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Youth Art Month

Presented by Heartland Artists at Heartland Artists Gallery

March 3-March 27, 2010

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Heartland Artists Members would like to extend an invitation to the public to attend our Opening Reception on Friday, March 12th from 6 - 8 pm. Youth Art Month (YAM) is an annual observance each March to emphasize the value of art education for all students and to encourage support for quality school art programs. YAM is in virtually every state, in many communities, in schools, libraries, stores, and other places. Anyone can start an observance--an art educator, a parent, a librarian, a youth organization leader, a businessperson, a student--anyone who has a genuine concern for quality art programs and who is willing to work with others in the school system or community. The observance may be small or large, and may range from a single exhibit to a community-wide or statewide project; in fact, the Art Education Association of Indiana sponsors a statewide display in Indianapolis! The art display is organized by art teachers Vickie Cook, Judy Harness and Toni Trump and includes artwork by elementary students from Washington, Menominee, Jefferson, Webster, and St. Michael's Elementary Schools in Plymouth. Vickie Cook teaches art at Menominee and Washington, Judy Harness teaches art at Jefferson and Webster, and Toni Trump teaches art at St. Michael's. There are almost two hundred pieces of two-dimensional artwork from students in grades kindergarten through fourth. The artwork was chosen to show an overview of all the projects done for this year.