Youth Art Month 2012

March 11, 2012 (Sunday)--Youth Art Month Celebration, shared with recognition of the Gold Key winners of the Scholastic Art and Writing Award competition (sponsored by the Belin-Blank International Center).

A select number of works will be on display during the month of April in the Governor's Show.

Thank you for participating in the Youth Art Month Celebration!!!

AEI YAM Committee Chair, Susan Noonan

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Thanks to our host for the YAM Reception and Exhibit:

 

 

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Prizes will be awarded by

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Need a copy of a letter for YAM 2012?

Here are links to pdf files of letters for YAM 2012 participants:

Administrator Invitation

Art Educator Letter

YAM Participant Letter

Governor's Show Participant

Participant Letter from Sargent

 

Dates have been set for the 2012 Celebration at the State Historical Building: March 11, 2012, with the snow date of March 25.

• Each AEI member may enter 10 pieces of student artwork (flat, 2D).
• Only AEI members are eligible to enter student work. (Membership dues must be paid at or before January board meeting for work to be accepted.)
  
• Maximum matted size: 20" x 30" (due to space limitations).
  
• Art works submitted will be juried during the Winter AEI board meeting at the Historical Society Building at 10 a.m. on January 28, 2012 (snow date Feb. 4).
  • Bring them to the meeting or
  • Send with your AEI Rep
• Artworks not accepted during the January meeting may be exhibited at the State Capitol Building with your permission (see entry label sheet below).

• All exhibited work will need to be claimed at the end of the spring Board meeting (date and place to be announced) by those who brought them.
  

• **NO acetate covering artwork, in order to take digital pictures for the ceremony**

• Information on labels MUST BE TYPED or the artwork will be disqualified.
• Here are the Entry Label Forms: Word .doc or Google Doc
• Each student whose work is selected for the exhibition will receive an invitation to the YAM reception as well as a certificate of achievement
• Art teachers and administrators will also receive invitations and should plan to attend the exhibit/reception.

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YAM 2011

The AEI Youth Art Month Celebration was held on Sunday March 6, 2011. Here are photos of award winners in Google Docs.

Parents/Teachers: We will be photographing students with the group in which they receive their award. We will be placing these photos on artedia.org for you to copy to your computer. (Please hold individual photos until after the ceremony.) PowerPoint of all photos for a donation of $10.00 can be ordered. Print this order form.

2011 Participants include these students...

Cultural Advocacy Day

See photos of AEI's exhibit of student art at the Iowa Cultural Coalition's Cultural Advocacy Day at the Captial in Des Moines.

Here is a list of teachers and their students whose work was displayed at the Capital.

 

 

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The best of show winners are selected by a judging panel of artists and curators. In the past, these winning entries have been displayed in the Governor's Office at the State Capitol throughout the month of March.

The celebration of Youth Art Month (YAM) at the State Historical Building in Des Moines on March 6, 2011 was shared with recognition of the Gold Key winners of the Scholastic Art and Writing Award competition (sponsored by the Belin-Blank International Center). More...

Photos of the students honored in The Governor's Show are available in two places: Here and Shutterfly.

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2010 YAM Participants

Austin Kloss               Jackson-Davenport
Lawrence Walker       Jackson-Davenport
Montana Mowery       Jackson -Davenport
Erica Ralfs                  Jackson-Davenport
Ryan McDaniel            Lenihan Intermediate, Marshalltown
Andy Bonilla                Lenihan Intermediate, Marshalltown
Ellyn Boland                Lenihan Intermediate, Marshalltown
Maddy Newhouse        Lincoln Elem, Iowa City
Grace Miller                  Lincoln Elem, Iowa City
Jon Graf                        Lincoln Elem, Iowa City
Spencer Dunshee         Mediapolis CSD
Heidi Hillyard                 Mediapolis CSD
Ellen Burk                      Mediapolis CSD
Jenni Frank                    Mediapolis CSD
Jordan Delzell                Mediapolis CSD
Audrey Adamson           Mt. Pleasant
Vanessa Robbins           Mt. Pleasant
Drake Snakely               Mt. Pleasant
Cole Horgen                  North Winneshiek, Decorah
Bailey Hughes               North Winneshiek, Decorah
Haley Steine                 Decorah
Aidan Hunter                Decorah
Cassie Wyatt                Decorah
Madilyn Coultner           Decorah
Austin Hugeback           OABCIG-Odebolt
Brayden Sorensen         OABCIG-Odebolt
Maggie Neddermeyer     OABCIG-Odebolt
Veda Sword                   Panorama CSD, Panora
Ashley Castrejon           Panorama CSD, Panora
Olivia Kister                   Panorama CSD, Panora
Cameron VanderHoof    Red Oak Inman Primary
Lanie Edie-Lauren Thurman  Red Oak Washington Intermediate
Daylan Wondra              Richardson Elem, Minden
Alexis Powell                  Richardson Elem, Minden
Jacob Marshall                Richardson Elem, Minden
Jessica Fundermann       River Valley CSD, Correctionville
Aaron Nicolaisen             River Valley CSD, Correctionville
Gabriela Avina                 River Valley CSD, Correctionville
Katie Reinking                 River Valley CSD, Correctionville
Margie Vela                     Roundy Elem, Columbus Junction
Grace Chapman              Roundy Elem, Columbus Junction
Gray DeGeest                 Sawyer Elem/Ames CSD
Ali Rogers                       Sawyer Elem/Ames CSD
Alfred Gender                 Sawyer Elem/Ames CSD
Kara Harm                      Schleswig
MacKenzie Jorgenson     Schleswig
Christopher Kasad          Starmont/Strawberry Point
Ian GoedKen                   Starmont/Strawberry Point
Mikel Kugel                      Starmont/Strawberry Point
Weslee Gould                  Starmont/Strawberry Point
Danielle Reuter                Starmont/Strawberry Point
Alexandrai Tozzo             Sidney CSD
Simona Ristovska            Washington HS
Adam Krebs                     Washington HS

 

 

• 2010 Govenor’s Show Winners
  Garrett Bauer              Alta CSD                     
  Brooke Tesdall            Ames MS
  Caroline Baum             Ames MS
  Katie Ponomarenko     Columbus CSD
  Clara Stuart                 Columbus Elem
  Caitlin Brown               Glenwood MS
  Abby Varilek                Griswold CSD
  Lauren Moore              Griswold CSD
  Bryce Craff                   Lincoln Elem, Iowa City
  Cami Whitaker             Mediapolis CSD
  Molly Nelson                 Panorama CSD, Panora
  Amanda Jones             Richardson Elem, Minden, IA
  Lilia Reus                     Van Allen Elem, North Liberty
  Kama Wollenhaupt      Wapello HS
  Samantha Obman       Storm Lake HS