YAM 2014 "Art Shapes the World"
Celebrate Youth Art Month!
Don’t wait until March to begin your celebration of Youth Art Month!
Having your students complete entries for the YAM Flag and Graphic
Design Contest will give you a ready- made cache of advocacy art to send
to local friends of the arts, board of education members and
administrators when Youth Art Month rolls around. Youth Art Month
gives us all a chance to show how important the arts are to the success
of our students.
The 2014 theme will be “Art Shapes the World”. Students are welcome to
be as creative with the idea as possible. Flag entries should limit
themselves to 8 or less colors so their design can be easily transferred
to fabric. The “Graphic Design” Category is an Ohio only contest
that was added several years ago to include work that is too intricate
or colorful for successful flag reproduction. Please be sure to read
and complete the rules of entry. Entries have been disqualified due to
incomplete information.
The Flag entry selected from Ohio goes to Washington D. C. and is
exhibited at various venues during Youth Art Month. Our Ohio 2013 Flag
is also displayed at the STRS, at the NAEA Convention, and finally at
next year’s OAEA Convention. The winning flag is also presented to the
school for permanent display. The graphic design winning entry is made
into a poster for display during Youth Art Month at the STRS and the
designer and school both receive mounted posters to keep.
This
two category event to celebrate YOUTH ART MONTH 2013 is sponsored by
the OAEA and open to students of all current members in grades K-12. Winners of both competitions receive special recognition and state and national exposure.
Deadline for Youth Art Month: December 19th, 2012
YAM flag rules and Entry paper available on http://www.oaea.memberclicks.net/yam-flag-design
For questions contact Kelly Burichin, YAM Flag Design Chair:
