Altoona Artists of the 21st Century Celebration

Student artwork from Blair and Cambria counties will be displayed at SAMA Altoona from January 30, 2026, until April 2, 2026. These events are sponsored and made possible by generous donations from Benzel’s Bretzel Bakery and Bonnie Resinski. The Museum suggests a donation of $1 per person in support of the exhibition.

Held in conjunction with National Youth Art Month, the exhibition is open to schools that participate in SAMA’s Arts-in-Education or Artist-in-Residence program. Each district is permitted to submit up to 30 individual projects and two group projects. Through the programs, SAMA educators and professional artists travel to public and parochial schools to provide lessons designed to enhance students’ understanding of art creation, technique, history, critique, and aesthetics. SAMA’s award-winning education initiative is the largest of its kind in the Commonwealth. SAMA received funding from Pennsylvania Creative Industries, powered by the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts, a state agency…