Middle School Artists Featured in Youth Art Month Exhibit

Congratulations to 8th graders William B., Daniel D., Cass H., Rylan K., Nandan N., and Abby S.! Their artwork is featured in The Youth Art Month (YAM) Exhibit . This statewide online art exhibition, organized by the Pennsylvania Art Educators Association, is part of the nationwide Youth Art Month administered by The Council for Art Educators and The National Art Educators Association.

Art teacher Marta Willgoose Salo shares, “As 8th graders, this is a special honor. Their featured art works and their studio habits as artists, reflect creativity, artistic risk-taking, persistence, development of craft, and their attention to the expression of their ideas. They each represent the power of an arts education at Westtown and are role models for their peers in our Middle School art studios.”

The Council for Art Education administers Youth Art Month. Youth Art Month encourages support for quality school art programs and promotes art material safety. The program provides a medium for recognizing skills developed through visual arts experiences unlike any other curriculum subjects, including problem-solving, creativity, observation, and communication.