2017-2018 Youth Art Month Exhibition

2018 YAM Exhibition Digital Submission Window
OPENS 3PM 11/28/17!
We are excited to follow up with you regarding this year's YAM Exhibition, and to announce that we will be partnering with the San Diego Watercolor Society for this show! This year's K-12 juried exhibition will be on view from Jan. 17th through February 2, 2018. An Awards reception will be held at the closing of the exhibition on February 2, 2018 from 7 pm at the San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery, The Arts District, Liberty Station.


2018 YAM Exhibition Timeline
Nov. 28, 2017 3:00 PM online digital registration and submission opens
Dec. 8, 2017 11:59PM - DEADLINE for ONLINE SUBMISSION
Dec. 18, 2017 Teachers notified by email of submissions' juried status
Jan. 11, 2018 4 PM Deadline for delivery of artwork to SDCOE
Jan. 17, 2018 Youth Art Month Exhibition opens to the public
Feb. 2, 2018 5-8 PM Awards Reception, San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery


To submit student artwork, view more details regarding entry eligibility & rules and directions for how to submit student work, please visit: https://youthartmonth2018.artcall.org/


Please see below if you are interested in becoming a Juror for this exhibition.




Call for Juror Nominations for 2018 YAM Exhibition

This is the official CALL for JUROR NOMINATIONS for our upcoming 2018 San Diego County Youth Art Month Exhibition. We are seeking volunteer jurors who have experience in any/all levels of K-12 visual arts education, inside and outside the classroom, credentialed teachers, teaching artists, community arts educators and museum educators. Jurors will view submissions and score them on a 5 star scale from any internet connected device during the Jurying window, from 12 am on Dec. 9, 2017 through 11:59 pm on Dec. 15, 2017. This should take less than an hour of time and may be done at the juror’s convenience, 24 hours a day, from any web connected device during the jurying window. Please nominate Visual Arts Educators (colleagues or yourself) to be Jurors on the jury panel by completing and submitting THIS FORM (CLICK HERE) no later than Friday Dec. 1, 2017.

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Please click here to see the 2016/2017 YAM winners.

K-2 Two Dimensional Art Awards
1st Place “Things from my Garden”, Simon Moerkerke. Kumeyaay Elementary, San Diego Unified. Teacher: Julie Butts
2nd Place “Like Kandinsky “ Tommy Calverley. Fallbrook School of the Arts, Fallbrook Union Elementary. Teacher: Marilee Ragland
3rd Place “Room with a View” Zoe Yu. Vista Grande Elementary, San Diego Unified. Teacher: Kristin Wedge
Honorable Mention “Lion Portrait” Mateya Magilski. Fallbrook School of the Arts, Fallbrook Union Elementary. Teacher: Marilee Ragland

Grades 3-5 Two-Dimensional Art Awards
1st Place “Cezanne Apples”, Lily Robinson. Kumeyaay Elementary, San Diego Unified. Teacher: Julie Butts
2nd Place “Growth”, Janica Ramos. Zamorano Elementary, San Diego unified. Teacher: Don Masse
3rd Place “Still Life – Pears”, Sophia Kana. Ellen Browning Scripps Elementary School, San Diego Unified. Teacher: Pam Harris
Honorable Mention “Matisse Still Life”, Madison Holihan. Vista Grande Elementary, San Diego Unified. Teacher: Kristin Wedge

Grades 6-8 Two-dimensional Art Awards
1st Place “Quiet”, Nicole Ellsworth. The Bishop's School. Teacher: Elizabeth Wepsic
2nd Place “Untitled”, Kat Haas. Francis Parker School. Teacher: Michelle Evenson
3rd Place “Fog on the Bay”, Spencer Ruff. Francis Parker School. Teacher: Michelle Evenson
Honorable Mention “Frog”, Kat Haas. Francis Parker School. Teacher: Michelle Evenson

9-12 Two Dimensional Art Awards
1st Place “Untitled”, Phuong Nguyen. The Preuss School. Teacher: Tamima Noorzay
2nd Place “Refugee”, Julie Laporte. Francis Parker School. Teacher: Melanie Taylor
3rd Place “Underwater Library”, Claire Zhang. The Bishop's School. Teacher: Elizabeth Wepsic
Honorable Mention “Package”, Natalia Lopez. Chula Vista High/S.C.P.A. Teacher: Michelle Spielman
Honorable Mention “Untitled”, Alex Klimas. Mission Hills High, San Marcos Unified. Teacher: Amanda Dickson
Honorable Mention “Untitled”, Natalie Ruybal. The Preuss School. Teacher: Tamima Noorzay
Honorable Mention “The Paradox of the Individual”, Kristabel Chung. Torrey Pines High School, San Dieguito Union High School District. Teacher: Emily Moran

K-8 Three Dimensional Art Awards
1st Place “Orangutan”, Leo Baez. Francis Parker School. Teacher: Steve Cook K-8 Three Dimensional
2nd Place “Peacock Dress Tail”, Addy Phillips. Francis Parker School. Teacher: Jaclyn Enck
3rd Place “Flask with Hawaiian Petroglyph”, Tulliver Cook. Francis Parker School. Teacher: Steve Cook
Honorable Mention “Pueblo bas relief”, Kat Hass. Francis Parker School. Teacher: Steve Cook

9-12 Three Dimensional Art Awards
1st Place “Autobiographical Hand”, Robert Keller. Mission Hills High School, San Marcos Unified School District. Teacher: Alexis Archibald
2nd Place “Segmented Bowl”, Ryan Austin. Francis Parker School. Teacher: Barry Cheskaty
3rd Place “Pieced Together”, Isaac Ramirez. Mission Hills High School, San Marcos Unified School District. Teacher: Alexis Archibald
Honorable Mention “Cheetah”, Ashley Davis. Francis Parker School. Teacher: Tom Crowley
Honorable Mention “Bamboo Teapot and Cups”, Julia Lafferty. Francis Parker School. Teacher: Steve Cook

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CLICK HERE for the 2016/2017 YAM Results
CLICK HERE for the 2015/2016 YAM Results
CLICK HERE for the 2014/2015 YAM Results

CLICK HERE to view the recipients of the CAEA - SD Chapter Art Educator Grant

2017 Recipient: Alexis Archibald (Mission Hills High School)
2016 Recipient: Silvia Wiedmann (Torrey Pines High School)
2015 Recipient: Steve Cook (Francis Parker School)