Huntsville Museum of Art - Art on View - Current Exhibitions
YAM 2010: Exhibition for Youth Art Month
March 7 – May 2

This year marks the 23rd annual Youth Art Month (YAM) exhibition of student artwork on view in the Grisham Gallery. This exhibition showcases nearly 200 exuberant works of art by youth in kindergarten through grade 12 from Huntsville City, Madison City, Madison County, Athens City, Limestone County, Decatur City, and Scottsboro City schools.

Also on display in the Beck Meeting Room from March 7-14 is the Visual Arts Achievement Program (VAA) Alabama’s District V. 17 Blue Ribbon Finalists of middle and high school works of art will be displayed. The award-winning works will then subsequently travel to Montgomery to be displayed at the Alabama State Council on the Arts, along with other regional winners from across the state. Also on view is the winner of the Congressional Art Competition, selected from high students in the 5th Congressional District from March 7-May 2. The work will later travel to Washington D.C. for a yearlong display in the Cannon Tunnel at the U.S. Capitol.

Youth Art Month is observed nationally each March to emphasize the value of art education for children and to encourage public support for quality school art programs. Youth Art Month is endorsed by The National Art Education Association, Alabama Art Education Association, Alabama State Department of Education, Alabama Arts Alliance for Art Education, and locally the Huntsville-Madison County Art Education Association.

Organized by HMA.

Click here for the YAM 2010 Invite

Major support for YAM 2010 programs
is generously provided by:
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama Inc.
The Boeing Company

Additional support provided by:
Cobham Analytic Solutions/Sparta
The Alpha Foundation
RBC Bank (USA)
BB & T Bank
Dr. Greg Gum
Dr. and Mrs. John J. Johnson Jr.
Teledyne Brown Engineering
Alabama Alliance for Arts Education
The Alabama State Council on the Arts
The Huntsville Times
The Women’s Guild of the Huntsville Museum of Art
EXHIBITION EVENTS

Community Free Day
Sunday, March 7
1:00-4:00 pm
Join us as we celebrate the talents of North Alabama’s young artists, with a reception honoring the students whose works are on display. As part of the Museum’s Community Free Day program, admission fees will be waived to all visitors that day. Music provided by Strings of Pearl Chamber Ensemble from 2-2:45 pm.

Artists’ Demonstrations
Sunday, March 7
2:00-4:00 pm
Learn about a variety of different art techniques as artists work in their selected mediums in the galleries!
These artists also teach in the Museum Academy: Robert Bean (oil painting), Anna Sue Courtney (puppetry arts), S. Renee Prasil (acrylic painting), Linda Ruhl (pastel painting).
Docent Tours
Learn more about the works on view in the exhibitions by taking a tour with a trained docent. Tours are free to members and included in general admission for non-members.

Check back for upcoming docent tours.

Sign Up for a Group Tour!
We want to give your group a guided tour of our exciting art exhibitions. Just let us know when you’d like to visit and we’ll set up a tour just for you!

Contact Kimberly Hart - (256) 535-4350 ext. 215 or khart@hsvmuseum.org. Please give 2 weeks notice. We look forward to seeing you at HMA!

UPDADTED 03.08.10