Palo Alto Art Center Exhibitions Celebrate Youth Creativity
Published on April 18, 2023
“Cultural Kaleidoscope” and “Youth Art” Return to the Palo Alto Art Center
PALO ALTO--The Palo Alto Art Center is pleased to announce the return of two beloved exhibitions celebrating the creativity of youth in our community, on view from April 29-May 20, 2023.
“Youth Art” celebrates the imaginative spirit of the students from the Palo Alto Unified School District, featuring a selection of artwork from students in grades K-12. Palo Alto Unified Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator Kelly Martin believes the Youth Art Show’s theme: “How Does Art Sustain You?” will allow students to show how creative realization is discovered through artistic risk taking, fortitude, and personal expression. “We are asking students, parents, and community members to think about the ways art sustains them as a participant in the creation of art and as a viewer of the art show.”
“Cultural Kaleidoscope” represents the culminating exhibition of the Palo Alto Art Center’s artists-in-the-schools program, which brings multidisciplinary, arts-integrated lessons to K-5 students in Ravenswood City School District in East Palo Alto and Palo Alto Unified School District. Lucy Larson, Director of Education at the Palo Alto Art Center shares, “For more than two decades, Cultural Kaleidoscope, the Art Center’s artists-in-the-schools program, has leveraged the power of art to reinforce learning in social studies, science, and language arts. Students demonstrate their understanding of subject matter with their artistic creations, sharing their thoughtful, funny, and wildly inventive artworks in this culminating exhibition.”
FREE PUBLIC OPENING CELEBRATION:
Join us for a free public opening celebration on Wednesday, May 3 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. with remarks at 5:30 p.m. The celebration will feature refreshments and an award ceremony. The celebration will include the talents of both Gunn High Jazz and the Palo Alto High Choir.
About the Palo Alto Art Center:
The Palo Alto Art Center is your place to discover art. See, make, and be inspired because everyone is an artist. Created by the community, for the community in 1971, the Palo Alto Art Center provides an accessible and welcoming place to engage with art. We serve approximately 150,000 people every year through a diverse range of programs.
The Palo Alto Art Center, Division of Arts and Sciences, City of Palo Alto is funded in part by grants from the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. The Palo Alto Art Center Foundation gratefully acknowledges support from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Yellow Chair Foundation, Acton Family Giving, SVCreates, in partnership with the County of Santa Clara, private donations, and members. The Palo Alto Art Center Foundation would like to acknowledge Pamela and David Hornik for their special gift to the “Youth Art” and “Cultural Kaleidoscope” exhibitions. Cultural Kaleidoscope is also supported by grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and California Arts Council, A State Agency.
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