2014
YAM Coordinator
Shawny Montgomery
Cheney, Ks
smontgomery@usd268.org
YAM Scrapbook
Megan Wendleton
Olathe, Ks
meganwendleton@hotmail.com
YAM Flag Coordinator
Johnna Smith
Augusta, Ks
jsmith@usd402.com
YAM Virtual Gallery
Kate Miller
Hiawatha, Ks
kmiller@usd415.org
EVIDENCE OF INCREASED SUPPORT
FOR YAM IN YOUR STATE
Harry Hart Scholarships: Scholarships given to 2
outstanding seniors after a portfolio review of their
work
2014 Harry Hart
Ally DavisHaven BradburyScholarship
Winfield High School
Uniontown High School
Recipients
View more of their art and read
their artist statement’s by
clicking here:
http://www.kaea.com/hh_me
m_scol.html
EVIDENCE OF INCREASED SUPPORT
FOR YAM IN YOUR STATE
Sargent Art Prize Winners:
Students of KAEA members were eligible to win prizes for their YAM artwork.
1st, 2nd, 3rd, & honorable mentions were given in the High School, Middle
School, and Elementary school categories. The grand prize winner received a
trip to New York for themselves, a parent, and their art teacher thanks to
Sargent Art.
Sargent Art Contest Winners
All winners received art supplies from Sargent Art!
High School Winners:
1st- Sam Engert- Prairie View HS
2nd- Phoebe Zelmer- Wichita Northwest HS
3rd- Valentina Castellani- Wellsville HS
HM- Ally Davis- Winfield HS
HM- Rhianna Martin- Bennington HS
HM- Ashley Castillo- Lawrence HS
HM- Kelsey Shorter- Wichita Northwest HS
Middle School Winners:
1st- Shayna Buck- Grinnell/Wheatland MS
2nd- Amal Shoubaki- Indian Woods MS
3rd- Logan Clark- Santa Fe Trail MS
HM- Geena Brown- Augusta MS
HM- Thea Kinner- Westridge MS
HM- Cormac Palmer- Leawood MS
Elementary School Winners:
1st- Ariyana Garcia- Oxford ES
2nd- Justice McAdoo- Crestview ES
3rd- Wes Battey- Prairie ES
HM- Jack Gregory- Cheney ES
HM- Nicole Bucan- Morris ES
HM- Cooper Long- Merriam Park ES
HM- Ethan Nickolett- Tomahawk ES
Sam Engert, a student at Prairie View
High School, LaCygne, KS, was awarded
the grand prize sponsored by Sargent
Art. He will receive an all expense paid
trip with one of his parents and his art
teacher, Joe Summers to New York City.
EVIDENCE OF INCREASED SUPPORT
FOR YAM IN YOUR STATE
YAM Flag design: Awards and prizes were given to
the winners of the YAM flag contest thanks to Molly
Hawkins. This year there were a total of 184
entries!
Elementary: Rylan ReevesBickerdayke/Russell ES
Middle: Arianna McElweeAugusta MS
High: Savannah RedfernAndover Central MS
YAM Flag Design Contest Winner
The Grand Prize winner’s design will be
made into the Kansas YAM flag which will
represent Kansas at the National Art
Education Conference in San Diego. In
March, a National flag event will be held in
Washington DC and the Grand Prize flag
designer will be recognized in a ceremony.
Grand Prize Flag Winner:
Savannah Redfern, a 9th grader
at Andover Central High School
EVIDENCE OF INCREASED SUPPORT
FOR YAM IN YOUR STATE
Vincent YAM Gogh: Vincent is our YAM mascot.
He attends all YAM events and our state
conference.
Image of Vincent drawn by
Pat Chambers
EVIDENCE OF INCREASED SUPPORT
FOR YAM IN YOUR STATE
New this year- VIRTUAL ART GALLERY
Teachers were invited to submit student’s work digitally. The
virtual gallery was on display at the capital on March 1, 2014 and
entries for the virtual gallery will become part of the KAEA YAM
gallery at the national convention in San Diego on March 28-31
and the on the KAEA web site.
The virtual gallery can be seen here:
http://www.kaea.com/yam.html
Funding for state activities
specifically designated for
YAM (monies and in kind
donations)
YAM budget for 2014:
$2000. The budget
increased by $800 since
2013.
List only major contributions here.
Sargent Art: trip to New York, art
supplies for award winners and for
creation station
Nasco- provided art supplies for all of
the student attendees
Molly Hawkins: prizes for the YAM flag
winners
Dillon’s: gift card used to purchase
yams for the creation station
Panera Bread: cookies for the reception
NAEA
PROCLAMATION
Governor Sam Brownback
signed the proclamation for
the state of Kansas.
ENDORSEMENTS
•
Provide a list of individuals, companies and associations
that endorsed YAM in your state.
• Include an image of the
endorsement used.
