The NJ State YAM Exhibition is a once in a lifetime opportunity for your art students. Each county in the state is asked to submit 6 pieces of artwork to represent the county. This artwork is selected by a panel of art teachers in each county and must be created by students of current AENJ members.
How do I get involved in Youth Art Month?
To find out what is happening in your county, please contact your county’s YAM chairperson. Deadlines for entries in most county YAM exhibits is late January/early February. Email your county YAM chair for more detailed information.
To complete a YAM endorsement/proclamation in your town, county or legislative district, please click here: 2019 YAM Endorsement Form
To sponsor YAM, please click here: 2019-YAM-Sponsor-Form
2019 YAM DESIGN CONTEST WINNERS
For more information on the following, please click on the links below:
2018 YAM Chairs
Click below to view the front label for the YAM Sponsored Exhibit in:
Click below to view the permission slip (back label) for the YAM Sponsored Exhibit in:
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.
The Council for Art Education is the national sponsor of Youth Art Month.
Sargent Art is again generously sponsoring the 2019 YAM Design Contest with a revised prize structure:
$100 worth of art supplies to five (5) contest design winners and; $200 in art supplies to the student’s art teacher.
A check for cash, $1,000 to one (1) overall design winner, awarded at the Youth Art Month Reception at the statehouse in Trenton. The student’s art teacher will receive an assortment of Art Supplies worth $1200 (this will be shipped directly to the teacher’s school address).
Click here for GUIDELINES and list of prizes provided by Sargent Art!
Thank you Sargent Art for your generous donations in support of YAM!