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2026 Youth Art Month Exhibit & Flag Design Contest
Art teachers can submit up to five students' artwork by January 16, 2026.
All work submitted will be included in the online exhibit.
The Virtual Reception and Award Ceremony is scheduled for Friday, March 27th at 5 PM.
We look forward to celebrating the student artworks from all regions across the state.
Questions? yam@paea.org
Thank you to our 2026 youth art month Jurors
Thank you to our 2026 youth art month Jurors
Matthew Guiliano AKA Matty Geez received his BFA from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design in 2014. From 2014-2021, he lived and worked in Philadelphia, PA and created large-scale sculptures for the Philadelphia International Airport and the Lancaster Train Station. In January 2021, he relocated to Lancaster, PA and continues to focus on soft sculpture.
Check out Matty Geez work online:
@AnOrdinaryDaze
Erin Pryor Gill is an artist based in the Lehigh Valley, where she draws daily inspiration from the area’s natural landscapes and historic architecture. She works primarily in pastels, but also in oils and various printmaking techniques.
Erin majored in painting and printmaking at Alfred University, and received a BFA in Illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology. She began her career as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer before shifting her focus to her fine art practice.
Erin’s work has been showcased in exhibitions with the Pastel Society of America and the International Association of Pastel Societies, where she has earned Master Circle recognition. In 2022, she was honored as the Featured Artist for Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites, with a solo exhibition of her work at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts.
Erin serves on the board of the Lehigh Art Alliance, helping to promote artists in the region, and is a signature member of the Pastel Society of New Jersey.
Check out Erin's work online:
@erinpryorgill
Callie Hastings is a painter and educator based in northern Vermont. Her work has a playful and lighthearted sensibility, rooted in a lifelong love of animals, storybook illustration, and whimsy. Through illustration and painting, Callie embraces childhood wonder as a way to build connection and spark curiosity. Her animal subjects explore the question “What if?”, transforming the familiar into something unexpected.
A graduate of Alfred University in New York, Callie explored a wide range of media before ultimately focusing on watercolor. Under the name Calerific Creations, her artwork can be found throughout northern Vermont, including with the NEK Artists’ Guild in St. Johnsbury and at Miller’s Thumb Gallery in Greensboro.
Website: Calerific.com
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