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26 | December 6, 2018 | The wilmette beacon School
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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 High School’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 featuring
jewelry, ceramics and small
paintings by gallery artists.
These pieces will be priced
for gift-giving for everyone
on your list, from hostesses
to significant others.
A trunk show for jeweler
Edith Robertson will be
held on Saturday, Dec. 8,
featuring an expanded selection
of her one-of-a-kind
pieces featuring 22k gold,
sterling silver and semiprecious
stones.
Vivid Art Gallery is
located in the Hubbard
Woods area of Winnetka,
at the corner of Green Bay
and Tower Roads. The
gallery is open Tuesday
through Saturday from
11 a.m.-5 p.m. For more
information, visit the gallery
at 895 Green Bay
Road, call (224) 505-5961
or go to www.vividartgallery.net.
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