Prairie Grove celebrates Fine Arts Week - March 15-19th
March 01, 2010
Join us Monday night for some hands on art activities and performances. Come early and get involved in art making and more.
"Fine Arts Night" - March 15th - 6:30-8:00PM
During this week show your creative style by participating in the week's activities...
| Monday, March 15th |
Backwards Day - wear your clothes backwards Artist: M.C. Escher |
| Tuesday, March 16th |
Fashions Past and Present - wear styles from the decades *Elem to have Peace Day on Tuesday Artist: Lady GaGa |
| Wednesday, March 17th |
Peace Day - wear shirts that celebrate the environment, peace, earth, being green *Elem to have Dress to Impress on Wed. (wear your best clothes) Artist: American Indian, Dan Namingha |
| Thursday, March 18th |
Graphic Design T-shirt Day - wear cartoons, movie, logo, band (G-rated) shirts Artist: Keith Haring |
| Friday, March 19th |
Hair Sculpture Day - be creative with your hair! Artist: Claes Oldenburg |
Celebrate the ARTS AROUND TOWN!
| Little Women's and Women's Work* | March 4 - May 2 | Woodstock Jailhouse |
| American English | Saturday, March 13th | Raue Center |
| "Run of the Litter" | Friday, April 9th | Raue Center |
| Art from Corretta Scott King Books | Nov - April 18th | Chicago Art Institute |
| "Sound of Music" | April 30th - May 9th | CYT Zion, IL |
*The following Prairie Grove student-artists will have their work appearing at the Little Women's event!...
This past week we had thirty-four girls from Prairie Grove School submit artwork into the 14th Annual Little Women’s Works. The girls were from grades 2nd – 8th.
The students that submitted pieces were Olivia Jensen, Rachel Brucki, Anita Venkataswamy, Deanna Grelecki, Ashtynn Trauth, Gabby Hart, Jessica Caravello, Ari Raemont, Victoria Colthurst, Brianna Berillo, Beth Howie, Meghan Maglente, Nina Horabik, Vanessa Garcia, Peri Sindberg, Michelle Wasilewski, Sarah Jaenkins, Alex Barker, Lauren Brown, Rachel Cantin, Emilee Covers, Catalina Cano, Sarah Salvatore, Lauren Pokonosky, Cora Knochel, Ally Hendrikon, Amelia Jensen, Emily Jepsen, Devyn Blackmore, Haley Barnes, Samantha Barnes, Stefie Frye, Kelsey Turskey, and Abby Zuniga.
The girls submitted paintings, oil pastel drawings, charcoal drawings, clay sculptures, found object art and many more medias.
This Fine Arts Exhibition of work is for girls 6-17 years old, sponsored by the Northwest Area Arts Council. The show runs March 4th – May 2nd at the Old Courthouse Arts Center on the Woodstock Square. Prairie Grove students have been active participants for numerous years now, but this is the greatest submission of work we have ever had!
Check out the featured Artists in the Traveling Art Exhibit that will be on display all week.
Dan Namigha, American Indian Art Beyond Borders |
M.C. Escher Impossible structures, tesselations |
