Mia Bogyo

Mia Bogyo is the Director of Education at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland, Maine. Her background is in K12 art education where she taught in public and private schools, simultaneously working as a community artist for an arts integration program. Bogyo has always been drawn to making and looking at visual art and more recently has realized her drive for community connection.

Bogyo received a BFA in Ceramics from the University of Southern Maine and has a K12 teaching certification.

What are you most passionate about in the field of art education?

I am most passionate about creating community and connecting educators with organizations and artists, to create a larger arts community.

Can you talk about the course you're teaching and what's unique or special about about it?

I am teaching Contemporary Art Survey. What's unique about this course is that it's meant to be one of the core curricula for the program, so it will be ever-evolving because contemporary art is ever-evolving. I think what is exciting and motivating about the course is that it'll be changing based on what's happening and being reflected in the current time and current culture, not only in Maine but globally as well.

How do you think this program will set graduates up for success?

I see it as having the ability to reach a variety of people with many different backgrounds. Having these folks come together is going to diversify the perspectives and experiences and create a cohort of individuals who can go forward and apply and integrate what they've learned in the program to their professions.

Why is being in arts education so vitally important?

Arts education is really important because it helps with problem-solving and creative practice. Imagination and creativity are vital to the world, so having art educators, creative people, and people who can imagine something different and something outside of what's happening in the current is what moves things forward.