EXTENT OF COOPERATION IN YOUR STATE
The star represents a
location where there was a
YAM celebration/exhibit.
Each teacher was invited to submit 1 artwork per school they taught at.
180 teachers submitted student work. 53% of the entries were submitted by
members of KAEA.
72 virtual gallery entries were submitted.
839 people were in attendance at the YAM ceremony in Topeka, Kansas.
OBSERVANCES
State Exhibit at Topeka Capitol Building
Excerpts from Linda Nelson-Bova’s speech:
Elliot Eisner championed the arts in education
throughout his lifetime once saying "to neglect the
contribution of the arts in education . . . is to deny
children access to one of the most stunning aspects
of their culture and one of the most potent means
for developing their minds“.
KAEA Co-President Linda Nelson-Bova
speaking at the YAM celebration
So, by your being here today for this Youth Art
Month celebration, you represent exactly the kind
of symbol that shows our young adults that the arts
are important. And for that, I think that Elliot
Eisner would be very proud.
OBSERVANCES
Each year Cheney Middle School displays
artwork at our local bank. The lobby is a
great place for district patrons to see
what our art students produce. The show
is on display for the month of March with
a sign that identifies it as part of our
celebration of YAM.- Michaeline Kohler
Katie Morris, Charleen Stessman, Denise Ash,
Taylor Lynch, teachers from Pauline Central
Primary and Pauline South Intermediate
School in the Auburn-Washburn District,
displayed Elementary Art in the Board of
Education Meeting Room and set up displays
at Pauline Central and Pauline South.
OBSERVANCES
Teacher David Stueve set up a Youth Art Month
exhibit at the Salina Public Library.
Shawnee Mission West has a vertical team
show celebrating YAM. Seven Elementary
schools are involved as well as Westridge
Middle & West High. - Greg Schieszer
OBSERVANCES
SMSD art teacher Laura Fisher and student at exhibit.
Shawnee Mission art teachers and students
celebrated Youth Art Month locally by displaying
the artwork that hung at the Capitol at the
Johnson County Central Resource Library. The
library hosted a reception for teachers and
students March 11th, which featured a
presentation of state award winners, live music,
refreshments, and readings from their published
literary magazine.
Student participants in
the YAM exhibit
EXHIBITS
Virtual Gallery of all YAM
submissions
Click on this link to view all
artwork submitted for Youth
Art Month
http://kaea.com/gallery.html
EXHIBITS
YAM chairperson Shawny Montgomery at the
Kansas YAM exhibit at the NAEA conference in San
Diego.
PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES
Created a t-shirt that was for sale
at the YAM state celebration to
promote KAEA
YAM buttons
were given out
during the state
celebration
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
LOCAL STUDENT TO HAVE ART DISPLAYED AT THE STATE CAPITOL
Concordia Elementary School YOUTH ART MONTH ACTIVITIES
Riley McMillan, fourth grade, from Concordia Elementary School had
art work on a virtual display as part of the Kansas Art Education
Associations Youth Art Month celebration at the state capital held on
March 1st, 2014. Youth Art Month is celebrated every March to
emphasize the importance of a great quality art education programs in
schools. Art education helps promote higher level thinking skills and
teaches children that complex forms of problems are seldom fixed, but
change with circumstance and opportunity. Art education equips
students to form mental images, which can be used to solve problemsan ability that chemists, engineers, and architects use to create models
and inventors use to think of new ideas.
Every teacher from the state of Kansas was eligible to submit one piece
or art work from each school at they teach to be part of the display.
This year, Concordia Elementary School was represented at the Kansas
Art Education Association Youth Art Month reception with a charcoal
flower drawing in a virtual display by Riley McMillan. Her charcoal
drawing is an abstract drawing inspired by artist, Georgia O’Keeffe.
YAM was created in 1961 by the ACMI, a non- profit association art and
craft material manufacturers, in cooperation with the National Art
Education Association, it is an annual observation that is celebrated
nationally with a variety of activities.
Concordia Elementary School will also be having a special display of art
work representing grades kindergarten through 4th grade at Concordia’s
Frank Carlson Public Library. You will find more 4th grade Georgia
O’Keeffe inspired drawings as well as 3rd Grade self-portraits, 2nd grade
Mondrian inspired animals, Monet inspired paintings, first grade
landscapes and kindergarten collage.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/YouthArt-Month-Celebrates--248061171.html
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)- The Kansas Art Education
Association hosted the annual Youth Art Month
celebration and reception Saturday at the State
Capital Rotunda.
Students from around Kansas had work on
display, prizes and scholarships were also handed
out. Youth Art Month is an annual observance to
emphasize the value of art education for all
children and to support quality school art
programs. The Kansas Art Education Association
says that an education in arts exposes the
students to a variety of cultures while enriching
their learning experiences.
They also say visual arts education empowers
students by validating their unique perspective of
their world.
Posted by: Lindsay Sax
Yates Center News
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Olathe Public Schools
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