A Message From the Chair
We are delighted and proud for !e Museums of Los Gatos to sponsor and host the third annual Santa Clara Count-Wide High School Art Exhibition. Our goal is to encourage artistic creativity and expression by offering students the opportunity to gain real-world experience at presenting artwork in a competitive environment.
We grant professional-development scholarships and awards totaling $10,000. Student work is submitted in six categories: Painting, Photography, Drawings/Prints, New Media, Mixed Media and 3D Sculpture/Ceramics in addition to Best in Show and People’s Choice.
Each year our program grows in size and scope. Launched in 2012, we received over 300 entries from 23 county high schools. This year, our judges had the challenging job of selecting student work from close to 800 submissions from 35 high schools.
The artistic talents of our county’s young people are impressive. This year students were asked to respond to the theme, Response: Art is a Conversation and express what they had to say through their artwork. As you will see from the images and statements in this catalogue, students had a lot to say about the world around them.
This exhibition is the result of a year-long effort of planning and execution by the Museum’s High School Art Committee, the sta" at the Museums of Los Gatos, high school art teachers who inspire and encourage their students to participate, our sponsors and our judging panel of three university-level artist-educators. Thanks to all of you for your dedication and outstanding efforts.
We celebrate and congratulate our talented students and wish them well in their future artistic endeavors.
Mary Ellen Kaschub
Chair, High School Art Committee
Note: Exhibition dates are estimate.
About ArtNow
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. Scholarships and awards are given to participating students. Students have the opportunity to win awards in 8 artistic categories as well as an overall Best in Show prize and a People’s Choice award. The categories are Painting, Drawing, Mixed Media, Printmaking, Sculpture, Photography, Digital Art & Video/Animation.
This exhibition is in the Main Gallery.
