The “Growth & Decay” exhibition running at the Pelham Art Center from April 24 through May 11 offers works selected by the Teen Artist Council that explore the delicate balance between life and death.

“Pretty much every stage of this is organized by the teen council members,” said Kass Gray, teen program coordinator for the center. “Choosing the theme is the first thing they do every year.”

With the “Growth and Decay” idea, teen council members sought to invite gallery visitors to reflect on the cycles that shape our world and their interconnectedness.

The show is the third annual exhibition curated by the teen council, which is open to any student in ninth grade or above. Anyone of any age across the country can submit work of any discipline to be considered for display.

Participating artists include Aleksandra Scepanovic, Alexi Rutsch Brock, August Antelmi, Blake Lee, Brigitta Tedeschi, Delfina Grijalva, Dorothy Johnson, Elizabeth Borgatti, Elizabeth LaScala, Genesis Rendon, Jakob Ferrara, Janice DeMarino, Leslie Hardie, Lynne Lederman, Marcy Axelrod, Miah Zabala, Naomi Frank, Nicole Javorsky, Nola Brooks, Octavia Liku, Sienna Perez, Stefanie Wolfson, Sylvia Vigliani, Tara Weishaupl and Teresa Pereira

Liku, a council member and a senior at New Rochelle High School, said her work “Original Sin” was inspired by Michelangelo’s “Fall of Man.”

“Original Sin” explores “feelings of entrapment and the effects they can have on someone’s psyche,” according to Liku, who said that art has always been a central focus of her life.

Brooks, a three-year member of the teen council and a senior at New Rochelle High School, said she explored growth into adulthood in her piece “Personal Responsibility.”

The central idea behind the work is “taking care of oneself during the transition to adulthood and cultivating a new self image,” Brooks said. “I think this is a topic that a lot of people are thinking about right now as they’re leaving high school.”