Youth Art Month Educator Highlights

March 17, 2023

Behind every YAM artwork is an educator supporting their student’s creativity and self-expression through the arts. 

We visited schools across Maine to meet with some of these art educators to ask why they decided to enter the profession, why the arts is so important to be taught to K‑12 students, their involvement with YAM, and more. 

See the work that’s being done in art classrooms across the state of Maine, on view now in-person and online.

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Cory Bucknam

Cory Bucknam

“The arts bring learning to life, and make life itself more enjoyable.”


Luke Hadley

Luke Hadley

“I chose to become an art educator to help students find their voice the same way my art teachers helped me to find mine.”


Elise Pelletier

Elise Pelletier

“Art education challenges students with different points of view, teaches them to empathize with others, and gives them the opportunity to reflect on the human experience.”


Emily Serway

Emily Serway

“Art is the tool that students didn’t know they needed to make positive changes in their lives.”

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