Celebration Summit Gala - 2025
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Join us at the 2025 Celebration Summit Gala!
Reservations for the 2025 event are now closed.
Contact director@moaae.org
to remain informed about future events.
Celebration Summit Event Details
5:00 to 6:00pm - Cocktail Hour featuring complimentary beverages, cash bar, silent auction with entertainment by the Ken Kehner Jazz Trio
6:00 to 6:15 Welcome Presentation and Recognition
6:15-7:30pm Dinner Buffet and "State of the Alliance" Presentation dinner menu includes Mediterranean Chicken, Pasta Primavera (vegan), Roasted Pork Loin with Dijonnaise Sauce, Plaza House Salad, Antipasto Display, and a Chef's Selection of other dishes and sides. Coffee and assorted desserts
7:30-8:00pm - "Celebrating Arts Education in Missouri 2025"
8:00-8:30pm - Silent Auction concludes
8:30-9:30pm - SMArts Social join student delegates to the Show-Me Arts Summit as they practice their "elevator speech" with gala guests for feedback and encouragement.
works of art
vacation packages to Branson
a complete Pickleball package (including net, paddles, and balls)
a gift bag from the St. Louis Art Museum,
baskets from businesses and attractions across the state, and other fun items.
The Missouri Alliance for Arts Education would be pleased to accept any additional donations for our Silent Auction, contributions or sponsorship for these events before April 1, 2025. Learn more
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2025 Show-Me Arts Student Registration ($35)
Pay it forward!
We welcome your additional contributions and gifts
to aid those with limited financial means.
In addition to your presence to join in the celebration, we welcome everything from donations of works of art, or goods and services for our silent auction to financial contributions to cover food, beverage, hotel, services and musician fees, your gifts help us make this event special and help us fulfill our mission to strengthen arts education in Missouri.
Contact John and Carolinn Devos at celebration@moaae.org for more information.
We also welcome your contributions and gifts to aid those with limited financial means.
Become a donor: Financial contributions help us fulfill our mission to support, promote and advocate for Arts Education in Missouri. You can designate that your gift be used to support a specific program, or to support general operational expenses.
Mail a check payable to MAAE to:
Phyllis Pasley, MAAE Executive Director
2208 Clouds Peak Ct.
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
OR pay online using Paypal®
Donations Welcome to the Silent Auction
We are pleased to accept any items or services for placement in our silent auction. Every donation helps us fulfill our mission!
Invite your friends and colleagues to join the Alliance!
Become an ally: Whether you would like to stay informed about opportunities or issues which impact arts education, or if you want to take a more active role, we will welcome you as an individual ally. Corporate and Business Allies are also welcome! Organizational allies may also seek representation within our governance structure. There is no cost to become an ally.
About the Work of the Alliance
We support arts education
Annual sponsorship of presenters for professional learning conferences hosted by Missouri’s statewide arts education organizations.
Annual sponsorship of clinicians/directors for Missouri All-State honor ensembles
Hosting professional learning networks offering free, high quality, content-specific professional learning experiences.
We support professional learning that is both content-specific and that which addresses issues related to inclusion/diversity and also helping teachers learn to integrate the arts across the curriculum,
We promote arts education
Professional learning in arts education and Arts Integration
Student exhibit, contests and scholarship opportunities
Mentors for new teachers
Collaboration with Missouri non-profit arts organizations engaged in arts education
Missouri Fine Arts Academy
Student arts advocacy training
State and local arts advocacy events
We celebrate excellence in arts education, honor arts ed advocates, and celebrate the work of student artists
Arts Centered Education residency opportunities
We advocate for arts education
We are the eyes, ears and voice for statewide policies which impact arts education
We compile reports from the monthly meetings of the State Board of Educaiton
We have a Legislative and policy watch team which monitors pending legislation
We remain vigilant in reinforcing the value of arts education
We raise visibility and awareness
We provide resources for local arts advocacy efforts
We connect and unite Missouri’s arts education community serving as a conduit for communication and coalition for action in focus areas such as legislation, and policy issues, and crisis response