BC brings teens' works to digital space with Panorama Invitational

The Panorama Invitational, which Bakersfield College has hosted for more than 15 years to highlight the work of young adults, was not another victim of the pandemic. This time around, it’s an online exhibition with student works on display now through Jan. 29.Ronnie Wrest, co-director of BC’s Wylie and May Louise Jones Gallery, which normally features the exhibit, said works of 19 students from eight high schools: Bakersfield, Foothill, Highland, Independence, Liberty, North, South and Vista.BC staff had experience displaying in the digital realm with the college students’ art show that was virtual in May. Wrest said the high school instructors,  who helped curate the invitational, were great about the new digital shuffle.”In a normal year we decide how the works are displayed in the physical space, but this year we are just glad to have an outlet for these students’ work,” Wrest wrote. “There are obviously educational barriers working from home, but I think the pool of work we ended up with shows the resiliency of these creative students.”All the pieces are two-dimensional in a variety of mediums including charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, pastel and acrylic paint.”The day-to-day working conditions dictated what the show looked like more than anything,”…
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