Riverside County Art

It’s absolutely outrageous to me that books and information can be banned. Oftentimes, these books are labeled as ‘inappropriate’ as a way to justify silencing them.

My art represents music’s function as a coping mechanism through escapism, as seen in the bar-like shadows that are imposed upon the woman playing piano. When a person feels trapped, ...

This piece serves as a visual reminder inspiring viewers to find hope even in the darkest moments and encouraging them to reflect on their experiences. It invites them to embrace ...

Being strapped down by the depression of my daily life interrupts everything I do. My worst fear is disappointing my parents and not being able to meet the most simple ...

My submission is a ‘collaborative’ poster. I gathered thoughts, ideas, feelings, and emotions from all the people I know. I wanted to do something that really shows how stressful and ...

Music is abstract, similar to our lives. I think music helps reflect how we feel so we can work through how our emotions are holding us down. It’s also influences ...

When things happen in our lives, sometimes we cope by listening to music and tuning out the chaos around us. It’s important to take moments for ourselves to calm down, ...

“My submission depicts a person sitting on a pedestal on a stage, with wings that are being cut. I meant for this to symbolize a child with a parent that ...

“I chose this category because I know that many people struggle with mental health and I wanted to make this art for them to show my support.”

“Trauma can be difficult for people to speak up about. It’s even harder to talk about your trauma when you don’t have people who are supportive and willing to take ...

This is how I see me, and how I see my friends. Instead of how they look, see them as they are. Some are quiet, some are shy, but we ...

My submission is about the different emotions and situations that life throws at you.

My entry shows a girl releasing a bird, which flies out from her hands. This drawing conveys how I felt when one of my close friends moved away few years ...

My submission Angel Peer vs. Devil Peer compares and contrasts the effects or accepting, or denying peer pressure. One side features an angel peer where the teenager rejects peer pressure ...

My art piece is about mental health awareness. Some who struggle with mental health issues may feel like they are trapped, but there is hope. The thick fog that you ...

This digital art piece is meant to represent the racism I experienced as a child at school, especially during lunch, when I would bring my mom’s homemade food to school. ...

I chose this category because I am a shy person so painting is an easier way for me to communicate and painting helps me in expressing my emotions more.

I made a poster about the dangers of fentanyl.

My artwork, “Strings Attached” regards the strings that come with being in an environment with drug abuse. Often, high schoolers face peer pressure. They face manipulation and gaslighting that leads ...

My art piece represents the reality of how easily opioids can be disguised as pills letting viewers know how it’s easier to hide dangerous substances within something that seems harmless. ...

My entry depicts an Asian-American person holding the Asexual (or Ace) flag in their hand. They have the South Vietnam (or Republic of Vietnam) flag on their cheek, with the ...

I wanted to create an art piece that displayed what I’ve learned about Mental Health in my Leadership class so I painted what I’ve filled my mind with! I know ...

“This project includes mixed media of photography of me in my catching gear, watercolor paints, and markers. I have played baseball since I was three years old. In 2019 my ...

“We hand sculpted the clay into society’s perfect vision of a man and a woman. We struggle and fight to figure out our place in the world, but we shouldn’t ...

“I chose to do this piece because I want people to find their happiness anywhere and for people to not be lonely. Also for people to find hope for what ...

I wanted to create an artistic portrayal of how words can empower people and encourage them to persevere through difficult circumstances. People say that actions matter than words, but I ...

“This is an image of someone who wants to be freed from everyone else’s thoughts and what they have to say. I chose to do this project because that is ...

“This image is of a reflection of what people see versus what I feel. I chose reflection because if you look at what people think about you, then you realize ...

When I saw the “Find your Anchor” monthly prompt, I thought about how much I enjoyed listening to music when I felt down. I thought of the song “Sunday Best” ...

My submission is a poem about reading, reading has always helped me ever since I can remember. Using my head and imagination for reading helps me get out of any ...

I wanted to show myself as I am now, holding the lime green ribbon representing mental health. For my future, I thought about action statements that would help me become ...

Kaylie created this drawing to show who she is now, and who she plans to be in the future. Her 2022 self holds the green ribbon of mental health to ...

My entry expresses my anxiety about the environment. Fear should not be seen as a weakness but strength because without fear there is no bravery. By painting this I expressed ...

Personally, I really struggled with my mental health for awhile. But ‘they’ were always there. They were my light. My guide. They helped me out of that hole, that darkness, ...

I choose this category because I wanted to reflect on the future.

My piece is a letter to my future self. I chose this prompt to self reflect.

I wrote this poem because we never know what other people are going through. So many people have been through a lot of struggles in life (mental health struggles, family ...

I decided to talk about addiction to marijuana. I think this is an important topic that not many like to talk about because there is a lot of misinformation about ...

When the world can be yours, art projects allowed the creators of these projects to use visual, logical, and social-interpersonal learning styles to capture the attention of the Ramona High ...

I choose this category because i have stress and even sometimes feel sad i want to bring awareness to such a topic like this.

“The meaning behind my piece is that you don’t have to struggle when you are at your worst. You can talk about what’s happening within you instead of letting it ...

I chose this category for my painting because it’s a mental disorder that I suffer through a lot and tends to affect how I act when being social which having ...

“My entry is about practicing self-care by allowing your inner child to run wild. If they wish to dance, then you dance. If they want to finger paint, then you ...

My submission is a double exposure on adobe photoshop. Its about me being happy and glad about my culture. I tried to add as much as I could to show ...

I choose this category because I want to bring awareness to it. I had once lost a lot of weight due to me being very sad. It was fairly noticeable ...

The way my speech relates to what was asked, I wrote about the unfairness I encountered in my life, the discrimination and stereotypes I’ve been put in, and the injustice. ...

“My entry is a narrative, and it is about how I was able to overcome personal challenges because I learned how to believe in hope.”

“I chose the category of justice because of my personal experiences relating to being treated differently. , Seeing other people of color being treated poorly and noticing them having to ...

Over the past year I’ve experienced many changes in who I am. I am an incredibly social person, and suddenly I found myself alone and without a way to connect ...

In my drawing shows a mind with a corrupted glitch showing that we struggle with mental health and the sayings your not alone were here don’t give up because many ...

My entry is about racism against people of color, what asians have to go through, and how non colored people have a better privilege than people of color.

My submission is about people leading on other people into the light or the dark. What this means is that the light is happiness and kindness and the dark is ...

Flowers hold significant meanings, from love, joy, loss, grief, freedom, and gratitude. In my culture, you gift someone flowers to show that you’re thankful for what they’ve done. My entry ...

I created an eye with everything i’m grateful for like my family, my pets, my friends, food, a home, trees, the earth, exercising, money, my education, and Jesus. I made ...

Heroes don’t always look like Superman, Wonder Woman, or Iron Man, they can work in hospitals, fire departments, or even classrooms. With all the negativity around the world, we all ...

I decided to do this because it shows how this pandemic has hit everyone hard, but we will get through it.

I chose this because my grandpas are farmers

I personally chose this category to spread awareness for those who have to feel the things that they are feeling right now, and just to show that if POC don’t ...