PSEA/MER Collection – “Touch the Future” Art Show

The Mideastern Region of the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA/MER) and the Council for the Advancement of Public Schools (CAPS) proudly sponsor the annual “Touch the Future” juried art exhibition, an exhibition that features select works of art from across 24 local high schools in Pennsylvania.

Each year, the PSEA Mideastern Region purchases pieces from these shows to hang and display in their headquarters. The work featured in this collection is diverse and expansive, now spanning over decades of shows.

The beauty in a collection this diverse in method and in meaning is that it shows the importance and impact art funding and art education has within the school system and beyond. Art provides a platform for students to freely express themselves; they are uninhibited and create powerful pieces that not only bring to light important conversations of race, community, and culture, but also actively exhibit how the students of today interpret the ever-changing world around them. Our youth is our future, and educators play a vital role in shaping who they become as people.

Emma Pretcher – Dining Area, 2023 – Digital Photography – 17.5 x 22″ (framed) – Pennsbury High School – Instructor Danyelle Lala

Ryan Phan – Water Pollution, 2023 – Painting – 20 x 24″ (framed) – Methacton High School – Instructor Caitlin Ferenchak

Trinity Hobbs – Not My World, 2023 – 2D Design 25 x 42.5″ – Souderton Area High School – Instructor Ginny Perry

Maggie Lynch – Jenkintown Train Station, 2022 – Painting 14 x 18″ (framed) – Jenkintown High School – Instructor Jason Slowik

Karli Dangler – 111 St., 2017 – Photography 14.3 x 20.3″ (framed) – Truman High School – Instructor Mark Morgan

Dan Matthews – Suburnscape, 2015 – Painting 18 x 20.5″ (framed) – Lower Merion High School – Instructor Russel Loue

Reilly Meires – Untitled, circa 2007 – 3D Mixed Media Sculpture 20 x 18 x 13″ – Springfield Township High School – Instructor Mark Kobasz

Lynzie Marchesani – Frigus Sona, 2018 – Photography 25.3 x 30.3″ (framed) – Perkiomen Valley High School – Instructor Tom Komp

Connie Liu – Old World, 2017 – Drawing, Color 33.5 x 42″ (framed) – Upper Dublin High School – Instructor Lynne Pribis

Ma’ayan Shahar – That Sinking Feeling, 2020 – 3D Mixed Media Sculpture 12 x 21.5 x 13.5″ – Upper Dublin High School – Instructor John Rodgers

Shannon O’Malley – Shades of the Sea, 2015 – 3D Functional 14.8 x 6.5 x 6.5″ – Pennsbury High School – Instructor Tony Napoli

Madison Pinar – The Dance, 2022 – Drawing, Black & White 31 x 25″ (framed) – Pennsbury High School – Instructor Kelsey Adair

Nathan Addley – Jomo, 2019 – Painting 51.5 x 39.5″ – North Penn High School – Instructor Colleen Conney-Irwin

Lindsay Moyer – Untitled, 2007 – Photography 18 x 14″ (framed) – North Penn High School – Instructor Joanne Carrick

Caitlin Milke – It Was All A Dream, 2012 – 3D Single-Medium Sculpture 4.5 x 11.5 x 10″ – Upper Merion Area High School – Instructor Lisa Burns

Jennifer Ciganik – Untitled, 1993 – Photography 16.4 x 19.4″ (framed) – Upper Dublin High School – Instructor Mariana Eckardt

Christina Kaplan – Self-Portrait, 2014 – Fiber Crafts 35.3 x 36″ – Council Rock High School – Instructor Lynne Hayden

Mazie Galfand – May, 2015 – Drawing, Black & White 15.5 x 15.5″ (framed) – Lower Merion High School – Instructor Dan Hazel

Kira Zadrejko – Teacock, 2014 – 3D Functional 7 x 10 x 6″ (Teapot), 3 x 3.8 x 3.8″ (Teacups) – Upper Merion Area High School – Instructor Lisa Burns

Eva Strauss – Eva’s Milkmaid, circa 2011 – 3D Mixed Media Sculpture 20 x 25.3 x 2″ (framed) – Pennsbury High School – Instructor Curtis May

Gabe Infante – Untitled, 2013 – 3D Functional 4.5 x 4.5 x 4.5″ – Central Bucks East High School – Instructor Ann Huuki

