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Colleagues

April 19, 2021

Connecting

Reach out and ask a question, collect the comments and post them in the teachers room and if you want to be really brave post them in the hallway. Your students will know that you care about each other and them.

What am I talking about? Well, this is it, Spring vacation for Maine students and teachers is this week. Hopefully it’s a chance to rest and work on filling your cup. We know if our cups are not full it’s difficult to help support others and be our best in the classroom. Everyone knows it’s been a tough year, some admit that their energy has been zapped and yet others are able to see the silver linings.

So, what can we do to help support our colleagues and our school community for the rest of the school year? And still take care of ourselves? Here’s one suggestion – reach out to your colleagues and ask them to name one positive thing about the school year. Perhaps it is a silver lining, an unintentional consequence or something that someone said or did that surprises the heck out of you. Write the comments on paper hearts and hang them in the teachers room or hallway or each day read one during morning announcements or put them on the school kiosk or put it on the schools website or social media page. It is sure to lift spirits and simply let people know how much they are cared for and it will send a clear message to your students.

Comments I’ve heard that fit

At the Maine Art Ed Association virtual spring conference a couple of weeks ago Rangeley Lakes Regional School Art Teacher Sonja Johnson said: “The Art classroom is a place of awakening this year”. This puts a different twist on the year and when I think about it the comment is filled with truth!

Last week I received an email from Edward Little Music Teacher Bill Buzza that included: “Today was the first day of bringing our two hybrid cohorts back into our building for 5 days a week. The energy was exciting and refreshing as the students got to interact with each other again – kind of like the first day of school of a new year. And they were so thrilled to be hearing the sound of the full band again!”

The way I see it the pandemic continues to offer us gifts! Not seeing them, try looking in a different direction like up into the trees to the sky and clouds. Take a moment to consider the gifts. What are yours? Please share at the bottom of this blog post or email me at meartsed@gmail.com. Thanks!

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Thank you Music Teachers

April 18, 2021

2 minutes

Thank You Music Educators video featuring: Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Donald Fagen (Steely Dan), Nile Rodgers, Paul Shaffer & more!

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Place-Based Education

April 17, 2021

Building curiosity and community

Place: it’s where we’re from; it’s where we’re going. . . . It asks for our attention and care. If we pay attention, place has much to teach us.”

Join us for the next Getting Smart Town Hall, focused on the power of place-based education (PBE), “Every Place is a Place: The Power of Place-Based Education For Building Curiosity and Community.”

We’ll start by diving into what PBE is. Then, we’ll share examples of how schools in diverse contexts and environments have adopted place-based programs as a way to better engage students this summer while attaining three important goals of education: student agency, equity, and community. We’ll close with tips for and best practices for implementing PBE for the new school year.

This event will take place on May 6th at 10:00 a.m. PT.

REGISTER AT THIS LINK

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Relief Funding for Music

April 16, 2021

Information from NAfME

The National Association for Music Education website includes on their blog a post about the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding. Read the entire post at THIS LINK. Excerpts below.

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding is currently on its way to school districts across the United States. This funding, passed by Congress in December as part of a COVID-19 relief bill, amounts to approximately $54.3 billion of support for K-12 schools.

How can COVID relief funding support music education?

The law identifies 12 types of spending as allowable uses of ESSER funds, the first of which is “any activity authorized by the ESEA of 1965” and other federal education laws. This means that if funding an activity is authorized under any well-rounded education programs, such as the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant authorized under Title IV-A of ESSA, that purchase would be allowable with ESSER funds as well. Other federal laws for which ESSER funds can be used include the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, the Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act, and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

How to Access Education Relief Funds to Support Music Education

On Tuesday, April 20 at 3 p.m. a webinar will be provided for you to learn more. Called How to Access Education Relief Funds to Support Music Education. The American Rescue Plan Act includes $126 billion for K-12 education. These funds can help support music education programs which may need additional assistance due to the pandemic and education budget shortfalls. In addition, the funds can also help more students participate in music and arts education. Join NAMM, the NFHS, and NAfME in this interactive webinar to learn about how much stimulus funding your state is getting, hear from those who have successfully used prior stimulus dollars to support students and music programs, and identify the people in your district who can help you make the case and access funds to support and sustain music and arts education. To attend please REGISTER HERE!

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Art for Good

April 15, 2021

Chocolate Church Arts Center Tonight 7:00 PM

Episode 2 “Dolls for Change” with Kimberly Becker

Thursday, Today at 7pm!

Art For Good is a four-part online series focusing on how the arts can be used to make the world a better place.

How do dolls made from recycled clothing help girls in in Uganda to stay in school? Find out on on our second episode of A4G, in which we speak with artist (and CCAC gallery curator) Kimberly Becker. Kimberly will talk about her “Dolls for Change” project, as well as her other work as a feminist artist.

The episode will be broadcast (free!) Thursday 4/15 at 7pm on our Facebook and YouTube pages.

