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2023 YAM Exhibit


Select 2-3 of your best works and get them uploaded to the Google Slide shared via email.  Didn't get it?  Contact Victoria Curtiss today.
Register Your YAM Work Here

2023 YOUTH ART MONTH:  Art Connects Us

This year's exhibit features sixty 2-D and 3-D works from twenty-three highly qualified art specialists from around our state.  The art show was on display at the Montana State Capitol building for the Month of March. 
The Green Globlin was done by an 8th grader in the Powder River County District under the direction of art specialist Mrs.  Connie Barnhart Please enjoy the three minute eleven second Claymation by Archer Edwards.

YOUTH ART MONTH: Exhibitions, Opportunities and Excitement Across Our State

2023 Youth Art Month: Your Art, Your Voice


What is Youth Art Month?
In 1962 March was designated nationally as Youth Art Month (YAM).  The Council for Art Education (CFAE) , a non-profit organization, administers Youth Art Month in the United States and abroad. Youth Art Month was designed to encourage support for quality school art programs, and promotes art material safety. The Council for Art Education (CFAE) administers the program at the national level with state level chairs throughout the nation. The 2022 Montana state chair is Victor Daniel of Helena.  The program provides a medium for recognizing skills developed through visual arts experiences unlike any other curriculum subjects, including:

  • Problem solving
  • Creativity
  • Observation
  • Communication

​How Do I Get Involved in Youth Art Month in My Community?
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.Anyone can start an observance.  In most states and local areas, art educators organize observances and seek the support and help of others in their schools and community, including business people, other art teachers, parents, librarians, youth organization leaders, and others who have a genuine concern for quality art programs and who are willing to work with others in the school system or community. 



2023 Youth Art Month

2023 Timeline for Montana Youth Art Month State Capitol Show:

Now                                   

Start collecting the best of the best of your students’ works of art, K-12
  • Each teacher can send two to three 2-D pieces, pending scale & response
  • Works must be mounted/matted and hang-able (hot glue and string works great). Please use foam core or cardboard backing on larger pieces
  • We use Command strips on marble to hang, so works can’t be too heavy
  • NO FRAMES unless YOU are delivering locally and brining a full size easel
  • 3-D works are encouraged, number is not as limited but please think of media when shipping
 
January 2023       

 Letter of support from the Governor will be posted on the MAEA website, see below.
  • Please download, print, post and use to support your programs and local shows
 
February 1st, 2023         

Physically mail or deliver works to East Helena High School, Helena, MT

Victoria Curtiss MAEA Youth Art Month Chair
C/O East Helena High School
2760 Valley Drive
East Helena, MT 59635

 
Send appropriate postage to return your work in April OR pick it up at MAI 
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Make sure each work has identification for school, teacher, and artist clearly marks on the back and is hang-able, see above
 
Use the link below to send label information to: vcurtiss@ehps.k12.mt.us

Registration Form
 
February 24nd, 2023      

Work gets installed in Helena at the State Capital with printed labels
  • Podiums are borrowed from the Holter Museum in Helena for 3-D work(huge thank you)
 
March 1st – April 7th 2023         

Youth Art Month Student Exhibit on public display at the Capital
 Document any local Youth Art Month activity in your community and share it for the Chair report
 
April 7th 2023                         

Show comes down and letters for all student participants are collected from the Governor’s office
 
April 2023                                  

Work is returned to participating schools with the letters of appreciation from the Governor with your prepaid postage.
 
This event is made possible by the Holter Museum of Art, Helena Public Schools, and YOU!!! 
Thank you for your hard work and dedication to keep the visual arts alive in our schools.  
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Governor's Letter of Support:

2022 Governor Letter of Support.pdf
File Size: 315 kb
File Type: pdf
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2021 Governor Letter of Support
File Size: 187 kb
File Type: pdf
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2020 Governor Letter of Support
File Size: 220 kb
File Type: pdf
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2019 Governor Letter of Support
File Size: 96 kb
File Type: pdf
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Other Proclamations & Letters of Support:

2018 Great Falls Mayor Proclamation
File Size: 41 kb
File Type: pdf
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2019 Great Falls Mayor YAM Proclamaiton.pdf
File Size: 102 kb
File Type: pdf
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2021 Great Falls Mayoral YAM Proclamation
File Size: 67 kb
File Type: pdf
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2020 Youth Art Month Flyer
File Size: 52 kb
File Type: docx
Download File

Montana Youth Art Month Contact:

Victor Daniel
MAEA Youth Art Month Chair, 2019
Helena High School
1300 Billings Ave
Helena, MT 59601
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MAEA is proud to have Sargent Art as a sponsor of our 2020 Youth Art Month.  


2022 Youth art month

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  • Youth Art
    • MAI 2023
    • About MAI >
      • MAI Development Page
    • Signatures
    • Youth Art Month
  • Art Educators
    • Gatherings >
      • 2022 MFPE Teacher's Conference
      • Past MFPE Teacher's Conference
      • NAEA Convention
      • 2023 MAEA Retreat
    • Art Educator of the Year
    • Nominations
    • NAEA Continuing Education Credit
  • Resources
    • Communications
    • MAEA Minutes
    • Online Resources
    • Scholarships
    • Forms
  • ED&I
  • Contact
    • MAEA Officers
    • Join MAEA