May 2, 2013
SIU Med School Hosts 26th Annual Sangamon County Schools Art Exhibit
Eighty-four pieces of selected artwork created by Sangamon County elementary, middle and high school students are being exhibited Monday, April 29, through Friday, May 17, at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. The annual exhibit, now in its 26th year, is in the second floor lobby of the School’s main building, 801 N. Rutledge St., Springfield. It is open to the public during the School’s regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
The display represents the work of students from 32 schools in Sangamon County, selected by area art teachers. [Note: See attached list.] The artwork includes paintings, sculptures, pen and ink drawings, weavings and mixed media constructions.
A reception for the students, their parents, teachers and principals will be held 4:15 – 5 p.m. Friday, May 3.
The exhibit is coordinated by Amy Minch, art teacher at DuBois Elementary School in Springfield.
Sangamon County Schools participating in 2013 SIU Art Exhibit
(students by school)
Ball Elementary School
Emma Pomeroy, Sol Veenstra, Mya Wilcockson
Black Hawk Elementary School
Gavin Baugh
Chatham Elementary School
Melodie Bui, Anna Oswall, Julian Moses
Christ the King
Ruby Grussenmeyer, Lauren Madonia, Kayla Seck
Dubois Elementary School
Maria Anselment, Reuben Densmore, Kalei Hazelwood, Garrett Rees
Franklin Middle School
Landen Bryant, Julie Hamlin, Nina Litvak
Glenwood Elementary School
Mia Jones
Glenwood High School
Nick Degroot, Amber Ground, Zoey Koester, Emily Kauerauf, Guannan Liu, Sierra Sweeney
Glenwood Intermediate School
Ethan Sikorski
Glenwood Middle School
Briana Bourland, Emma Kauffman, Sam O’Connor, Alison Woerner
Harvard Park Elementary School
Isaiah Lee
Hazel Dell Elementary School
Creighton Burris, Yashwi Patel
Iles Elementary School
Natalie Miller
Iles Middle School
Grace Thompson
Jefferson Middle School
Alexandria Grober, Thomas Vanderdrift III
Laketown Elementary
Ariona Fairlee
Lincoln Magnet School
Daniel Baker, Elizabeth Barkley
Lindsay Elementary School
Aleah Cross, Abraham Famuwagun, LaShiya Martin
Little Flower
Will Cullen, Chloe Hillyer, Sam Malawy
Matheny-Withrow Elem. School
Tashianna Yates
New Berlin Elementary
Rylie Crawford, Lauren Klump, Alexa Stock, Landon Winkelman
New Berlin High School
Josh Mueller, Sarah Suits, Malik Yamini
Owen Marsh Elementary
Shelby Belford, Quentin Tyler
Pleasant Plains Middle School
Sarah Miller, Vlada Popyk, Maggie Shepherd, Hannah Van Houten
Rochester Elementary 2 - 3 School
Jane Hart
Rochester Intermediate
Lauren Clare, Jamie Hefly, Allison Richey, Riley Steinkamp
Rochester Junior High School
Katherine Harper, Kaitlyn Sutker
Saint Aloysius School
Delayne Chambers, Cecelia Nguyen, Madison Ribaudo, Amia Sarnecki
Sandburg Elementary School
Kush Patel, Zevulun Long
Southeast High School
Brittany Bradley, Jamal Mack, Jenine Schott, Shauniera Wilson
Springfield Ball Charter School
Natalie Berendt, Kennedy Hines, Jack McLaughlin
Tri City High School
Mason Lyons
Wanless Elementary School
Grace Ayilisungu