The Chocolate Church Cultural Arts Center is a non-profit regional performing and visual arts center located in historic Bath.

The Chocolate Church Arts Center is mid coast Maine’s regional performing and visual arts center. For more than 40 years the Chocolate Church Arts Center has been offering a rich program of live music, gallery exhibitions, theatre for young artists, lectures and workshops.

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American Rescue Plan

April 14, 2021

Afterschool Arts Education can Benefit from American Rescue Plan

Thanks to the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Congress passed in March, a fantastic opportunity is available for cultural non-profits and teaching artists to partner with schools to provide after-school or summer camp enrichment programs for students. This latest round of COVID relief for education, ESSER III (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) calls for 20% of funds to go towards learning. This is new. In ESSER I and II, funds mostly covered direct prevention measures such as sanitation, air quality upgrades, facility/ space restructuring, and technology. Also, ESSER III offers at least twice as much funding as before. For Maine, this means over $82 million, 20% of our State’s allocation, needs to address “learning-loss.”

Dance education program Central School, South Berwick

We know that students have suffered in many ways from the COVID disruption to their learning, and the loss of opportunities for creative self-expression may be amongst the hardest. In-person singing or making music, collaborating on art pieces, performing dance, theater or spoken word — together – has been non-existent or greatly altered this year, despite teachers’ best efforts.

Studies show that the arts inherently provide social and emotional learning, so critical at this time.

Now is the time to reach out to your local schools. They are crafting programs themselves, arranging to bring subcontractors in, or a combination and welcome partnering to address students’ learning needs.

The Maine Department of Education is also providing a webinar on the subject on Tuesday, April 20^th at 2 pm. To learn more about this event and to register, click here. More information can also be found here from EdNotes or here from the Afterschool Alliance. Readers are also invited to contact Martha Piscuskas, Director of Arts Education at the Maine Arts Commission to discuss further: martha.piscuskas@maine.gov

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Scholastic Art Awards

April 13, 2021

Maine College of Art

The 2021 Scholastic Art Award Ceremonies are archived at THIS LINK. Maine College Art is proud to be sharing this wonderful event with you. Included is a welcome and congratulations from Portland Mayor Kate Synder who honors Margaret Maxwell, recipient of the Scholastic 2021 Art Educator Excellence Award, David Greenham, Director of the Maine Arts Commission, and Christopher Wisniewski, Executive Director for the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers.

Students across the state are being recognized for their outstanding achievements in the 2021 Scholastic Art Awards. Maine is home to such an impressive generation of young artists! Special recognition goes to Della Huntley from Baxter Academy for her video liminal space received Maine’s American Visions Medal and a National Gold Medal in Film and Animation! Her teacher is Matthew Barnes. You can download Della’s Film, LIMINAL SPACE at THIS LINK.

Lilly Arbelo is from Wells High School and received a National Gold Medal in Photography for GENTLE SUFFOCATION. Her teacher is Emily Knight.

Lilly Arbelo, Wells High School, grade 11, Teacher: Emily Knight

The table below includes all of the Maine High School students who are receiving recognition this year by Scholastic for their amazing contributions of art work. In addition, the student school, grade, teacher, art work title, award, category and title of the art work. CONGRATULATIONS to all 200+ who participated!

Thank you to Pamela Moulton from Maine College of Art who is the coordinator for the Maine Regions Scholastic Art Awards.

Please be sure and scroll to the right to view all of the information about each student.

