By MATT PIKE
At the beginning of next month, the Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art will put on a special exhibit, highlighting several high school artists from around the region.
The annual Regional High School Exhibition will celebrate the creativity and artistic talents of many high schoolers from throughout the northwest Missouri region.
Director of Education Alex Asher says this exhibit is different from anything the museum normally puts on
“Because it showcases our young artists in the community who are just starting and exploring their artwork,” Asher says on the KFEQmunnity show. “And it’s so different from anything else because they are not afraid, they will make artwork based on whatever they are feeling at the time, and it’s pretty amazing.”
Asher says the opening for this exhibit is always one of the most well attended
“Because all of those students, their families and teachers come and it’s set up a lot like the membership exhibition where they have awards that they’ll win,” Asher explains. “And so, at 2pm they’ll have that awards ceremony, it’s very exciting to see these young artists, so excited to be in the exhibition, but also to win something in their category and feel the recognition that they should receive.”
Asher says having their work on display for people to see can give young artists inspiration to continue growing in the arts
“But also, to have not an arts career, but just to be involved in the arts in their community for the rest of their lives,” Asher says. “That’s what’s so important about the art museum, is that we might not have the majority of artists as members, but it’s people who want to support the arts, who want to be involved, who want to be a part of this community, because it really is vibrant and it’s so positive.”
The exhibit opening is on March 1st from 1 to 4pm and runs until April 12th. It will run alongside another new exhibit titled A Scattering of Jades, featuring works from Cesar Lopez & Kiki Serna.
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