Youth Art Month

Without your help we could not be making such a huge impart on arts
education. THANK YOU for being an advocate.

Please see below for information about the program last year as well as opportunities for this year.

Chairperson Linda Kieling being recognized by                  Oregon student work shown on the big screens!          Signs proclaiming Youth Art Month using student work
Susan Gabbard, NAEA president, during her                       PowerPoint highlighting all states was shown               from various states were shown throughout the
the speech for the first general session in Chicago.                       to conference attendees.                            Hilton Hotel which was the convention venue.
                                                                       Download a copy of the entire program below.

YAM 2007
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Month Long Activities Calendar
Word PDF

REPORTING FORM (Word Doc)

Introduction Letter (PDF )

flag design contest has ended (PDF)

Ways to Participate (Word Doc) with timeline

2008 Ideas to Use (Word Doc)

Endorsement
Proclamation

For NAEA a PowerPoint was created celebrating YAM across the country.

2007 click here
(it is a large file so be patient)

2006 click here to save a music free version on your computer (it is a large file so be patient)

2006 click here for the version with music generously provided by Greg Percy
(it is a large file so be patient)

2006 Flag designers: upper portion-Arlene Inama (7th)
lower portion - Julia Tatiyatrairong (6th)
Rosemont Ridge Middle School

WE KNOW GREAT THINGS HAPPEN IN ART
FOR KIDS ALL YEAR LONG-----------
THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO REALLY SHOWCASE
PROGRAMS AND BE TRUE
ADVOCATES FOR STUDENTS.
Please share with us information about what
is going on for your students and your program.

In 2005 schools across the state
transformed drawing manikins
into "award" statues to be
presented to legislators.
Check out some of these
"ARTscar" creations! Gallery

For our advocacy efforts
The Council for Art Education, Inc.
selected Oregon for national awards
the past five years:

2001 "Award of Excellence"

2002 "Award of Merit"

2003 "Excellence in Presentation"

2004 "Award of Merit" and
"Excellence in Presentation"

2005 "Claire Flanagan Grand Award"

2006 Certificate of Commendation

2007 "Award of Excellence"

Youth Art Month was established in 1961 as an
advocacy program for art education.
The Oregon Art Education Association (OAEA)
sponsors Youth Art Month (YAM) activities in the state.
Again this year one of our corporate sponsors is
Skutt Ceramic Products.
THANK YOU TO THE CORPORATE
CONTRIBUTORS FOR OUR
INCENTIVE PROGRAM
This list will be continually updated
as sponsors are added.

SKUTT KILNS
ARTPOINTS
DICK BLICK
SAKURA
SAX Arts & Crafts
ART MEDIA
ROYAL BRUSH
TRIARCO ARTS & CRAFTS
DAVIS PUBLICATIONS