Sunday, April 19, 2-4pm
Reception and Awards Presentation

Saturday, May 2, 4-6 pm
Art Bash – a celebration of teen art, music and culture

Yelena Kulik - Cedar Park High School
Untitled, 2009
Mixed Media
11” x 14”

Ahead of Their Time 2009 showcases the work of 75 artists from 18 Austin-area high schools: American YouthWorks, Austin High School, Bowie High School, Cedar Park High School, Crockett High School, Garza High School, Kirby Hall School, Lanier High School, Liberal Arts & Sciences Academy at LBJ, McCallum High School, McNeil High School, One Day Academy, Pflugerville High School, Round Rock High School, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, St. Michael’s Catholic Academy, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, and Westlake High School.

Geneva Hopson - McCallum High School
Untitled, 2008
Found objects
4.5" x 1.5" x .5"

Ahead of Their Time 2009, an annual juried exhibition now in its tenth year, gives advanced art students the opportunity to exhibit their work in a professional setting as well as receive feedback from a well-respected curator from the Austin area.

This year, the exhibition was selected by Risa Puleo. Puleo is the Assistant Curator of American and Contemporary Art at the Blanton Museum of Art. Prior to this position, she worked in various arts organizations across Texas such as Fluent-Collaborative, ArtLies, Texas Art Journal, Blue Star Contemporary Art Space (San Antonio), and The Station (Houston, Texas). She received her Master’s Degree in Curatorial Studies from Bard College, and she serves as Vice-Chair for the Austin Art in Public Places Panel.

This exhibition is supported by HEB.

Jessica Betts - Austin High School
Messy, 2009
Mixed Media
18" x 23"

Alex Haggar - Bowie High School
E-Waste, 2008
Pen and ink (photoshop enhanced)
11" x 22"