Who We Are:
The CAPE AND ISLANDS ART EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION (CCIAEA) was founded in 2003 as a collaborative effort between prospective, current and retired art educators and their supporters. Led by a volunteer Board of Directors representing the diversity of our community, the association represents a cross-section of the visual art education community on the Cape and Islands.
What We Do:
Regular meetings range in content from hands-on activities, guest artists and lectures, demonstrations of best practice to arts advocacy. In cooperation with the Cape Cod Museum of Art the CCIAEA offers its Members the opportunity to exhibit their student's art work in the annual Through Young Eyes exhibition. Additionally, we provide partial scholarships to graduating high school seniors pursuing art education at an institution of higher learning.
Where We Meet:
Meetings are held at area schools and other cultural institutions.
When We Meet:
Meetings are scheduled from September to June. The Board of Directors meets prior to member's meetings.
Why We Do This:
We are devoted to the nurturing and support of the goals and aspirations of art educators in the Cape and Islands region. We believe that sharing work and life experience actively encourages the social, academic and creative growth that enhances our classroom performance and enriches the content we provide our students. We are devoted to finding avenues of ongoing educational opportunities for ourselves and our community. We also believe that as a collective group we can speak with a clear and weighty voice to those issues directly impacting the access to and quality of art education across the region.
The CAPE AND ISLANDS ART EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION (CCIAEA) was founded in 2003 as a collaborative effort between prospective, current and retired art educators and their supporters. Led by a volunteer Board of Directors representing the diversity of our community, the association represents a cross-section of the visual art education community on the Cape and Islands.
What We Do:
Regular meetings range in content from hands-on activities, guest artists and lectures, demonstrations of best practice to arts advocacy. In cooperation with the Cape Cod Museum of Art the CCIAEA offers its Members the opportunity to exhibit their student's art work in the annual Through Young Eyes exhibition. Additionally, we provide partial scholarships to graduating high school seniors pursuing art education at an institution of higher learning.
Where We Meet:
Meetings are held at area schools and other cultural institutions.
When We Meet:
Meetings are scheduled from September to June. The Board of Directors meets prior to member's meetings.
Why We Do This:
We are devoted to the nurturing and support of the goals and aspirations of art educators in the Cape and Islands region. We believe that sharing work and life experience actively encourages the social, academic and creative growth that enhances our classroom performance and enriches the content we provide our students. We are devoted to finding avenues of ongoing educational opportunities for ourselves and our community. We also believe that as a collective group we can speak with a clear and weighty voice to those issues directly impacting the access to and quality of art education across the region.
CCIAEA Board of Directors 2024/25
Officers:
Susan Bivona, President
Jack Turnbull, Vice-President
Andrea Melvin, Treasurer
Jan Rapp, Assistant Treasurer
Anina Sinclair, Secretary
Directors:
Linda Childs
Michael Giaquinto
Sharon Hughes
Benton Jones
Katie O’Connor
Angela Persechino
Alex Roberts
Debra Troyanos
Officers:
Susan Bivona, President
Jack Turnbull, Vice-President
Andrea Melvin, Treasurer
Jan Rapp, Assistant Treasurer
Anina Sinclair, Secretary
Directors:
Linda Childs
Michael Giaquinto
Sharon Hughes
Benton Jones
Katie O’Connor
Angela Persechino
Alex Roberts
Debra Troyanos