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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.
Liberty High School Student Work
Peyton Mize Mountain Impressions
Peyton Mize Mountain Impressions
Peyton Mize Mountain Impressions
I made this piece in the Impressionistic style using oil pastels. The impressionist’s mountain ranges have always been one of my interests. This piece gives a calm, yet exciting feeling with all the light and bright colors.
Addison Johnson Fractured Minds
Peyton Mize Mountain Impressions
Peyton Mize Mountain Impressions
Appearances are often the standard of American culture and when they are not met, one is not a part of it. This piece shows how people who haven’t been seen as beautiful and seen as fractured, truly are a work of art in and of themselves.
Promessa Chaparro Decay
Peyton Mize Mountain Impressions
Arianna Arzapalo Danse Avec la Mort
This piece represents the beauty of decay. When you think of death you think of rotten horrible things. I wanted to show how beautiful bones can look.
Arianna Arzapalo Danse Avec la Mort
Lauren Williams First Love
Arianna Arzapalo Danse Avec la Mort
Bliss is a state of being that conditionally can be haunting regarding how captivating it can be. The delicacy of this situation, in which an individual dances with their ghost, is delicate in a hauntingly profound manner; it is a dance with
Lauren Williams First Love
Lauren Williams First Love
Lauren Williams First Love
This piece was meant to represent the feeling around the Winter Solstice. I wanted to show a new couple holding hands for the first time. It's their new love on a winter's day.
Nadine Ocampo Multitasking
Lauren Williams First Love
Lauren Williams First Love
People often must juggle multiple tasks at once which can result in feeling overwhelmed and anxious. This piece presents that chaos and stress