Young Masters is currently on hiatus following the COVID-19 closures. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions while we work to bring this program back. Thank you!
Young Masters is an annual juried exhibition that provides youth in Mariposa an opportunity to express their ideas, narratives, and inspirations with their community through their own pieces of original visual artwork and offers gallery guests the chance to view the world from our children’s perspective. Youth are invited to respond to annual themes and show their work in a public exhibition at the Treetop Gallery.
Any of the below mediums are appropriate for submission:
• Drawing – graphite, color pencil, charcoal, pen/ink, crayon, marker, block prints, etching, pastel, collage/mixed media on paper.
• Painting – watercolor, oil, acrylic on canvas or board. Work should be sufficiently dry.
• 3-Dimensional – clay, wood, metal, cloth, jewelry, papier mache, sculpted pieces. Must by free standing or have study base/holder. Please no work that is extremely fragile or in excess of 30 pounds or 30 inches.
• Photography – digital photography, film, polaroid, photo collage, black and white, color, cyanotypes, mixed media, multiple image art.
• Multi-Media – we welcome alternative materials, please check with us about how to submit work of this nature (phillips@mariposaartscouncil.org)
Eligibility
- One entry per student
- All submissions must be original but may borrow images. (For example, a collage made of magazine photos)
- All artwork must be created within the past year
- Submitted art must be ready to display – matted and/or framed with appropriate hanging device. Please no work pasted on construction or colored paper. Inexpensive mats can be purchased at enasco.com or Michael’s.
- Work must be connected to the theme
- Artwork size must be 9’’x12’’ including mat/frame or smaller.
How To Submit Work
Once entry dates are posted, we accept mailed submissions (Mariposa County Arts Council. P.O. Box 2134
Mariposa, CA 95338) or hand-delivered submission at the Arts Council’s office (5009 Highway 140 (upstairs from Chocolate Soup.) All submissions require endorsed entry forms.
Will the Students Get Their Artwork Back?
Yes, artwork will be returned after the Young Masters Exhibition ends. All work not picked up by a school representative or parent/guardian by the scheduled date will become the property of the Arts Council.
All work not picked up by a school representative or parent/guardian by the scheduled date will become the property of the Arts Council.
Sponsors
Programs are made possible by support from Mariposa County, the California Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts and the following community sponsors:
Carol Johnson
Blue Oak Farms
