1. Youth Art Month March
2011
Nicole Sattem-Crouch
Howard E. Heckethorn E.S.
2. • National Youth Art Month theme for
2010-2011
• Three teachers from CCSD came up with
this theme while writing their thesis!!
• Often states use a unique YAM theme.
3.
4. • In the past our flag has been designed
by one young artist.
• This year it will be a collaboration of
many!
• Inspired by our theme “Art Shapes Me”
we will have our young artists design
hand prints, varying in size depending
on the grade level.
5.
6. 2011 Flag Timeline
• Discuss YAM with your students and the importance
of the arts in schools
• Print out template and have your students draw,
color, paint inside the handprint.
• Choose 20 winning designs. Try to select them from
all grades. Send home the YAM permission slip.
• Submit up to 20 designs with permission slips to
YAM Co-Chair by December 22, 2010
7. 2011 National Youth Art
Month Flag Event,
“School Flags Across the
U.S….Flying High!”
• 25th
year of the national YAM flag event
• Flags will be displayed March in
Washington D.C. to celebrate
8. Create Student Art Inspired by
the YAM Theme
• Think about the
location and where
the art will be
displayed
• Individual art or
collaborations
9. What can you do to celebrate
YAM this March?
• Have a school wide art show
• Team up with the other specialists and hold an arts festival
• Display art in your community
• Take a field trip to an art museum
• Go outside and make art
• Exchange art with another school
• Make postcard art
• Write letters to famous artists
• Invite a local artist to your school
• Create a mural
• What’s your idea?
10. Showcase Student Art in the
Community
• Contact local
businesses about
displaying work.
• At school, ask parents,
family members, and
family friends who own
local businesses
11. Get Help!
• Send notes home
about volunteering
• Have parents hang
up art by March 1st
and take down at
the end of the month
(make a list of who is
responsible for each
location)
12. • Students will be SO proud
to have their art on
display in a public place
• Send home a list of all
businesses celebrating
YAM
• Include where classes are
located
13. What can we as a district and
state do to celebrate?
• Create a flag to be flown at the National Art
Educators Conference, Seattle 2011
• District wide art show (K-12)
• Arts festival
• Art auction
• Art parade
• ?
14. Incentive to participate in YAM
• If you participate in YAM by
– Submitting flag designs
– Celebrate in your school and/or community
– Submit photos of your YAM activities
– Be a member of Art Educators of Nevada
You could win a free AEN Conference
registration!! Up to $130 value!!
15. YAM Co-Chairs
Southern Nevada: Nicole Sattem-Crouch
Northern Nevada: Amber Urioste
http://artnevada.weebly.com/
*Contact Nicole Sattem-Crouch on Interact with
questions or ideas. Look for reminders there
too! Information and website also listed on
handouts
nlsattemcrouch@interact.ccsd.net
16. We need to
ADVOCATE and PROMOTE
the arts in schools!
If we don’t,
then who will?
