"Art Connects Us"
Deadline for Entries is November 15th
Kansas YAM Flag Contest 2020-2021:
Who Can Participate: Students of current Kansas Art Education Association Members (membership has its perks)
The flag theme is “Art Connects Us”. Students need to design a colorful flag that incorporates the theme and also represents the state of KS.
Copyrighted material (such as comic strip characters or team logos) cannot be published
Your design should include one of the new Youth Art Month Logos, not the old one with the earth. Click here to view the new CFAE logos for the YAM Flags
Size: 8.5 x 11 inches horizontal layout, 300 ppi or higher if digital
Media: Any two dimensional Media such as markers, watercolors, acrylic, tempera, pastels, crayon, chalk, pencils, collage or computer graphics. NO photography please.
ARTWORK: Submit artwork digitally (jpeg or vector format).
It is important to take a clear photograph with appropriate lighting and focus or scan your image in order for the entry to be judged fairly.
Images should be saved with the students’ name as the file name, and emailed to yamflag@kaea.com. Images sent without following these instructions will be automatically disqualified.
Limit 25 entries per teacher, per school.
Dear Art Education Colleagues,
Thank you so much for participating in this year's Youth Art Month Flag
As usual, the panel of judges was extremely impressed with the quality of the flag designs this year in all age categories. Below are the results of the 2021 Youth Art Month Flag
Congratulations to all the winning students and their art teachers!
All YAM Flag Design winners
Elementary Category--
1st Place—Finley Maloney, Cheney Elementary School -Teacher: Shannon Monson
2nd Place—Brileigh Smith, Cheney Elementary School -Teacher: Shannon Monson
3rd Place—Levi Brucken, Jackson Heights Elementary School - Teacher: Katie Morris
HM— Corbin Latham, Jackson Heights Elementary School - Teacher: Katie Morris
HM—Ruby Robinson, Jackson Heights Elementary School - Teacher: Katie Morris
Middle School Category--
1st Place—Emma Chamberlain, Andover Middle School - Teacher: Johnna Smith
2nd Place— Alivia Bowman, Cheney Middle School - Teacher: Shannon Monson
3rd Place— Brynne Hoeme, Cheney Middle School - Teacher: Shannon Monson
HM— Kinsley Klatt, Cheney Middle School - Teacher: Shannon Monson
HM—Isabelle Schuetz, Andover Middle School - Teacher: Johnna Smith
HM—Allayna Moore, Baldwin Jr. High - Teacher: Marsene Feldt
HM— Valeny Wong, Andover Middle School - Teacher: Johnna Smith
High School Category--
1st Place—Gage Stamback, Cheney High School, Teacher: Shawny Montgomery
2nd Place—Jaelynn Peintner, Cheney High School, Teacher: Shawny Montgomery
3rd Place—Lillian Morrison, Cheney High School, Teacher: Shawny Montgomery
HM—Taryn Tucker, Cheney High School, Teacher: Shawny Montgomery
HM—Jordan Elliott, Washburn Rural High School Teacher: Theresa Shetler Logan
HM---Larkin Green, Cheney High School, Teacher: Shawny Montgomery
Congratulations!!
Previous Flag Designs
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2019 Youth Art Month Winning Flag Design Lauryn Becker, 11th Grade Cheney High School student of Mrs. Shawny Montgomery |
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2018 Youth Art Month Winning Flag Design: Josie Harris, Haven High School, student of Kylee Baldetti!! |
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2017 Kansas YAM Flag Design Winner:
Gaby Kill, 8th grade
Leawood Middle School
student of So Choi
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2016 Kansas YAM Flag Design Winner:
Morgan Winters, 12th grade
Andover Central High School
student of Mrs. Pat Chambers
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Meridith Basham, 8th grade
California Trails Middle School
student of Megan Wendleton
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2014 Kansas YAM Flag Design Winner:
Savannah Redfern,
student of Pat Chambers at Andover Central High School
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2013 Kansas YAM Flag Design/1st Place Middle School
Cameron McFadden, Andover Central Middle School.
Student of Ginger Steck.
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