Peninsula students part of biggest juried high school art show on record at NUMU

"Numerous students from Peninsula-area high schools are among the 97 artists whose work has been chosen for ArtNow 2026, the annual juried show at New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) for high school students in Santa Clara County. NUMU received more than 600 submissions from 53 high schools on the theme Before/Between/Beyond."

"Students were welcome to explore before, between or beyond as individual ideas or any combination of the three. The works selected for the show represent 36 high schools. This show features the largest number of artists ever to exhibit."

ArtNow 2026 is an annual juried exhibition at New Museum Los Gatos featuring work by high school students from Santa Clara County. The show received over 600 submissions from 53 high schools, with 97 artists ultimately selected from 36 schools. Students were invited to interpret the theme Before/Between/Beyond as individual concepts or in combination. The exhibition represents the largest number of artists ever featured in the show's history. Numerous Peninsula-area high schools contributed selected artists, including Gunn, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Saint Francis, Los Altos, and Waldorf School of the Peninsula. The exhibit runs from March 27 through July 19 at NUMU in the Los Gatos Civic Center, with an awards ceremony scheduled for May 2.

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