Area Schools Come Together for Lincoln-Way’s Fine Arts Festival – 'ArtWorks 2012'

Students from 33 area schools, including all four Lincoln-Way high schools, will exhibit their dance, speech, drama, music and visual art talents at ArtWorks 2012, a fine arts festival sponsored by.

Visitors to ArtWorks 2012 will have an opportunity to view musical and dance performances by school bands, choirs, youth strings and dance groups; attend a variety of art demonstrations and hands-on workshops for all ages; and view original art pieces by students and staff at Lincoln-Way High School District 210, New Lenox School District 122, , , Mokena School District 159 and Manhattan School District 114, as well as several area private schools.

Professional artists John Tylk, Ken Hawke and Ted Fuka will be on hand to answer questions and demonstrate various art techniques.

The festival will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 24, at , 201 Colorado Ave., Frankfort. It will conclude at 3 p.m. that day.

Admission is free and open to the public, so please stop by and enjoy a day devoted to celebrating the arts. 

Feel free to contact Phil Labriola, art department chair at Lincoln-Way East and high schools, with any questions at (815) 534-3061 or at plabriola@lw210.org

Scheduled activities include:

Art Hands-On Workshops

• Collage Activity, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Room 171
• No Bake Fake Cakes, noon-1 p.m., Room 171
• Relief Printing, 1:30–2:30 p.m., Room 171
• Making Pinch Pots in Clay, 10:30–11:30 a.m., Room 173
• Jewelry Making/Copper Enameling, 1:30–2:30 p.m., Room 173
• Photography Darkroom Photograms, 10–11 a.m., Room 176
• Van Gogh Coloring/Painting, 12:30–1:30 p.m., Room 176
• Art That Fools the Eye, 10–11 a.m., Room 178
• Marble Painting, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Room 178
• Origami Making, 2–3 p.m., Room 178

Performances

• Liberty Junior High Solos/Small Ensembles, 11:15 a.m.–noon, cafeteria
• Frankfort Square Elementary Drama Group, 1:30–1:50 p.m., cafeteria
• Arbury Hills Elementary Drama Group, 2–2:20 p.m., cafeteria
• L-Way North Cadet Winterguard, 11–11:15 a.m., gymnasium
• L-Way East Winter Colorguard, 11:30 a.m.-noon, gymnasium
• L-Way East Orchesis Dance Group, 10–10:30 a.m., auditorium
• Oakview Eagle Chorus, 10:50–11:10 a.m., auditorium
• Lincoln-Way Youth Strings, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m., auditorium
• New Lenox Jazz Ensemble, 1–1:15 p.m., auditorium
• New Lenox Allegro Ensemble, 1:30–2 p.m., auditorium
• St. Mary Legends Swing Choir, 2:15–2:30 p.m., auditorium
• L-Way North Orchesis Dance Troupe, 2:40–3 p.m. auditorium

Professional Artists (all in Cafeteria from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.)

• John Tylk, Oil Painting Demonstration
• Ted Fuka, Pastel Demonstration
• Ken Hawke, Professional Photographer

Face Painting – 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Art Hallway

Concession Stand – 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Cafeteria