What a year! We were blown away by the thoughtfulness of submissions across the board, and our team was faced with the difficult task of narrowing down the hundreds of submissions we received to the small percentage of pieces that can physically fit in our gallery. This year, we received 810+ submissions from 45 high schools across Santa Clara County and will be exhibiting the work of 82 student artists from 26 high schools.
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Gillian Birdsong, Abraham Lincoln High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Svetlana Teplova
Irene Kim, Abraham Lincoln High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Sofia Arredondo
Julia Tseng, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley Upper School, Grade 9, Instructor: Eva Olsen
Jeffrey Mu, Bellarmine College Preparatory, Grade 12, Instructor: Joel Simon
Eulina Ji, Branham High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Chelsea Follett
Natya Chandrasekar, Castilleja High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Angélica Ortiz Anguiano
Thea Louise Dai, Castilleja High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Angélica Ortiz Anguiano
Maddie Tsang, Castilleja High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Helen Shanks
Kaylee Ng, Cupertino High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Eva Olsen
Tara Krishna, Fremont High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Catherine Zweig
Linda Wang, Fremont High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Catherine Zweig
Jenna Ahmed, Henry M. Gunn High School, Grade 10, Instructor: Alan Chan
Emerson Chang, Henry M. Gunn High School, Grade 10, Instructor: Svetlana Teplova
Hyunhwa Jung, Henry M. Gunn High School, Grade 10, Instructor: Anita Su
Harry Peng, Henry M. Gunn High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Anita Su
Evan Thomas, Henry M. Gunn High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Anita Su
Nic Fillon, Independence High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Virginia Ingelfinger
August Miller, Independence High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Jon Bischofberger
Dominic Todd, Independence High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Jon Bischofberger
Agnes-Hana Boudrant, Leigh High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Kimberly Bartel
Gina Gong, Leigh High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Kimberly Bartel
Jiwoo Kim, Leigh High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Kimberly Bartel
Matthew Matoush, Leigh High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Kimberly Bartel
Emma Choi, Leland High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Stacy Rapoport
Selina Ge, Leland High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Eva Olsen
Esha Shah, Leland High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Stacy Rapoport
Anushka Shukla, Leland High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Stacy Rapoport
Jennie Yang, Leland High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Stacy Rapoport
Sarah Ang, Los Altos High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Christine An
Piper Chatwin, Los Altos High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Christine An
Anna Custodio, Los Altos High School, Grade 10, Instructor: Christine An
Lexine Flores, Los Altos High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Christine An
Yokuyo Guo, Los Altos High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Christine An
Ynez Hoffer, Los Altos High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Christine An
Kevin Lee, Los Altos High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Christine An
Julia Mao, Los Altos High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Christine An
Olivia Moon, Los Altos High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Christine An
Nicole Park, Los Altos High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Christine An
Joyce Ren, Los Altos High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Christine An
Sydney Chandler, Los Gatos High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Mark Yanowsky
Harri Cheetham, Los Gatos High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Mark Yanowsky
Kian Egami, Los Gatos High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Emily Christie
Connor Hines, Los Gatos High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Mark Yanowsky
Jacob Smith, Los Gatos High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Mark Yanowsky
Charles Zhou, Los Gatos High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Mark Yanowsky
Amishi Arya, Lynbrook High School, Grade 10, Instructor: Matthew Reynolds
Charlie Dai, Lynbrook High School, Grade 10, Instructor: Matthew Reynolds
Elle Gasper, Lynbrook High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Matthew Reynolds
Allison Lin, Lynbrook High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Eva Olsen
Annabel Qin, Lynbrook High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Matthew Reynolds
Naomi Tsang, Lynbrook High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Matthew Reynolds
Jannie Xu, Lynbrook High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Matthew Reynolds
Hanwen Zhang, Lynbrook High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Matthew Reynolds
