Artwork from 14 schools on display at historic New Hope mill

The historic Phillips' Mill is currently exhibiting artwork from 14 Pennsylvania and New Jersey high schools.

The Phillips' Mill Community Association is currently holding its third Youth Art Exhibition, featuring works from 14 area high schools.

Each year the show has become an even bigger success, with last year's show having a higher attendance, more schools participating and almost $900 in awards given to local school students.

The mill is located just outside of New Hope, in Bucks County, Pa. The exhibition will be open to the public 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Hillsborough High School student Derek Elwood with his untitled piece at this year's Youth Art Exhibition at Phillips' Mill. (courtesy photo)

The idea for the show began two years ago when Phillips' Mill decided to build on the success of its adult Art Exhibition, which is in its 86th year, according to a news release. As the adult show solicits participation from artist living within a 25 mile radius of the mill, the Youth Art Show solicits participation from the art departments of high schools located within the same 25 mile radius.

This year there are 14 schools both public and private from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, including:

• Hunterdon Central High School, Raritan Township
• Ewing High School
• Stuart Country Day School, Princeton
• The Pennington School
• The Hun School, Princeton
• Hillsborough High School
• Central Bucks East, Buckingham, Pa.
• Central Bucks West, Doylestown, Pa.
• Holy Ghost Prep, Bensalem, Pa.
• Council Rock High School South, Newtown, Pa.
• Council Rock High School North, Newtown, Pa.
• The George School, Newtown, Pa.
• New Hope-Solebury High School, New Hope, Pa.
• The Solebury School, New Hope, Pa.

The Art Department at each school choose nine student works for the exhibition, including two and three dimensional works comprising painting, watercolor, collage, pastel, graphite, digital art, photography and sculpture.

Hillsborough High School student Rhea Bolar with her work 'Glow' at this year's Youth Art Exhibition at Phillips' Mill. (courtesy photo)

Cash prizes will be determined by this year's juror Guy Ciarcia, a classically-trained artist who was educated at the Pratt Institute, NYU and the Accademia di Belle Art in Florence, Italy.

His work spans over 50 years and includes painting, murals, photography, film, digital drawings and sculpture and he has had numerous exhibits throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian, in Washington, D.C.