Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Elmhurst Art Museum Portfolio Awards

South High artist David Huettner was recently honored by the Elmhurst Art Museum as having an outstanding portfolio is the Drawing catetory. This is the third annual portfolio exhibition, and it is open to all high school seniors in DuPage County.
EAM works directly with local high school art teachers who select student art portfolios to be sent to the Museum for judging. Each submitted portfolio consists of six works created in the same medium. Up to twenty-five portfolios are selected for the exhibition. The Museum hosts several educational programs for students including Portfolio 101 and Careers in the Arts Day.

The following students/schools were represented in this year's exhibition:William Blake, Hinsdale Central High School; Alison Chatten, Wheaton North High School; Stephen Davalos, Wheaton North High School; Laura Dunne, York Community High School; Katie Earl, Downers Grove North High School; Kerry Furrh, Wheaton North High School; Hillary Galvin, Hinsdale Central High School; David Huettner, Downers Grove South High School; Nicole Irwin, Downers Grove North High School; David Martini, Downers Grove North High School; Samantha Merrell, Wheaton North High School; Padraic O’Connor, Downers Grove North High School; Alex Wieder, Hinsdale South High School; Cloe Zikmund, Glenbard North High School

Information about the exhibit may be found at the Elmhurst Art Museum website: http://www.elmhurstartmuseum.org/