Another #TBT to our State YAM Event

On March 8, we celebrated our most talented students at out Youth Art Month Receptions. Here are more pictures from the State YAM Reception and Exhibition. Please check the blog from time to time, as new images will be going up periodically. This will continue until all of the 300+ pictures from the event are posted. Thank you to Roger and his team from Defining Studios for making these wonderful memories possible! Email us at yam@aenj.org or check us out on Instagram @aenjyam

More YAM Pics

On March 8, we celebrated our most talented students at out Youth Art Month Receptions.  Here are more pictures from the State YAM Reception and Exhibition.  Please check the blog from time to time, as new images will be going up periodically.  This will continue until all of the 300+ pictures from the event are posted.  Thank you to Roger and his team from Defining Studios for making these wonderful memories possible!  Email us at yam@aenj.org or check us out on Instagram @aenjyam

YAM Shirts Anyone?

We are still in LOVE with these shirts,
printed with the help of the AMAZING folks at Artsonia!

Check out our model, Middlesex County YAM Chair Kristen, showing them off at our state reception.  Each student selected for the exhibit received one as part of their goodie bag.  

If you would like to order one, please go to: https://www.artsonia.com/museum/art.asp?id=72579644

Two months ago, we celebrated our most talented students at out Youth Art Month Receptions.  Here are more pictures from the State YAM Reception and Exhibition.  Please check the blog from time to time, as new images will be going up periodically.  This will continue until all of the 300+ pictures from the event are posted.  Thank you to Roger and his team from Defining Studios for making these wonderful memories possible!  Email us at yam@aenj.org or check us out on Instagram @aenjyam

Happy Thursday - Here are more pictures from our 2019 State YAM Reception and Exhibition.  Please check the blog from time to time, as new images will be going up periodically.  This will continue until all of the 300+ pictures from the event are posted.  Thank you to Roger and his team from Defining Studios for making these wonderful memories possible!

We are excited to begin to post the pictures from our 2019 State YAM Reception and Exhibition.  Please check the blog from time to time, as new images will be going up periodically.  This will continue until all of the 300+ pictures from the event are posted.  Thank you to Roger and his team from Defining Studios for making these wonderful memories possible!

The NJ Youth Art Month blog is up and running!  Thank you Carrie for hooking us up!  Let's work together to make YAM 2019 the best yet!  Poster contest entries are due in 18 days - Have you submitted yours yet?

2019 Poster Design Contest
Theme: Made in New Jersey 

GUIDELINES FOR ENTRY:
Designs must be created by students of current AENJ members
Designs must be submitted on 12” by 18” paper, horizontal format.
Designs must include the YAM Theme (in bold lettering): MADE IN NEW JERSEY
DO NOT INCLUDE THE YAM LOGO IN THE DESIGN!
Design must include the words: New Jersey or NJ

Design must be a bold, 2-D, simple, flat-color design for reproduction.
No more than three (3) entries per school.
Designs must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm on November 30, 2018.

NEW FOR 2019!!!! ART TEACHERS: Please submit all information provided on the permission slip AND the design file (picture) online, using the Google Form:https://goo.gl/nVoyDd

Celebrate Youth Art Month by participating in the YAM Design Contest! The Art Educators of New Jersey join other state art organizations to participate in the YAM Design Competition. Six winning entries will be chosen and used to celebrate Youth Art Month in New Jersey. One winning entry will be replicated on the state YAM flag and flown during the 2019 NAEA Conference in Boston. Other winning entries will be transformed into our state YAM poster, YAM button, YAM billboard, and two YAM invitations.

Sargent Art is providing student and teacher prizes! One overall student winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000 in the form of a check. The teacher of the overall student winner will receive classroom art supplies worth $1,200 (retail value).

For each of the remaining five category winners listed above, each student winner will receive art supplies worth $100 (retail value). The teacher of each student winner will receive classroom art supplies worth $200 (retail value).

Sargent Art will also send a Participation Gift to each school. (*In order to receive a participation gift, the Principal of each participating school must e-mail the following information to Sargent Art: 1. School enrollment number; 2. Number of Art Teachers; and 3. Number of entries submitted to Youth Art Month.*). A form will be provided after your entry has been received.

The six winning entries will be displayed at the NJ State YAM Reception in Trenton on March 8, 2019. Only winning entries will be requested to be mailed.

For more information, please contact: 

AENJ NJ Youth Art Month Co-Chairs: 

Kristy Lopez and Karen Mannino at yam@aenj.org