Closing Reception: High School Art Exhibition & What We Need Is Here

At this reception, judges will award 1st , 2nd and 3rd place ribbons to 3 of over 70 students from 12 different schools from the Annual Area High School Art Exhibition, as well as several honorable mention ribbons. You will also be able to see some art by some of our incredible high school art teachers in this exhibition. Thank you to them!!!
The judges will also give a brief presentation about themselves, their careers, and the criteria they used to make their selections. This year’s judges are Audrey Martin and Salena White. The closing reception is free and open to the public.
This reception also marks the close of “Materiality: Exploring the New and Reclaiming the Ancient, Part I” in the Atrium Gallery. This collaborative group exhibition presents artists’ explorations of sustainable art materials rediscovered through research into the past and reimagined for uses in the future. The artists are part of an ongoing seminar series on the role of art and sustainability to create thriving communities. Known as “What We Need is Here,” this group met monthly from summer 2022 through spring 2023 to explore new materials and ways of working together to create art.