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28 | April 18, 2019 | The winnetka Current LIFE & ARTS winnetkacurrent.com Annual exhibition celebrates student art from 12 CSL schools New Trier artists exhibit 55 pieces of work Haley M. Hwang Freelance Reporter An appreciation for the artistic endeavors of local students was on full display Thursday, April 11, as more than 300 locals packed Highland Park’s Art Center for the opening of the 2019 Central Suburban League Art Exhibition. The annual exhibition highlights 600-plus twodimensional and threedimensional works of art from the 12 CSL schools. New Trier art department chair Alicia Landes, who has served as the art exhibit coordinator for the past six years, said each school chooses 55 pieces to exhibit. Displayed works include: mediums of drawing and painting, portraits, social justice and expressionism, body art, glass, ceramics, graphic design, sculptures and photography. The exhibition’s opening night drew art-lovers far and wide to Highland Park. It is open to the public and will run through April 20. “It’s not a competition,” Landes said. “It’s a celebration of our student 1149 Wilmette Ave. Wilmette, IL 60091 847-251-5000 - Call or Text www.MyBella.com artists. We hope the community comes to see what the kids have created.” Caroline Davis, 18, of Wilmette, proudly pointed to her oil painting of a Tic Tac container that she painted for her Drawing and Painting 2 class at New Trier, where she is a senior. She said the assignment was to bring in an object, and the blue color of the breath mints “really spoke to me.” “I liked how in the box, there are different forms of the mints and even the label had its own texture to it,” said Davis, who plans to attend Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, in the fall, where she hopes to A Treasured Keepsake for First Holy Communion Great Selection of Religious Jewelry for All Occasions keep doing art while pursuing a degree in either psychology or sociology. A.J. Stephens, 15, of Glenview, displayed a film photograph she took with a manual camera of the Prince Waikiki hotel in Honolulu, where her family spent their last New Year’s Day during winter vacation, for her Photography 1 class at New Trier, where she is a freshman. Stephens said that she was struck by the lines and patterns of the adjacent buildings with the palm trees in the foreground of every building. She loves exploring angles and experimenting with lines and shapes in her photography. “I like the way you can be very exact,” Stephens said. “I know exactly what’s going to be in the photo and if I don’t like it, I can change it.” She said even with film photographs, there are ways to manipulate the photos, such as using chemicals to layer on color in black-and-white photographs. “When kids have their art at a professional gallery, how proud they are and what it does to their self-esteem are amazing to see,” said James M. Lynch, executive director of The Art Center Highland Park. Lynch said he would like to see high schools’ emphasis on STEM education lean more toward “STEAM” to include the arts. “It’s really great to see the art teachers out there helping their students to work to this level of sophistication,” Lynch said. “I don’t paint as well as some of these kids.” New Trier student A.J. Stephens with her Silver Gelatin Photograph at the 2019 Central Suburban League Art Exhibition, which runs through April 20 at Highland Park’s Art Center. Photos by Scott Margolin/22nd Century Media New Trier’s Helen Peterson next to her hand pulled, fused glass bowl (bottom row).
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