Youth Art Month – old – Illinois Art Education Association

Click Poster/Flag Competition tab below for 2019-2020 YAM Contest Info!

Thank you to our Illinois legislators who endorse Illinois Youth Art Month 2019

Governor Pritzker
David Welter 75th District
Martin Moylan 55th District
Katie Stuart 112th District
Robyn Gabel 18th District
Diane Pappas 45th District
Allen Skillicorn 66th District
Will Guzzardi 39th District
Elizabeth Hernandez 24th District
Mary Edly-Allen 51st District
Sonya Harper – 6th District

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Welcome to the Illinois YAM homepage, established to link art educators across the great state of Illinois as we plan for, observe, and celebrate Youth Art Month.

This website provides information on how to get involved with art advocacy through Youth Art Month observations, and how to submit information regarding your YAM activities and events.

This web resource is meant to be ever-changing, under constant development. We are seeking input from art educators throughout the state. We hope that our fellow art teachers will participate by contacting us with suggestions, documenting advocacy efforts, asking questions and sharing ideas.

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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

Recognize art education as a viable factor in the total education curricula that develops citizens of a global society.
Recognize art is a necessity for the full development of better quality of life for all.
Direct attention to the value of art education for divergent and critical thinking.
Expand art programs in schools and stimulate new art programs.
Encourage commitment to the arts by students, community organizations, and individuals everywhere.
Provide additional opportunities for individuals of all ages to participate in creative art learning.
Increase community, business and governmental support for art education.
Increase community understanding and interest in art and art education through involvement in art exhibits, workshops, and other creative ventures.
Reflect and demonstrate the goals of the National Art Education Association that work toward the improvement of art education at all levels.

Please note that Council for Art Education is the national sponsor of Youth Art Month

If you have any questions about what to include on your website please contact [email protected]

Lead a celebration at your school, community, or learning environment!

Here are a few ideas to get you started:

Display the downloadable Youth Art Month logo located on the YAM Homepage , along with student artwork.
Invite local artists to come to school and share their artwork and art-making processes with students.
Ask your administrators and school board to endorse March as Youth Art Month ; declare it in school-wide publications.
Host an afternoon or weekend student-led art-making festival for the community.
Partner with a local business or the local government to use student artwork for publicity purposes.
Contact local newspapers, radio stations, and television stations to cover your event!
Host a potluck breakfast before school for parents and students to recognize outstanding student artists in your school.
Create a bulletin board based on the state theme.
Get local businesses to support your efforts and keep track of who donates anything whether it’s money or time. We need to report who is supporting our programs.
Follow YOUTH ART MONTH board on Pinterest to see and share ideas.
Be sure to check out these useful letters for your principal, Superintendent, and library services.

YAM Booklet

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Youth Art Month Record of Observances

It is important for all educators to report the onservance of Youth Art Month. This information will be included in our state-wide report. Please fill out this form and submit it along with your documentation.
Name
First Last
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Phone
Email
Schools Observed
School Address Principal Superintendent
County You Work In
Are you a member of your State Art Association?
- Yes
- No
Has your district sposored Youth Art Month (YAM) activities in the past?
- Yes
- No
If yes, for how many years?
List the art teachers in your district and their addresses:
Name Address
Approximate the amount of money expended on Youth Art Month:
List the source of financial support for Youth Art Month:
List those state and local officials who proclaimed Youth Art Month:

(State, Legislators, Mayors, Selectmen, etc.)
What was the extent of cooperation of art educators in your area?

(What percentage of art educators participated in YAM?)
What was the extent of observances in your area?

(What percentage of schools in your region held an observance?)
List newspapers that carried articles, photos, features or news-briefs on your events.
Title Date Subject Column Length

Please indicate the date, subject and column length of each.
Please upload your documentation (if applicable).
Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.
Name
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IAEA Youth Art Month Flag and Poster Art Contest Entry Instructions

Deadline for entries Jan. 1st

ENTRY FORM COMING SOON

All IAEA members are invited to submit entries for this year’s Youth Art Month Poster & Flag Contest. The theme is “Take a Journey through Art”. Not required, but may also include “Illinois” and “Youth Art Month” in the design. Winning artwork will be placed onto a commemorative poster and featured in the IAEA Mosaic Magazine. Winning designs will be on Illinois’ IAEA Youth Art Month Flag that will be on display at the NAEA Convention in Minneapolis in March. Winners will be honored at the IHSAE Student Awards show in March. More details on prizes listed below. No ratio for the work required. Work must be 2-D.

