REGISTRATION opens November 1, 2025
March 26-28, 2026
HOTEL INFORMATION
Location: Drury Plaza Hotel & Convention Center in Cape Girardeau, MO
Address: 3351 Percy Dr, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Phone: (573) 334-7151
Cassie Stephens has taught art in Nashville, Tennesee for 25 years. She is known for sharing her lessons and resources on her blog and YouTube channel to show what works for her and her students in her art room.
TBA. We are planning for events around Cape Girardeau including at the SEMO River Campus.
Make sure to participate fully in the conference by bringing and buying items from our silent auction or art-a-palooza raffle, selling your work at Bizarre Bazaar, visiting our vendors, displaying student and member artworks in our juried competitions, sign up to complete documents for graduate credit through Lindenwood.
CONFERENCE PRICING
Help a student attend Spring Conference and donate the cost of their registration - $60
If you would like to support visual art educators and their students, please consider being a sponsor. Tax deductible donations here. Other ways to support our Spring Conference and advertise your company, business, or products, see our vendor page.
PRESENTING
Check out all who are presenting on Whova!
PRESENTATION PROPOSALS ARE BEING ACCEPTED
Proposals are due by January 15th. Presentation supplies can be reimbursed up to $35 per presentation. Presenters will be notified late January of their acceptance (if you need confirmation prior to this date please reach out).
For more information please contact :
MAEA President-Elect: Sarah Luttrell at president.elect@maea.net
PLANNING
PLANNING FOR THE EVENT IS ONGOING
SIGN UP HERE TO JOIN THE MONTHLY MEETINGS
For more information please contact:
MAEA President: Rosie Ziegler at president@maea.net
Conference Chair: Anna Horine at spring.conference@maea.net
Spring Conference Tentative Schedule