When we were working on last month's Student Spotlight, it was a snowy winter wonderland and we were hunkering down trying to stay cozy and warm - and just like that, now it's 75 degrees and it feels a lot like SUMMER already! As the snow melts away, and the sun stays out longer, we start thinking about our annual Student Art Show, coming later this spring - so we talked to a student, Declan, who was in the show last year, and plans to be in it again this year. Check out his love of color...

For this SNOWY February Spotlight, we asked our friend Collin, age 11, to tell us about why he loves art. Collin has been a MAC student for several years, and we love to see what new things he creates in our classes! For the past few years, MAC has worked with the Lee Vining Elementary School to create art for their space, and last year we created a patchwork of Mono Lake together with parents and students. Collin created a whole packet of Brine Shrimp to help complete the project - and...

For our first Student Spotlight of 2026, we thought we'd talk to one of our High School interns - Jocelyn! Jocelyn has been working with us here at MAC for the past several months - both volunteering and working as a class assistant in our gallery programs. You may have seen her helping out at Community Events as well, like Kidapalooza, or hanging flyers around town! We feel very luck to get to have this amazing, driven, kind young person working with us and our students! Why do you love art...