1607 19th Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301 - (661) 869-2320
Sponsored by the California Art Education Association
The annual Youth Art Month (YAM) exhibition will be held again at the Bakersfield Art Association for the month of May.
The show is Sponsored by the California Art Education Association which recognizes the accomplishments of art education in schools K-12.
Youth Art Month has a long history beginning in 1961 when 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. The Children’s Art Month event officially became known as Youth Art Month.
This year the local exhibition will feature student artwork from area high schools.
Students receiving awards from the local show will advance to state judging and state winners will be recognized at the annual conference for the National Art Education Association.
Vista High School Student Art
“Bad Hair”
“The Light" Mixed Media
“The Light" Mixed Media
JUSTIN ARREOLA
Collage, colored pencil, and marker
“The Light" Mixed Media
“The Light" Mixed Media
“The Light" Mixed Media
DENNIS GARCIA
“10 years’ worth of just dust and regret. The only vibrant thing being my sleep and the light you gave me."(heavily inspired by the lyrics of the said song)
“Attached “
“The Light" Mixed Media
“Lana Del Ray “
BRIANNA JACOBA
Cut paper, string and acrylic paint
“Lana Del Ray “
“ Skull” ceramics
“Lana Del Ray “
EMMA SANDOVA
Charcoal on paper
“ Skull” ceramics
“ Skull” ceramics
“ Skull” ceramics
KENNEDI AVILA
I created an impala skull. I chose an impala because the impala is quick and agile. I felt the skull would be more interesting than sculpting the impala to appear alive.
Frontier High School Student Art
“I’ll Be Back”
“I’ll Be Back”
“I’ll Be Back”
ALEX DAVIS
I chose to make a portrait of Arnold Schwarzeneggar. His face is distinctive and easily recognizable. I think I did a great job portraying his likeness. I used a pencil to add highlights and values.
‘Untiled”
“I’ll Be Back”
“I’ll Be Back”
BRAYA STOTIER
I created a drawing of a portrait using the grid method to get exact proportions. I used a pencil to create multiple values and highlights on the face and hair. I enjoy drawing and take my me cresting my artwork.
"LAZY CAT"
"DEER" Collage
"DEER" Collage
DANIELLA PUTMAN
This is my cat. The material I used is scratchboard. The fur was difficult and tedious to create. I liked how the final artwork captured my lazy cat.
"DEER" Collage
"DEER" Collage
"DEER" Collage
ARTIST STATEMENT
I enjoy creating animal drawings and when I started designing the mixed media collage, I wasn’t sure if I would like using painted paper and magazines. The final piece really shows the colors of the animal and the surrounding space