Exhibitions 2020: Emerging Young Artists 2020 Juried Exhibition

January 22 – February 8, 2020

Celebration of New England’s high school art students, juried by CVPA Dean Lawrence Jenkens.

Exhibition’s closing reception and awards presentation: Saturday, February 8th, 1–3pm (snow day Sunday, February 9th)

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) has the pleasure to present the seventh annual Emerging Young Artists exhibition at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

The exhibition will be on view in the CVPA Campus Gallery on the first floor of the CVPA building at UMass Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth from January 22 to February 8, 2020. The EYA 2020 exhibition reception for the exhibiting young artists, their art teachers, the UMass Dartmouth community, and the general public will be held on Saturday, February 8th, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm (Snow day: Sunday, February 9). Awards will be presented by Dean Lawrence Jenkens at 2:30pm. Parking for the event is Lot 4.

The College of Visual and Performing Arts is thrilled to host this highly competitive annual high school juried exhibition and recognize the exceptional merit of art students from high school art programs in New England. The Emerging Young Artists 2020 Juried Exhibition received submissions from 276 young artists, from which the juror, CVPA’s Dean Lawrence Jenkens, selected 79 works for the exhibition. The EYA 2020 exhibiting schools are: Andover High School, MA, Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School, MA, Barrington Christian Academy, RI, Beaver Country Day School, MA, Boston Collegiate Charter School, MA, Brockton High School, MA, Cardinal Spellman High School, MA, Dartmouth High School, MA, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, MA, Fairhaven High School, MA, Falmouth High School, MA, Framingham High School, MA, Franklin High School, MA, Glastonbury High School, CT, Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, MA, Groton-Dunstable Regional High School, MA, Hudson High School, MA, Lenox Memorial High School, MA, Lexington High School, MA, Medomak Valley High School, ME, Norwich Free Academy, CT, Pembroke High School, MA, Pingree School, MA, Plymouth North High School, MA, Pomperaug High School, CT, RHAM High School, CT, Sacopee Valley High School, ME, Silver Lake Regional High School, MA, Somerset Berkley Regional High School, MA, Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School, MA, St. Andrew's School, RI, Swampscott High School, MA, and Trinity High School, NH. The result is a marvelous exhibition that showcases the talents of New England’s young artists.

Emerging Young Artists 2020 Poster (PDF)