OAEA East Region

06/04/2026

Deadline is June 30th to apply for The Randy Robart Inspiration Award.

Submit your application today!

https://forms.gle/Cdsd2m5Uwx4VMPsd6

06/04/2026

Processing seeks image submissions that makes thinking visible. Submissions may include finished works, sketches, revisions, reflections, or other process materials. 2D and 3D Media are welcome, including interdisciplinary, collaborative, and curriculum-based projects.

Submit 1 image of an artwork, in process artwork, or image that shows your creative process for a virtual exhibition at the 2026 OAEA Conference in Cincinnati! Artworks can be from any year.

Artworks should be aligned with the show prospectus. Processing seeks image submissions that makes thinking visible. Submissions may include finished works, sketches, revisions, reflections, or other process materials. 2D and 3D Media are welcome, including interdisciplinary, collaborative, and curriculum-based projects.
Above all, submit work that reflects art as action; showing reflection, exploration, and transformation.

Check our OAEA email for more details and link to submit works

06/04/2026

Chalk artists needed for North Canton July 4 - Deadline to submit is June 12:
https://www.facebook.com/share/19L6Ph3MK3/

🎨🇺🇸 CALL FOR CHALK ARTISTS 🇺🇸🎨

As part of North Canton’s America250 Celebration on July 4, we’re seeking talented chalk artists (ages 12+) to create patriotic works of art that will help transform our downtown into a colorful tribute to America’s 250th birthday.

This is a paid opportunity:
⭐ Ages 18+ — $75 stipend
⭐ Ages 12–17 — $25 stipend

Artists will create original chalk artwork inspired by America, patriotism, history, community, and the spirit of the America250 celebration.

Interested in participating? Apply today:
https://forms.microsoft.com/r/tJePreBrrH

Deadline to apply is June 12 at 3pm.



https://forms.microsoft.com/r/tJePreBrrH

05/19/2026

Don’t miss the deadline for Summer Symposium!! Be sure to get everything in by May 31st!!

You will not want to miss these few days in June creating alongside other fabulous artist/art teachers - we all need that time to create and hang out!!

To learn more, follow the link below. We promise you will have a blast and love what they have planned 🎨🖌️

05/19/2026

REMINDER: Sign up by May 31st for the OAEA Summer Symposium to be held at Kent State University June 23-24th! Earn 1 grad credit or PDUs + dorm and hotel options available!
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OAEA Summer Symposium - Ohio Art Education Association. Nourish your artistic soul! Summer hands-on professional development workshops.

05/15/2026

I know it is a hike, but if anybody is interested!!

05/07/2026

May is Asian American Pacific Islander History Month! As a part of this month's "Artist's Voices" series, we will be recognizing AAPI artists impacting the artworld!

AAPI Creators: Nam June Paik

The perfect follow up to celebrating 100 years of Route 66!

Nam June Paik (1932–2006) is widely regarded as the founder of video art and one of the most influential figures in 20th-century contemporary art. Born in Seoul, Korea, Paik studied music and aesthetics in Japan and Germany before moving to the United States, where he became a central figure in the avant-garde Fluxus movement.

Paik’s work revolutionized how artists use technology. At a time when television was primarily a one-way broadcast medium, he transformed it into a tool for artistic expression, experimentation, and critique. His early works involved manipulating TV sets, distorting images with magnets, altering circuits, and reimagining screens as sculptural objects.

Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii (1995), uses hundreds of televisions and neon lights to map the United States, anticipating today’s interconnected digital culture. Paik also coined the term “electronic superhighway” decades before the internet became widespread, demonstrating his forward-thinking vision. His work blends humor, philosophy, globalism, and media critique, often exploring the relationship between humans and rapidly evolving technology.

05/07/2026

Registration is open for Summer Symposium at Kent State University this June!

05/03/2026

Each OAEA Secondary Member may submit 4 artworks.
All submissions must be entered digitally via this online form.
The exhibition is open to any Ohio High School student Grade 9-11 whose art teacher is a member of the OAEA. Each member may submit a digital image of up to four works of art.

Once the work is selected, the art teacher will be notified by email. At that time, selected art work will need to be:

photographed (if three-dimensional)

matted (please use sturdy matte board)

submitted to their OAEA Regional Director by September 11 so that it may be delivered at the September OAEA board meeting.
NO GLASS FRAMES, PLEASE

Various awards and prizes will be given to selected students with art in the exhibition.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 30, 2026

Awards Ceremony September 26, 2026

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1f_x8_6MNK8Z93nMlPWJA9d0B8IQ1uc8fuKW2ImuQHvynEg/viewform