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The 2026 MAEA Fall Conference will be October 22-24, 2026 at the Mississippi Museum of Art & Mississippi Christian University's Gore Art Center, and the keynote speaker this year is Felandus Thames. Felandus will deliver the keynote address on Friday and lead a Masterclass Workshop on Thursday. The four other Thursday concentrations are tabletop clay fountains with Lauren Lewis, Recycled Runway with Felicia Lee and Vashti Graham, Stone Carving with James Jackson, and Fused Glass Sun catchers at Pearl River Glass Conservatory. If the Thursday workshop of your choice is already sold out, please register for your second choice and email msarted@gmail.com to be placed on the waiting list for your first choice. We will email you if a spot opens up in your preferred workshop.
Our Friday night awards gala will be at The Cedars this year. We will be having a MAEA MET Gala Theme with Art- inspired high fashion. So pick an outfit "Made in the Art Room" and show off your Art Teacher Supply Couture.
MAEA fall conference fees include Friday and Saturday sessions, art supplies needed for the sessions, conference t-shirt or tote bag, coffee and muffins Friday morning, dinner Friday evening at the awards event, and lunch on Saturday catered by MC Catering. The Thursday studio master classes are an additional $75 which includes needed art supplies available for use. Friday and Saturday session choices will be posted October 1st with the form to select your sessions. Once again this year your conference fees must be paid before you can select your sessions. If you are fully paid, you will a receive an email October 1st with the link to pick your session choices.
All sessions are specifically geared to help teachers strengthen their teaching practices and show connections to the Mississippi Visual Arts Standards as well as give teachers opportunities to reflect, problem solve, and share new ideas and experiences. Up to 2.4 CEUs or 24 contact hours are available during this professional development conference.
Click here for full conference schedule and information packet.
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