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Welcome to the EPCHS Art homepage
This website was put together as a tool for parents and students in the Evergreen Park 231 school district. On this site you will find links to the pages associated with the Art classes offered at EPCHS.
The art program is intended to serve both the student who has a basic interest in art and will perhaps go into subsequent art courses at the college level and the student who will never receive further art training. Those students who continue work in the art program will have substantially covered all the basic techniques in most areas and will be acquainted with the materials, tools, and equipment that will be used in advanced work. They will be experienced in analyzing art problems in design, in composition and in the complete process of creating visual representation.
ART Courses offered:
Ceramics, Sculpture, Jewelry Design
Studio Ceramics, Sculpture, Jewelry Design
Intro to Art/Computer Concepts
Animation and Screenplay
Studio Animation
Beginning Art
Drawing (AP Option)
Painting (AP Option)
Advanced Art (AP Option)
Studio Art (AP Option)
Art History (H) (AP)
Computer Graphics 1
Studio Computer Graphics
Photography
Studio Photography
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South Suburban College 2016 Regional High School Art Student Exhibit on Friday February 26, 2016
Fifteen students from Evergreen Park Community High School participated in the South Suburban College 2016 Regional High School Art Student Exhibit that was on display from February 1st through February 26th. The event culminated in an Art Festival Day on February 26th, where students listened to a presentation by Chicago artist, Christopher Cosnowski, followed by an awards presentation, and then participation in free workshops provided by the Art Professors from the College. The exhibit was judged by professional artist, Jay Songero.
Memory Project Fall 2015
" The Memory Project is a nonprofit organization that invites art teachers and their students to create portraits for youth around the world who have faced substantial challenges, such as neglect, abuse, loss of parents, and extreme poverty.We want the portraits to help the children feel valued and important, to know that many people care about their well being, and to act as meaningful pieces of personal history in the future. For the art students, we want this to be an opportunity to creatively practice kindness and global awareness.
To do this, we receive photos of children and teens from global charities operating residential homes, schools, and care centers in a number of different countries every year.
We then provide our participating art teachers with full-page color prints as well as digital copies of those photos, along with plastic sleeves to protect the finished portraits. The art teachers then work with their students to create the portraits, and we hand-deliver them to the kids (we have several different art students create portraits for each child based on several different poses). Finally, we make a video of each delivery to share with all of the art students and teachers involved.
Since 2004 we have created more than 80,000 portraits for children in 35 countries." - https://memoryproject.org/
Mrs. McArthur's fall drawing class continued EPCHS's trend to participate. The students chose to draw children from Ethiopia.
To do this, we receive photos of children and teens from global charities operating residential homes, schools, and care centers in a number of different countries every year.
We then provide our participating art teachers with full-page color prints as well as digital copies of those photos, along with plastic sleeves to protect the finished portraits. The art teachers then work with their students to create the portraits, and we hand-deliver them to the kids (we have several different art students create portraits for each child based on several different poses). Finally, we make a video of each delivery to share with all of the art students and teachers involved.
Since 2004 we have created more than 80,000 portraits for children in 35 countries." - https://memoryproject.org/
Mrs. McArthur's fall drawing class continued EPCHS's trend to participate. The students chose to draw children from Ethiopia.
2015 Mural in the Lecture Room
Art Show! May 2015
Starting the New Mural 6/2/2014
On Monday the 2nd, four senior began work on the 2014 Mural. Kelly Shine. Imogene Gonzalez, Karlee Unger, and Julia MacCauley will be spending the first two weeks of their summer painting a mural in the EPCHS Fitness Center using the theme "Fit for Life" as inspiration.
