Youth Exhibit Showcases Extraordinary High School Art From Bucks And Beyond

NEW HOPE, PA — Award-winning art by 30 high school students is on exhibit weekends through Feb. 15 at this year's Youth Art Exhibition at Phillips' Mill in New Hope. Admission to the show is free and open to the public.

Students are selected for the show by their art teachers, who deliver paintings, works on paper, photography, digital art, and 3-dimensional works to the Mill each January. This year, the Mill welcomed Harry S Truman High School of Bristol Township as its newest participating school.

Other schools represented at the show include Central Bucks East; Central Bucks West; Central Bucks South; Council Rock North; Council Rock South; Ewing High School; George School; Hillsborough High School; Holy Ghost Preparatory School; Hopewell Valley Central High School; Hunterdon Central Regional High School; Neshaminy High School; New Hope-Solebury High School; Notre Dame High School; Pennsbury High School; Princeton Day School; Solebury School; Stuart Country Day School; The Hun School; The Pennington School; Upper Dublin High School; West Windsor-Plainsboro North; West Windsor-Plainsboro South; and Villa Victoria Academy.

On Jan. 24, the student artists were presented with awards for outstanding works. Best in Show, first, second, third place and Honorable Mention awards were given in five categories — painting, works on paper, photography, 3-dimensional work, and digital art — from the more than 100 works on exhibit representing 25 area high schools. The show was juried by prominent portraitist Morris Docktor.

Best in Show was awarded to Ethan Covello from Upper Dublin High School for his painting, "Henry VIII," which Docktor described as “Compelling! Evocative expression, strong composition, strong but sensitive use of color.”

Aleksandra Nieznalska from Pennsbury won first place for her painting, "St. Andrew's Eve." Also winning first place is Sloan Miles from Solebury School for "Horn Player," a work on paper.

Madalyn Antenucci from Central Bucks East won first place for her photograph, "Fashion Week."

Ilya Chaika from Central Bucks South won first place for her sculpture, "Northern Lights."

First place winners include Aleksandra Nieznalska from Pennsbury for her painting, St. Andrew’s Eve; Sloan Miles from Solebury School for Horn Player, a work on paper; Ilya Chaika from Central Bucks South for her sculpture, "Northern Lights"; Madalyn Antenucci from Central Bucks East for her photograph, Fashion Week; and Jakob Edmund-Marietti from Ewing for his digital work, I Was a Prisoner in Your Skull. In addition, a People’s Choice award, voted on by exhibition attendees, will be announced at theclose of the show. For a list of all award winners and to view the show online, visit the Mill’s website at www.phillipsmill.org .

All award winners receive cash prizes. This year’s awards totaled $7,300 and are donated by generous members and supporters of Phillips’ Mill Community Association. No fees are charged to students or their schools to participate, and no commissions are taken on artwork sales. This is a wonderful chance for local high school students to have their work displayed in the very space in which the Pennsylvania Impressionists showed theirs.

The 2026 Youth Art Exhibition is on view Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 15 from noon to 4 p.m. Ample parking is available behind the Mill.

Phillips’ Mill Community Association is located just north of New Hope at 2619 River Road, New Hope 18938. For information, call 215-862-0582 or visit www.phillipsmill.org . Questions? Email youth-art@phillipsmill.org.