Featuring works of art by local high school students
The Phillips’ Mill Youth Art Exhibition showcases the works of students from area high schools. Now in its 12th year, our youth art program offers young artists the chance to display their work in the historic gallery setting at Phillips’ Mill, and be awarded for their achievements. It is an incredibly exciting opportunity for the student artists. There is no other show like it in the area.
Working in collaboration with school art teachers who curate the artwork submitted, the show features paintings, works on paper, photography, digital art and three-dimensional work.
Each year, awards are presented for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each of five categories, plus one “Best in Show” award. We are thrilled to have Freda Williams as our awards juror for the 12th Annual Youth Art Exhibition.
Central Bucks High School East
Central Bucks High School West
Central Bucks High School South
Council Rock High School North
Council Rock High School South
Ewing High School
George School
Hillsborough High School
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
Hopewell Valley Central High School
Hunterdon Central Regional High School
Neshaminy High School
New Hope-Solebury High School
Notre Dame High School
Pennsbury High School
Princeton Day School
Stuart Country Day School
The Hun School
The Pennington School
Upper Dublin High School
West Windsor-Plainsboro North
West Windsor-Plainsboro South
Villa Victoria Academy
“We display the students’ art the same way we display the prestigious Phillips’ Mill Juried Art Show, so it is very professionally done,” explains Kathy Schroeher, founder and co-chair of the show. “It’s great for the kids to see their work in a beautiful space and professional gallery. It’s different from having it shown at your high school art show. They get the chance to reach a much broader audience, and you can see what the other kids are doing.”
Each year, awards are presented for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each of five categories, plus one “Best in Show” award. We are thrilled to have Freda Williams as our awards juror for the 12th Annual Youth Art Exhibition.
Freda Williams has been a resident of the Trenton area and Ewing Township for over seventy years. A native of North Carolina, she has been expressing her love of art since the age of ten. Her paintings reflect her love of color, and are vivid images of nostalgic memories, cultural experiences and political impressions. Her impressions of her subjects are painterly and vivid. Most of her recent work has been in acrylic, but her favorite medium is oil. Freda has added watercolor and mixed media to her repertoire, and enjoys painting on a variety of surfaces, such as wood, glass and burlap fabric. Williams was a recent guest on Phillips’ Mill’s ArtTalk program. You can watch here.
Mabel “Freda” Williams
Zoya Gupta
Dislocation
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
"The humanity of the piece is astounding. I wanted a piece that knocks you out when you see it for Best in Show. The painting is extremely well constructed with terrific composition, color, and subtlety of tones. The cast shadows are painted in black and hold your attention. The black and the white diagonal line help clarify and define the space. The blue/violet shirt is a great contrast to the otherwise warm reds and yellows. Zoya Gupta should be proud of what she did in Dislocation."
First Place
Annabelle Schu, "Blowing Bubbles," Council Rock High School South
Second Place
Sarah Sheriff, "Girlhood," Council Rock High School South
Third Place
Arshia Chakrabarti, "Arshia Devouring Her Lunch," West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
Honorable Mention
Maryam Darwish, "Sunflowers of Hope," The Pennington School
Coral Ramos-Saturria, "Social Issues Remix," Pennsbury High School
Morgan Kern, "Refraction," Pennsbury High School
First Place
Anagha Kannurpatti, "Illumination," Council Rock High School North
Second Place
Lily Rasnake, "Distractions," Central Bucks High School West
Third Place
Alex Elias, "Self Portrait," New Hope-Solebury High School
Honorable Mention
Ananya Kaushik, "Wasted Effort," West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
Tyler Nelson, "Self-Portrait, 2023," Princeton Day School
Drew Smith, "Self Portrait," Central Bucks High School South
Samantha Jablonsky, "Palmistry," Council Rock High School North
First Place
Jack Weber, "Splitting River," Notre Dame High School
Second Place
Paul Li, "Confessional," West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
Third Place
Jaina Troup, "Portrait," Neshaminy High School
Honorable Mention
Jasmine Bell, "Into the Woods," Ewing High School
Bella Loza, "Untitled," Upper Dublin High School
Bianca Matos, "Bench," George School
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First Place
Meghan Smith, "Grey November," Hunterdon Central Regional High School
Second Place
Mary-Katherine Hackenberg, "Sanjana," George School
Third Place
Becket Washburn, "Sunroom," The Pennington School
Honorable Mention
Julianna Carney, "Around Town," Central Bucks High School East
Tiyasha Sarkar, "Abandoned House," Solebury School
First Place
Summer Layre, "Self-Portrait," Central Bucks High School East
Second Place
Sam Di Nino, "Alien Blues," Stuart Country Day School
Third Place
Anne Catherine de Ghellink d'Elseghem, "Never Trust Your Own Eyes," George School
We congratulate all the students who've participated in our youth exhibitions!
View all of our past exhibitions.
2020 People’s Choice Award goes to Kate Delich • Central Bucks West
"Dad and Dog" - Graphite on illustration board
The Phillips' Mill Community Association supports programming in the visual and performing arts, and hosts social and educational events. It is the broadest-ranging venue for artistic expression in Bucks County.
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