Art Educator of the Year Award
Fourth Annual Art Educator of the Year & Seventh Annual Music Educator of the Year Awards
Congratulations to 2023 Art Educator of the Year Tam Grandjean!
Congratulations to Tam Grandjean, Art Teacher at Hoover High School in North Canton City Schools, who is the 2023 Art Educator of the Year! Congratulations also to Melanie Mesmer, Music Teacher at Northwood Elementary in North Canton City Schools, who has been named the 2023 Music Educator of the Year. We are honored to partner with the Canton Museum of Art and Canton Symphony Orchestra to present the Art and Music Educator of the Year Awards and to recognize this year's finalists and all Arts Educators for their dedication and service to their communities.
Be sure to visit the Art Educator of the Year Award Finalists' Exhibition on view during regular Museum hours at MassMu and the Canton Museum of Art from March 21 through April 8, 2023!
2023 Arts Educator of the Year Award Finalists
The Massillon Museum and Canton Museum of Art are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 Art and Music Educator of the Year Awards! We are honored to recognize these talented professionals. The winner of each award will be announced during intermission at the Canton Symphony Orchestra's March 5th concert, Magico.
2023 Art Educator of the Year Award Finalists
Matthew J. Ferrell, Massillon City Schools
Tam Grandjean, North Canton City Schools
Rayvin Lindsey, Canton City Schools
Renee Marinchek, Alliance City Schools
Rita Walbeck, Plain Local Schools
2023 Music Educator of the Year Award Finalists
George Dean, Canton City Schools
Melanie Mesmer, North Canton City Schools
Michele Monigold, Jackson Local Schools
Erin Sullivan, Massillon City Schools
David Thompson, Plain Local Schools
These awards recognize public, private, and parochial Art and Music Educators in the region served by the Stark County Educational Service Center who have positively impacted their students and communities, and who have shown great dedication to the field of Art and Music Education. We present the awards in partnership with the Canton Museum of Art and Canton Symphony Orchestra. The winner of each award will receive a $500 check.
Tickets to the March 5th concert are available now! Call the CSO Box Office at 330-452-2094 or visit https://cantonsymphony.org/magico/. All arts educators are able to receive 50% off their tickets by calling the CSO Box Office.
Nomination Form Links:
Nomination forms for the 2024 Arts Educator of the Year Awards will be available in the fall.
If you would like to access the nomination form(s) in a different format, please email Accessibility@MassillonMuseum.org.
Previous Art Educator of the Year Award Winners:
2022: Stephen Tornero, Art Teacher at Oakwood Middle School in Plain Local Schools
2021: Ashley Kessler, Art Teacher at Oakwood Middle School in Plain Local Schools
2020: Christopher Triner, Visual Art Teacher and District Art Department Chairman at Hoover High School, North Canton City Schools
Questions? Contact:
Kelsey Haines
Education & Outreach Assistant
330.833.4061 x131
Email her
Massillon Museum
121 Lincoln Way East
Massillon, Ohio 44646
