Congratulations to All of the Students Involved with Dimensions: Road Trip Across America! #207Now #Dimensions @mainewestband @mworchestras @mainewestchoir @wmth_west @mainewesttechcrew

Congratulations to the student artists, musicians, broadcasters and theatre technicians who all contributed to a wonderful display of artistry in this year's Dimensions Art Show & Concert, "Road Trip Across America!" 

Thank you to the many, many family members, friends and fans who volunteered their time with the Maine West Fine Arts Boosters tonight! 

A huge thanks to the Maine West Fine Arts Boosters for supporting all of the students involved with the concert by providing and serving dinner to every musician, broadcaster and tech crew member! Your support of our students is greatly appreciated!

A folder full of pictures from the 2022 Dimensions Art Show & Concert can be found HERE. 

Thanks to our amazing Box Office manager, Pati Coy, for handling all of the ticket details for all of the Fine Arts Department events! We appreciate you!

Thanks to Ash Carmichael, graphic design intern in the Fine Arts Department, for designing the Road Trip Across America logo!

Amina Music Wins 1st Place in the ArtConnectED Illustration Throwdown! #207Now #art #artthrowdown2022 @mainewestart @lahartanddesign2 @lloyd_mwphoto @artconnect_ed @mainewestfab @mwhs207

Congratulations to AMINA MUSIC for winning 1st Place in the IHSAE ArtConnectED sponsored Illustration Throwdown challlenge! IHSAE took the top 5 submissions from the popular vote, and then had the top five works adjudicated by a panel of art professionals and college professors.

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!

Opening Night of West's Got Talent Was a Success! #207Now #vshow #talent @mainewestdrama @mwactivities @mainewestchoir @mainewestband @mworchestras @mwlatinx @westsidedanceco

Tonight was the opening night of West's Got Talent! and the students proved West certainly does have talent! Over 150 students are involved in this year's show, which promises to keep you entertained with a variety of acts, from magic acts, dancers, bottle-flippers, singers, rock bands and more! Don't miss it!

There are two more opportunities to see West's Got Talent:

Friday, October 28th at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 29th at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are $7/students and $10/adults and may be purchased at bit.ly/MWBoxOffice

All performances are in the Maine West Auditorium

Joel Maisonet of Maisonet Photography generously donated his time and talents, taking free pictures of the show and student performers. If you would like to access Joel's professional photographs, please scan the QR code below or click THIS LINK. THANK YOU, MR. MAISONET!

More pictures from the show can be seen HERE.

Amina Music Represents West at the ArtConnectED Sponsored Art Throwdown: Illustration Challenge 2022! #207Now #arteducation #artthrowdown2022 @mainewestart @lahartanddesign2 @lloyd_mwphoto @mwhs207 @mainewestfab

 

Amina Music will represent West at the ArtConnectED sponsored Art Throwdown: Illustration Challenge tonight! You can watch Amina and other Chicago-area artists compete against each other on the YouTube live stream beginning at 7:00 p.m. 

HERE is the live stream link.

Best of luck, Amina! We will be cheering for you!

Vote for your favorite artist by completing THIS FORM.

Thanks to the Maine West art teachers, Ms. Lloyd, Ms. Kljajic, Mr. Cammarata and Ms. Lahart, for providing students with these wonderful enrichment opportunities!

Media Career Day Was a HIT! #207Now #mediaarts @wmth_west @mainewestccrc @mainewestfab @noisefloor_ltd

On Saturday, October 22, Ms. Orr sponsored a Media Career Day for all interested students at Maine West. Almost 50 students attended this wonderful career opportunity! 

Students began the day with a speaker panel led by senior, Abby Wilson. We heard from Isabel Lugo, a radio personality with Shine FM, Michael Norman, a producer from Marquee Sports, and Mallory Winker, a video game podcast editor with Pipeline. 

Students then traveled to Noisefloor in River North where they got to tour their production studios. Students got to see the recording booths and foley studios! Students watched a sit down interview led by Ash Carmichael with one of the owners, Jamie Vanadia. The cut of the interview should be done in December- stay tuned! 

More pictures from this event can be found HERE.

Thank you to Ms. Orr for organizing this wonderful event for students! Thanks to Ms. Lugo, Mr. Norman, Ms. Winker and the wonderful folks at Noisefloor for sharing your time and talents with the students of Maine West!

West's Got Talent 2022! Come Out to See the AMAZING Talent at West! #207Now #talent @mainewestdrama @westsidedanceco @mainewestband @mworchestras @mainewestchoir @wmth_west @mainewesttechcrew @mwactivities @mainewestfab

 

Come out to see the amazing talent of Maine West students at this year's WEST'S GOT TALENT!

Show dates are:

Thursday, October 27th at 5:00 p.m.

Friday, October 28th at 7:00 p.m.

and Saturday, October 29th at 7:00 p.m.

Maine West Auditorium

Tickets are $7/students and $10/adults and can be purchased online by going to bit.ly/MWBoxOffice or by scanning the QR code in the image above.  You may also purchase tickets in advance in the Maine West Bookstore.

The Maine West Art Program Welcomed Students to the First Middle School Art Workshop of the Year #207Now #art @mainewestart @lahartanddesign2 @lloyd_mwphoto

 
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)