YAM Co-chair Shawny Montgomery Cheney, Ks YAM Co-chair Lynn Felts Winfield, Ks YAM Flag Coordinator Johnna Smith Augusta, Ks YAM Scrapbook Megan Wendleton Olathe, Ks YAM Virtual Gallery Kate Miller Hiawatha, Ks

YAM Awareness & Community Support YAM awareness was shared through:  the kaea.com website  the association’s Facebook page  the association’s blog  s to members Event Participation:  138 teachers participated by submitting student artwork for the YAM event.  55 of these entries were from KAEA members. Kansas has a total of 280 KAEA members.

Harry Hart Scholarship presentation: The Kansas Art Education Association gives TWO $ scholarships each year during the YAM celebration. This year's scholarship winners were: YAM Awareness & Community Support Miranda Pratt from Lawrence High School, student of Wendy Vertacnik. Madeline Smith of Washburn Rural High School, student of Bradley LeDuc.

Students of KAEA members are able to enter their designs for the YAM flag contest. This year, 85 students submitted a design. This year’s winner was Meredith Basham from Olathe, Ks- teacher Megan Wendleton. Her design was made into a flag representing Kansas at various events including the NAEA convention! YAM Awareness & Community Support

Funding Budget: $1500 Sponsors: Sargent Art- provided prizes for winners and giveaways for attendees Nasco Arts & Crafts- provided giveaways for attendees Molly Hawkins Wholesale- provided prizes for YAM flag winners Panera Bread Co.- provided cookies for event Dillons Grocery Store- donated yams for the creation station

Proclamations/ Endorsements Governor Sam Brownback signed this proclamation for Kansas Youth Art Month

Proclamations/ Endorsements Honorary YAM chairperson addressing the attendees at the Capitol building. Kansas Representative Ed Trimmer Winfield, Kansas

Observances, Exhibits, & Events Youth Art Month observances in: Topeka, Manhattan, Cheney, Augusta, Olathe

Observances, Exhibits, & Events On March 7, 2015 the Youth Art Month Exhibit was held at the State Capital in Topeka, Kansas. 138 students had work on display Approximately 800 people visited the capital that day

Observances, Exhibits, & Events High School Winners: 1 st- Samantha Brown, Augusta 2 nd -Wesley Johnson, Washburn-Rural 3 rd -Harrison Berggren, Shawnee Mission HM-Michaela Nietfeld, Uniontown HM-Chloe Sotomayor, Lawrence HM-Talisa Hernandez, Goddard Middle School Winners: 1 st - McKenna Riggins, Washburn Rural 2 nd - Julia Huff, Blue Valley 3 rd - Makenna Rohr, Blue Valley HM- Breanna Losey, Grinnell HM- Max Logan, Hutchinson HM- Raegan Bailey, Goddard Elementary School Winners: 1 st - Cami Lux, Seaman 2 nd - Korri Lies, Cheney 3 rd -Faith Holthaus, Auburn/Washburn HM-Sevryn Cadwell, Wichita HM-Amelia Glenn, Shawnee MIssion HM-Rachel Osborn, Auburn/Washburn Sargent Art provided prizes for the winners at the YAM event Grand prize winner Samantha Brown and her teacher Audra Shelite won a trip to New York City provided by Sargent Art.

Youth Art Month display Katie Morris, Pauline Central Primary School, Topeka, KS. Observances, Exhibits, & Events Youth Art Month display Cheney High School Art Department, Cheney, KS.

Youth Art Month display Courtney Smith, Marlatt Elementary School, Manhattan, Ks Observances, Exhibits, & Events Youth Art Month display Katie Morris, Pauline South Intermediate, Wakarusa, Ks

Youth Art Month display Auburn-Washburn USD 437, Topeka, Ks Observances, Exhibits, & Events Youth Art Month display Johnna Smith, Augusta Middle School, Augusta, Ks

Three schools (Hutchinson, Oxford, and Wellsville) from across Kansas met today at the Kansas Capitol in Topeka to complete a CD weaving installation sculpture. The students worked from 9:00a until 11:30a tying the individual weavings together into a large tapestry. There were nearly 600 weavings between all of the participating schools (those unattended were Pittsburg State University, Troy, and Osawatomie). The weavings will be in the capitol until Saturday, March 7 th for the celebration of Youth Art Month. Observances, Exhibits, & Events

Youth Art Month virtual gallery was able to showcase more students’ work at the Capital celebration. Observances, Exhibits, & Events

Observances Exhibits, & Events The work of Kansas students was on display during the NAEA convention. YAM Co-Chair Lynn Felts finishes hanging the exhibit at NAEA.

Advertising & Media Information was shared through the kaea.com website.

KAEA has a blog at blogspot.com/ where information is shared with members. blogspot.com/ Advertising & Media

Kansas Art Education Association has a Facebook page. Information was shared to members about the YAM event. We used #KSYAM2015 to compile photos of the event. Advertising & Media

Special Materials Youth Art Month t-shirts were created. They were given as prizes and sold to the attendees. Kansas Art Education Association Youth Art Month Honored Artist __________________________ Participated in the YAM Celebration at the Kansas State Capital ___________________ Shawny Montgomery & Lynn Felts KAEA Youth Art Month Chairs Johnna Smith, KAEA Youth Art Month Flag Chair Sponsored by: All participating students received a certificate and ribbon.

Special Materials Vincent “YAM” Gogh was at the Youth Art Month celebration to congratulate students and add to the fun!