A big shout-out to Alyssa Navapanich who labeled, transported, and organized the display of 46 pieces of CAEA 2025 YAM artwork at the recent NAEA convention, including images of the three Ruth Jansen recipients' artwork.

Northern Area was so excited to kick off March with our annual Northern Area Youth Art Month Exhibition. Due to scheduling challenges we held our exhibition throughout the month of February with the closing reception on March 1.



We were grateful to be hosted by Sacramento’s PBS KVIE Gallery this year! The venue was perfect and all the folks at KVIE were so accommodating… thank you!

Also, we have to give a HUGE shoutout to our YAM Chairs Maryann Schultz and Jaime Shilen. The two of them worked tirelessly to put together a great exhibition. They had some technical assistance from Larry Williams as well.

And obviously… the biggest THANK YOU to our tremendous teachers and their students. Without them there would be no exhibition!

Northern Area Mini-Conference

Keep your eyes peeled for updates related to the Northern Area mini-conference next Fall. We are excited to be working the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento and are finalizing a date for the event. It will be sometime in September or October of 2025. We’ll be looking for presenters and volunteers… More info on that will be coming soon but if you’d like to be involved in helping to plan the event, please reach out to Northern Area Director, Ross Roadruck at northern@caea-arteducation.org.

Call for Leadership 

Northern Area will be looking for new leaders! Ross (Director) and Ben (Associate Director) will be moving on from their positions in June and we need you! If you are interested in being involved to help bring professional development opportunities to teachers and students in the Northern Area, please consider applying! Look for the “Call for Council Nominations” section of the newsletter. If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to Ross at northern@caea-arteducation.org

Saturday Morning Art

sponsored by CAEA + CSUN

April 26, 2025

Keynote w/ Kalli Arte Collective + workshops

Click here to register.

2025 Student Craft Exhibition: Fashioning Icons, inviting high school students to create craft-based works inspired by iconic figures. The exhibition will run from April 5–August 17, 2025, showcasing student creativity across various mediums.

TCAP Fine Art and Social Practice Artworks Webinar; Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 4:30-6:00 PM (PT). An overview of the creative life of Chris Johnson beginning with a summary of his emergence as a black and white fine art photographer under the mentorship of Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, and Wynn Bullock, Johnson will discuss how his life as an artist took a turn towards art as a way to address the process of social change and prompting critical dialogue about race, justice and identity in modern life.

Endangered Species Coalition is pleased to announce that the 2025 Collaborating for Biodiversity youth art program is open for submissions. You can find all of the project guidelines published on our website. The form can be found at: https://www.endangered.org/collaboratingforbidiversity/. Submissions will remain open through Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Critical Art Pedagogy: What Art Can Teach with Suzanne Lacy; Wednesday, April 30, 2025 4:30–6:00 PM (PT). Suzanne Lacy is a Los Angeles-based artist and a pioneer of socially engaged public performance art. Her installations, videos, and performances deal with sexual violence, rural and urban poverty, incarceration, labor, and aging.

Teens at Mingei, a paid internship for high school sophomores and juniors starting in October 2025. This eight-month program offers hands-on experience, mentorship, and a $750 stipend while connecting students with San Diego’s arts community.