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CSUN’s Art Galleries Presents 12th Annual High School Art Invitational

Cal State Northridge Art Galleries invites the public to view hand-selected student artwork at the 12^th Annual High School Art Invitational opening Monday, Jan. 12, at the university.

More than 200 students from 40 San Fernando Valley high schools will participate with displays featuring different types of media including painting, sculpture, video, graphic design and mixed media.

“The Annual High School Art Invitational not only serves as an introduction for high school student artists to the CSUN Art Galleries, but also gives them the opportunity to display their work in a professional setting,” said Jim Sweeters, interim director of CSUN’s Art Galleries.

The exhibit is free and open to the public, and will remain on display through Jan. 31. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday from noon to 4 p.m., and on Thursdays from noon to 8 p.m. The gallery will be closed Monday, Jan. 19. A closing reception will take place on Friday, Jan. 30, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., featuring light refreshments and music.

“By having the high school artists display their work, they also have the opportunity to compare their artistic performance with that of their peers and to consider

CSUN and, more specifically the art department, as their destination for higher education,” said Sweeters.

For more information regarding the exhibit, call (818) 677-2156.

California State University, Northridge is celebrating “50 years of life-changing opportunity” this year. The university has more than 36,000 full- and part-time students and offers 64 bachelor’s and 50 master’s degrees as well as 28 teaching credential programs. Founded in 1958, CSUN is among the largest single-campus universities in the nation and the only four-year public university in the San Fernando Valley. The university serves as the intellectual, economic and cultural heart of the Valley and beyond.