Altoona Artists of the 21st Century Celebration

Student artwork from Blair and Cambria counties will be displayed at SAMA Altoona from January 31, 2025, until April 6, 2025. This exhibition is sponsored by the Sigma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women Educators. The Museum suggests a donation of $1 per person in support of the exhibition.

Held in conjunction with National Youth Art Month, the exhibition is open to schools that participate in SAMA’s Arts-in-Education or Artist-in-Residence program. Each district is permitted to submit up to 30 individual projects and two group projects. Through the programs, SAMA educators and professional artists travel to public and parochial schools to provide lessons designed to enhance students’ understanding of art creation, technique, history, criticism, and aesthetics. SAMA’s award-winning education initiative is the largest of its kind in the Commonwealth. This project was made possible through the AIE Partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a…