ArtNow 2023: Unarmed Truth
What can your art reveal about the truth? Art can transform, empower, and bring us together. It gives space to actively listen and to speak freely without minimizing the perspectives of others. Truth can hurt, heal, and make way for genuine self-expression. New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) invites Santa Clara County high school students to create an original work of art that reveals a personal or universal truth.
Find inspiration from leaders and social movements that have helped us understand, embody, or uphold a hidden truth as a community. Reflect on your own experience: dive into your subconscious, your hopes and dreams, to reveal something unseen. What's below your surface?
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."
Martin Luther King, Jr., Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, Oslo, Norway, 1964.
This year’s theme was co-created with the ArtNow Teen Council, an exciting step forward in elevating the program to be more widely accessible and relevant to teenagers living across Santa Clara County. Through this meaningful partnership with student artists, teens are not just the recipients of the ArtNow program but its architects.
Mingnah Ng, Privacy's Solace, Acrylic on canvas board, Westmont High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Amanda Borges
Angie Zhang, The Picnic, Color pencil and ink, Los Altos High School. Grade 11, Instructor: Christine An
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Emma Foster, Castilleja High School, Grade 11,
Christine Ryu, Castilleja High School, Grade 10,
Maddie Tsang, Castilleja High School, Grade 11,
Katie Lee, Cupertino High School, Grade 11,
Tara Krishna, Fremont High School, Grade 10,
Hana Bae, Henry M. Gunn High School, Grade 10,
Abigail Song, Homestead High School, Grade 11,
Anjieneth Alonzo, Independence High School, Grade 12,
Alena Angulo, Independence High School, Grade 12,
Valeria Gomez, Independence High School, Grade 12,
Diep Van Pham Nguyen, Independence High School, Grade 11,
Catharine Saechao, Independence High School, Grade 12,
Miaki Thao, Independence High School, Grade 12,
Willson Zeng, Independence High School, Grade 12,
William Zeng, Independence High School, Grade 12,
Arlie Lowe, Leigh High School, Grade 12,
Ava Monroe, Leigh High School, Grade 11,
Lauren Ogden, Leigh High School, Grade 12,
Cindy Peng, Leigh High School, Grade 12,
Akemi Marcotte, Leland High School, Grade 12,
Desiree Vu-de Leon, Leland High School, Grade 12,
Gillian Birdsong, Lincoln High School, Grade 11,
Sarah Ang, Los Altos High School, Grade 10,
Ankhil Enkhbayar, Los Altos High School, Grade 10,
Sophie Filer, Los Altos High School, Grade 10,
Yokuyo Guo, Los Altos High School, Grade 10,
Hailey Knauss, Los Altos High School, Grade 11,
Ellie Lin, Los Altos High School, Grade 12,
Olivia Moon, Los Altos High School, Grade 10,
Nicole Park, Los Altos High School, Grade 10,
Liana Peterson, Los Altos High School, Grade 12,
Rose Shortland, Los Altos High School, Grade 12,
Erica Tirva, Los Altos High School, Grade 10,
Alina Wang, Los Altos High School, Grade 11,
Iris Wu, Los Altos High School, Grade 10,
Angie Zhang, Los Altos High School, Grade 11,
Audrey Zhao, Los Altos High School, Grade 11,
Sydney Chandler, Los Gatos High School, Grade 11,
Liam Matthiasson, Los Gatos High School, Grade 12,
Cal Railo, Los Gatos High School, Grade 12,
Rocky Rodriguez, Los Gatos High School, Grade 11,
Cynthia Wang, Los Gatos High School, Grade 11,
Kathryn Wright, Los Gatos High School, Grade 12,
Helena Ho, Lynbrook High School, Grade 10,
Hannah Liaw, Lynbrook High School, Grade 10,
Allison Lin, Lynbrook High School, Grade 11,
Hannah Lin, Lynbrook High School, Grade 12,
Annie Yao, Lynbrook High School, Grade 11,
Rachael Ding, Monta Vista High School, Grade 11,
Nishanth Joshi, Monta Vista High School, Grade 10,
