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Arizona Art Education Association has the pleasure of presenting our annual Youth Art Month exhibit featuring student artwork from around the State of Arizona.

Youth Art Month Exhibit

We had a successful Youth Art Month celebration at Western Spirit Museum in Scottsdale with over 250 visitors in attendance. We had a generous prize donation from Blick Art Materials and a great selection of student artwork to showcase. Many thanks to Wade Weber and the Western Spirit team for their generous hospitality. Kudos to our YAM Chair, Laura Namerow, for a successful event!

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Link to YAM Exhibit Registration Form

Link to Parent Release Form

Get Ready for Youth Art Month!

AAEA & Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West

Greetings AAEA members,

It’s that time of year again! We are proud to announce that once again we are partnering with Western Spirit: Scottsdale Museum of the West to host our big Youth Art Month celebration in March!

The exhibit will run from Sunday, March 16 until Sunday March 30.

Our artist reception will be from 2-4pm on Sunday, March 30, 2025.

We encourage all AAEA members to submit 2D student artwork to be considered for inclusion in our art show! This year each teacher may submit two works of art total. There is no theme however we request no graphic images depicting blood, weapons or gore. Artwork should be no bigger than 16x20 (high school canvases are the exception).

To enter your student artwork you will need to fill out our YAM Registration form and upload a quality image of your student artwork by February 10, 2025. Teachers will be notified if their artworks were selected on or about February 14. An image of all submitted artwork will be included in a running slideshow during the reception.

Please note: Student artwork that is chosen will need a parent release form attached to the back of the artwork, and mailed to 4009 N. 14th Ave Phoenix, AZ 85013 by February 19th. If your student artwork is in the exhibit you will also need to include a self addressed stamped envelope for artwork return unless you are attending the artist reception at which time you can take your student artwork after the reception is over. Please do NOT deliver or send artwork to the museum.

Youth Art Month is one of the big highlights of the year for our organization! We look forward to viewing your submissions and seeing you on March 30 at the Western Spirit: Scottsdale Museum of the West!

If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to our YAM chair at aaea.yam@gmail.com

2024 Youth Art Month Slideshow

Arizona department of Education

YAM Fest 2025

2025 Youth Arts Month Festival through the Arizona Department of Education will be hosting a public event that will feature performances and artwork by high school students across the state. YAM fest aims to highlight the positive impact of arts education, showcasing the creativity and skill of Arizona's young artists. In addition, there is potential for visits by state legislators, who will have the opportunity to witness first hand the remarkable talents and passion for our students. Public, private, and charter school staff are encouraged to submit a visual art piece or performance ensemble to be featured at the festival.

Submissions must be made by school personnel on behalf of student artist or performers in only grades 9-12.
Please visit ADE Yam Fest website for submission requirements and timeline.

For any questions about YAM fest or the submission process, please email the Arts Education inbox at ArtsEd@azed.gov

DID you know?

YOUTH ART is celebrated in the MONTH of MARCH!

Please see click on arrow for more information of what you can do for the month of March to showcase your student artist. These are ideas can be expanded to other months within our school year.

Annually during the month of March, school and community organizers coordinate a variety of events and activities, including art shows, special exhibits, and fundraisers, to celebrate and highlight the importance visual art education.

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Youth Art Month is a month-long celebration of the arts and a way to share the need for quality art education with others. Participating in YAM is simple! Consider doing any or all of these activities with your students and share the power of art with your community. We'd love to see how you are celebrating, so don't forget to send us a photo @AZ.ART.ED & #AZYAM!

Display student art in your district office or school and label it "Youth Art Month Exhibit." This can be on your bulletin board, by the office, in the cafeteria, anywhere!
Hold a community art exhibit at a local business like a coffee shop, library, or museum.
Invite parents to work alongside your students for the day and engage in art making.
Host a family event highlighting the arts with make-and-take booths, music, performances, and live art-making.
Invite practicing community artist to share their expertise with your students.
Give the prompt "YAM" as a sketchbook assignment and see what they come up with.
Meet with your legislators and give them a framed piece of student art with an artist statement.
Post student art on social media highlighting YAM at your school.
Have your students make art to donate or sell to raise money for a charity.
Have a week or month of school-wide YAM activities like a "Cool Colors Day" or "Art History Day" where they dress like their favorite artists or artworks.
Celebrate Vincent van Gogh's birthday on March 30th by creating van Gogh inspired artwork.
Hold an Empty Bowls Dinner.
Have students create portraits of the school staff and display them.
Make artist trading cards!
Create a collaborative school-wide project for your student artists .

You can also submit your YAM activities & photos by emailing your AAEA YAM chair, at aaea.yam@gmail.com. Let's feature your quality art program in this year's YAM Scrapbook!

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