Eulina Ji, Shadow Puppets, Acrylic on canvas, Branham High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Jeannine Black
New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) invites high school students across Santa Clara County to submit a work of art responding to the theme Dreamscapes. How can art reflect our dreams, and how do our dreams reflect our hopes, fears, values, environment, and aspirations?
Dreaming is a fascinating aspect of the human condition. From daydreams to our deepest ambitions, whether fantasies or nightmares, we are all connected by this shared phenomenon. Dreams don’t only happen when we sleep, they can take place on any scale, from personal goals to collective movements that inspire change.
Throughout history, scientists, storytellers, artists, and mystics have tried to understand why dreaming happens and what it means for humanity. Dreams can be fun or whimsical, but they can also be uncomfortable, grotesque, or downright confusing. In each case, they have the power to evoke strong emotions and inspire profound creative expression.
What do you dream of?
Yuna Lee, Fight or Flight, Linoleum block and printing ink on paper, Valley Christian High School, Grade 9, Instructor: Karen Dequine
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Hana Bae, Henry M. Gunn High School, Grade 12
Jack Bauer, Valley Christian High School, Grade 12
Agnes-Hana Boudrant, Leigh High School, Grade 12
Natya Chandrasekar, Castilleja High School, Grade 12
Amelia Chen, Proof School, Grade 11
Yuval Chen, Leigh High School, Grade 12
Sarah Chiou, Valley Christian High School, Grade 12
Clara Choi, Saratoga High School, Grade 10
Jason Choi, Leland High School, Grade 12
Seoyoung Choi, Los Gatos High School, Grade 11
Alexa Darwood, Ann Sobrato High School, Grade 12
Luca Deck, Los Altos High School, Grade 11
Gabriel Dubiel, The Kehillah School, Grade 11
Kaitlin Duong, Ann Sobrato High School, Grade 12
Derek Everling, Abraham Lincoln High School, Grade 12
Natalia Federighi, Saint Francis High School, Grade 12
Gonzalo Fernandez da Ponte, Saratoga High School, Grade 11
Anisa Fitzgerald, Valley Christian High School, Grade 12
Arcus Foo, Homestead High School, Grade 11
Isha Ghosh, Khan Lab School, Grade 10
Anuhya Gottam, Valley Christian High School, Grade 12
Valeria Guerrero, Los Altos High School, Grade 11
Yokuyo Guo, Los Altos High School, Grade 12
Ashley Hein, Lynbrook High School, Grade 10
Emily Hernandez Acevedo, Leigh High School, Grade 11
Kajsa Hoffer, Los Altos High School, Grade 12
Violet Hong, Valley Christian High School, Grade 12
Roxanne Howard, Los Altos High School, Grade 12
Arthur Hu, Leigh High School, Grade 12
Victoria Huang, Lynbrook High School, Grade 9
Eulina Ji, Branham High School, Grade 12
Amanda Jin, Lynbrook High School, Grade 11
Mia Kagita, Valley Christian High School, Grade 10
Hyunsuh Kang, Leland High School, Grade 12
Sasha Kapadia, Palo Alto High School, Grade 12
Alexis Kim, Westmont High School, Grade 12
Casey Kim, Westmont High School, Grade 12
Tara Krishna, Fremont High School, Grade 12
Ariel Kwong, Valley Christian High School, Grade 11
Haley Lee, Leigh High School, Grade 12
Julia Lee, Valley Christian High School, Grade 10
Yuna Lee, Valley Christian High School, Grade 9
Ash Li, Valley Christian High School, Grade 12
Catherine Li, Homestead High School, Grade 11
Jennifer Li, Henry M. Gunn High School, Grade 12
Matthias Lin, Lynbrook High School, Grade 12
Dorian Luo, Palo Alto High School, Grade 11
Claire Ma, Monta Vista High School, Grade 11
Amaya Marquez, Independence High School, Grade 12
Kiera McGowan, Los Altos High School, Grade 11
Vicente Menjivar, Mountain View High School, Grade 10
Binh Nguyen, Independence High School, Grade 12
Evan Nicolosi, Valley Christian High School, Grade 10
Saarika Nori, Monta Vista High School, Grade 12
Estelle Paduano, Los Gatos High School, Grade 11
Amy Pan, Saratoga High School, Grade 12
Amy Park, Valley Christian High School, Grade 9
Aundy Pekelsma, Los Altos High School, Grade 10
Ava Pena, Mountain View High School, Grade 9
Juan Perez Carranza, Los Altos High School, Grade 11
Milla Petersen, Los Gatos High School, Grade 11
Celina Ren, Saratoga High School, Grade 11
Joyce Ren, Los Altos High School, Grade 12
Tamara Restrepo, Branham High School, Grade 12
Ivan Sandler, Palo Alto High School, Grade 12
Ariana Schneider, Valley Christian High School, Grade 12
Mia Scott, Los Altos High School, Grade 10
Olivia Shi, Saratoga High School, Grade 9
Tanisha Sood, Monta Vista High School, Grade 11
Caroline Tomaz, Leland High School, Grade 12
