11th Annual Youth Art Show

11th Annual Youth Art Show: Caring For Each Other | Cuidandonos
July 21- August 11, 2023

OPENING RECEPTION July 21, 2023 | 5pm-7pm

 This annual exhibition centers art produced and made by youth artists during WPCA’s 2023 Summer Art Camp, featuring projects in poetry, performance art, printmaking, comic books, paper mache, typography, textiles and multimedia.

Artists include summer art camp youth ages 6-18 years of age in collaboration with guest artists Marz Ezeji, Ceci Tejeda, Lucero Gallegos, Antonio Vargas-Nieto, Cole Kirkendall, Emmanuel Guerra, and Abigail Engstrand. 

Our teens also collaborated on a Public Art Project with artist Andy Lira Landa. Our teens worked on creating three designs for a mosaic project to help mitigate traffic on Mitchell Street. This collaboration is with Muskego Way Neighborhood Association and Imagine MKE.

Youth Artist include: Ada S. – Alex G. – Alexander S. – América C. – Analía M. – Anavrin L. – Asha S. – Atum Ra F. – Axel Q. – Brisa H. – Brooklyn R. – Cash W. – CeCe L. – Cecilia “CC” B. – Chris L. – Daniel F. – Delerick Mc. – Elian C. – Emily – Zoe S. – Erick T – Ethan – Evelyn W. – Georgia R. – Hernan M. – Izel K. – Jacob Lazaro A. – Jadille C. – Jer Niah W. – Lizette T. – Logan Mc. – Lucia K. – Luis E. – Marco L. – Mariana M. – Mía F. – Mia R. – Micheal N. – Miracle M. – Nadia B. – Natalie L. – Nati R. – Nehli C. – Nelson P. – River – Sadie W. – Sid S. – Sofia A. – Sophia W. – Tau P. – Taylor S. – Valeria A. – Yamileth A. – Zahira C. – Zayan M.

We also feature the 3 winners of the Wisconsin Association of Bilingual Education’s Annual Art & Writing Contest

• Grade 3-5 Art Contest winner: América Catalán Mendoza, Hawthorne Elementary, Waukesha School District 

• Grades 6-8 Art contest winner: Zayan Montañez, La Causa Charter School, Milwaukee Public Schools
• Grades 9-12 Art Contest winner: Jer Niah Wright, Milwaukee School of Languages, Milwaukee Public Schools