Lake Forest Country Day School Students to Participate in Local Art Show

The Lake Forest Country Day School (LFCDS) Visual Arts Department has been invited to participate in the annual Deer Path Art League’s Emerging Artist show. The exhibit coincides with the National Youth Art month and is designed to celebrate young artists. The Deer Path Art League has invited students from kindergarten through high school from schools in the surrounding area to represent select art work at the Emerging Artist show.

This year, the LFCDS Visual Arts Department will display artwork from fifteen students from first through eighth grade at the exhibit. The pieces were selected based on teacher-evaluated criteria, including the student’s artistic merit, classroom efforts, and objectives.

Artwork from LFCDS first-grade students Hal Jenkins and Rafael Kelliher, second-grade students Rosie Meyer and Malorie Mursau, third-grade students Michael Springer and Lulu Flavin, fourth-grade students Brooke Mordini and Sophia Maggos, fifth-grade students Max Fleisch and Nate Woldenberg, sixth-grade students Calvin Osborne and Cameron Wacker, seventh-grade students Obi Okoli and Anna Schilling, and eighth-grade student Sasha Skarlov have been selected for the gallery.

According to LFCDS Visual Arts teacher Kirsten Anderson, “This community-based art show celebrates students from the wider Lake Forest area by exhibiting their artwork in a professional venue. At this show, our students have the unique opportunity to have their artworks viewed by many people across the community. It also has been exciting in years prior to see some of our past graduates present their high school work in this show.”

At the end of the gallery, the Deer Path Art League jurors judge artwork and select finalists for the Mayor’s Award. Finalists are invited to a city council meeting at City Hall after the exhibit, where the Mayor of Lake Forest presents each finalist with an award.

The Deer Path Art League will host its Emerging Artist special exhibit from Friday, March 6 through Friday, April 3. Public viewing during this time span is welcomed and encouraged. The viewing will begin with an opening reception for students, families, and faculty on Friday, March 6 from 5-8 p.m. in the gallery located on the second floor of the Gorton Community Center.

The Deer Path Art League and Gallery is located at the Gorton Community Center on 400 East Illinois Road in Lake Forest. For more information, please visit www.deerpathartleague.org.

Lake Forest Country Day School emphasizes educating the whole child by offering a robust and diversified curriculum. The Fine Arts curriculum at LFCDS encourages students to find their artistic voice, cultivate creativity, and explore new perspectives.

Lake Forest Country Day School serves students from more than 30 communities throughout the North Shore and beyond. A regional center of excellence for early childhood, elementary, and middle school education for children ages 2 to Grade 8, LFCDS is committed to inspired teaching, academic rigor, attention to individual needs, and responsible citizenship as well as the dedication to producing students of strong character with a passion for learning. For more information on LFCDS, please visit www.lfcds.org or call (847) 234-2350.