What is Youth Art Month?

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March is National Youth Art Month, and Texas has been a leader in YAM celebrations and events since it began. TAEA sponsors a number of programs celebrating art during the month of March, such as an exhibition of artwork in the Texas Association of School Administrators / Texas Association of School Boards (TASA / TASB) txEDCON Exhibit Hall during the fall along with student artist demos, a Texas YAM Flag Design Contest, an exhibit of over 100 pieces of student artwork at the Bullock Texas State History Museum followed by an Awards Celebration, various Big Art Day celebrations / events, and much more!

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The following artworks are from the 2025-2026 YAM SpringExhibition.
Click on either image for a high resolution image.

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YAM Events

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It's time to gear up for Youth Art Month! Gather your student art to submit for the txEDCON (TASA / TASB) Exhibition, get your students working on YAM Flag Designs and start looking for excellent artwork to represent your district in March at the YAM Spring Exhibition.

Read the information and dates below for the upcoming year carefully as there have been some changes. Please do not use previous year's YAM information or forms as they have changed.

Active (at the time of registration and valid through the duration of various YAM Programs) TAEA Member teachers can submit an artwork to their District Representative (typically a Fine Arts Coordinator), who is responsible for selecting, uploading all association images and forms, and shipment of the correct number of chosen artworks to be included in the Exhibition for the district (when applicable). Registration of all work is completed by one designated District Representative. Please work with your Fine Arts Coordinator / District Representative to submit artwork.

Submit 2026-2027 txEDCON (TASA / TASB) Artwork

Click here for instructions on how to submit artwork for the txEDCON (TASA / TASB) Convention. Online Registration is open Monday, August 17, 2026 - Tuesday, September 22, 2026.

Submit 2026-2027 Flag Design Entries

Click here for instructions on how to submit your artwork for the 2026-2027 YAM Flag Design. Artwork is due by Friday, December 11, 2026.

Submit 2026-2027 YAM Spring Exhibition Artwork

Click here for instructions on how to submit artwork for the 2026-2027 YAM Spring Exhibition. Online Registration is open Monday, November 2, 2026 - Friday, December 4, 2026.

Due to the growth in our Youth Art Month Programs, BOTH txEDCON and YAM Spring Exhibition will be juried.

 

YAM Calendar

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Please see the 2026-2027 YAM Book (Coming Soon) for a complete list of YAM dates.

Type	Dates	Event
August 2026
YAM	17 - Sep 22	txEDCON (TASA/TASB) Exhibition Registration
September 2026
YAM	22	txEDCON (TASA/TASB) Exhibition Registration DEADLINE
October 2026
YAM	1 - Dec 11	YAM Flag Design Submission Open
YAM	8 - 11	txEDCON (TASA/TASB) Convention - George R. Brown Convention Center - Houston, TX
November 2026
YAM	2 - Dec 4	YAM Spring Exhibition Registration
YAM	14	YAM Meeting - TAEA Conference - Moody Gardens, Galveston
December 2026
YAM	4	YAM Spring Exhibition Registration DEADLINE
YAM	11	YAM Flag Design Submission DEADLINE
March 2027
YAM	12 - Jun 12	YAM Scrapbook Submissions Open
YAM	21	2027 YAM Spring Exhibition Ceremony and Reception
June 2027
YAM	12	YAM Scrapbook Submissions Deadline

Youth Art Month TEAM Contact Information

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Please contact your TAEA YAM Team if you have any questions. When sharing your YAM celebrations and events via Social Media, please tag TAEA at #txYAM.

Thank you for your support of Art Education and Youth Art Month!

Brittany Sciacca
TAEA Vice-President Youth Art Month
1 Leopard Lane
Lorena, TX 76655

Latonya Johnson
TAEA Vice-President Elect Youth Art Month

Gretchen Bell-Young
TAEA Youth Art Month Facilitator