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The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art celebrates the area's talented young artists with the return of Artists of the 21st Century, the museum's 27th annual student art exhibition. This year, artwork from the teachers will be included in the exhibition and juried awards will be given to students in grades 9 through 12 at each SAMA location.
Student artwork will be displayed at SAMA Johnstown from Jan. 17 until March 30. The SAMA-Johnstown reception will be held on Jan. 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Pasquerilla Center on the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown campus and showcase student artwork from Johnstown School District and Richland School District.
SAMA Altoona will display work from Jan. 31 until April 6. The SAMA-Altoona reception will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, showcasing student artwork from Blair County and several Cambria County schools.
SAMA Bedford display will be open from Feb. 14 until April 27. SAMA-Bedford's reception is scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, showcasing student artwork from Bedford County Schools.
SAMA Ligonier's exhibition, open from Feb. 14 until April 20, is sponsored by the Sigma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women Educators and the Jack Buncher Foundation. SAMA-Ligonier Valley's reception is scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, showcasing student artwork from Westmoreland and Fayette Counties.
The Museum suggests a donation of $1 per person in support of the exhibition. Registration is encouraged, but not required, at www.sama-art.org/event-list.
Each district is permitted to submit up to 30 individual projects and two group projects. Held in conjunction with National Youth Art Month, the exhibition is open to schools that participate in SAMA's Arts-in-Education or Artist-in-Residence program. Through the programs, SAMA educators and professional artists travel to public and parochial schools to provide lessons designed to enhance students' understanding of art creation, technique, history, critique, and aesthetics. SAMA's award-winning education initiative is the largest of its kind in the Commonwealth.
The project was made possible through the AIE Partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency. State government funding for the arts depends upon an annual appropriation by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The PCA Arts-in-Education Partner in the region is the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art.