MAAE's Kyna Iman to be Honored at 2024 National Association for Gifted Children Conference
"Kyna Iman has been so helpful to so many who seek to improve the quality of life for Missourians. Her work for Missouri Alliance for Arts Education, Missouri Citizens for the Arts and Missouri Humanities helps ensure each new generation of lawmakers can make informed decisions that positively impact all Missourians. Her work to support education for students identified as gifted, and those with a passion for the arts has helped secure full funding for the Missouri Fine Arts Academies and Missouri Scholars Academies for the past two years. We are so proud of Kyna, and could not be happier that she has received this national recognition."
-Phylis Pasley, MAAE Executive Director
Mark your calendar and plan to participate in our initiatives which promote arts education like Fine Arts Education Day (4.9.25), the Show-Me Arts Summit (4.8.25) the Senate Exhibit, and MAAE Awards and contests. With your participation, these initiatives help policy makers understand the power and value of a well-rounded education which includes the arts. Both in-person and remote involvement is possible.
Visit the Fine Arts Education Week page to keep up to date on events!
MAAE UPDATE
Senate Student Arts Exhibit submit student artwork by January 15, 2025
Show-Me Arts Summit: Empowering the Student Voice in Advocacy April 8, 2025
Fine Arts Education Day Showcasing the importance of Arts Education at the state capitol April 9, 2025
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We support arts education
Annual sponsorship of presenters for professional learning conferences hosted by Missouri’s statewide arts education organizations.
Annual sponsorship of clinicians/directors for Missouri All-State honor ensembles
Hosting professional learning networks offering free, high quality, content-specific professional learning experiences.
We support professional learning that is both content-specific and that which addresses issues related to inclusion/diversity and also helping teachers learn to integrate the arts across the curriculum.
We promote arts education
Professional learning in arts education and Arts Integration
Student exhibit, contests and scholarship opportunities
Mentors for new teachers
Collaboration with Missouri non-profit arts organizations engaged in arts education
Missouri Fine Arts Academy
Student arts advocacy training
State and local arts advocacy events
We celebrate excellence in arts education, honor arts ed advocates, and celebrate the work of student artists
Arts Centered Education residency opportunities
We advocate for arts education
We are the eyes, ears and voice for statewide policies which impact arts education
We compile reports from the monthly meetings of the State Board of Education
We have a Legislative and policy watch team which monitors pending legislation
We remain vigilant in reinforcing the value of arts education
We raise visibility and awareness
We provide resources for local arts advocacy efforts
We connect and unite Missouri’s arts education community serving as a conduit for communication and coalition for action in focus areas such as legislation, and policy issues, and crisis response
The Missouri Alliance for Arts Education gratefully acknowledges the generous ongoing support of our principal and associate allies, partners, donors and other organizations.
