The Waimea Arts Council announces a call for young artists in North Hawai`i for its 41st Annual Nā `Ōpio Youth Art Show. This show coincides with National Youth Art Month which falls in March. Young artists in grades 6 through 12 residing in the North and South and Hāmākua districts are invited to submit their original works of art for this year’s show.
This popular event has provided an opportunity for young artists’ works to be shown to the public for many years, sometimes leading to their own one-person shows. Some students have gone on to professional art careers having had their start with the Nā `Ōpio. The show will be in a virtual format run throughout the month of March.
Youth Art Month was founded in 1961 by the Crayon, Watercolor & Craft Institute, Inc., the predecessor of the Art & Creative Materials Institute, Inc. in cooperation with the National Art Education Association, Inc. The purpose was to “emphasize the value of participating in art for all children”.
The deadline to email submissions is Friday, February 21, 2025 at midnight. For more information and forms contact: Event Chair Wendi Roehrig at wendi.roehrig@gmail.com, or visit www.WaimeaArtsCouncil.org.
