Fine Arts Support Team. March is Fine Arts Month!

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1 Fine Arts Support Team FAST NEWS March 2018 Painting by Jillian Vang Drawing by Shannon Long March is Fine Arts Month! The national theme for Youth Art Month 2018 is Building Community Through Art. As in past years, student artwork will be displayed at Libertyville businesses and at the Adler Center throughout the month of March. All exhibiting artists and their families are invited to the Opening Reception which will take place at the Adler Center on Sunday, March 4 from 4-6pm. Additional events this year will include a Gallery Walk and Pop-Up Gallery on Friday, March 2 from 5-8pm. In other Art related news, five LHS Art students were selected to have their work displayed in the IHSAE student art show this year. The show opened on Sunday, Feb. 25th at the Zhou B Art Gallery in Chicago. Each year, over 100 high schools register to participate in the General Exhibition at the Zhou B. Art Center located in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood. High schools digitally submit up to 25 artworks in 8 categories: Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media, Design, Photography, Pottery, Sculpture, and Time Arts via SlideRoom, an online visual slide review platform. The IHSAE receives well over 2500 submissions for consideration for the General Exhibition. All entries are curated by the IHSAE Board of Directors and guest jurors, who select works by over 500 student artists for exhibition. Students have an opportunity to compete against their peers for over $15,000 in IHSAE awards and scholarships, including the IHSAE Visionary Award. Students also have an opportunity to receive Early College/Summer Intensive scholarships offered by representatives from select art schools, colleges and universities across the country. The five LHS students who were selected for this honor are Shannon Long - Drawing, Nate Sweitzer - Design, Jillian Vang - Painting, Hannah Miller - Sculpture, and Emma Muller - Ceramics.

2 Nate Sweitzer, Maxwell Chan and Jake Rudolphi also entered senior scholarship portfolios and they will have work displayed at the Bridgeport Art Center on the same day. The Senior Scholarship Exhibition is one of Illinois largest and most influential student scholarship exhibitions. This truly unique exhibition serves both as a celebration of students artistic achievement and as a means of providing talented young artists with opportunities to succeed in higher education. Each year, over 100 high schools from across the state participate in the IHSAE s Senior Scholarship Exhibition. The show is currently held at the Bridgeport Art Center, located in Chicago s Bridgeport neighborhood. The IHSAE receives over 300 senior portfolio submissions totaling over 6000 individual works for scholarship review. Once the review is completed, artwork for our exhibition is selected on the basis of scholarship offer(s). All students awarded at least one scholarship are selected to be a part of this unique exhibition. Congratulations to all of our talented Art students! Ceramics by Emma Muller Design by Nate Sweitzer Sculpture by Hannah Miller

3 UPCOMING EVENTS All are welcome at the NEXT FAST MEETING Tuesday, March 13th 7:00pm - LHS Conference Room #1107 The Conference Room to the left of the Main Office D128 SOLO & ENSEMBLE MUSIC CONTEST Saturday, March 3 - All Morning Event Libertyville High School WINTER CHOIR CONCERT Wednesday, March 7th - 7:30pm ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL Friday & Saturday, March 16th & 17th - 7:30pm LHS Studio Theater NORTH SUBURBAN CONFERENCE ART SHOW Monday, April 9th - 6:00-8:00pm Waukegan High School SPRING PLAY - THE LARAMIE PROJECT Friday & Saturday, April 20th & 21st - 7:30pm SPRING ORCHESTRA CONCERT Thursday, April 26th - 7:30pm FAST Information Meetings are at 7:00pm and are generally on the first Tuesday of each month in LHS Conference Room 1107 (The conference room to the left of the Main Office). Meeting Dates: 9/5, 10/3, 11/14, 12/19, 1/9, 2/6, 3/13, 4/17, 5/8 Website: Volunteer Sign Up Link:

4 District 128 Solo & Ensemble Music Contest Saturday, March 3 rd, 2018 Libertyville High School NOTE: Many volunteers will be needed for this event. Please look for the volunteer spot link on our Facebook page: LHS Fine Arts Support Team (FAST) Winter Choir Concert Wednesday, March 7 th :30pm

5 The LHS Fine Arts Support Team (FAST) is always looking for eager and available parents to join our team! No experience needed! Just the desire to support our high school artists and performers! Officer/Department Chairperson positions are available. If you are interested, please contact Jane Townsend at And please come to our next FAST meeting scheduled on Tuesday, March 7:00pm in LHS conference room Student Directed ~ One Act Play Festival Friday, March 16 Saturday, March 17 7:30pm LHS Studio Theater

6 North Suburban Conference Art Show Artwork by Kelsey Collins Monday, April 9th :00-8:00pm Waukegan High School If you are interested in updates from the Fine and Performing Arts Department, Like Us on Facebook. We are listed as LHS Fine Arts Support Team (FAST)

7 LHS Presents The Spring Play: Friday, April 20 th Saturday, April 21 st 7:30pm ~ Tickets sales start on April 9th at: Spring Orchestra Concert Thursday, April 26th :30pm ~