Art Educator

of the Year Award

Sixth Annual Art Educator of the Year & Ninth Annual Music Educator of the Year Awards

Nominations are now being accepted for the sixth annual Art Educator of the Year Award co-sponsored by the Massillon Museum and the Canton Museum of Art, and the ninth annual Music Educator of the Year Award sponsored by the Canton Symphony Orchestra (CSO). The awards will be presented on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the CSO MasterWorks concert at 7:30 p.m. Nominations for this year’s awards are due by December 12, 2024. Winners of the awards will receive a $500 check.

Nominees are licensed Art or Music Educators in a public, private, or parochial school classroom setting in grades K-12 in the region served by the Stark County Educational Service Center. Educators from all fields of Music and Visual Arts are eligible. The honored Educators will be selected from a field of five finalists chosen by a panel of qualified judges from the community. Former recipients of the award are not eligible to win in consecutive years. Finalists will be recognized at a reception prior to the concert on March 22.

Anyone can nominate a Music or Art Educator for the award. Nomination forms are available via the links below. If you would like the forms in a different format, please contact Accessibility@MassillonMuseum.org.

Art Educator of the Year Nomination Form

Music Educator of the Year Nomination Form