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Young artists from K-12 in San Diego County and Tijuana are invited to submit two or three-dimensional artworks responding to the theme of Nurture and Nature for a juried exhibition.
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Get matched →Young Art 2025: Nurture and Nature is the Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art's biennial youth exhibition, marking the 48th celebration over more than 90 years. This juried exhibition invites K-12 youth artists from San Diego County and Tijuana to reflect on how their personal experiences and the natural world influence each other.
All K-12 public, private, or home school youth from San Diego County and Tijuana regions are invited to submit works via an adult representative.
A broad variety of media is encouraged including youth painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, digital media, video, mixed media, collage, sculpture, fiber arts, and artist books. Both two and three-dimensional works are accepted.
Nurture and Nature. Youth artists should reflect on how their personal experiences and the natural world influence each other. Sample prompts include: What does nature mean to you? What does nurture mean to you? How do you nurture nature? How do you nurture yourself? How does nature nurture you? Is there a particular place in nature that feels like home to you?
A jury of San Diego Museum of Art curators will select works for exhibition based on visual elements, originality, age appropriateness, interpretive connection to the exhibition theme, and craftsmanship.
Participating educators, adults, and youth representatives will be notified by email whether or not their students' works have been selected for exhibition. Notification emails will be sent on January 21, 2025.
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