March is Youth Art Month! In 1961, the Art & Creative Materials Institute (ACMI) created Children’s Art Month as an event to emphasize the value to children from participating in Visual Art education. In 1969, the celebration expanded to include secondary school students, and the Children’s Art Month event officially became known as Youth Art Month. In 1984, ACMI created the non-profit organization The Council for Art Education (CFAE) to advocate for Visual Art education.