Ester Kim – Absorbed Diversity, 2016 – Watercolor Painting 15.5 x 18″ (framed) – Upper Dublin High School – Instructor Lynne Pribis

Brynne Fitzgerald – Snowflake of Swallows, 2011 – Fiber Crafts 33 x 34.5″ (framed) – Methacton High School – Instructor Jason Koons

Molly Gallagher – Sisters, 2022 – Photography 25 x 30.5″ (framed) – Spring-Ford High School – Instructor Lauren Keifer

Logan Niederriter – Untitled, 2010 – 2D Mixed Media – 33.5 x 25.3″ (framed) – Cheltenham High School – Instructor Connie Berger

Mubassirah Sharif – Untitled, 2017 – Photography – 28.5 x 22.5″ (framed) – North Penn High School – Instructor Alyssa Giuliano

Emily Krause – Untitled, 2006 – Painting 30 x 20″ (each) – Wissahickon High School – Instructor David Miller

Ethan Anderson – Self-Portrait, 2012 – Digital Imaging/Computer Graphics 26.5 x 22.5″ (framed) – Harriton High School – Instructor Kate Witman

Cameron King – Aether, 2012 – Jewelry/Metals – Lower Merion High School – Instructor Harriet Ackerman

Brianna Rago – A Mermaid’s Tale, 2019 – Jewelry/Metals 17 x 18″ (framed) – William Tennent High School – Instructor Janna Francis

Ashley Bowie – Untitled, 2004 – 3D Single-Medium Sculpture 11 x 7 x 5″ – Souderton Area High School – Instructor Tom Laudenslager

Nico Palumbo – Flying History, 2018 – Photography 23 x 27″ (framed) – Upper Merion Area High School – Instructor Troy Burkhardt

Annie Tsay – Vespa, 2013 – Drawing, Black & White 18 x 22″ (framed) – Upper Dublin High School – Instructor Lynne Pribis

Michael Lacavetti – Culture Club, 2004 – Drawing, Black & White 37 x 29.3″ (framed) – Wissahickon High School – Instructor David Miller

Phoebe Mikalonis – Cafeteria, 2012 – Drawing, Black & White 20.5 x 26.5″ (framed) – Spring-Ford High School – Instructor Linda Crane

Morgan Bloomfield – Untitled, 2009 – Photography 16.3 x 19.3″ (framed) – Central Bucks East High School – Instructor Erin Pond

Caroline Hardy – Inside Out, 2010 – 2D Mixed Media 9.5 x 9.5″ (framed) – Council Rock High School – Instructor Christianne Casella

Ji Su Kim – Metallic Fall, 2016 – Jewelry/Metals – Upper Merion Area High School – Instructor Megan Barner

Cory Reeder – Untitled, 2003 – Drawing, Color 24.5 x 29.5″ (framed) – Lower Merion High School – Instructor Susan Jewett

Victoria Hua – Karate Kid, 2013 – Digital Imaging/Computer Graphics 18 x 22″ (framed) – Lower Moreland High School – Instructor Angela Sweigart

Chloe Callow, Maggie Porcella, Casie Knight – Student #14, 2003 – 2D Mixed Media 33 x 27″ (framed) – Norristown Area High School – Instructor Geraldine Glisson

Spencer Hubbard – Falling Bottle, circa 2005 – Painting 21.5 x 27.5″ (framed) – Upper Dublin High School – Instructor Lynne Pribis

Chris Henkels – Research, 2005 – Ethnographic Jewelry/Metals 44 x 56″ – Wissahickon High School – Instructor David Miller

Ashley Porrini – HERA, 2007 – 3D Functional 11 x 8.5 x 4.5″ – Springfield Township High School – Instructor Mark Kobasz

Samantha Schultz – Self-Portrait, Loose Tooth, 2009 – Drawing, Color 26 x 31.5″ (framed) – Pennridge High School – Instructor Patty Knoll

Amanda Kaufmann – Queen of Hearts, 2007 – Fiber Crafts 46 x 33.3″ – Upper Dublin High School – Instructor Lynne Pribis

Eric Zaksauskas – Lithuania in Wood, 2020 – Drawing, Black & White 10 x 10″ – Council Rock High School – Instructor Lynne Hayden

Roxy Hojat – Untitled, 2006 – Photography 22.8 x 19″ (framed) – Lower Moreland High School – Instructor Valerie Pfaff