First Name	Last Name	Student Grade	School Name	Individual Awards	Work Category	Work Title	Educator1 First	Educator1 Last
Lilly	Arbelo	11	Wells High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Her Space	Emily	Knight
Lilly	Arbelo	11	Wells High School	Gold Key \| Gold Medal	Photography	Gentle Suffocation	Emily	Knight
Lilly	Arbelo	11	Wells High School	Silver Key \|	Painting	Bunny Hill	Emily	Knight
Dena	Arrison	12	Freeport High School	Silver Key \|	Digital Art	Stay Safe	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Dena	Arrison	12	Freeport High School	Gold Key \|	Art Portfolio	How does environment influence the mood?	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Alanna	Bachelder	11	Kents Hill School	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Avocado	Dylan	Gifford
Lexi	Bachelder	11	Rangeley Lakes Regional School	Honorable Mention \|	Digital Art	Just a girl	SONJA	JOHNSON
Emma	Barry	12	Freeport High School	Honorable Mention \|	Art Portfolio	Out of Place	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Emma	Barry	12	Freeport High School	Silver Key \|	Digital Art	Cliffhanger	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Emma	Barry	12	Freeport High School	Honorable Mention \|	Art Portfolio	Common Phrases	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Julia	Bell	10	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Gold Key \|	Digital Art	You’re still here	Matthew	Barnes
Elwen	Bernard	12	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Passport Photo	Matthew	Barnes
Elwen	Bernard	12	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Gold Key \|	Mixed Media	Tinful of Tales	Matthew	Barnes
Elwen	Bernard	12	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Gold Key \|	Mixed Media	Tide Clock	Matthew	Barnes
Sophia	Blanco	8	Winthrop High School	Gold Key \|	Painting	Newport	Kristen	Kaiser
Sophia	Blanco	8	Winthrop High School	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	Clouds at Quoddy Headlight	Kristen	Kaiser
Sophia	Blanco	8	Winthrop High School	Gold Key \|	Painting	Sisterly Love	Kristen	Kaiser
Sophia	Blanco	8	Winthrop High School	Honorable Mention \|	Sculpture	Pearl	Kristen	Kaiser
Dorcas	Bolese	10	Yarmouth High School	Silver Key \|	Painting	Appropriate	Melissa	Sylvester
Alaina	Bonis	10	Hebron Academy	Silver Key \|	Painting	Sunrise	Gabe	Miller
Alaina	Bonis	10	Hebron Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Ceramics & Glass	Self Portrait	Gabe	Miller
Alaina	Bonis	10	Hebron Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Tim	Gabe	Miller
Alaina	Bonis	10	Hebron Academy	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Self Portrait 2	Gabe	Miller
Zara	Boss	12	Thornton Academy	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Coffee On The Brain	jennifer	merry
Zara	Boss	12	Thornton Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Mixed Media	By A Thread	Jodi	Thomas
Zara	Boss	12	Thornton Academy	Silver Key \|	Mixed Media	Mind Painter	Jodi	Thomas
Zara	Boss	12	Thornton Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Art Portfolio	Identity	Jodi	Thomas
Obi	Boucher	12	Sacopee Valley High School	Honorable Mention \|	Printmaking	DUTY	Shaelin	Shields
Obi	Boucher	12	Sacopee Valley High School	Silver Key \|	Art Portfolio	Textural Works	Shaelin	Shields
Andrew	Bouvier	12	Berwick Academy	Gold Key \|	Painting	A Balanced Earth	Raegan	Russell
Elizabeth	Bove	12	Thornton Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Art Portfolio	Charcoal Study	Jodi	Thomas
Hayden	Braun	10	Mount Desert Island High School	Honorable Mention \|	Comic Art	Colorful Menagerie	Charlie	Johnson
Hayden	Braun	10	Mount Desert Island High School	Honorable Mention \|	Digital Art	Cityscape	Charlie	Johnson
Breydon	Brough	11	Oxford Hills Tech School	Honorable Mention \|	Design	Reclaiming your World	Virginia	Valdes
Celia	Buetens	11	Orono High School	Gold Key \|	Painting	Mirror, Mirror	Jessica	Barnes
Valentina	Capri Arroyo	12	Thornton Academy	Gold Key, American Visions Nominee \|	Photography	Como el agua	Jodi	Thomas
Erik	Carson	9	Edward Little High School	Gold Key \|	Comic Art	Watch Out!	Diana	Carson
Sophia	Carson	12	Edward Little High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Idle Hands	Diana	Carson
Nora	Castonguay	10	Kents Hill School	Honorable Mention \|	Sculpture	Refugee Mask	Dylan	Gifford
Annie	Chapman	12	Thornton Academy	Silver Key \|	Painting	Brother	Jodi	Thomas
Annie	Chapman	12	Thornton Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	Self Portrait in Still Life	Jodi	Thomas
Camden	Chase	12	Berwick Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Digital Art	Changing Home	Raegan	Russell
Camila	Ciembroniewicz	12	Mt Ararat High School	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Joseph and His Camera	Christine	Del Rossi
Zoe	Clark	12	Wells High School	Gold Key \|	Photography	Flight	Emily	Knight
Zoe	Clark	12	Wells High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Stars	Emily	Knight
Zoe	Clark	12	Wells High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Reflect	Emily	Knight
