YAM Flag

The 2025-2026 YAM Flag theme is:

“The World Needs Art”

Students need to design a colorful flag that incorporates the theme (visually- in writing is optional) and also represents the state of KS.  

Who can Participate: Students of current Kansas Art Education Association Members (Membership has its perks!

Students need to design a colorful flag that incorporates the theme (incorporate visually, in writing is optional) and also represents the state of Kansas.

• 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

Media: Any two dimensional Media such as markers, watercolors, acrylic, tempera, pastels, crayon, chalk, pencils, collage or computer graphics. NO photography please.

Details for submitting ARTWORK: Submit artwork digitally (jpeg or vector format). 

• It is important to take a clear, in focus photograph with appropriate lighting or scan your image in order for the entry to be judged fairly. 

• Images should be saved with the following name format: student last name, student first name, school (example: YamGogh,Vincent,school.jpg) OR should be sent as slides. Click here for a Google Slides template! You can put your students' entries in a slideshow and share rather than emailing separately.

Example Slide:

• Email entries to yamflag@kaea.com

• Subject line: Your School Name YAM Flag Entries.

  • If you teach at more than one school please send a separate email for each with the level in the subject line. Ex. Subject: Cheney Middle School YAM flag 

• Click here for entry forms to download: Permission forms for each student entry should be included with the email!

• Images sent without following these instructions will be automatically disqualified. 

• Limit 25 entries per teacher, per school.

DUE DATE: December 15th

Prizes will be awarded in three grade categories: K-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Entries will be part of a digital exhibit at the Kansas Youth Art Month celebration. The grand prize-winning design will be made into a flag and will be flown at the NAEA Convention! We look forward to seeing your students' flag creations! 

Questions? Contact Shannon Monson – YAM Flag Chair, YAMflag@kaea.com.

All YAM Flag Design winners will be honored at the Youth Art Month Celebration and Reception at the Topeka Shawnee County Public Library.

Congratulations to the 2024 Youth Art Month Winning Flag Designer, Ellie McGill, of St. Francis of Assisi, student of Lisa Lang!

Check out the 2023-2024 YAM Flag Finalists!

Previous Flag Designs

2023 Youth Art Month Winning Flag Design, Alyssa Gallaway, Andover Middle School, Art Teacher: Johnna Soffregen

2022 Youth Art Month Winning Flag Design- Eva Rice, 5th grade, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School

Art Teacher: Lisa Lang

2021 Youth Art Month Winning Flag Design—Emma Chamberlain, 7th Grader at Andover Middle School, student of Ms. Johnna Smith!

2020 Youth Art Month Winning Flag Design 

Joselle Courchaine

12th Grader at Cheney High School, student of Mrs. Shawny Montgomery

2019 Youth Art Month Winning Flag Design
Lauryn Becker, 11th Grade
 Cheney High School
student of Mrs. Shawny Montgomery

2018 Youth Art Month Winning Flag Design:
Josie Harris, Haven High School, student of Kylee Baldetti!!

2017 Kansas YAM Flag Design Winner:

Gaby Kill, 8th grade

Leawood Middle School

student of So Choi

2016 Kansas YAM Flag Design Winner:

Morgan Winters, 12th grade 

Andover Central High School 

student of Mrs. Pat Chambers

2015 Kansas YAM Flag Design Winner:

Meridith Basham, 8th grade 

California Trails Middle School

student of Megan Wendleton

2014 Kansas YAM Flag Design Winner: 
Savannah Redfern,

student of Pat Chambers at Andover Central High School

2013 Kansas YAM Flag Design/1st Place Middle School

Cameron McFadden, Andover Central Middle School.

Student of Ginger Steck.