The Faces of YACA

I was asked to come and help judge the art show at the
annual YACA state convention.  YACA stands for "Youth
Art Council of America."  When I was teaching, my students
participated in this organization.  It is a wonderful opportunity for the
art students and teachers.  The convention offers workshops, competitions,
and lots of interaction between the students.

These are some of my favorites from the show today.  It is always
hard to judge...especially when you don't know the origin of the piece,
and how much the teacher helped the student.  I hope that some
of my choices pleased the teachers, as well as the students.  

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Art Show and Tell

These are selections from the YACA art competition.
This piece is a pencil drawing with  real objects added...very cool.

This is a 3 dimensional abstract piece.  Reminds me of
topographical land maps...and I like the colors.

This is colored pencil.   I thought the rendering was nice and
I also love the colors in this one.

When I first saw this piece, I wasn't sure what it was.
Then I realized it was piano keys.  

Very interesting drawing of an Indian woman

This is another drawing that has 3 dimensional
objects added...the butterfly wings came away from the surface. 

And this was absolutely stunning!  It was drawn with
charcoal, and  it was the talk of the show.  I was not
there for the awards, but I am sure this one took top honors.
There is no way I was drawing anything this well
in high school?!  Congrats to the teachers
and students whose talents were well represented.

YACA (youth art council of America)
Look into this organization if you are an
art teacher or art student...well worth it

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YACA Workshop

I put my "teaching shoes" back on today.  I spent the day at the YACA convention (Youth Art Council of America).When I was a teacher,
I took my students to this convention.
 It is a wonderful organization.  At the convention, the students
compete in an art show, take workshops, complete art projects,
attend a banquet and a dance, and have lots of fun.
Today, I taught them to do colored pencil on canvas, using the
Gamsol solvent.They caught on very quickly, and had some success
with it.  It was a fun day for me, away from the gallery,
getting to spend time with young people with a passion for art, 
and a desire to learn.

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