The Youth Banner Initiative encourages development in the visual arts and offers an opportunity for students in grades six to 12 to be part of Arlington’s public-art programming.
The theme for this year’s banner is “Protest: Lifting Voices.”
The artists this year didn’t back down from subjects such as social, environmental, and economic justice, protection of our earth and its creatures, peace and love.
The artwork from this year’s students will grace Arlington’s streets and demonstrate the issues that matter most to our students, and to all of us as a community. “It’s about how you can use your voice for change and what things you can accomplish when you do; and most of all, these banners serve as a reminder of that which we wish to protect and speak out for, or against,” an ACAC newsletter issued Feb. 22 says.
Funding is provided by the Gracie James Foundation in memory of Gracie James, a talented Arlington High School student who found solace and joy in the arts. The banner creators are:
Ellen Baird, Ottoson
Rachel Barglow, AHS
Anamika Biswas, AHS
Sabine Bohnert, AHS
Allyson Brown, AHS
Charlotte Cheung, AHS
Mara Colosimo, AHS
Norah Conti, AHS
Emma Cox, AHS
Felix Diaz, AHS
Emma Dodge, AHS
Ana Gonzalez-Smith, Ottoson
Lucia Grunko, Ottoson
Oona Kathan, Ottoson
Ahran Kim, AHS
Julia McNeil, AHS
Ezinne Marie Onyemah, Ottoson
Kira Pontes, Ottoson
Sam Pirone, AHS
Grace Purinton, AHS
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This news announcement was published Feb. 22, 2021.
