Massachusetts Art Education Association

MAEA is a Member of the National Art Education Association

Congratulations to Madeline Jones - 5th Grader at Whitcomb Middle School in Marlborough - this year's YAM flag design winner.
Family Reception - Sunday March 3, 3pm-5pm
Teen Reception - Thursday March 21, 5pm-7pm
Art Pick-up - Friday March 29 (Tuesday, April 2 Snow Day)

Youth Art Month 2013

2013 YAM @ WAM Prize Winners

Awards provided by Sargent Arts

Grand Prize - Samantha Panzera - Algonquin Regional High School - Northborough

Elementary - William Naraghi - Merriam Elementary - Acton

Middle School - Kira Segenchuk - Miscoe Hill Middle School - Mendon

High School - Aubrey Plante - Northbridge High School - Whitinsville

Prize structure as offered by Sargent Art

All MAEA current members, Kindergarten through Grade 12, were eligible to submit their student artwork for this contest in the YAM Exhibition at the Worcester Art Museum.

All aspects of the MAEA 2013 YAM Art Contest to be determined by MAEA with the exception of the prize structure offered by Sargent Art.

Please visit the MAEA website - www.massarted.com - for details regarding categories, theme, eligibility, deadline, judging and other guidelines.

Prize structure from Sargent Art

** One Top Prize: A trip to visit New York Art Museums for one overall winner along with the Art Teacher and one parent of the winning student
** One Prize in each Category: Elementary, Middle and High: Winner's Certificate for the winner as well as Sargent Art supplies for the winner and the Art Teacher
** Details of the 2013 Top Prize: the trip to visit New York Art Museums would include the following
** Airline ticket from a USA airport nearest to the school to a New York area airport and back for the winning student, one parent and Art teacher booked and paid by Sargent Art
** Hotel in the New York area for the winner and one parent in one room; and for Art teacher in a separate room. Both rooms paid by Sargent Art
** Transportation from New York area airport to the hotel and back to the airport arranged by Sargent Art
** All meals arranged and paid by Sargent Art
** Transportation and entries to the pre-decided Art Museums in New York arranged and paid by Sargent Art
** Possibility of including a sightseeing trip to see a famous monument like the Statue of Liberty at the discretion of Sargent Art

Sargent Art Terms and Conditions related to the Prize Structure offered by Sargent Art for 2013 MAEA YAM Art Contest:

** All aspects of eligibility of Artwork is final and binding by MAEA guidelines
** Prize structure offered by Sargent Art (details, value and actual items) to be decided only by Sargent Art. All decisions final
** All persons traveling to visit New York Art Museums (student, parent and teacher) are required to sign a Waiver of Liability to be eligible to receive this prize; not signing the Waiver of Liability will result in forfeiture of the prize and the New York Art Museums trip
** All prizes are non-transferable, non-changeable, and non-negotiable. No substitutions will be made.
** Any conflict with the dates of the New York Art Museums trip will result in the forfeiture of the prize and the New York Art Museums trip
** All decisions regarding details of the New York Art Museums trip, the Grand Prize, (including but not limited to dates, timings, airline, hotel, eating/dining places, and transportation) to be decided by Sargent Art. No individual requests will be entertained
** Any disabilities, medical conditions, special requirements to be communicated to Sargent Art within one week of announcement of the Prizes; delay in communicating the aforementioned will result in forfeiture of the prize and the New York Art Museums trip.
** The Grand Prize winning student will travel with the parent. In the event of either one (winning student or parent) requiring or being unable to travel to New York, both the student and parent will forfeit the prize and the New York Art Museums trip irrespective of the age of the student.
** No additional person would be permitted to travel with the Grand Prize winner, parent of the winner or the teacher of the Grand Prize winner - No individual requests will be entertained.
** Sargent Art reserves the indisputable right to change the terms and conditions of the prize structure offered for the 2013 MAEA YAM Art Contest at any time with mutual agreement with the signees of MAEA.

Prize structure as offered by Sargent Art

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