Dozens of artworks from all grades within the Pajaro Valley Unified School District are now on display at the Watsonville Civic Plaza Building.
From portraits to abstracts and still lifes, the 2026 Annual Art Exhibition fans out through both floors of the Watsonville Public Library, the third floor County Courthouse and official offices on the fourth floor. The project is a joint effort between the district’s Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) program, the City of Watsonville and PV Arts.
“The process is that we reach out to all 25 schools,” said Deepika Srivastava, who serves as Director of STEAM Curriculum, Instruction & Professional Development. “We started in November and we worked with all the visual arts teachers. Thanks to a crew of volunteers we managed to get the art hung Monday through Wednesday. It will be available for public viewing through March of next year.”
Srivastava gave credit to the staff at the Civic Plaza, including librarians, courthouse staff and the mayor’s office for helping with the presentation of the show.
“I believe art is an expression of their ideas and how they look at the world around them,” she said. “I worked in very large school districts in Redlands and Riverside where there were between 28-49,000 students, but I have never seen such a wide variety of exciting work as I have seen in this area.”
A reception for students, their parents and the public is set for May 13 at the Civic Plaza Building from 3–5:30pm at 275 Main St.