Tanvi Kanderi, Monta Vista High School, Grade 12,
Arianna Tan, Monta Vista High School, Grade 12,
Selina Wang, Monta Vista High School, Grade 10,
Alicia Xu, Monta Vista High School, Grade 12,
Liberty Evans, Mountain View High School, Grade 9,
Thy Luong, Notre Dame High School, Grade 11,
Sophia Lee, Palo Alto High School, Grade 11,
Lynn Choe, Pioneer High School, Grade 10,
Namita Hegde, Pioneer High School, Grade 11,
Eleri Kane, Pioneer High School, Grade 11,
Abigail Kifle, Pioneer High School, Grade 12,
Matthew Brigido, Saint Francis High School, Grade 12,
Alexa Johnson, Saint Francis High School, Grade 12,
Tiffany Maguire, Saint Francis High School, Grade 12,
Chris Nguyen, Saint Francis High School, Grade 12,
Amy Pan, Saratoga High School, Grade 10,
Rachael Li, Stratford Preparatory Blackford, Grade 9,
Maya Cheshire, The Harker School, Grade 11,
Claire Kampmeier, The Harker School, Grade 12,
Emily Chang, Valley Christian High School, Grade 12,
Ada Chu, Valley Christian High School, Grade 11,
Markus Viduya, Valley Christian High School, Grade 10,
Keane Wong, Valley Christian High School, Grade 9,
Annabel Yeoh, Valley Christian High School, Grade 10,
Zelines Doan Flores, Westmont High School, Grade 12,
Amnah Jaafar, Westmont High School, Grade 12,
Ireen Jeang, Westmont High School, Grade 12,
Saanvi Kumar, Westmont High School, Grade 12,
Nancy Liu, Westmont High School, Grade 12,
Lauren Lochner, Westmont High School, Grade 11,
Katie Moon, Westmont High School, Grade 12,
Mingnah Ng, Westmont High School, Grade 11,
Stella Walker, Westmont High School, Grade 11 -
Digital Art
Judge’s Recognition: Yokuyo Guo, The Civilized Livestock
2nd Place: Saanvi Kumar, Pool of Time
1st Place: Cynthia Wang, The Girl I Didn't KnowDrawing
Judge’s Recognition: Erica Tirva, Ghost
2nd Place: Stella Walker, I Just Wanted to Leave...
1st Place: Liam Matthiasson, Sprouting PansiesMixed Media
Judge’s Recognition: Alina Wang, New Music
2nd Place: Arlie Lowe, The Sun
1st Place: Sarah Ang, HeiressPainting
Judge’s Recognition: Abigail Kifle, ሐቂ ከቢድ እዩ
2nd Place: Olivia Moon, Saccharine
1st Place: Eleri Kane, DreamscapePhotography
Judge’s Recognition: Amnah Jaafar, Expressions
2nd Place: Alena Angulo, Uncontrollable Fate
1st Place: Ankhil Enkhbayar, Red, Blue, and Yellow SilkPrintmaking
Judge’s Recognition: Desiree Vu-de Leon, Pulsating
2nd Place: Audrey Zhao, Outgrown
1st Place: Annabel Yeoh, True or F8lse?Sculpture
Judge’s Recognition: Claire Kampmeier, You and Me
2nd Place: Kathryn Wright, Funky Pants
1st Place: Emily Chang, RoboCatVideo/Animation
Judge’s Recognition: Nicole Park, Idealism
2nd Place: Christine Ryu, Subway Spirits
1st Place: Sydney Chandler, ConnectionBest in Show
Ellie Lin, ReclusePeople's Choice Award
Ellie Lin, Recluse
About ArtNow
ArtNow is an award-winning annual juried Santa Clara County high school art exhibition and educational program, presented by New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU). ArtNow offers opportunities for high school student artists, from Palo Alto to Gilroy, to gain real-world experience by 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. Look for #artnowatnumu on social media.
Questions? Email artnow@numulosgatos.org
Toolkit & Resources
ArtNow 2023 on NUMU’s Blog
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Major Support for the ArtNow exhibition and programs is provided by the Michael & Alyce Parsons Art Endowment, The National Endowment for the Arts, Badger Meter, Inc., and The Cilker School of Art & Design at West Valley College.
With additional support from the Town of Los Gatos, The Flick Family, Los Gatos Morning Rotary, University Art, Penumbra, McManis + Faulkner, The Linda Smythe Young Artists Fund, Saratoga Rotary, The Waitte Foundation, Ginger Taylor McDonald, Heritage Bank of Commerce, Deborah and Marty Johnson, California College of the Arts, and KCAT TV 15.
