Elmhurst College To Feature High School Students' Artwork

ELMHURST, IL — Elmhurst College will celebrate young artists and public school art programs from across the Chicago area when it hosts the 21st Annual High School Exhibition, which will run from Jan. 11 to Jan. 26.

Every January, the entire space of the Founders Lounge in the Frick Center is hung from floor to ceiling with artwork created by students from 10 high schools, including York High School. The exhibition will feature hundreds of paintings, prints, sculptures, videos and computer art, and works in other media.

“There are so many very talented high school students taking part in this exhibition,” Suellen Rocca, director of exhibits at Elmhurst College, said in a statement.

She added that each year a large crowd attends the reception for the participating artists. The high schools to be represented include:

• York, in Elmhurst

• Lyons Township, in Western Springs and La Grange

• Addison Trail, in Addison

• East Leyden, in Franklin Park; and West Leyden, in Northlake

• Maine West, in Des Plaines

• Morton East, in Cicero; and Morton West, in Berwyn

• Proviso West, in Hillside

• Willowbrook, in Villa Park

• York Community, in Elmhurst

Awards and a $2,000 renewable scholarship will be presented to students from each high school. During a reception that celebrates the artists featured in the exhibition, students can take a tour of the college’s art department.

The Frick Center is at 190 Prospect Ave. in Elmhurst. The Frick Center is open days and evenings. The artists reception will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Founders Lounge. Both the exhibition and the reception are free and open to the public.

The exhibition is one of roughly a dozen shows that Elmhurst College is presenting this academic year in three campus venues. For more information, call Suellen Rocca at 630-617-6110 or email srocca@elmhurst.edu.