Important Dates YAM 2017-18

Youth Art Month 2017: State Capitol Celebration March 9, 2018
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YAM Flag Contest:  Entries due December 1, 2017
Set up of Capitol Exhibit: February 24, 2018
YAM State Celebration:  March 9, 2018
The month of March is designated nationally as Youth Art Month.  Are you celebrating your visual art program with activities during this month?  Consider ways you can put a spot light on your program especially in March.  Watch this page for updates on the many Wisconsin opportunities to participate in Youth Art Month Activities.  

Youth Art Month Highlights art activities throughout the school year and culminates in two exciting activities.  The first is the Flag & Banner 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.  Using the national or state theme, 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 (NAEA).  

The second component is the Artwork Display Program.  Student artwork is displayed at the WAEA regional art shows with the winning pieces moving on to the State Capitol Art Show in Madison, WI. 

  • Each teacher (must be a WAEA/NAEA member) may submit up to five student art works to be displayed at Regional Art Shows.
  • Every teacher (WAEA/NAEA member) will have three artworks chosen to be exhibited at State.
  • Entry Fee: $15.00, make check payable to Wisconsin Art Education Association and include with entry submission to your Regional Vice President.
  • Online Registration Deadline to submit Art Work is January 31, 2018
  • Regional shows are held in February.
  • State Capitol Show will be held in Madison, Wisconsin on March 31, 2018.
  • Sargent Art Grand Prize: Cash prize of $1,500 in the form of a check. Their teacher receives classroom art supplies worth $2,000. There will be one Category Winner from each category of Elementary, Middle Level, and High School.  The winning students receive an assortment of art supplies worth $100. The winning teachers receive classroom art supplies worth $300
  • Gift baskets with art supplies for other winners.
  • Raffle for excellent teacher prizes – every participating teacher will be entered to win!!!

To learn more about What Youth Art Month Is Click here.  
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Tiffany Beltz is the Youth Art Month Chair for WAEA and can be contacted at waeapresident@gmail.com
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To see details from last year's events click here. 

Regional Representatives and Exhibit Information

YAM Chair
Tiffany Beltz
waeapresident@gmail.com
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North Central Region Chair
Megan Sluyter
waeanorthcentralrep@gmail.com

Exhibit On Display:
January 6 - 27

Show Reception: 
Wednesday, January 27th 
12:00 - 3:00 pm
at the McMillan Memorial Public Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Show Location: 
​McMillan Memorial Public Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Take down: 
TBA
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Work is Due:
TBA

​All work can be mailed to:
​TBA

North East Region Chair
Julie Miller
vpnewaea@gmail.com


Exhibit On Display:​​
February 17-18
(guests welcome anytime during museum hours)

Show Reception:
February 17th 2:00-4:00 pm
Awards at 3:00 pm
at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass, Neenah, WI

Show Location: 
Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass, Neenah, WI

Take down: 
Pick-up artwork in Madison at the closing ceremony for the state show, or include return postage with the artwork, or pick up the art at North Greenville ES (please allow several weeks)​
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Work is Due:
Friday, January 26, 2018

​All work can be mailed to:
Julie Miller c/o
North Greenville Elementary School
2468 Learning Way
Greenville, WI 54942
(contct Julie to arrange after school hours deliveries)
All Art submitted must adhere to the Youth Art Month Guidelines for exhibit. 
South West Region Chair 
Julie Adams
waeasouthwest1@gmail.com

​Exhibit On Display:
February 11 - 18
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Show Reception: 
Sunday, February 18th  
12:00 - 3:00 pm
at Commonwealth Gallery,
Madison, WI

Take down: 
​TBA
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Show Location: ​
Commonwealth Gallery, 
​Madison, WI

​Work is Due: ​
TBA
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​All work can be mailed to:
TBA

South East  Region Chair
Frank Korb
waeasoutheastrep@gmail.com
Set-up: 
Friday, January 12 10:00- 4:00

Exhibit On Display:
February 2 - 9

Show Reception: 
Friday, February 9 time TBA 
at Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield, WI
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Take down: 
TBA

Show Location: 
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield, WI

Work is Due: ​
TBA
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​All work can be mailed to:
TBA
North West Region Chair
Danielle Penney &
Mike Pike
waeanorthwestvp@gmail.com

Exhibit On Display:
February 11 - 23

Show Reception: 
TBA date and time
at WITC New Richmond, WI

Show Location: 
WITC New Richmond, WI

Take down:
February 23
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Work is Due:
TBA
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All work can be mailed to:
​TBA
West Central  Region Chair
Quenten Brown
waeawestcentralvp1@gmail.com 

Exhibit On Display:
February 1 - 23
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Show Reception: 
Wednesday, February 22nd  
​6:00-7:30 pm
at the Marie W Heider Gallery

Take down: 
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Show Location: 
Marie W. Heider Center for the Arts in West Salem, WI

Work is Due: 
Saturday, January 6

All work can be mailed to:
West Salem Art Department
c/o Quenten Brown
490 N Mark Street
West Salem, WI 54669

Work can also be shipped to West Salem HS via the CESA 4 Van

If you have any questions or concerns, contact Quenten at:

brown.quenten@wsalem.k12.wi.us or call:  608-786-1220 ex. 2101

Work must adhere to the Youth Art Month guidelines, or it will not be accepted into the exhibit. ​

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