Emma	Comparato	10	Brunswick High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	She’s on the door	Jennie	Driscoll
Riley	Coron	11	Kennebunk High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Sweet Sorrow	Katie	Mooney
ChloeViolet	Corral	12	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Honorable Mention \|	Digital Art	Complex Savior	Matthew	Barnes
ChloeViolet	Corral	12	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Silver Key \|	Film & Animation	Surprise Encounter	Matthew	Barnes
Caroline	Couperthwait	10	R W Traip Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Sculpture	The Shape of Nature	Kimberly	Burke
Grace	Courtney	12	Thornton Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Ceramics & Glass	Sculpture of a Barn Owl	Dana	Altman
Grace	Courtney	12	Thornton Academy	Gold Key \|	Mixed Media	Self-Portrait	jennifer	merry
Anavi	Curtiss	11	Wells High School	Honorable Mention \|	Comic Art	Eating Fish	Emily	Knight
Emma	Dawson-Webb	11	R W Traip Academy	Silver Key \|	Mixed Media	Left Behind	Kimberly	Burke
Emma	Dawson-Webb	11	R W Traip Academy	Gold Key \|	Painting	Rich Loneliness	Kimberly	Burke
Isla	Day	9	George Stevens Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Film & Animation	Girl Versus Nature	Melissa	Rioux
Aynslie	Decker	12	Freeport High School	Honorable Mention \|	Mixed Media	Natural Chickadee	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Kaylee	Demers	11	Falmouth High School	Gold Key \|	Painting	Climate Change: How Much Longer Can We Hang On To Our Burning Home?	Nancy	Goldstone
Kaylee	Demers	11	Falmouth High School	Silver Key \|	Comic Art	Thinking Outside The Box	Nancy	Goldstone
Holly	Dowling	11	Mt Blue High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Television Head	Pamela	Chernesky
Emily	Eastlack	11	Rangeley Lakes Regional School	Silver Key \|	Mixed Media	Humanity	SONJA	JOHNSON
Alexia	Fasano	11	Oxford Hills Tech School	Silver Key \|	Photography	Skewed	Virginia	Valdes
Alexia	Fasano	11	Oxford Hills Tech School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Teenage Mind	Virginia	Valdes
Alexia	Fasano	11	Oxford Hills Tech School	Silver Key \|	Photography	Abandoned in Maine	Virginia	Valdes
Alexia	Fasano	11	Oxford Hills Tech School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Fierce Lioness	Virginia	Valdes
Brianna	Flanders	11	Kennebunk High School	Gold Key \|	Digital Art	Dehumanizing Despair	Brendan	Roddy
Anna	Franks	11	Wells High School	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	Grayscale quarantine	Emily	Knight
Owen	Gallo-Wagoner	12	Cheverus High School	Gold Key \|	Photography	Mom	Christina	Metcalf
Lillian	Gaudiano	10	Bonny Eagle High School	Gold Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Spring Hike	Margaret	Maxwell
Lillian	Gaudiano	10	Bonny Eagle High School	Gold Key, American Visions Nominee \|	Drawing & Illustration	Growing Resilience	Margaret	Maxwell
Lillian	Gaudiano	10	Bonny Eagle High School	Honorable Mention \|	Mixed Media	The Twins	Margaret	Maxwell
Lillian	Gaudiano	10	Bonny Eagle High School	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Tessa	Margaret	Maxwell
Daphne	Giampietro	12	Mt Blue High School	Gold Key \|	Digital Art	Transition	Pamela	Chernesky
Alek	Gideon	11	Freeport High School	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Reality Against Will	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Phebe	Grant	12	Kennebunk High School	Silver Key \|	Photography	Knife Edge	Katie	Mooney
Elaina	Hammond	11	Kennebunk High School	Silver Key \|	Photography	Pooches on Gooches	Katie	Mooney
Elaina	Hammond	11	Kennebunk High School	Silver Key \|	Photography	Family Walks	Katie	Mooney
Natalie	Hanagan	12	Wells High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Joy	Emily	Knight
Lily	Hansen	11	Kennebunk High School	Honorable Mention \|	Mixed Media	Fire on Fire	Brendan	Roddy
Caton	Hazard	11	Falmouth High School	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	Media: How does it Influence your Perception?	Nancy	Goldstone
Taylor	Hemenway	12	North Yarmouth Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	Finning	Colby	Myer
Taylor	Hemenway	12	North Yarmouth Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Hiding Octopus	Colby	Myer
Addaline	Hemingway	10	Rangeley Lakes Regional School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Blue	SONJA	JOHNSON
Shaylee	Herrin	12	Marshwood High School	Honorable Mention \|	Digital Art	Curiosity	Rebecca	Poliquin
Hope	Hoffman	12	Kennebunk High School	Silver Key \|	Painting	The Off-Season	Katie	Mooney
Hope	Hoffman	12	Kennebunk High School	Silver Key \|	Painting	Sunday Evening	Katie	Mooney
Hope	Hoffman	12	Kennebunk High School	Silver Key \|	Digital Art	Of Course	Katie	Mooney
Sadie	Holland	11	York High School	Silver Key \|	Comic Art	Corvus	David	Shenett
