WyAEA - Youth Art Month

WyAEA Presents

YOUTH ART MONTH

2025-2026 Theme: "The World Needs Art"

WHAT IS YOUTH ART MONTH?

Youth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts!

The Council for Art Education (CFAE) administers Youth Art Month. Youth Art Month encourages support for quality school art programs, and promotes art material safety. The Council for Art Education (CFAE) administers the program at the national level. The program provides a medium for recognizing skills developed through visual arts experiences unlike any other curriculum subjects, including:

Problem solving
Creativity
Observation
Communication

Art shows, special exhibits, fundraisers, and school and community activities take place annually, traditionally during March, to celebrate visual art education for grades K – 12.

FLAG PROGRAM

Flag Program To promote Youth Art Month, the Council for Art Education coordinates Youth Art Month activities at the national level. The primary event is the State Flag Program. Each state coordinates a flag design contest, with the winning design made into a flag for display in the Youth Art Month Museum at the National Art Education Association Convention in March/April.

FLAG CONTEST GUIDELINES

● Entries are due January 31, 2026

● Incorporate a Wyoming state theme in design with this year's YAM theme: "The World Needs Art"

● Include the name of the state in the design

● Design can be horizontal or vertical

● Creatively use images that represent Wyoming

● Flag Design should fit inside the box on this form. Digital submissions of 300 dpi or greater are acceptable, so long as the original artwork is retained by the teacher in the event the design is selected as the state design