Dan mele exhibition
Support The Arts In Education
In 1961 the Council for the Arts in Education (CFAE) was founded and Youth Arts Month is one of their National Initiatives. The National Arts Education Association (NAEA) is their primary sponsor. The US Virgin Islands are registered as a participating region and each region has aco-chair. For the past 15 years, the Youth Art Month celebrations have been spearheaded by Niarus Walker, art teacher at Central High School in St. Croix as well as Maria Stiles, a former art educator, artist and youth arts advocate.
The St. Croix student art exhibition has been hosted by CHANT (Crucian Heritage and Nature Tourism) in historic Fredriksted. Expansion of the YAM celebrations to St. Thomas began in 2019 at the VICouncil on the Arts, and has since made it’s home at the Virgin Islands Children’s Museum, sine 2020. We are a community bursting with talent and our team aims to provide opportunities and acknowledgement for our student artist so they may have brighter and more creative futures!
Deandre Jones, Central High School, 11th Grade, teacher Niarus Walker - I AM David Hamilton Jackson project Youth Art Month USVI
2023 Youth Art Month USVI
Deandre Jones, Central High School, 11th Grade, teacher Niarus Walker - I AM David Hamilton Jackson project Youth Art Month USVI
yam USVI 2024 Events
EDUCATORS & PARENT & ARTIST RESOURCES
Download our YAM USVI Guide to find ways to celebrate Youth Art
Month 2024!
Here are a few more resources to help get your little ones on the creative path!
The Council for Art Education
A Basic Guide for Aspiring Artists
ART SCHOLARSHIPS!!
Our local council on the arts is a great resource for young VI artists. Visit their website or give them a call!“
This project is funded in part by Virgin Islands Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.”