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Congratulations to ADDISON DERUSHA for receiving Honorable Mention in the IHSAE ArtConnectED sponsored Digital Photography Throwdown challlenge! Students had 90 minutes to brainstorm, stage, execute, and edit a triptych photo series responding to the prompt, which was "Seriously."
Well done, Addison! We are so proud of you!
Thank you to Ms. Lloyd for providing this enrichment opportunity to art students!
On Thursday, December 1st, Addison Derusha competed in the Digital Photography Throwdown competition hosted by ArtConnectED. The students were given a prompt which was "Seriously" they then had two hours to create a triptych for their interpretations of the prompt.
For Virtual Art Throwdowns, the top 5 vote getters on the ArtConnectED Throwdown voting form advance to the second round, where a n independent judge will place them in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Honorable Mention.
Check out the video of the contest HERE.
Vote for your favorite artist using THIS FORM.
Out of 51 submissions, Amina's piece placed 1st!
For placing 1st, Amina will be receiving a prize from Blick Art Materials.
Well done, Amina! We are so proud of you!
Thank you to Mr. Cammarata and Ms. Kljajic for providing this enrichment opportunity to art students!
Maine West welcomed students from Chippewa, Algonquin and Iroquois Middle Schools, as well as students who attend area private schools to the first of their series of four art workshops yesterday. Yesterday's workshop, led by Maine West art teacher Ms. Felicia Lahart, focused on ceramics. The students created pinch pots with interesting bases and textures.
There will be three additional Middle School Art Workshops in our beautiful new Art Suite in C Wing! We invite all middle school students to attend the dates ahead:
October 27th - 4:00-5:30 p.m. (Digital Art)
November 17th - 4:00-5:30 p.m. (Photo)
December 1st - 4:00-5:30 p.m. (Drawing)
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Read the article about this contest in the Sun-Times HERE. In the article, two Chicago artists, Cheri Charlton and Molly Z., who reviewed the submissions, commented on Ash's work: Ms. Carlton said,“[Ash's] piece is an excellent example of artistic skill both technically and conceptually. I love all the attention to detail you see in the blades of grass, flowers and leaves. The storytelling is quite strong, too. We see a metaphor for the passage of time/seasons/life being created. It’s all heightened by the beautiful, atmospheric details in the sky through the way the clouds are drawn and the way light is used on the far right side of the piece.”Congratulations, Ash! We are so proud of you!
More photos from the CSL Art Exhibit Reception can be found HERE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE MAINE WEST ARTISTS!
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45 Maine West student artists have works on exhibit at the Central Suburban League (CSL) Art Show. This non-competitive student art show features extraordinary works by student artists from around suburban Chicagoland. The culmination is an exhibit of some of the best student artwork from the area.
The show is at The Art Center of Highland Park (1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, IL 60035) and runs from April 14-23, 2022.
The opening reception is on Thursday, April 14th from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The 9th Annual Illinois High School Art Exhibition brings the best student artists from 100 Illinois suburban, public and private high schools to compete and celebrate the power of art in their lives. Four Maine West students will have have art in this prestigious art exhibit and competition. The students representing Maine West this year are:
These students' works will be on exhibit, along with the works of over 500 students artists from across the Chicago region, at the Bridgeport Art Center (1200 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609) from March 13th-April 28th.
The work of these students will be adjudicated, with the potential of receiving special awards and recognition at the IHSAE Awards Ceremony and Reception Event, which is open to the public, and is on Sunday, March 13th, 2022 from 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Bridgeport Art Center. Come out to see the incredible work by all of the student artists, and to cheer on our Maine West artists in the show! HERE is the schedule of events for the day.
SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP EXHIBITION
Four Maine West senior artists submitted portfolios to the Senior Scholarship Exhibition, an exhibit of some 300 senior artworks and a scholarship program that offers college tuition scholarships totaling over $119 million dollars.
The students from Maine West who were offered art scholarships for a combined amount of $1,156,000 are:
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| Weronika Kmieć (Painting) |
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| Laura Grahn (Mixed Media) |
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| Natalia Habczyk (Drawing) |
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| Zensanna Yost (Digital Art) |
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| Gabriela Szewczyk (Photography) |
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| Kyra Harrington (Senior Exhibition) |
After the lesson on running a business, Ms. Fitzgerald taught a lesson on studio lighting because Maine West Photography students are just about to start their studio portrait unit.
Thank you, Ms. Fitzgerald, for sharing your time, knowledge and talents with the students of Maine West! Thank you to Ms. Lloyd for arranging this career connection opportunity for our Fine Arts students!
Come visit the exhibit and ponder the inspiring artwork by these creative students!
Check out pictures from the exhibit HERE!
