2025 Secondary School Art Show: Where My Dreams Lay

On view: APR 24 >> MAY 25, 2025

Thunder Bay Art Gallery is proud to present the 2025 Secondary School Art Show. Since 1976, this annual exhibition has celebrated the creative voices of secondary school students across Northern Ontario. This year, the title “Where My Dreams Lay” is a lyric in the song “California” by pop star Chappell Roan, whose words express hope, self-reflection, and longing for home.

In 2025, a record number of local and regional high schools are participating with drawings, paintings, sculpture, digital art and more. For almost 50 years, the Gallery has supported the dreams of students across our region, whose art offers a window into where their dreams may lie.

Exhibition Proudly Supported by:

Participating Schools

Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School

École secondaire catholique de La Vérendrye

École secondaire Cité-Supérieur

Geraldton Composite High School

Hammarskjold High School

Ignace Public School

Marathon High School

Nipigon-Red Rock District High School

St. Ignatius High School

St. Patrick High School

Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute

Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute

Opening Reception

Thursday 24, April 2025

5:30 – 7:30 pm

Join us for the opening reception of the 2025 Secondary School Art Show. Since 1976, this annual exhibition has celebrated the creative voices of secondary school students across Northern Ontario. In 2025, a record number of local and regional high schools are participating with drawings, paintings, sculpture, digital art and more.