Pleasantdale Middle Students Featured at Young at Art Exhibit

Artwork from ten Pleasantdale Middle School students was featured at the annual La Grange Art League Young at Art celebration, which is a judged art exhibit for junior high and middle school students of the Greater La Grange area. In celebration of Illinois Arts and Humanities Month, artwork was on display Oct. 17-22 at the La Grange Art League Gallery & Studio. Among the artwork on display were some beautiful chalk drawings and paintings, creative metamorphosis and impressive ceramic sculptures.

“All the artwork looked great,” said Dianne Washburn, art teacher at Pleasantdale Middle School in Burr Ridge. “We were very proud of everything exhibited.”

Artists included: Erik Polikarpouas, Frannie Dreher (Honorable Mention), Garrett Schwartz, Daksh Guard (First Place), Lukas Stankus (Best of Show), Jake Santaniello, Max Santaniello, Veronica Eskander, Tomas Samuolis and Dylan Bart.

Photo Caption: Pleasantdale Middle School students in Burr Ridge, along with Dianne Washburn (back), displaying a portion of the artwork that was on exhibit at the La Grange Art League Gallery & Studio.