Top works of art from Bucks and Montgomery county high school students are being featured during the 34th annual “Touch the Future” art show, presented virtually this year in collaboration with Montgomery County Community College.
“Touch the Future” is a professionally-juried art exhibit created in honor of Christa McAuliffe, the NASA teacher and astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. McAuliffe’s motto was “I touch the future…I teach.”
Touch the Future is sponsored by the Mideastern Region of the Pennsylvania State Education Association and the Council for the Advancement of Public Schools. MCCC Galleries Director Patrick Rodgers created the virtual venue for the show, which can be viewed on Artsteps Virtual Gallery at artsteps.com.
“Despite the challenges over the past year, our teachers have been working diligently to help our students create – whether they are learning virtually or in-person,” said Bill Senavaitis, president of PSEA’s Mideastern Region. “It is so inspiring to see the creativity of our Bucks and Montgomery county public school artists.”
Two hundred students from 21 local high schools, supported by 74 teachers, participated in the show. Winners were selected by Liz Long, admissions counselor at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. The show awarded 19 prizes totaling $3,450 to students from 13 high schools.
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