Sunset
Wise
Orangutan
Red Panda
Portland Head Light
Dandelions
My Dog
Fall 2014 Student Exhibit
The Fall 2014 exhibition featured student work from elementary, middle, and high schools across Maine.
Black Square Water Wolf
Self Portrait
Nymph
Raising Hope
Macaws
Self Portrait—Camping
In the Woods
Emotional Landscape
Scarecrow
First Leap
Dots
Stuff Happens
Leap Frog
Birch Trees
See the Hope
Paris Streets
Mirror
Zentangle
Flower Valley
If the Dinosaurs Came Back
Love Girl
Sunset in Maine
Maine Summer
Spring 2014 Student Exhibit
The Spring 2014 archive preserves additional details from the original gallery, including each student’s grade and medium.
Chalk Pastel Toucan
Untitled
Thyme
Little Red
heart, torso & name
A Free World
Different and Together: Elegant, Urban, Natural
Fall Harvest
Tiger Eye
Lonliness
All over the world
Owls in Bass Harbor
Polaris
Scarecrow
The G's
Landscape with Birch Trees
Dream Lord
A Sleepless Night
The Most Amazing Creation Yet
Concentric Circle Design
Optical Illusion
Surreal Pen and Ink
Light and Dark
Fool's Gold
Hummingbird
Tree of Outsideness
Waterfall
Self Portrait
Under The Surface
untitled
Pulp Truck in the Woods
Seahorse
Faded
Suds
Trees
Submerged
Questions?
For questions about Maine Excellence in Arts Education, contact Martha Piscuskas, Program Director
vog.eniam@saksucsip.ahtram
207-446-8935
Accessibility Information
For information about the Maine Arts Commission’s current accessibility policies, our work to advance digital accessibility, or assistance accessing website content, grant guidelines, or applications, please contact ADA Accessibility Coordinator Eli Cabañas by email at vog.eniam@sanabac.ile or by phone at 207-215-5872.
It is the policy of the Maine Arts Commission not to discriminate on the basis of disability. The Commission is dedicated to making our programs accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities and assisting individuals with disabilities in connecting with resources for access to the arts. All programs funded by the Maine Arts Commission must also be accessible.