When Sun, June 4 | 12-2 PM
Where NUMU
Cost Free with registration
High school artists, join NUMU and West Valley College to have your portfolio reviewed by experts in the arts.
Meet the Experts
Dan Fenstermacher is an internationally recognized photographer merging documentary storytelling, and street photography. Both activism and humor are key elements of his work. He has photographic experience on four continents including working for Apex Advertising in Accra, Ghana, as a portrait photographer in Sydney, Australia, a Professor of Fine Arts at Xiangfan University in Hubei, China, and as an artist-in-residence in San Ramon, Costa Rica, culminating in a solo exhibition at the Museo de San Ramon.
Fenstermacher was selected as the winner of the 2022 CENTER Santa Fe Multimedia Storytelling Award, the 2021 Paris International Street Photo Awards Beach & Pool category, the 2020 Miami Street Photography Festival International Series Contest, and the 15th Annual Smithsonian Photo Contest for the American Experience category. His ongoing project about mental health and stigma has been featured in The Huffington Post.
Dan grew up in Seattle, WA, and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising from the University of Idaho. He holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Photography from San Jose State University, is a member of the Full Frontal Flash Collective, Bay Area Photographers Collective, and Chair of the Photography program at West Valley Community College in Saratoga, CA.
He photographs for Content Magazine, the SF Standard, and as a volunteer photographer with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
ArtNow is an annual juried Santa Clara County high school art exhibition and educational program, presented by New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU). The ArtNow Exhibition and supporting programs offer opportunities for high school student artists, from Palo Alto to Gilroy, to gain real-world experience in participating in a juried museum exhibition. Each year, a new theme is chosen for the exhibition and students are asked to submit works based on that theme. $10,000 in scholarships and awards are given to participating students.
Applications to the 2023 ArtNow exhibition are open to all Santa Clara County high school students, grades 9-12, public, private, and homeschooled. The exhibition opens to the public on March 31, 2023. A professional development scholarship, and cash awards in several categories, including painting, watercolor and drawing, sculpture, and video art will be awarded at the opening reception.