EPCHS Art Show 5/20/2014
The Art Department showcased the artwork of 138 of our Art students at the 2014 Annual EPCHS Art Show. The following students were honored for their accomplishments. Please congratulate our winners:
Best of Show – Skye Graf
1st Place Winners – Karlee Unger, Janeil Miller, Gabriel Birden, Bryan Juarez-Lopez, and Anh Phan
2nd Place Winners – Kelly Shine, Mary Arenz, Imogene Gonzalez, Elizabeth Rojas, Alex Cheatham, and Samantha Lovato
3rd Place Winners – Gabrielle Lazinek, Sierra Sebek, Dominique MacLean, Jill Siemiawski, Leeza Cambell, and Jaquita Jeffries
Honorable Mentions – Chanell Hall, Julia McCauley, Karlee Unger, Alexus Ruiz, Tichina Witherspoon, Eric Edborg, Priscilla Betancourt, Alyssa Gonzalez, Abby Donovan, Leeza Campbell, Samantha Lovato, Sarah Dickey, Eddie Rebollo, Lilly Lopez, Joey Ryan, and Jacquita Jeffries
Best of Show – Skye Graf
1st Place Winners – Karlee Unger, Janeil Miller, Gabriel Birden, Bryan Juarez-Lopez, and Anh Phan
2nd Place Winners – Kelly Shine, Mary Arenz, Imogene Gonzalez, Elizabeth Rojas, Alex Cheatham, and Samantha Lovato
3rd Place Winners – Gabrielle Lazinek, Sierra Sebek, Dominique MacLean, Jill Siemiawski, Leeza Cambell, and Jaquita Jeffries
Honorable Mentions – Chanell Hall, Julia McCauley, Karlee Unger, Alexus Ruiz, Tichina Witherspoon, Eric Edborg, Priscilla Betancourt, Alyssa Gonzalez, Abby Donovan, Leeza Campbell, Samantha Lovato, Sarah Dickey, Eddie Rebollo, Lilly Lopez, Joey Ryan, and Jacquita Jeffries
MVCC 30th Annual Art Show 3/12/2014
Evergreen Park Winner
1st Place: ___________Emily Gunty_________________ __________”Justin with Beard”_________
2nd Place: __________Karlee Unger_________________ __________”Relaxed Stripes”__________
3rd Place: ___________Jaquita Jeffries______________ ______________”Red Fun”_____________
Honorable Mention: _________Chanell Hall___________ __________”Pop Art Self-Portrait”_______
Honorable Mention: ________Karlee Unger___________ ____________”Flower Study” ___________
Honorable Mention: _______Ar’Moni Strahan_________ _____________”Phalanges”_____________
Honorable Mention: _______Brittany Kenney__________ _____________”Kiln God 2”_____________
Honorable Mention: _________Kelly Shine____________ ____________”Peter’s Cloth”___________
Honorable Mention: _____Imogene Gonzalez__________ _______”Mechanics of the Heart”_______
Honorable Mention: _________Anh Phan_____________ ____________”Grecian Vase 2”__________
1st Place: ___________Emily Gunty_________________ __________”Justin with Beard”_________
2nd Place: __________Karlee Unger_________________ __________”Relaxed Stripes”__________
3rd Place: ___________Jaquita Jeffries______________ ______________”Red Fun”_____________
Honorable Mention: _________Chanell Hall___________ __________”Pop Art Self-Portrait”_______
Honorable Mention: ________Karlee Unger___________ ____________”Flower Study” ___________
Honorable Mention: _______Ar’Moni Strahan_________ _____________”Phalanges”_____________
Honorable Mention: _______Brittany Kenney__________ _____________”Kiln God 2”_____________
Honorable Mention: _________Kelly Shine____________ ____________”Peter’s Cloth”___________
Honorable Mention: _____Imogene Gonzalez__________ _______”Mechanics of the Heart”_______
Honorable Mention: _________Anh Phan_____________ ____________”Grecian Vase 2”__________
Studio Ceramic students learn Glass Blowing!
2013 Legacy Mural- Thanks Class of 1962!
EPCHS Art Show Winners 2013
Evergreen Park Presents "THe Memory Project"
Description coming soon...
2012 Raku Workshop
What's going on in Photography?
Thanks Seniors 2012 for the wonderful Mural!
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Pinwheels for Peace
The Art Department participated this year in a special project Wednesday, September 21st, called “Pinwheels for Peace”. This project is a global, annual event. It was started in 2005 by two art teachers from Florida and has grown to the point that last year more than three million pinwheels were spinning in more than thirty-seven countries around the world! The idea is to invite students to create pinwheels decorated with their thoughts and illustrations about world
peace, tolerance, and living in harmony with others. The symbol of a pinwheel is meant to remind us of our childhood when life was simple and peaceful. The reason why this event takes place each year on September 21st is because, in 2001, the United Nations Assembly declared that September 21stbe observed each year as the International Day of Peace. We will be creating our pinwheels, in partnership with the students in the AERO program, in the LRC during every block. After each group creates their pinwheels, they will be going
outside to plant them along Kedzie and 99thSt. as a public visual statement.
peace, tolerance, and living in harmony with others. The symbol of a pinwheel is meant to remind us of our childhood when life was simple and peaceful. The reason why this event takes place each year on September 21st is because, in 2001, the United Nations Assembly declared that September 21stbe observed each year as the International Day of Peace. We will be creating our pinwheels, in partnership with the students in the AERO program, in the LRC during every block. After each group creates their pinwheels, they will be going
outside to plant them along Kedzie and 99thSt. as a public visual statement.