Must be an IAEA member to enter. Entries are submitted digitally.

YAM 2020 Prize structure as offered by Sargent Art:

One winner for each category Elementary, Middle and High – will win art supplies for the student worth $100 Retail Value and a certificate; and classroom art supplies for the teacher worth $300 retail value

One Overall winning student will receive art supplies worth $500; and the Overall winning teacher would receive classroom art supplies worth $ 1,000 retail value
All participating teachers will win prizes from Sargent Art after completing a participation form.

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Congratulations to the 2019 YAM winners!

STUDENT	GRADE	SCHOOL
Grand Prize Winner: Bekka Goldstein	Grade 12	Adlai E. Stevenson High School
High School Winner: Megan Dunn	Grade 11	Johnsburg High School
Jr. High Winner: Kenneth Sledzinski	Grade 8	Holy Trinity Catholic School
Elementary School Winner: Dylan Knight	Grade 4	Dryden Elementary School

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Congratulations to the 2018 YAM winners!

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STUDENT	GRADE	SCHOOL
Grand Prize Winner: Hai Ling Chen	Grade 12	Johnsburg High School
High SchoolWinner: Marliese Ruch	Grade 12	Oswego High School
Middle School Winner: Alec Osato	Grade 7	Westfield Middle School
Elementary School Winner: Tyler Ubert	Grade 2	Dryden Elementary School

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Congratulations to the 2017 YAM winners!

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STUDENT	GRADE	SCHOOL
Grand Prize: Madison Glass	Grade 12	Stockton High School 540 North Rush Street Stockton, IL 61085
Ava Hartschuh	Grade 5	Monroe Elementary School 210 N. Madison Hinsdale, IL 60521
Ashley Zhang	Grade 7	Westfield Middle School 149 Fairfield Way Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Emma Jones	Grade 10	Plainfield South High School 7800 W. Caton Farm Road Plainfield, IL 60586

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Congratulations to the 2016 YAM winners!

STUDENT	GRADE	SCHOOL
Carissa Silet	Grade 9	Adlai E. Stevenson High School Lincolnshire, IL
Savanna Bell	Grade 11	Bureau Valley High School Manilus, IL
Rithik Thekiniath	Grade 4	Fry Elementary School Naperville, IL
Heather Cox	Grade 7	Glenn Westlake Middle School Lombard, IL
Kaiden Shofstall	Grade 8	Glenn Westlake Middle School Lombard, IL
Janelle Butler	Grade 12	Homewood-Flossmoor High School Flossmoor, IL
Emma Novak	Grade 11	Homewood-Flossmoor High School Flossmoor, IL
Heidi Fischer	Grade 10	Johnsburg High School Johnsburg, IL
Kendall McMahon	Grade 12	Johnsburg High School Johnsburg, IL
Madison Bazilewich	Grade 12	Lake County High School Technology Campus Grayslake, IL
Andrew Steele	Grade 8	Liberty Junior High School
Daniel Galush	Grade 11	Marmion Academy Aurora, IL
Bart Czechyra	Grade 3	Meadow Ridge School Orland Park, IL
Bianca Olson	Grade 7	Westfield Middle School Bloomingdale,IL
Jenny Petrova	Grade 7	Westfield Middle School Bloomingdale,IL
Haley Sullivan	Grade 12	The Willows Academy Des Plaines, IL

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Congratulations to the 2015 YAM winners!

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Breonna Balensiefen

Grade 11

Bureau Valley High School

Sheila Heth

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Youth Art Month – old

Click Poster/Flag Competition tab below for 2019-2020 YAM Contest Info!

Thank you to our Illinois legislators who endorse Illinois Youth Art Month 2019

Youth Art Month Record of Observances

Congratulations to the 2019 YAM winners!

Congratulations to the 2018 YAM winners!

Congratulations to the 2017 YAM winners!

Congratulations to the 2016 YAM winners!

Congratulations to the 2015 YAM winners!

YAM Endorsement