Focus on Youth

Opening Reception: Sunday, May 4, 1–3pm

Awards ceremony: 2pm

Focus on Youth is a juried student exhibition of high school photographers and filmmakers jointly sponsored by Albuquerque Public Schools Fine Arts and Albuquerque Museum. The exhibition includes nearly 100 photographs and short films, reflecting mastery across a range of techniques including silver print, digital, and special techniques in photography, art books, and digital film.

Focus on Youth brings the ideas and perspectives of Albuquerque’s next generation into the public eye and gives viewers a window into the minds of today’s young adults. APS Fine Arts classes emphasize self-expression as well as skill-building and creative problem solving. This exhibition gives students a special opportunity to exhibit their work in the professional context of a museum.

The selection for artworks featured in Focus on Youth is done by a juried process. APS art teachers submit students’ work, which is reviewed by a jury of professional photographers and filmmakers. Selected works are matted and framed by a team of art teachers and students, before being transported to the Museum where the staff designs and installs the exhibition.

Focus on Youth is part of a multi-decade partnership between the Albuquerque Public Schools Fine Arts Department and Albuquerque Museum to highlight the creativity of youth photographers and filmmakers.

Image:
Trevor Martinez, Guitar Highlights, Sandia High School, Grade 12