The Youth Art Month Flag Design Contest

Every year, KyAEA sponsors a Youth Art Month Flag Design contest, following an established theme for the year and incorporating elemenst such as the YAM logo and state shape. One flag design will be chosen to represent Kentucky for Youth Art Month.

So, what happens to the winning design? 

The winning design will be printed onto a flag, which will be displayed at the NAEA Convention in March to represent the state of KY. The flag will later be returned (before May) to the teacher/school district of the student who created the winning design.

The 2025-2026 Theme is "The World Needs Art"

To participate: Print out the Youth Art Month Flag Form for your students.

Students can create their YAM flag design on the form by following the guidelines:

Flag design should include:

• Name of our State (Kentucky)

• The words "Youth Art Month"

• Image relating to the theme

• Bonus if they can work the Youth Art Month logo into the design!

• Vertical designs work best for flag hanging but designs can be vertical or horizontal.

Directions for Teachers to Submit:

Submission deadline: December 19, 2025

Each school can submit up to 5 entries.

Complete both sides of the YAM Flag Form and scan both sides.

For each student entry, complete a YAM Flag Submission Google Form (1 student entry per form).