Submissions are now closed for the 2023 YAM & YPAE Exhibits.

2022-2023 YAM & YPAE Updates:

  • Both the YAM and YPAE Exhibitions WILL be live and in-person this year!
  • Exhibitions will be held at the King Arts Complex in Columbus, Ohio
  • There is no need to shrink-wrap the artwork
  • Without shrink-wrapping we DO need you to properly mat their work - attach work to the mat, then back the mat with the same size of cardboard, matboard, or foam core (something SOLID so that your student's work does not bend or get damaged while transporting)
  • 2 artworks may be submitted per member (1 will go to YPAE and 1 will go to YAM)
  • Online submission form will open after our November 10-12 OAEA Conference
  • Deadline for online submissions will be December 21, 2022
  • Physical artwork will need to be collected in each region - keep an eye out for more information on this from your Regional Director
  • ​The exact date for the receptions at the King Arts Complex, but it should be a Saturday or Sunday in March
  • We are not sure whether 3-dimensional artwork will be accepted - we are checking with King Arts Complex about gallery space and availability
Still have a question?
Please contact Tracy Mathys (studentprogramming@ohioarted.com), Katie Hoeper (ypae@ohioarted.com), and Hilary Carvitti (yamexhibit@ohioarted.com) with any questions or feedback you may have. Thank you for your interest and for advocating for our students and your program!

OAEA is proud to sponsor the Young People's Art Exhibition (YPAE) and the Youth Art Month (YAM)
​exhibition in conjunction with Youth Art Month every March. 

2022 Youth Art Month Virtual Exhibit

2022 Young People's Art Exhibition & Jerry Tollifson Art Criticism Open

OAEA members can submit up to two student works from grades K-8 to both of these shows. One piece will be chosen for YPAE and another for the YAM show. From the regional level, the art pieces are given to the state YPAE and YAM chairs to exhibit.

OAEA members may submit artwork here online from those two students. Besides contact information, this form will request the upload of photos of the student artwork online. It will also require student name, contact info, teacher name and contact info, school name and contact info, artwork title, and medium used. Please complete this form one time for each student work submission.

OAEA has hosted these two shows since 1980. Students from all eight regions of our state are represented.  In years past, the shows have displayed over 250 students from around the state. 

​Teachers are asked to fill out the entry form and upload photos of the student artwork online. The photos will also be uploaded to Artsonia, for the exhibition programs and sketchbooks and documentation.
YAM/YPAE Deadline: December 21st


Letters to the students will be going out by early to mid February. Teachers will be getting an e-mail. The letters and e-mail will provide information for the Recognition Ceremony in March.

You can see all the YPAE and YAM art on the website Artsonia.com.  We host all the work here, go to the website and search OAEA under schools to take you to the site with work.  You can purchase any art items and 20% of all purchases goes back to our exhibitions fund.

Thanks to all the teachers for submitting art to these state shows.  In the always changing world of education we need to continue to strive to keep the creativity of the visual arts in the lives of our students!
Please contact your Regional Director for more information regarding drop off times and locations.  
Western Region = westrd@ohioarted.com
Central Region = centralrd@ohioarted.com
Southwest Region = southwestrd@ohioarted.com
North Central Region = northcentralrd@ohioarted.com
Northwest Region = northwestrd@ohioarted.com
Southeast Region = southeastrd@ohioarted.com
Northeast Region = northeastrd@ohioarted.com
East Region = eastrd@ohioarted.com