Milla Tritchkova, German International School of Silicon Valley, Grade 12
Alicia Tsai, Lynbrook High School, Grade 11
Ricardo Vazquez, Los Altos High School, Grade 11
Charlie Wang, Harker Upper School, Grade 11
Linda Wang, Fremont High School, Grade 12
Keane Wong, Oakwood School, Grade 11
Iris Wu, Los Altos High School, Grade 12
Yiling Wu, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, Grade 11
Torsia Xu, Lynbrook High School, Grade 10
Annabel Yeoh, Valley Christian High School, Grade 12
Joanne Zhang, Saratoga High School, Grade 11
Shulang Zhang, Monta Vista High School, Grade 12
Grace Zhu, Valley Christian High School, Grade 10 -
Digital Art
Judges' Recognition: Linda Wang, Inner Grappling
Second Place: Yokuyo Guo, Ethereal Nightmare
First Place: Charlie Wang, American Prometheus
Drawing
Judges' Recognition: Joyce Ren, Anonymous
Second Place: Arthur Hu, Bound
First Place: Hana Bae, RootsMixed Media
Judges' Recognition: Estelle Paduano, Samsāra: Death of a Desert
Second Place: Caroline Tomaz, Home
First Place: Dorian Luo, Spilling GoldPainting
Judges' Recognition: Claire Ma, Looking Back Into The Past
Second Place: Alexis Kim, Life in the Dreamhouse
First Place: Eulina Ji, Shadow PuppetsPhotography
Judges' Recognition: Binh Nguyen, A Vivid Dream of Isolation
Second Place: Ricardo Vazquez, Divine Life
First Place: Roxanne Howard, Two Selves, True SelvesPrintmaking
Judges' Recognition: Julia Lee, Subconscious Cosmos
Second Place: Yuna Lee, Fight or Flight
First Place: Mia Kagita, InsomniaSculpture
Judges' Recognition: Matthias Lin, The Lonely Giant
Second Place: Hyunsuh Kang, Dreams Of Childhood
First Place: Haley Lee, ParalyzedVideo/Animation
Judges' Recognition: Sculpture Ivan Sandler, Portrait of a Dreamer
Second Place: Torsia Xu, Knockout
First Place: Ash Li, ColumbusStaff Choice: Amanda Jin, Flight
People’s Choice: Aundy Pekelsma, Don’t Touch Me
Best in Show: Anisa Fitzgerald, The Dream She Carries
Matthias Lin, The Lonely Giant, Paper Mache & Mixed Media, Lynbrook High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Charlotte Kruk
ArtNow 2025 marks the 14th year of the program and the third year that the exhibition theme was co-created with the ArtNow Teen Council. Through this meaningful partnership with student artists, teens are not just the beneficiaries of ArtNow, but its architects, making ArtNow a more accessible and relevant program to teenagers living across Santa Clara County.
Thank you to our contributing Teen Council members:
Clara Choi, Saratoga High School, Grade 10
Gabriel Dubiel, Kehillah Jewish High School, Grade 11
Anuhya Gottam, Valley Christian High School, Grade 12
Anoujin Munkhtur, Henry M. Gunn High School, Grade 12
Jazmyne Vidrio, James Lick High School, Grade 12
Selina Wang, Monta Vista High School, Grade 12
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. $10,000+ in 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. Look for #artnowatnumu on social media.
This exhibition is in the Main Gallery.
Important Dates*
October 2024 Toolkit released
Friday, November 1, 2024 Submissions open
Sunday, February 2, 2025, 11:59 PM Submissions close
Friday, February 28, 2025 Exhibiting artists announced
Friday-Sunday, March 14-16 & 21-23, 2025, 10 AM-4 PM Artwork drop-off
Friday, April 4, 2025 Exhibition opens
Saturday, May 3, 2025 People’s Choice voting closes
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Awards Ceremony
Sunday, July 20, 2025 Exhibition closes
Thursday-Sunday, July 24-27 & July 31- August 3, 2025 Artwork pick-up
Community Representative
The NUMU Team, along with a community representative, juries the submitted work to decide which pieces are accepted into the show.
Carman Gaines, Local Color Deputy Director
Judges
Our judges, artists and educators from around the Bay Area, decide each year’s award recipients.
Pantea Karimi, interdisciplinary artist, College of San Mateo
Joe Miller, graphic designer, San Jose State University
James Morgan, artist, educator, and researcher, San Jose State University
Sawyer Rose, sculpture, installation, and social practice artist
Shirin Towfiq, interdisciplinary artist
Founding Support:
Major Support:
The Flick Family
Significant support provided by:
The Linda Smythe Young Artists Fund, Florence & Al Cheung, Ginger Taylor McDonald, Deb & Bob Shaw, and the Saratoga Rotary Charitable Foundation.
Meaningful support provided by:
Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, Los Gatos Rotary, Deborah & Marty Johnson, McManis + Faulkner, Jane Hiatt, and Lizabeth Yee & Scott Lefaver.