Anqi Chen, Monta Vista High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Brian Chow
Rachael Ding, Monta Vista High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Brian Chow
Esther Suh, Monta Vista High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Brian Chow
Tatiana Yoo, Monta Vista High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Brian Chow
Annie Marcelino, Mountain View High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Leslie Parkinson
Sarah Fernandes, Notre Dame High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Laura McFaden
Tatum Ikemoto, Oak Grove High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Rebecca Hopkins
Kasmira Lada, Palo Alto High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Tracey Atkinson
Ivan Sandler, Palo Alto High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Tracey Atkinson
Angela Wan, Palo Alto High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Tracey Atkinson
Katie Wu, Palo Alto High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Tracey Atkinson
Ricky Hernandez, Pioneer High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Stacy Luskin
Yan Hernandez, Pioneer High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Stacy Luskin
Sharon Kim, Pioneer High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Stacy Luskin
Amelia Chen, Rainbow Art Studio, Grade 10, Instructor: Kyung Ahn Chen
Ceci Montgomery-Eder, Saint Francis High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Brendon Reutebuch
Nicole Hao, Saratoga High School, Grade 10, Instructor: Joel Tarbox
Melanie Lee, Saratoga High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Eva Olsen
Amy Pan, Saratoga High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Joel Tarbox
Isabelle Wang, Saratoga High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Jośe Luis Andrade
Mia Arreola, Valley Christian High School, Grade 9, Instructor: Karen Dequine
Sarah Chiou, Valley Christian High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Karen Dequine
Ada Chu, Valley Christian High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Karen Dequine
Annabelle Luo, Valley Christian High School, Grade 9, Instructor: Karen Dequine
Shreya Yarlagadda, Valley Christian High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Karen Dequine
Casey Kim, Westmont High School, Grade 11, Instructor: Amanda Borges
Amane Mori, Westmont High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Amanda Borges
Peter Schricker, Westmont High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Rachael Bradley
Victoria Winch, Willow Glen High School, Grade 12, Instructor: Sandra Holland
How are works selected?
Our selection committee (this year comprised of Director of Exhibitions + Collections Cristiano Colantoni, Curator Allison Railo, Curatorial and Programs Associate Michèle Jubilee, and Community Representative and MACLA Visual Arts Curator Alyssarhaye Graciano) each votes on works and the highest scoring pieces are selected for the show. We do this while keeping in mind:
Our jurying criteria, which includes:
Significant and thoughtful investigation of the theme.
Imaginative communication of ideas.
Meaningful use of materials.
Demonstrates technical skill and artistic merit.
Artist statement is well articulated.
An appropriate balance of work in each of our 8 medium categories
A mindfulness in representation from students across the county
Submission Statistics
10% of submissions were accepted into the show.
Our most popular medium category was Drawing, with 252 works submitted and our least popular was Video/Animation with 12.
The school with the most submissions was Los Altos High School with 220 submitting students! Wow!
50% of the accepted submissions were by seniors. 3 talented freshmen will be exhibiting in ArtNow 2024.
90% of submitting students learned about ArtNow through their high school teachers. Thank you, teachers!
60% of students accepted this year had never submitted before. 20% of students accepted this year had previously submitted and were not accepted.
38% of submitting students used the Educational Toolkit. 93% of them found it helpful.
When the Selection Committee was asked what common mistakes they saw in entries, they said files weren't properly named, artist statements were rushed, incomplete descriptions of materials, and medium miscategorization.
ArtNow 2024: In Transition will be on view from March 22 to June 30, 2024 at NUMU and admission for youth, 18 and under, is 100% free year-round.
Meet our 2024 Community Representative
Every year, NUMU selects a community representative, a working artist or a museum professional, to join the NUMU team in jurying submissions. in 2024, that community representative was Alyssarhaye Graciano, a trilingual fiber artist. Once in the tech industry as a linguistic specialist, she left her day job to pursue a creative career. While she mainly knits and crochets, painting, sewing, macramé, and weaving are also part of her arts practice. Her upcoming solo show at Art Ark will feature gouache and wool paintings. Today she works as a Visual Arts Curator at MACLA in San Jose, CA while continuing her own arts practice through pattern design, workshops, and exhibitions.
“Being a juror for this year's ArtNow exhibition at NUMU was a true delight. The exhibition will feature fantastic works by the next generation of contemporary artists and I'm honored to have been witness to it all.”