Aniela	Holtrop	12	Freeport High School	Honorable Mention \|	Digital Art	Dianthus – Scarlet Carnations	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Mia	Hornschild-Bear	10	Freeport High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	A Self Portrait	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Mia	Hornschild-Bear	10	Freeport High School	Gold Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Building Blocks	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Mia	Hornschild-Bear	10	Freeport High School	Silver Key \|	Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation	Donald and His Shadows	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Mia	Hornschild-Bear	10	Freeport High School	Silver Key \|	Photography	Infinite	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Mia	Hornschild-Bear	10	Freeport High School	Silver Key \|	Photography	Momentaufnahme	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Mia	Hornschild-Bear	10	Freeport High School	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Manifesting the Mind	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Natalie	Howard	11	Falmouth High School	Gold Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Goody Bag	Nancy	Goldstone
Natalie	Howard	11	Falmouth High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Mystical Garden	Nancy	Goldstone
Natalie	Howard	11	Falmouth High School	Silver Key \|	Painting	Down the Rabbit Hole	Nancy	Goldstone
Natalie	Howard	11	Falmouth High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Burning Out	Nancy	Goldstone
Natalie	Howard	11	Falmouth High School	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Bernese Sanders	Nancy	Goldstone
Della	Huntley	12	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Gold Key, American Visions Nominee \| Gold Medal, American Visions Medal	Film & Animation	liminal space	Matthew	Barnes
Della	Huntley	12	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Honorable Mention \|	Mixed Media	What Lies Below/RMS Kamtschatka	Matthew	Barnes
Della	Huntley	12	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Gold Key \|	Printmaking	In A Fog	Matthew	Barnes
Della	Huntley	12	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Gold Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Tarot of the Blinded Eye	Matthew	Barnes
Annika	Huntress	12	R W Traip Academy	Silver Key \|	Sculpture	Vivid Dreams	Kimberly	Burke
Madison	Hurley	12	Portland High School	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Coty and Winnie	Barbara	Loring
Dabria	Hyman	11	Falmouth High School	Gold Key \|	Fashion	Wildnight	Susan	Morse
Tallulah	Im	11	North Yarmouth Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Still Life	Colby	Myer
Zoë	Iobst	12	Bangor High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	winds of change	Susan	Bryand
Zoë	Iobst	12	Bangor High School	Honorable Mention \|	Digital Art	am i broken	Susan	Bryand
Colby	Jackson-Parise	12	Scarborough High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Elliot & Louis	Erin	Landry-Fowler
Colby	Jackson-Parise	12	Scarborough High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Grandma’s Attic	Erin	Landry-Fowler
Ian	Jacobs	9	Kennebunk High School	Honorable Mention \|	Digital Art	Ian’s 4th of July	Katie	Mooney
Leah	Jarochym	7	York Middle School	Silver Key \|	Comic Art	Hide-and-Seek	Alexis	Kochka
Ethan	Jason	8	–	Silver Key \|	Architecture & Industrial Design	Volunteer Stadium, Home of The Nashville Notes	Allison	Jason
Ethan	Jason	8	–	Gold Key \|	Photography	Skyscraper	Allison	Jason
Fiona	Jason	9	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Honorable Mention \|	Sculpture	The House of Blues	Matthew	Barnes
Fiona	Jason	9	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Headspace	Matthew	Barnes
Amelia	Jerlach	10	Portland High School	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Pepper the Pug	Barbara	Loring
Hayley	Kennagh	12	Oxford Hills Tech School	Silver Key \|	Design	What makes a horse, a horse.	Virginia	Valdes
Isabel	Kesselhaut	11	Cape Elizabeth High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Guanaco	Rosamond	Gross
Isabel	Kesselhaut	11	Cape Elizabeth High School	Gold Key \|	Photography	Take Off	Rosamond	Gross
Isabel	Kesselhaut	11	Cape Elizabeth High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Ice Tree	Rosamond	Gross
Isabel	Kesselhaut	11	Cape Elizabeth High School	Gold Key \|	Photography	Beautifully Bleak	Rosamond	Gross
Gabriel	Kirmani	8	–	Honorable Mention \|	Design	B1uest Logo	Allegra	Kirmani
Emma	Knowles	11	Kents Hill School	Honorable Mention \|	Ceramics & Glass	Acorn Vessel	Dylan	Gifford
Saffron	Labos	11	Freeport High School	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	Queen of the Night	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Saffron	Labos	11	Freeport High School	Silver Key \|	Digital Art	I Told You I’m Fine	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Sophia	Lambert	11	Falmouth High School	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	When the Body Sleeps, a Storm Rolls In	Nancy	Goldstone
Mischa	Landgarten	10	Berwick Academy	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Broken Portrait	Raegan	Russell
Mischa	Landgarten	10	Berwick Academy	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	eye portrait 2	Raegan	Russell
Winnie	LaRochelle	10	Rangeley Lakes Regional School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Covered Up	SONJA	JOHNSON
A.	Larrabee	12	Kennebunk High School	Silver Key \|	Digital Art	2020 Earth Day	Brendan	Roddy
Abby	Lemieux	12	Kennebunk High School	Honorable Mention \|	Digital Art	Falling With Style	Brendan	Roddy
Celia	Linderoth	8	Cape Elizabeth Middle School	Honorable Mention \|	Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation	Fast Fashion	Marguerite	Lawler-Rohner
Isabelle	Liu	11	Scarborough High School	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	A Dreary Reflection	Erin	Landry-Fowler
Jenny	Ma	12	Berwick Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	A Cruel Crazy Beautiful World	Raegan	Russell
Jenny	Ma	12	Berwick Academy	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Me: Praying and Blaming —— A Reflection of Coronavirus Pandemic	Raegan	Russell
Jenny	Ma	12	Berwick Academy	Gold Key \|	Art Portfolio	Me	Raegan	Russell
Natalie	Malone-Berry	12	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Silver Key \|	Printmaking	Conscientia Autem Ludibriis	Matthew	Barnes
Natalie	Malone-Berry	12	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Honorable Mention \|	Printmaking	Street Harmony	Matthew	Barnes
Natalie	Malone-Berry	12	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Representing Personal Spirituality: Tarot	Matthew	Barnes
Daniel	Mereness	12	Kennebunk High School	Honorable Mention \|	Comic Art	Quarantine	Katie	Mooney
Isabella	Mezzapelle	11	Freeport High School	Gold Key \|	Design	You Won’t Need It, Someone Else Will	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Isabella	Mezzapelle	11	Freeport High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	The Pain and The Power	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Isabella	Mezzapelle	11	Freeport High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Falling	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Alexis	Milem	11	Thornton Academy	Gold Key \|	Photography	I Can’t Breathe	Jodi	Thomas
Kaleigh	Miller	12	Thornton Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Food FlatLay	Jodi	Thomas
Kailyn	Minoty	12	Gardiner Area High School	Honorable Mention \|	Digital Art	A distant embrace	Debra	Butterfield
Teagan	Moon	12	Portland High School	Gold Key \|	Comic Art	Floating Head	Barbara	Loring
Austria	Morehouse	12	Mount Desert Island High School	Silver Key \|	Photography	Finding Myself	Charlie	Johnson
Austria	Morehouse	12	Mount Desert Island High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Atlas	Charlie	Johnson
Austria	Morehouse	12	Mount Desert Island High School	Silver Key \|	Photography	The Sea is On Fire	Charlie	Johnson
Austria	Morehouse	12	Mount Desert Island High School	Silver Key \|	Photography	Gravity	Charlie	Johnson
Sydney	Morrison	12	Freeport High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Look Ma’ No Hands	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Sydney	Morrison	12	Freeport High School	Silver Key \|	Sculpture	Stradivarius	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Gracie	Morse	12	Freeport High School	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	Stress Relief	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Saren	Moseley	12	Rangeley Lakes Regional School	Honorable Mention \|	Art Portfolio	Cast of Characters	SONJA	JOHNSON
Sara	Murray	11	Lewiston High School	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	Lean on Me	Kyna	Pitula
Scout	Nasse	10	Thornton Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	Self Portrait	jennifer	merry
Culiandra	Nero	12	Oxford Hills Tech School	Silver Key \|	Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation	Who’s Afraid of Winnie the Pooh?	Virginia	Valdes
Culiandra	Nero	12	Oxford Hills Tech School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Exiled Rebel	Virginia	Valdes
Culiandra	Nero	12	Oxford Hills Tech School	Honorable Mention \|	Design	An Exploration of Maine in Type	Virginia	Valdes
Culiandra	Nero	12	Oxford Hills Tech School	Silver Key \|	Digital Art	Who’s Afraid of Winnie the Pooh?	Virginia	Valdes
Culiandra	Nero	12	Oxford Hills Tech School	Silver Key \|	Art Portfolio	Memories of March	Virginia	Valdes
Culiandra	Nero	12	Oxford Hills Tech School	Silver Key \|	Art Portfolio	The Magic of the Wandering Witch	Virginia	Valdes
Rosemary	Norton	11	Wells High School	Honorable Mention \|	Comic Art	3 Space Cadets	Emily	Knight
Maysa	O’Connor	12	–	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	Hubris	Mary	Pennington
Naomi	Obenhaus	12	Maine Virtual Academy	Silver Key \|	Art Portfolio	Fall and Rise	Alicia	Uth
Ryan	Ocampo	11	Scarborough High School	Gold Key \|	Ceramics & Glass	Creepy Carl the Camel	Erin	Landry-Fowler
Ryan	Ocampo	11	Scarborough High School	Gold Key \|	Painting	Locked Down, Looking Out	Erin	Landry-Fowler
Ryan	Ocampo	11	Scarborough High School	Silver Key \|	Ceramics & Glass	Patrice Lumumba	Erin	Landry-Fowler
Josi	Palmer	12	Kents Hill School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Focus	RJ	Jenkins
Hannah	Parsons	12	Kents Hill School	Silver Key \|	Painting	roles switched	RJ	Jenkins
