...providing youth with a positive, professional way to explore emotions
Introduction
 Expressing Feelings Through Art is an
annual art contest for high school students in Los Angeles
County. For young people, it provides a positive, professional
way to explore their emotions; for the public, it paints
a powerful portrait of the concerns and complexities of today’s
youth.
The project, a partnership with the nonprofit Light Bringer Project,
is open to students in grades nine through 12 at all Los Angeles
County and Los Angeles Unified School District schools.
Each year, we welcome entries of students’ artwork –
painting, drawing, photography, collage – accompanied by a
personal statement about the meaning of their work. A panel of judges
from the art, education and mental health communities select works
to be exhibited in our annual show.
In the spring, we hold a reception to recognize all of our student
exhibitors and present awards to those whose work is considered
most outstanding. Along with cash prizes to 10 top exhibitors, we
award a matching amount to help their teachers purchase art supplies
for the classroom. With support from arts and cultural organizations,
we honor students with gifts such as memberships to local museums,
classes at arts education institutions and gift certificates.
We hold the exhibit at a different location each year. Over the
project’s history, we have been fortunate to display students’ art
and essays at the Los Angeles City Hall, Museum of Tolerance, Watts
Towers Cultural Center, California Science Center, Beverly Hills
City Hall, the Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery at the University
of Southern California and the Junior Arts Center Gallery at Barnsdall
Park in Hollywood.
Expressing Feelings Through Art was founded in 1982 by the Los
Angeles County Department of Mental Health’s Children and
Youth Services Bureau. An endowment from the W. M. Keck Foundation
has ensured the program’s continued positive presence in schools.
We thank the arts, cultural and business communities for their
support of our project.
How to enter Expressing Feelings Through Art
The project is open to high school students in the Los Angeles
County and Los Angeles Unified School District systems. We are happy
to send information packets to interested teachers. Please contact:
The Light Bringer Project
64 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA 91103
Phone: 626-440-7379
Fax: 626-440-5152
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