Every March, the Association sponsors Youth Art Month to spotlight art education in our schools. In conjunction with this program, we publicize activities associated with the event, provide teachers with ideas for public relations and offer suggestions for highlighting the accomplishments of art students.
Entry Form and Rules
Past Winners
This year's postmark deadline for Ohio Youth Art Month Flag and Graphic Design Contest entries is December 22, 2010.
Don't wait until March to begin your celebration of Youth Art Month! Having your students complete entries for the YAM Flag and Graphic Design Contest will give you a ready made cache of advocacy art to send to local friends of the arts, board of education members and administrators when Youth Art Month rolls around. Youth Art Month gives us all a chance to show how important the arts are to the success of our students.
Flag entries should limit themselves to a few colors so their design can be easily transferred to fabric. The Graphic Design Category is an Ohio only contest that was added several years ago to include work that is too intricate or colorful for successful flag reproduction. Please be sure to read and complete the rules of entry. Entries have been disqualified due to incomplete information. Teachers willing to hand paint two 3' x 5' flags for display so they may enter a more colorful flag design than listed in the entry rules should indicate that on the back of the form.
The Flag entry selected from Ohio goes to Washington D. C. and is exhibited at various venues during Youth Art Month. Our Ohio 2008 Flag is also displayed at the STRS, at the NAEA Convention, and finally at next years OAEA Convention. The winning flag is also presented to the school for permanent display. The graphic design winning entry is made into a poster for display during Youth Art Month at the STRS and the designer and school both receive mounted posters to keep.
For more information contact the YAM or YPAE chair or your regional chair.
Information Sheet
Criteria
Rubric
Entry Form
The Ohio Art Education Association extends to all of its members a writing competition for their students in grades one through twelve. The purpose of the Jerry Tollifson Art Criticism Open is to provide a forum whereby students can be recognized for their ability to articulate and write their critical responses to a piece of artwork.
Samples
Sample 1
Sample 2
Past Winners
2007 winner list
2006 winner list
2005 winner list
