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.
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:
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Start collecting the best of the best of your students’ works of art, K-12
January 2023
Letter of support from the Governor will be posted on the MAEA website, see below.
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
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
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.
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
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.
Governor's Letter of Support:
Other Proclamations & Letters of Support:
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Montana Youth Art Month Contact:Victoria Curtiss MAEA Youth Art Month Chair
C/O East Helena High School 2760 Valley Drive East Helena, MT 59635 
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MAEA is proud to have Sargent Art as a sponsor of our 2020 Youth Art Month.
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