Art Youth Expo: Y12K!
Join us for this year’s Art Youth Expo, celebrating young artists between ages 13-30 at the Hazleton Art League. This year’s AYE is inspired by Y2K, the pivotal transition from the 90s into the 2000s. This era is also known as a timestamp for the beginning of the young Millennial and Gen Z generations! AYE will feature many events and activities including an Art Festival, Art Contest with cash prizes, Open Mic Night, Fashion Show, Drum Circle, collaborative art projects, live art battle, live music, Paint N’ Sip and more!
Main Event Dates: June 2, 6:00pm - 9:00pm & June 3, 1:00pm - 8:00pm.
Where: The Hayden Family Center for the Arts. 31 W Broad St., Hazleton PA, 18201
“The 2000s called…THEY WANT TO SEE YOUR ART!”
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“The 2000s called…THEY WANT TO SEE YOUR ART!” ***
AYE Event Dates & Details
Opening Reception: First-Friday, June 2, 6:00pm - 9:00pm.
**Open Mic will be held during the Opening Reception.
Award Presentations: Saturday, June 3, 6:00pm.
AYE Event & Exhibition Hours: Friday, June 2, 6:00pm - 9:00pm and Saturday, June 3, 1:00pm - 8:00pm.
Exhibition On View: June 2 — June 25, 2023.
Artwork Drop-off: Sunday, May 21 or May 28, between 1:00pm - 5:00pm.
Artwork Pick-up: Sunday, June 25, between 1:00pm - 5:00pm.
**Drop-off and Pick-up will occur at the Hayden Family Center for the Arts.
**Upon Dropping off your artwork, please be prepared to label your work with your artist name, title of the artwork, medium, and the pricing of your work. If you do not wish to sell your work, please label your piece with NFS.
AYE Event Activities
If you would like to participate in our AYE Scavenger Hunt, you may download a printable copy of the Scavenger Hunt Checklist here.
ENTRY CATEGORIES & AWARDS
Teen Category
Artist may submit more than one work per category. There are 3 awards for each category:
First Place $100 Second Place $50 Third Place $25
Each artwork must be entered in one of the following 5 categories:
Photography – film; may be digitally enhanced.
Painting – oil, watercolor, tempera, acrylic, gouache, etc.
Works on Paper – drawings, pastels, charcoal, collage, colored pencil, printmaking, etc.
Digital Art – art produced digitally.
3D & Fiber Art – sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, enameling, batik, macrame, clothing, basketry, woodcarving, etc.
Adult Category
Each artwork must be entered in one of the five categories (see below). Artist may submit more than one work per category. Three awards will be given in each category:
First Place $200 Second Place $100 Third Place $50
“Flashback” Art: for older artists with “younger” art!
Photography: technical skill and imaginative use of medium; may be digitally enhanced.
Creative use of Materials: any medium/media used in a creative or unexpected way.
Realistically Rendered: accurate depiction of recognizable subject matter. Photographs do not qualify for this category.
Non-Realistic: visually compelling non-representational art (abstract, impressionist etc.) in any medium.
Most Thought Provoking: a work of art, any medium, that conveys a strong message or stance. Artist must submit, on an unlined index card, answers to these two questions:
What is the theme of your work?
How does your imagery convey this theme?
The index card will be displayed alongside your work.
People’s Choice Awards: All artwork, teen and adult, is eligible to win people’s choice awards, selected through fundraiser votes ($1 per vote, 1 vote per person) during June 2 exhibit hours and June 3 until 5pm.
First Place $200 Second Place $100
AYE RULES!
No entry fee.
Maximum 3 entries per person.
All mediums welcome.
Original artwork ONLY (absolutely no copies or reproductions).
Artwork must have been created within the past 3 years and not exhibited at previous Art Youth Expos.
All work must have a sale price or be marked NFS.
2D artwork must be framed and ready to hang.
***Screw eyes with hanging wire is preferred.***
Works on paper must be protected under glass or Plexiglas and have a back BOARD.
Please do NOT put glass over canvas board unless it is securely framed.
Works on stretched canvas do not need a frame if there is a hanging wire on the back.
Artwork Preparation
Additional Info
Location – Hayden Family Center for the Arts, 31 W. Broad Street, Hazleton. Ph: 570 455-3333
Sales – The Hazleton Art League retains a 25% commission on all artwork sold. Pieces purchased will not be removed from the exhibit until it closes.
Questions? – Contact Carl Frankel via email at csf1@ptd.net.
