The State of Maine does not have an approved budget for FY18. Consequently, Maine state government is shutdown as of July 1 and the Maine Arts Commission offices will be closed indefinitely. During this time period no new posts will be published on the Maine Arts Education blog. I will be out of the office and unable to respond to calls or emails. Information regarding the shutdown will be posted on maine.gov as it becomes available. I apologize for this inconvenience.