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the winnetka current | December 6, 2018 | 27
Winnetka gallery to feature New
Trier artwork, fundraise for nonprofit
Submitted by Vivid Art
Gallery
Vivid Art Gallery will
host an art opening for
New Trier’s AP Art Students
on Friday, Dec. 7, at
the gallery’s monthly First
Friday event.
The opening, which runs
from 5-8 p.m., is open to
all and is free of charge.
The students will be present
at the opening, and refreshments
and live music
will round out the evening.
A call for submissions
was distributed to all New
Trier AP art students, under
the direction of teacher
Mark Bowers.
The theme of the exhibit
is “Bouquet,” and the students
were asked to create
artwork that reflects their
interpretation of that word.
“Bouquets often symbolize
a variety, a bunch,
a compliment, a commendation,
a tribute, an accolade;
praise or emotions,
an artist’s truth, perhaps
a collection of dreams or
ideas,” Bowers said. “It
may define intuitively an
intended focal point that
carries the viewer more
deeply into the artist’s
message.”
With that as a background,
the young artists
were asked to create
a piece in the medium of
their choosing.
This year’s exhibit will
be the second time that
Vivid Art Gallery has hosted
the work of the New
Trier AP Art Students.
Cynthia Burr, owner of
the gallery, sees it as a way
to support the community
and emerging artists in the
area.
“We love having a relationship
with New Trier
and giving the students the
opportunity to have the
experience of answering
a call for submission and
having their work shown
in a gallery.” Burr said.
“It’s great for these kids
to have a real-world experience
like this. For those
who will go on in the art
world, this is a first taste of
what it’s like.”
Both Burr and Bowers
hope to see this program
continue in the future.
“It’s exciting for the students
and a lot of fun for
us,” Burr added. “And the
community loves it. We
had so many people come
in last year to see the kids’
work — and it wasn’t just
parents and grandparents.”
The exhibit will be up
from Dec. 4-21. All of
the students’ work will be
available for sale at the
price of $100. Proceeds
from the exhibit will be
donated to Teen Living
Programs, a nonprofit organization
serving homeless
youth in the city of
Chicago. The charity was
chosen by the students
themselves. Last year,
sales of the students’ work
raised $1,340 for earthquake
victims in Puerto
Rico.
In addition to the New
Trier AP Art Student Exhibit,
the gallery will be
hosting a Holiday Artisan
Market during the month
of December.
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Winnetka’s Skyline Studios
honored with Award of Excellence
Submitted by Winnetka
Community House
On Nov. 26, Skyline
Studios received the Illinois
Theatre Association’s
2018 Award of Excellence
in Creative Drama.
Skyline is one of the
largest theater programs
in the North Shore and is
a Winnetka Community
House program.
The Winnetka Community
House hosted a
sing-a-long to tie into the
presentation. More than
200 people attended, with
many participants coming
in costume as their favorite
musical theater characters.
RIGHT: Skyline owners and
founders Jacqui Siegel
(left) and Erica Zuhr, in costume
as Mary Poppins and
Bert in celebration of Skyline’s
current show, “Mary
Poppins.” Photo Submitted
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