YAMSEN:SpeciallyMusic Art Exhibition 2022
Welcome to the 39th annual YAMSEN celebration of Art!
The theme for this year’s art exhibition is ‘memory.’
The exhibition is open to anyone of any age who has a learning disability or additional needs. Entrants can submit any kind of artform, including 3D and group art, by sending YAMSEN a digital photo or file of it.
Click Here for the YAMSEN Art Exhibition Letter and Instructions for EntryCompetitions from previous years
The YAMSEN art competition was created nearly 40 years ago to give people with learning disabilities a showcase for their artistic talents. Prizes were awarded for best art in different age categories, plus a best in show and most original picture. The art was displayed in Leeds Town Hall, to be viewed at the YAMSEN Christmas concert. Some winners’ artwork was also made into charity Christmas cards for the next year.
In the last few years the art competition began to open up to other kinds of expressive art, including poetry.
In 2021 YAMSEN decided to make the art exhibition non-competitive. Because submissions are now digital, it is even more open to all kinds of art, including collaborative art, 3D art and poetry. Thank you to Annie Conway of Swarthmore Education Centre for creating the content ideas for YAMSEN’s first open art exhibition.
Kingsland Art Exhibition entries
YAM Art Exhibition 2022
Above: Slideshows of school and adult entries from the 2022 YAMSEN Digital Art Exhibition. Many YAM adult members created their artwork in a YAM craft morning with Judith Kennedy.
Below: Memories of 2020, Catherine from YAM
