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What is Youth Art Month?
The Council for Art Education (CFAE) oversees Youth Art Month at the national level. Festivities take place each March to celebrate visual arts for grades PreK-12. OAEA helps sponsor multiple opportunities for you and your students including: Youth Arts Day at the State Capital, Youth Arts Month Flag Contest, Door Hangers for Advocacy, The Young People’s Art Exhibit, The State Superintendent Arts Showcase, and Awards Ceremonies.
The YAM program emphasizes the value of art education for all children, encourages support for quality school art programs, and promotes art material safety. YAM also provides a forum for recognizing skills developed through visual arts experiences that are not possible in other curriculum subjects.
Please download the YAM proclamation and ask a Mayor, Principal, Superintendent, City Counselor, or any other appropriate person in your community to proclaim Youth Art Month! And don’t forget to let your YAM chair people know about it.
YAM 2025 : Ways You Can Participate
Oklahoma Youth Arts Day
Youth Arts Day is a coming together and celebration of all forms of arts education. For more information about how you can be involved visit: okyouthartsday.org
Please join us, March 6th beginning at 11am for the opening ceremony of this event.
Particular visual arts importance: 11am Opening Ceremony, Make-and-Take Art Activities throughout the day, passing out door hangers and speaking to legislators, 3:30 Opening Reception and Awards for the State Superintendent Art Showcase, 6:30 closing photo at the Skydance Bridge.
Skydance Bridge YAM Photo for all Arts Advocates
March 6th meet at the Skydance Bridge in OKC at 6:30pm. Promptly at 6:45 we will have a drone photo.
Door Hangers
Students can illustrate ways to express themselves. Mail entries to Michelle Barnes: 4829 Elk Run Yukon, OK 73099. Email michellebarnes@cox.net.
Collected door hangers are used as arts advocacy tools at Youth Arts Day.
Please use CARDSTOCK if possible. Please have your Door Hangers delivered or mailed by Sunday, February 16th. If mailing, please make sure to send the package 3 or more days before the 16th.
State Superintendent Art Showcase
PreK-6th Grade, open to members and non-members. Maximum of 2 works per teacher, no group projects.
Opening reception to be held at the Oklahoma State Capital during Youth Arts Day. March 6th, 3:30pm, 2nd floor rotunda.
Certificate Template (for those who cannot attend in person)
Work can be brought the State Capital on March 6th at 9am or dropped off by March 5th with one of the following board members: Holly Proctor (Tulsa Area), Kwantu Cammon (OKC Metro), Brandy Musgrave (OKC Metro).
For more information about Oklahoma Youth Arts Day visit: okyouthartsday.org
Questions: bmusgrave@putnamcityschools.org
Young People’s Art Exhibit
Set aside 5 pieces of your best art work and enter into the Oklahoma Art Education Association Young People’s Art Exhibit. OAEA Members Only.
Saturday January 18, 2025
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The exhibit hangs at the Prairie Art Center in Stillwater. Get your art to a board member or bring your art to the Prairie Art Center at the very latest 12:00 pm on January 18th.
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5 pieces from OAEA members who enter, PreK-12, mounted or matted on black tag board or black mat board.
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Closing Ceremony on Saturday February 8th, at 12:00 pm.
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The board will select 5 works from this show to go to the National Convention YAM display.
Link to Entry Form for 2025 Young People’s Art Exhibit Click Here
Link to 2025 YPAE Name Tags Click Here
Link to 2025 YPAE inventory form
Youth Arts Month Flag Design
As a member of OAEA, you and your students are encouraged to participate in YAM and do your part to further Art Education! Each state’s winning design is made into a 3’x5’ flag and showcased at the upcoming NAEA National Convention. This year’s flag contest is open for all students, with 1st place winners in elementary, middle, and high levels who each receive a small printed flag of their design. This year the overall winner to hang at National is Elementary.
Entries should use the template below, be intense in color, and can include the phrase “Dream in Art” and represent Oklahoma in content or imagery. This contest is for OAEA Members only. All Completed entries are due by Friday January 24th, 2025.
Contest winners will be recognized in a ceremony during Youth Arts Day, March 6th, 11am at the Oklahoma State Capital 2nd floor rotunda.
Mail entries to Michelle Barnes 4829 Elk Run Yukon, OK 73099. Email me at michellebarnes@cox.net