photo: Americans for the Arts, Washington, D.C. 2016. Personal Archive.
I haven’t always thought of myself as an artist or an arts advocate. I currently serve as the executive director for Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center. I am proud to lead the work...
Continue ReadingIn light of COVID-19 and our commitment to support arts educators and families, the MAEIA social media pages will be ramping up our posts sharing tools and resources to keep kids creating. Find us on
Continue ReadingAt this time of year in particular, we pause for the practice of gratitude. We assess our lives through the question, “What am I grateful for?” My answer often includes creativity, the ability to see...
Continue ReadingIn this blog post we are thrilled to introduce the ponderings of Jim Dalling as found in his Remarkable Fools Letter series. Recently Jim was talking with his 14-year-old daughter about how people...
Continue ReadingI am sweating. I have been dancing for the last four hours. It is nearing the end of the day and the summer evening is just beginning. There is a large garage door at the...
Continue ReadingNew Year Resolutions . . . we’ve all heard of them, and chances are most of us have made them at some point in our lives. Resolutions are all about self-improvement and they contain the hope that...
Continue ReadingIn my current work as an administrator and instructor for arts programming for people with disabilities, I am constantly researching similar programs across the continent, trying to determine what best practices exist in my field. (...
Continue ReadingYouth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts administered by the Council for Art Education (CFAE). The program provides a medium for recognizing skills developed through visual art experiences, including: problem solving, creativity,...
Continue ReadingIf you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. ~African Proverb While it has been in conversation and practice for over...
Continue ReadingEditor’s Note MAEIA is pleased to partner with Tara Kintz for a three-part blog series exploring the intersections of formative assessment and the fine arts. Highlighted in the writing are links...
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