Lucas G.	Perez	8	Lyman Moore Middle School	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	Andalucia	Rachel	Branham
Lucas G.	Perez	8	Lyman Moore Middle School	Honorable Mention \|	Comic Art	The Pandemic	Rachel	Branham
Lucas G.	Perez	8	Lyman Moore Middle School	Gold Key \|	Painting	The Stranger	Rachel	Branham
Whitney	Perkins	10	Lewiston High School	Gold Key \|	Photography	Curious	Sarah	Stocker
Xochitl	Pope	8	Bonny Eagle Middle School	Silver Key \|	Photography	girl on fire	Katherine	Thompson
Bristol	Quimby	11	Rangeley Lakes Regional School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Imaginary Friends	SONJA	JOHNSON
Kailynn	Reynolds	11	Oxford Hills Tech School	Silver Key \|	Design	2020 vote poster	Virginia	Valdes
Mae	Richardson	11	Kennebunk High School	Honorable Mention \|	Ceramics & Glass	Icarus fell	Marnie	Rollerson
Mae	Richardson	11	Kennebunk High School	Honorable Mention \|	Ceramics & Glass	Midnight Meadow	Marnie	Rollerson
Elaina	Rioux	11	Kennebunk High School	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Curvy Citrus	Brendan	Roddy
Kai	Rosenberg	12	Wells High School	Honorable Mention \|	Ceramics & Glass	Hungry Sofa	Emily	Knight
Mallory	Roy	11	Falmouth High School	Honorable Mention \|	Fashion	Save the Sea	Susan	Morse
Kaitlyn	Sawicki	12	Freeport High School	Gold Key \|	Painting	Don and Gunner	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Arzou	Sayed	11	Gorham High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Horse Rider	Sarah	Dolley
Kellie	Scott	12	Kents Hill School	Honorable Mention \|	Sculpture	Anxiety Mask	Dylan	Gifford
Ella	Shaffer	11	Rangeley Lakes Regional School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Lily	SONJA	JOHNSON
Anna	Sharp	10	Falmouth High School	Gold Key, American Visions Nominee \|	Drawing & Illustration	Target	Nancy	Goldstone
Hannah	Slone	11	Kennebunk High School	Silver Key \|	Photography	Makers of Fashion	Katie	Mooney
Hannah	Slone	11	Kennebunk High School	Silver Key \|	Fashion	Slow Fashion	Brendan	Roddy
Hannah	Slone	11	Kennebunk High School	Honorable Mention \|	Fashion	Recycled Fashion	Brendan	Roddy
Anita	Smith	10	Scarborough High School	Gold Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Tita	Erin	Landry-Fowler
Anita	Smith	10	Scarborough High School	Honorable Mention \|	Digital Art	Memory	Erin	Landry-Fowler
Anita	Smith	10	Scarborough High School	Gold Key \|	Digital Art	Mistakes	Erin	Landry-Fowler
Jacob	Smith	12	Winthrop High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Climbing the Fire Tower	Tiffany	Shaw
Jacob	Smith	12	Winthrop High School	Honorable Mention \|	Digital Art	Exist Loudly	Tiffany	Shaw
Paige	Spears	12	Winslow High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Dreamscape	Suzanne	Goulet
Paige	Spears	12	Winslow High School	Honorable Mention \|	Art Portfolio	Vivid Imagination	Suzanne	Goulet
Charles	Spencer	10	Portland High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	The Mountains	Barbara	Loring
Ellena	Stepp	9	Thornton Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Trapped	Jodi	Thomas
Ellena	Stepp	9	Thornton Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Into the Mirror	Jodi	Thomas
Ellena	Stepp	9	Thornton Academy	Silver Key \|	Photography	Books and Bubbles	Jodi	Thomas
Amelia	Stokes	10	Rangeley Lakes Regional School	Honorable Mention \|	Mixed Media	breath of fresh air	Sonja	Jhonson
Caroline	Straw	8	Cape Elizabeth Middle School	Silver Key \|	Jewelry	Necklace	Marguerite	Lawler-Rohner
Caroline	Straw	8	Cape Elizabeth Middle School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	First Day Of Spring	Marguerite	Lawler-Rohner
Sally	Stronge	10	North Yarmouth Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	Brothers	Colby	Myer
Sally	Stronge	10	North Yarmouth Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Mixed Media	Catching a Miracle	Colby	Myer
Viktoria	Sugars	12	Oxford Hills Tech School	Honorable Mention \|	Design	Hairstyles for a Black Christmas	Virginia	Valdes
Viktoria	Sugars	12	Oxford Hills Tech School	Honorable Mention \|	Comic Art	Safe or Sink	Virginia	Valdes
Viktoria	Sugars	12	Oxford Hills Tech School	Honorable Mention \|	Art Portfolio	Black Girls Represent	Virginia	Valdes
Viktoria	Sugars	12	Oxford Hills Tech School	Honorable Mention \|	Design	Zoom Alternate Universe	Virginia	Valdes
Viktoria	Sugars	12	Oxford Hills Tech School	Honorable Mention \|	Digital Art	Afralien	Virginia	Valdes
Audrey	Swasey	12	Oxford Hills Tech School	Honorable Mention \|	Design	Wizard of Oz	Virginia	Valdes
Hailey	Talbert	10	Falmouth High School	Honorable Mention \|	Sculpture	Cardboard Clogs	Nancy	Goldstone
Hailey	Talbert	10	Falmouth High School	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	August Fishing in Maine	Nancy	Goldstone
Megan	Thibeault	12	Thornton Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Still Life	Jodi	Thomas
Megan	Thibeault	12	Thornton Academy	Gold Key \|	Art Portfolio	My Artistic Journey	Jodi	Thomas
Nina	Thompson	11	Baxter Academy Tech & Science	Honorable Mention \|	Painting	The Congregation of Four Witches	Matthew	Barnes
