Cultural Arts Council Features Youth Art Month Exhibit

DOUGLASVILLE, GA – The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County welcomes the annual Youth Art Month exhibit – which features K-12 student art from the following Douglas County schools: Douglas County, Lithia Springs, and Alexander High; Chapel Hill, Chestnut Log, and Yeager Middle; Mt. Carmel, Holly Springs, Annette Winn, Factory Shoals, Mason Creek, Lithia Springs, Beulah, Winston, East Side, and North Douglas Elementary schools. The 2018 Youth Art Month exhibit is on display from March 1 - 22. The show kicked off with an opening reception at the Cultural Arts Center, hosted by the art teachers of Douglas County.

Youth Art Month, or YAM, emphasizes the value of arts education in Douglas County’s schools and how it helps influence the upcoming generation of creative thinkers, educators, and business and leaders. YAM empowers students by giving them outlets to show their work in public at an early age. It also gives their teachers some well-deserved recognition for the hard work the educators have put in while encouraging these young minds. By celebrating the artwork their students have made, the community can see what a significance that visual art plays in the development of its youngest members. This show allows the public a glimpse at the immense talent that is held within the minds of the student artists just within our county. Visitors of the Cultural Arts Center are bound to be impressed by work that dazzles the gallery walls this March.

Youth Art Month is an annual national art event in March to emphasize the value of art education and encourage public support for quality art programs in schools. Art education provides students with important critical thinking and problem solving skills while fostering self-esteem, persistence, and collaboration. The Youth Art Month exhibit celebrates student achievement in the visual arts. The Cultural Arts Council honors the talent and dedication of these young artists and their teachers. YAM has been observed nationally since 1961 and the CAC is one of three special YAM exhibit locations in Douglas County.

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On Monday, March 12, from 5 – 6 p.m., a separate reception will be held at the Douglas County Board of Education building, located off Gurley Road at Highway 5. On Tuesday, March 6 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. the final reception will take place at the Douglas County Courthouse, located at 8700 Hospital Drive. All other Douglas County schools will display their student’s artwork at one of these two sites – parents should check with their children’s art teachers to learn which site is displaying their children’s artwork.

The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County, located at 8652 Campbellton Street in historic downtown Douglasville, is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For directions and more information, visit www.artsdouglas.org or contact the Cultural Arts Council at 770-949-2787.

Mathew Evich, 8th Grade, Yaeger Middle

Mr. Elephante, Janna Jean Jaques, 12th Grade, NewManchester

WinterBirds, Ana Acuna Martinez, 6th Grade

Photo of Day and Night By SelinWillingham, 12th Grade, New Manchester courtesy Cultural Arts Center