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April 5th Imagination Conversation has been postponed

The event planned for Tuesday, April 5th at US, has been postponed. When a new date is established I will be sure and let you know right here on the meartsed blog! If you were looking forward to hearing Eric Hopkins speak once again, you will need to be patient!

Predicted snow!

This is a note from Kelly Hrenko for those planning on attending the art education conference on Friday, April 1st:

Last Snowstorm

Dear conference presenters, and participants,
As I am sure you are aware, there is the possibility of snow this Friday April 1st.  We are hoping this does not interfere with our MAEA+USM Art Education Conference. We do intend to hold the conference as planned, unless USM- Gorham campus closes due to the weather. We will not know this until Late Thursday evening- or at the very latest Friday morning 5:30am.

Please call : 780-4800 in order to find out whether campus is closed. Again, if campus is closed- the conference is cancelled with a rescheduling TBA. If campus is not closed then the conference will continue as planned. Lets hope for the best!

Thank you for your support and interest in the spring conference.
Kelly Hrenko

Four opportunities…

Armand Beaulieu

Calumet Education & Literary Foundation: Deadline is April 15th Armand Beaulieu was a respected Augusta businessman and musician. In his honor each year a $500.00 memorial scholarship is presented to a student from the Augusta area who plans to major in a Fine Arts curriculum. Applications are available at http://www.calumeteducationfoundation.org/scholarships/armandbeaulieumemorial.html

ING Unsung Heroes: Deadline is April 30th
Are you an educator with a class project that is short on funding but long on potential? Do you know a teacher looking for grant dollars? ING Unsung Heroes® could help you turn great ideas into reality for students. For more than 10 years, and with $3.0 million in awarded grants, ING Unsung Heroes has proven to be an A+ program with educators. The program’s “alumni” have inspired success in the classroom and impacted countless numbers of students. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000. Applications for the 2011 awards are now available at http://bit.ly/eSC2sv

Ticket to Ride Grant Program
The Maine Arts Commission wishes to remind you of the Ticket to Ride Grant program that provides funding to defray the cost of travel for Maine K-12 schools wishing to visit Maine arts venues and events as part of a well rounded curriculum. Any K-12 school in Maine will be eligible to apply for one (1) grant of up to $300 each school year and any K-12 school in Maine with a documented free and reduced student population of 50% or greater will be eligible to apply for one (1) grant of up to $500 each school year. More information is available at http://mainearts.maine.gov/program_artsineducation_ticket.aspx.

Target: Deadline April 30th Target Arts and Culture grants information reads: “Music, art, dance, drama and visual arts are all part of the well-rounded education our kids deserve”. These $2,000 grants for schools or 501c3 organizations. For more information please click here http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-031819