FREE EVENT FOR ARTISTS AND ATTENDEES
🎨 Canvas of Courage: 2025 Student Art Show
Hosted by the DeKalb County Mental Health Board & Northwestern Medicine
Join us in honoring Suicide Prevention Month with a powerful student art show that celebrates youth voices and mental health awareness. This event is a safe, judgment-free space where students can express their experiences, creativity, and courage through art.
🧠 YOU MATTER — and your mental health matters to us.
🖌️ Want to Be an Artist in the Show?
We welcome all styles of visual art! If you're interested in submitting a piece to be featured:
Recommended age: 12 years and older
Younger than 12? Please include a parent or guardian’s contact information
Written works (poems, songs, etc.) are welcome but will be displayed for reading, not performed
Submit your artwork using this form:
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🎭 Event Details
📅 Friday, November 21st, 2025
🕔5:00pm-8:00pm
📍 Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb, IL
Come celebrate our student artists and view their incredible work. Art will remain on display throughout September in honor of Suicide Prevention Month.
📬 Questions and want to be an artist in the show?
Reach out to Katie Higgins at
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