GAEA Art Blast
March 2024
Happy Youth Art Month!
March is Youth Art Month! What exciting things do you have planned for your students? YAM is great way to promote your program and advocate for the Arts. If this is your first time celebrating, here are some ideas as you look to engage your students and fellow stakeholders.
- Display student artwork in a "Youth Art Month" gallery
- Participate in Capitol Art Exhibit
- Present various facts and YAM tidbits using your school announcements or TV program
- Invite special guests into your school
- Post student art on social media
- Participate in local competitions and shows
- Create a "March ART Madness" bracket as students vote on head-to-head artists match ups until there is an ultimate champion. (see below)
- Participate in the GAEA photo challenge, post pictures and tag using #YAM24GA (see below)
- Participate in the GAEA YAM Flag contest
This is your time to shine and showcase the great things your students are doing and how important arts education is. Have fun celebrating!
Yours truly,
Jamie Scott
GAEA President
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Youth Art Month
2024 YAM Flag winner announced!
The winner of the YAM flag Competition is Neeva Patel from DeSana Middle School - Art teacher, Angela Petit. Neeva's flag will be displayed at the 2024 NAEA Convention in Minneapolis, MN. Congratulations!
Capitol Art Exhibition
The Capitol Art Exhibition (CAE) is an annual student art exhibition in honor of National Youth Art Month. In Georgia CAE has been a Georgia Art Education Association (GAEA) tradition for over fifty years. It began under the gold dome but is now too large for that space. Currently held in the Twin Towers building adjacent to the Capitol, CAE is the largest state-wide PreK through College-age student art exhibition in Georgia.
Capitol Art Exhibit 2024
Exhibit Setup: March 9, 2024, 9:00am-11:00
Exhibit Reception: March 13, 4:00pm-5:30
Exhibit Dismantling: March 16, 9:00am-11:00
For additional Information Contact:
Dana Munson, CAE Chair
Heather Meyer, CAE Co-Chair
gaea.capitolartexhibit@gmail.com
Thank you Dana Munson and Heather Meyer for making this
event memorable for our students!
25th Annual GAEA/HMA 2024 Georgia High School Art Exhibit
Co-Sponsored by the High Museum of Art and Georgia Art Education Association
Dates of Exhibition: May 29th - June 30th, 2024
Date of Reception: June 23rd 1-3pm
Where: The Greene Family Education Center at the High Museum of Art - 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta 30309
Deadline: Electronic entry and artwork delivery - April 26th
Questions? Call or email: Linn Zamora 404-200-0876 / Linn.Zamora@gcpsk12.org
GAEA Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Exhibit
Atlanta, GA
Celebrate your students’ accomplishments by exhibiting their work at an exhibit that gets 4 million visitors each year! GAEA has 2 galleries at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport which can display up to 220 works. Located on Concourse T and on the International Terminal (Concourse E) these exhibit spaces, which are reserved for GAEA members, change 2 times per year providing exhibit opportunities for more than 800 students. While art from k-12 is featured most of the year, college students may also apply.
If you seek to participate in future exhibitions or have questions regarding a current exhibt, please reach out to:
Katie Medley, kmedley24@rockdale.k12.ga.us
Dr. Kirby Meng, kmeng@rockdale.k12.ga.us
2024 Fall Conference
2025 Awards
It is that time of year to consider nominating worthy arts educators for a GAEA AWARD. In preparation for nominations, please review the categories and begin reflecting on names to consider. This is great time to celebrate all the hard work and often behind the scenes effort that goes into being an amazing art advocates!
Nominations will open on March 25th and the deadline will be April 30th.
Awards will be presented at our 2024 Fall Conference.
Consider the following categories, you can submit multiple candidates and multiple awards.
- Georgia Art Educator of the Year Award
- Elementary Level Art Educator of the Year Award
- Middle Level Art Educator of the Year Award
- Secondary Level Art Educator of the Year Award
- Supervision/Administration Level Art Educator of the Year Award
- Distinguished Service Inside the Profession Award
- Distinguished Service Outside the Profession Award
- Retired Art Educator of the Year Award
- Croy West Award (Special Needs in Art Education)
- National Art Honor Society Award
- Museum Education Level Art Educator of the Year Award
*Please note, there is a 10-year window to win a previously won award. In the event you have nominated a candidate who meets that criteria, the awards chair will reach out directly.
DUE April 30th
Questions: please reach out to:
GAEA awards chair and Past-President, Stan Dodson stan.dodson.gaea@gmail.com
NAEA Elections
Congratulations to:
🎉 Kirby Meng - NAEA Southeastern Vice - President - Elect
🎉 Christina Hanawalt - Southeastern Higher Education Art Educator of the Year
🎉 Kate McLeod - National Museum Art Educator of the Year
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!!
NAEA 2024 Minneapolis
Join the NAEA community April 4 - 6, 2024 in Minneapolis and virtually for the 2024 NAEA National Convention. This professional learning event offers hundreds of sessions, workshops, and opportunities designed to inform, inquire, inspire, and create connections.
Can’t make it to Minneapolis? Access 100+ session recordings and pre-recorded content while earning professional learning credit—no matter where you are. On Demand* content will become available at the conclusion of NAEA24 through August 31, 2024. (On Demand Attendees will not have access to virtual content during the Convention dates of April 4-6, 2024. All On Demand sessions will be available April 10, 2024.)
Join us!
Have you ever been interested in helping with GAEA? If so, please send an email. We need you!
Forward all questions and requests to, jascott@1969@gmail.com
Contact Us
GAEA President: Jamie Scott
jascott1969@gmail.com , gaeapresidents@gmail.com
GAEA Past-President: Stan Dodson
GAEA President-Elect: Marea Haslett
COLLAGE: LISA.CASEY@cobbk12.org
SOCIAL MEDIA: Amanda Durant
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Facebook: @GeorgiaArtEducationAssociation
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Please address any website inquiries to: GAEA WEBMASTER at Linn.Zamora@gcpsk12.org
GAEA Treasurer and GAEA mailing address
C/O Lynn Fagan
18 Margie Court
Hoschton, GA 30548