Join us for the 14th Annual Teen Invitational, a weekend-long exhibition featuring over 400 works of visual art by students and teachers in thirteen high schools in the northern Berkshires. The opening reception is on April 16, 2026, from 6 to 9pm, and the exhibition is on view through Sunday, April 26. The reception is free and open to the public.

Participating schools include: The Academy at Charlemont, BART Charter School, Buxton School, Darrow High School, Drury High School, Hoosac Valley Middle and High School, McCann Technical High School, Miss Hall’s School, Mt. Greylock Regional School, Pine Cobble School, Pittsfield High School, The Greater Commonwealth Virtual School and Wahconah Regional High School. The goal of the Invitational is to reach students who engage with visual art and who have made excellent work, inside or outside school settings. Students participating in the Teen Invitational are taking formal art classes in school, but those just testing the waters in the visual arts also have a chance to participate. 

This year’s Teen Invitational is inspired by Lara Downes’ The Declaration Project in which student artists are invited to submit artworks related to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, reflecting on our nation’s history, what it means to be an American, and projecting hopes for the next 250 years.  Learn more about The Declaration Project here.

The 2026 MASS MoCA Teen Invitational is supported in part by the Ruth E. Proud Charitable Trust, the Avangrid Foundation, and the WLS Spencer Foundation. Teen Invitational awards are supported in part by the Lee Bank Foundation. MountainOne is the lead community sponsor.

Pictured: Performances at MASS MoCA’s 13th Annual Teen Invitational in 2025.