Youth Art Month is coming to Algoma

You could see local student artwork on March 3rd. Save the date for the 2nd annual Youth Art Month in Algoma. Students from Algoma, Kewaunee, and Luxemburg- Casco will each be displaying student artworks at 8 local galleries in Algoma for the month of March. Each school is allowed to submit 37 pieces by high school students. Pieces will range from 3-D sculptures, acrylic paintings, collages, and more. Support students and their artwork on the first Friday of March.

Algoma High School will be having 21 students participate, art teacher, Clarissa Louis highlights seniors, Lyla Bohling, Asher Feest, Faith Mocco, Kaitlyn Paul, Kade Preston, and Meagan Stoller.

Louis shares that “Many of the students who will be featured in this year's gallery show are seniors. The seniors who were chosen have been a huge part of the art department since they began High School. Lyla and Meagan focused on creating pieces outside of their comfort zone this year, and even explored sculptural art. Their pieces are very meaningful to them, and can be interpreted in so many ways. While Asher, Faith, and Kade worked very hard this year to hone in their specific styles and technical abilities. Their pieces in this year's show exemplify their growth as artists and abilities to express themselves. Finally, Kaitlyn has been working in collage for the past two years, and has found a style that gives her the ability to communicate ideas in a visual way. She also uses this medium to get through the difficulties in her life and has created some of her most powerful pieces during these times.”

Luxemburg-Casco High School will be having 27 students participate, art teacher, Rebecca Woodbury highlights senior, Paige VandenHeuvel, and says “Pagie VandenHeuvel is one of my seniors who is currently in Art 3. She is very talented with acrylic paints, colored pencils, and most other 2 dimensional media.”

Here is VandenHeuvel’s artist statement, “These projects were my favorite to work with the past year. I put a lot of effort into making them look as realistic as possible. I chose these pieces because the colors and how everything went together stood out to me the most. The colors blended into each other nicely, which made it easier to agree on paper. These projects also helped me realize that I want to pursue a career in art in the future.”

Kewaunee High School will be having 30 students participate, art teacher, Erin LaBonte highlights senior, Ricky Clark.

LaBonte states that “He is exhibiting two works in the YAM show. Both are large-scale graphite drawings. Ricky is one of several students who spends a lot of time in the art room. This makes me super happy. When I was in high school the art room was my favorite place to be as well.”

Below are some of the student artworks that will be displayed on March 3rd.