ArtNow 2024: In Transition Awards Ceremony

Join us to celebrate the 82 talented exhibiting high school artists and the announcement of the award recipients of ArtNow 2024: In Transition. We invite the community to honor the emerging artists’ accomplishments, explore the exhibition, and enjoy musical and dance performances curated by Mosaic America.

NUMU is pleased to award over $11,000 in cash prizes, scholarships, and University Art gift certificates. During the event, we'll be announcing this year's award recipients. 1st Place, 2nd Place, and Judge's Recognition will be awarded in each of the 8 artistic categories (painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, sculpture, photography, digital art, and video/animation), as well as a Best in Show and People's Choice Award.

Voting for the People’s Choice Award is open March 22 through Saturday, April 27, 4 PM (limit one vote per visitor per day).

One talented student demonstrating exceptional artistic merit will be awarded the “Mike and Alyce Parsons Best in Show Scholarship.” This scholarship of $5,000 will be paid directly to the college of their choice.

Images from prior events.

What is ArtNow?

ArtNow is an award-winning annual juried art exhibition and educational program presented by NUMU for high school students in Santa Clara County. ArtNow offers opportunities for high school student artists, from Palo Alto to Gilroy, to gain real-world experience by 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.

This year, students were asked to create an original work of art that reveals the complex journey of being In Transition, considering the significance of this chapter of their youth – a stage of metamorphosis from childhood into adulthood and exploring the subtle but powerful shifts in their personal development within contemporary societal culture and the stories of their ancestors.

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In accordance with the New Museum Los Gatos, masks are highly reccommended while inside the museum.

Do not attend if you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, or have been in close contact or tested positive within the past 10 days.

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