Lincoln-Way Art Students Win Awards

Lincoln-Way Central and West art students had a very productive 2010-2011 school year.

Both high schools displayed student art work during several weeks in May for the entire student population to visit in their respective media centers. Art work on display was judged by a committee of art teachers with winners receiving the Best of Show Award, and the Purchase Award.

Best of Show winner for Lincoln-Way Central was Jacob Brown with his “Bio-Mechanical Man” portrait and Courtney Paarlberg was the winner of the Purchase Award with her piece entitled “Bird House Watercolor”.

Best of Show for Lincoln-Way West was a montage color photo by Jessicca Thompson. The winner of the Purchase Award was Lillian Krieger with a prisma color drawing of pumpkins.

The Purchase Award from each school is framed and hung in the auditorium lobby of their Fine Arts Center.

Additional art awards include Lincoln-Way Central freshman Sami Perillo whose drawing “Mr. Wray” received a National Gold Medal in the prestigious Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition. Sami received notice that her work will be exhibited at the World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery in Lower Manhattan, New York during this summer.

“The award was presented at the world famous Carnegie Hall at the end of May. We were thrilled for her and look forward to her continued art work at Central,” stated Paul Faris, art teacher and Art Department Chair for Central and West.

Sami is also a finalist for two summer workshop scholarships through the Scholastic Scholarship committee added Faris.

Some of the student’s award winning art pieces will be on display at an Art Exhibition featuring the works of high school students from Lincoln-Way High School District 210 at the Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center (PSJMC) this summer. The exhibition includes drawings in pencil, colored pencil, and chalk pastel along with photographs and paintings. The artwork displays the various talents of students from Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way North, and Lincoln-Way West. The two art department chairs for Lincoln-Way High School District 210, Phil Labriola and Paul Faris, are coordinating the art exhibition.

An Opening Reception will be held on Wednesday, June 22 at the PSJMC’s Wallin Conference Center from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

“The Art Exhibition at Provena is a wonderful example of a community partnership. Provena invited our students from all four high schools to display their art work at their hospital. This is a great opportunity for our art students,” stated Phil Labriola.