Find your 2020 YAM County Chair here: https://aenj.org/yam-chairs/

MARCH is YOUTH ART MONTH!

Here are some ways to participate:

• Help us celebrate by nominating a student artist .
• Complete this form to nominate a STUDENT ARTIST SPOTLIGHT .
  
• Let us know how you celebrate YAM HERE.
• Follow the suggested calendar activities and hashtag us on your social media page.
• Go to a YAM county reception see this calendar for details.

2019 – 2020

YOUTH ART MONTH DESIGN CONTEST WINNERS

Theme: Take a Journey Through Art

High School Invitation
Jessica Zhang, Kingsway Regional High School, grade 11
Teacher: Denise Desiderio

Elementary InvitationLilliana Maragliano-Terhune, Memorial Elementary School, grade 4
Teacher: Tenley Escoffery

Flag DesignTalia Metcalf, Delsea Regional High School, grade 10
Teacher: Pamela DeRose

Button DesignMichelle Liu, John P. Stevens High School, grade 11
Teacher: Alison Paolello

Billboard DesignReet Kampani, John P. Stevens High School, grade 9
Teacher: Sherry Yee

Poster Design
Kwadwo Boateng, James Monroe Elementary School, grade 5
Teacher: Lori DeCoite

T-Shirt Design
Sofia Moattari, Joseph Battin School No. 4, grade 3
Teacher: Tracey Gale

To receive your participation gift from Sargent, the 2020 YAM Participation Form must be filled out and emailed to Sargent by the school’s principal. This form will be emailed to you from Karen and Kristy at yam@aenj.org after your entry to the 2020 Poster Design Contest has been received.

Celebrate Youth Art Month by participating in the YAM Design Contest!  The Art Educators of New Jersey join other state art organizations to participate in the 2020 Youth Art Month Design Competition.  Seven winning entries will be chosen and used to celebrate Youth Art Month in New Jersey.  One winning entry will be replicated for the state YAM flag and flown during the 2020 NAEA Conference in Minneapolis.  Other winning entries will be transformed into our state YAM poster, YAM button, YAM billboard, YAM t-shirt, and two YAM invitations.

Prizes:
This year, Sargent Art will provide the following student and teacher prizes for each of the seven category winners:

*Students would receive art supplies worth $125 (retail value) and a certificate, and
*Teachers would receive art supplies worth $250 (retail value).

What is Youth Art Month?

Council for Art Education (CFAE) administers Youth Art Month at the national level. Festivities take place annually, traditionally culminating each March, to celebrate visual arts for grades K – 12. The Youth Art Month Program emphasizes the value of art education for all children, encourages support for quality school art programs, and promotes art material safety.

Youth Art Month also provides a forum for recognizing skills developed through visual arts experiences that are not possible in other curriculum subjects.

Started in 1961 through The Art & Creative Materials Institute, Inc. (ACMI) and in cooperation with the National Art Education Association (NAEA), Youth Art Month exists to:

1. Recognize art education as a viable factor in the total education curricula that develops citizens of a global society.

2. Recognize art is a necessity for the full development of better quality of life for all.

3. Direct attention to the value of art education for divergent and critical thinking.

4. Expand art programs in schools and stimulate new art programs.

5. Encourage commitment to the arts by students, community organizations, and individuals everywhere.

6. Provide additional opportunities for individuals of all ages to participate in creative art learning.

7. Increase community, business and governmental support for art education.

8. Increase community understanding and interest in art and art education through involvement in art exhibits, workshops, and other creative ventures.

9. Reflect and demonstrate the goals of the National Art Education Association that work toward the improvement of art education at all levels.