Legislative Exhibit
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The NYSATA Legislative Exhibit is the flagship event for Youth Art Month and NYSATA's largest public display of student artwork in a government building. The exhibit is co-sponsored by New York State United Teachers (NYSUT). Founded in 1990, this student art exhibit is held in the Legislative Office Building in Albany each Spring, providing an exciting opportunity for students and their families to connect with their legislators. A committee of dedicated art educator volunteers makes all of the arrangements and notifies legislators of participants in their electoral districts. Legislators from across the state are invited to recognize the artistic accomplishments of their aspiring artist constituents at a reception for students, parents and teachers held on the 3rd Floor Terrace Level of the Legislative Office Building. Families may pre-arrange a meet-and-greet with the Assemblyman and/or Senator from their local district, which may include a photo session, office tour and/or written correspondences with their Legislators. The reception concludes with an interactive and inspiring ceremony. With the return of artwork, each student entrant receives a Certificate of Participation from NYSATA and a copy of the Legislative Student Art Exhibit brochure.
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| 2027 Legislative Exhibit |
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Registration Fee: $25 per teacher
Available only to NYSATA Members
New this year—return shipping label required.
In planning your art program budget for the 2026–2027 school year, be sure to include the NYSATA Legislative Exhibit. You will need to allocate funds for the registration fee and the shipping costs associated with submitting and returning student artwork.
Beginning with this year's exhibition, each participating school or district must provide a return UPS shipping label with the submitted artwork.The return label must be included inside the package with the artwork so that the artwork can be returned following the exhibition.
For each teacher participating, the school or district should plan to cover
- $25 registration fee per teacher
- Shipping costs for sending the artwork
- A return UPS shipping label for returning the artwork
Schools and districts should coordinate with their art teachers and administrative or business offices to determine the most efficient way to package and ship their submissions. To keep shipping cost at a minimum, teachers within a school or district may combine work into a single shipment. If your school or district chooses to combine submissions
- Each teacher must register work separately. The $25 registration fee applies to each participating teacher.
- All participating teachers' artwork may be placed in one package.
- The school or district can use one UPS shipping label for the outgoing shipment.
- The school or district must include one UPS return shipping label inside the package for the return shipment.
Thank you for supporting your students with the opportunity to have their work represented in the NYSATA Legislative Exhibit. Your support helps make it possible for New York Legislators to see a strong representation of students across New York State through this annual exhibition.
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| 2027 Details and Dates |
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TENTATIVE DATES:
- March 2026 Registration Deadline
- March 2026 Virtual Exhibit Preview Celebrating Youth Art Month
- May 17-20, 2027 In-Person Exhibit
- Legislative Office Building, Terrace Level, Albany
M,T, Th, F 9 AM-6 PM; W 9 AM-2 PM
- Tuesday, May 18, 2026,12-2 PM Opening Reception |
Legislative Office Building, 3rd Floor Terrace Level Albany, NY
12-1 PM Art viewing, meet legislators, photos, and catered food.
1-1:30 PM Presentation and proclamation, Hearing Room B
1:30-2 PM Additional art viewing
Art teachers and invited guests may schedule "Meet & Greets" with their Legislators during the Opening Reception
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Submitted artwork must be received by April 20, 2027
Submission is in person AND virtual slide show preview. See Submission Guidelines above for details.
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| 2026 Documents—New Documents coming soon for 2027 |
Use this form if you need to keep a record of permission to release images and student info for this exhibit.
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