2020 Youth Art Month Flag Deadline Approaching!

  The 2020-21 YAM Flag theme is:

"Art Connects Us"

Deadline for Entries is November 15th

Click HERE or read below for entry instructions  

Kansas YAM Flag Contest 2020-2021:

Who Can Participate: Students of current Kansas Art Education Association Members (membership has its perks) 

The flag theme is “Art Connects Us”. Students need to design a colorful flag that incorporates the theme and also represents the state of KS.  

• Copyrighted material (such as comic strip characters or team logos) cannot be published

  

• Your design should include one of the new Youth Art Month Logos, not the old one with the earth. Click here to view the new CFAE logos for the YAM Flags

  
  

Size: 8.5 x 11 inches horizontal layout, 300 ppi or higher if digital

Media: Any two dimensional Media such as markers, watercolors, acrylic, tempera, pastels, crayon, chalk, pencils, collage or computer graphics. NO photography please.

ARTWORK: Submit artwork digitally (jpeg or vector format). 

• It is important to take a clear photograph with appropriate lighting and focus or scan your image in order for the entry to be judged fairly. 

• Images should be saved with the students’ name as the file name, and emailed to yamflag@kaea.com. Images sent without following these instructions will be automatically disqualified. 

• Limit 25 entries per teacher, per school.

Prizes will be awarded in three grade categories: K-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Entries will be part of a digital exhibit at the Kansas Youth Art Month celebration. The grand prize winning design will be made into a flag and will be flown at the NAEA Convention! We look forward to seeing your students' flag creations! 

Questions? Contact Johnna Smith – YAM Flag Chair, YAMflag@kaea.com