Student Art Show
Forty pieces of student artwork have been selected for inclusion in the annual art show of the Illinois Art Education Association. This year over 500 entries from grades K-12 were submitted from IAEA members. “The judging process was long and labored due to the tremendous amount of high quality work submitted
this year” said show chairperson Venessa Hardy of Lisle Senior High School.
This past year’s Student Show Reception was held on Saturday November 12th at the Marriott Hotel in Normal, Illinois as part of the IAEA’s Professional Development Conference. “Congratulations to all the talented young artists that had their art selected for the exhibit, it is quite an honor to be selected for this show. It is exciting to see the talent these young people possess. A big thank you to the artists hard work and to their teachers for their dedication to the field of art education.” said Dorothy Bennett, IAEA president. Students and their families were invited to attend the awards ceremony to acknowledge and honor the winners. Each student was presented a certificate from 
Dorothy Bennett and also received a prize bag filled with art supplies contributed from Sax Arts/School Specialty, Sargent Arts, Crayola, Ed Hoys International, Ceramic Supply Chicago, Nasco Art Supplies, Mayco, Esther’s Place, and Fimo Clay.
The art show will be traveling throughout the state from November 2011 through the end of June 2012. The tour began at the Iroquois West High School in Gilman for the months November and December. From there it went to Thomas Metcalf School in Normal for January, in late January through February at Dr. Scholl Gallery of Marmion Academy in Aurora, in March at Pecatonica Elementary School, in April at Bureau Valley High School in Manlius, in May at Coal City High School, and the final destination is at the Chillicothe Public Library in June. Please check individual hosting sites for specific locations and times.
Click here to view 2011-2012 Student Show Artsonia Gallery
Artists include:
Amy Pang- Kendall Elementary School, Naperville; Ethan Huynh- Fry Elementary School, Naperville; Allyson Aderman-Mossville Elementary School, Mossville; Wesley McCants- Coal City Early Childhood Center, Coal City; Jenna Mauthe- McDole Elementary School, Montgomery; Alberto Espinosa- Medinah Primary School, Medinah; Jenna Lin- John Shields Elementary School, Sugar Grove; Timmy Frantz- Townline Elementary School, Vernon Hills; Dylan Armstrong- Indian Prairie School, Crystal Lake; Dylan Stukins- Hilltop Elementary School, McHenry; Jack Roberts- Wood Creek Elementary School, Crystal Lake; Ryan Peters- Valley View Elementary School, McHenry; Logan Joiner- Pecatonica Elementary School, Pecatonica; Katie Romo- Schiesher Elementary School, Lisle; Zack Schauer- Algonquin School, Algonquin; Ciara Ross- John Stewart Elementary School, Elburn; Kristelle Carmona- Dryden Elementary School, Arlington Height; Lila Hutcherson- Monroe Elementary School, Hinsdale; Jordy Agins- Kipling Elementary School, Deerfield; Julia Lade- Thomas Metcalf School, Normal; Shawn Christensen- Bureau Valley North School, Walnut; Davy Arteaga- Northbrook School, Northbrook; Mariah Spurgeon- Mattoon Middle School, Mattoon; Rick Lootens- Bureau Valley North School, Walnut; Melissa Ramirez- Beach Park Middle School, Beach Park; Samantha Cuddalore Priya- Still Middle School, Aurora; Veronica Clark- Oak Lawn Hometown Middle School, Oak Lawn; David Carrillo- Glenn Westlake Middle School, Lombard; Kathryn Karberg- Galena School, Galena; Halley Cummings- Iroquois West High School, Gilman; Kyle Kauss- Marmion Academy, Aurora; Meg Borghesi- Neuqua Valley High School, Naperville; Abby Nierman- Carmel Catholic High School, Mundelein; John McLuckie- Coal City High School, Coal City; Michelle Rice- Mundelein High School, Mundelein; Bailey Roberts- Bureau Valley High School, Manlius; Kentrell Brown- Providence St. Mels, Chicago; Emily Fiedler- Lisle Senior High School, Lisle; Richard Gessert- Belvidere High School, Belvidere Volcue Saucier- Homewood Flossmoor High School, Homewood
IAEA is a professional organization for art educators, individuals, and groups who wish to support art education in Illinois. Founded in 1935, IAEA promotes quality art education for children and adults.
Thank you to all the teachers and students who participated in the 2011 IAEA Student Art Show.