Featured Image: Installation view of the Mayor’s Celebration of Youth Arts 2023 

#MCOYA23

Mayor’s Celebration of Youth Arts 2023

February 11 – March 18, 2023

Since 2011, the Aurora Cultural Centre has showcased upcoming artistic talent from the graduating students across Aurora. This year, we received 84 submissions from 53 students. Collectively, their artwork provides a vision for what the future holds in the arts and within the community.  

The opening reception is Wednesday, February 15, 6-9 pm. Opening Remarks at 6:30 pm. Light refreshments provided.  

Featured Artists:

Wangari Bennitz, Ashley Cabral, Claire Campbell, Sophie Cao, Uria Chan, Cyrus Chan, Simona Charlesworth, Georgia Chivers, Sarah Clark, Chloe Clune, Isabella Coppa, Ava Cunsolo, Manuela Di Biase, Sara Dixon, Natalie Doss, Amelie Dreblow, Hania Eskandarinezhad, Isabela Ferreira, Zoye Fortier, Mya Furfaro, Melodi Genc, Taelyn Gilchrist, Elis Glaubach, Justina Haralampopoulos, Celina He, Payton Hicks, Rain Horvath, Vera Ibrahim, Mahyar Jaberikoushki, Maya Jangin, Ella Jones, Era Kastrati, Tamara Kiteley, Amelija Le Moine, Anson Lim, David Lum, Ireland Marsella, Lauren Mayr, Madeleine McKenzie, Nicole McLaughlin, Teresa McNaughton, Jay Moore, Alexis Pereira, Alexandra Potts, Ava Quattrociocchi, Luna Quijano-Barraza, Avantika Rao, Lizzy Savranskaya, Kiana Sproxton, Sydney Stewart, Zunairah Waqas, Imaan Waseem, and Campbell Wilson.

Scroll down to see the Virtual Gallery, the Photo Gallery and information on the MCOYA Speaker Series

Virtual Gallery

February 11, 2023 – April 1, 2023

Explore the exhibition in this 360 Virtual Gallery. Feel like you’re there in person as you travel through the exhibition, seeing the scale of the artworks and how as they speak to each other.

To use the Virtual Gallery:

  • Click or tap to explore and/or drag to look around
  • Click on the blue circles for the label information for each artwork
  • If you are on a PC or Laptop, the virtual gallery is best viewed in full screen and using the Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox web browsers
  • If you are on a cellphone, the virtual gallery is best viewed in landscape mode

Photo Gallery 

  • Click the thumbnail image to enlarge the image and to see the label information
  • Use the arrows on either side of the enlarged image to scroll through the gallery
  • For the best viewing experience, we recommend using a desktop computer and Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox web browser

Chloë Clune
The Adventures of Marge – New Wheels
Film Still
2023
Aurora High School

Social Media:
@freckles_pictures

“Chloë enjoys taking a stance on social justice issues through her work as well as including covert elements that are personal to her.”

The Adventures of Marge – New Wheels will be screened during the opening reception and on our website for the duration of the exhibition.

As part of MCOYA 2023, the Aurora Cultural Centre is excited to invite artists Emily DiCarlo and Brandon Vickerd to deliver two in-person presentations geared towards our next generation of emerging artists.  We recommend this speaker series for any high school students who may be interested in pursuing their post-secondary studies and/or a career in Fine/Studio/Visual art. This speaker series is offered free of charge and is available for all to attend.   

Click the event listing below to learn more and RSVP. 

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