Student curates second art exhibit

Submitted by SMITHFIELD-SELMA HIGH SCHOOL

SMITHFIELD — The arts are blossoming in Selma with the new arts exhibition, “Joy Unfiltered.”

The exhibition, held recently, was the second to be hosted by the Youth in Art Initiative, a youth arts group founded by Smithfield-Selma High School International Baccalaureate student Courtney Lassiter.

Lassiter’s last exhibition with the Youth in Art Initiative in November, titled “Pieces of Us,” was a success, and resulted in multiple art pieces being sold and more than 100 members of the community attending throughout the day. As a young artist herself whose art has been showcased from Minneapolis to the U.S. Capitol, Lassiter was inspired to offer opportunities for the creatives in her area.

Recently, she did a TEDx Talk in Raleigh titled “The Art of Art Careers.” “I’ve always wanted the youth to feel as if they have a place in the world of art,” Lassiter said.

For more information, visit the Youth in Art Initiative’s website courtneylassiterart.wixsite.com/youthinartinitiative, or their Instagram page @youthinartinitiative.

Smithfield-Selma student Courtney Lassiter recently curated her second art exhibit, “Joy Unfiltered.”