Painting by Jacey Zhou, grade 8, Houghton

Hancock- Visit the Copper Country Community Arts Center during March to view more than 350 wonderful works of youth art. The Celebrate Youth Arts Month exhibition is an annual exhibition and will be on display March 7- April 4 in the Youth Gallery and the Kerredge Gallery at the Copper Country Community Arts Center. March is a time to recognize young artists and to appreciate the art teachers who work throughout the school year encouraging and inspiring their students. The public is welcome to the opening reception on Saturday, March 7 from noon-2pm. Throughout the month the Daily Mining Gazette will feature some of the works by our area’s very talented student artists.

This year’s participating schools include: Baraga Area Schools, Barkell Elementary, Calumet High School, Washington Middle School, CLK Elementary, CLK Discovery Center, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Schools, Hancock High School, Hancock Middle School, Houghton Elementary, Houghton Middle School, Houghton High School, Jeffers High School, Philip LaTendresse Elementary, and South Range Elementary. Follow the Arts Center on Instagram @coppercountryarts and facebook.com/cccac for daily photos of youth art through March.

The CCCAC is located at 126 Quincy Street in Hancock. The Celebrate Youth Arts Month exhibition can be viewed Tuesday-Friday 11am-6pm and Saturday 10am-2pm. Call 906-482-2333 or email ccarts@coppercountryarts.com for more information.