Maggie	Thyer	11	Bangor High School	Honorable Mention \|	Mixed Media	Where Have you Been?	Susan	Bryand
Alden	Timm	12	Oxford Hills Tech School	Gold Key \|	Photography	Changing Of Roles	Virginia	Valdes
Alden	Timm	12	Oxford Hills Tech School	Silver Key \|	Photography	Look Up	Virginia	Valdes
Quinn	Tremblay	12	Wells High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Backstage at Burlesque	Emily	Knight
Caroline	Van Hemel	11	Kennebunk High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Forgotten Attic Window	Katie	Mooney
Grace	Ward	12	Wells High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Graphite Woman	Emily	Knight
Caleb	Weinstein	11	Berwick Academy	Gold Key \|	Ceramics & Glass	Copper Ruby Cylinder with Iris Vanilla Weaving	Raegan	Russell
Caleb	Weinstein	11	Berwick Academy	Gold Key \|	Ceramics & Glass	Black Wavy Bowl with Enamel White Weaving and Lipstick Red Lip Wrap	Raegan	Russell
Jiazheng	Wen	12	Kents Hill School	Honorable Mention \|	Sculpture	Breaking the Wall	Dylan	Gifford
Lily	West	9	Freeport High School	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	A Walk with Wallace	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Jillian	Wight	10	Freeport High School	Silver Key \|	Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation	How To Be a Classy Lady	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Jillian	Wight	10	Freeport High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Trippy Chickens	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Jillian	Wight	10	Freeport High School	Silver Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Dreamland	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic
Autumn-Skye	Williams	12	Rangeley Lakes Regional School	Silver Key \|	Mixed Media	Ignorance 2020	SONJA	JOHNSON
Francine	Wilson-Charuk	12	Bangor High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Harry and Maayan	Eric	Hutchins
Francine	Wilson-Charuk	12	Bangor High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Mom	Eric	Hutchins
Ben	Wuoristo	12	Bangor High School	Honorable Mention \|	Digital Art	Novelty Negatives	Susan	Bryand
Ben	Wuoristo	12	Bangor High School	Gold Key \|	Photography	Surroundings	Susan	Bryand
Coco	Xu	10	Falmouth High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Puzzled	Susan	Morse
Coco	Xu	10	Falmouth High School	Silver Key \|	Photography	Masked Reflection	Susan	Morse
Coco	Xu	10	Falmouth High School	Honorable Mention \|	Photography	Haze	Susan	Morse
Ruoxuan	Zhang	12	Lee Academy	Gold Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	City Still Life	Monica	Liaw
Ruoxuan	Zhang	12	Lee Academy	Gold Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Turmoil	Monica	Liaw
Ruoxuan	Zhang	12	Lee Academy	Gold Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	Freedom	Adrien	Lanfranchi
Ruoxuan	Zhang	12	Lee Academy	Silver Key \|	Painting	Memories through an Old Town	Monica	Liaw
Ruoxuan	Zhang	12	Lee Academy	Silver Key \|	Painting	Self Portrait with Heat Gun	Adrien	Lanfranchi
Ruoxuan	Zhang	12	Lee Academy	Gold Key \|	Drawing & Illustration	War Landscape	Adrien	Lanfranchi
Ruoxuan	Zhang	12	Lee Academy	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Ink Figure Drawing	Monica	Liaw
Ruoxuan	Zhang	12	Lee Academy	Gold Key \|	Sculpture	Reality Check	Adrien	Lanfranchi
Ruoxuan	Zhang	12	Lee Academy	Gold Key \|	Painting	Oil leak	Adrien	Lanfranchi
Julian	Zhu	10	Fryeburg Academy	Gold Key \|	Photography	Graduation 2020-Under COVID-19	Jennifer	Bartlett
Celia	Zimba	12	Freeport High School	Honorable Mention \|	Drawing & Illustration	Her Own Little World	Kimberly	MedskerMehalic

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American Rescue Plan

April 12, 2021

The Art of Ed webinar

Interested in applying for the American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding available? If so, The Art of Ed University is providing a free webinar facilitated by Anneliese Pixton, MEd. She will review ARP and its benefits specific to art education.

Wednesday, April 14, 11:00

With the American Rescue Plan (ARP) comes unprecedented federal funding for education that will help reopen schools and address the learning loss and social-emotional needs of students impacted by COVID-19.

REGISTER and receive the link to the webinar recording. If you’re not sure about this opportunity CLICK HERE for the article called What Art Teachers Need to Know About the American Rescue Plan.

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More In Common

April 11, 2021

Powerful message

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22 Musicals in 12 Minutes

April 10, 2021

Lin Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt, James Corden

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The Chocolate Church Arts Center is mid coast Maine’s regional performing and visual arts center. For more than 40 years the Chocolate Church Arts Center has been offering a rich program of live music, gallery exhibitions, theatre for young artists, lectures and workshops.

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