Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Good Afternoon,

First of all, I would like to thank you and your colleagues for a fantastic set up day!  Thanks to your hard work and preparations, everything went up efficiently and smoothly.  Second, I would like to recognize the amazing talents of all of our students!  There were innumerable positive comments from community members in regards to the quality of the work done by our high school students.

As many of you know, judging took place yesterday immediately after set up and our three judges: Amber Larsen (2D), Ed Severini (Digital) and Tim Pfiffner (3D) couldn’t say enough great things about the student work (and how difficult the decisions were!)  Photos have been taken and we will be assembling the awards presentation and reception program this week.  I hope to have images and a draft of the program shared with you all by Friday.

PROGRAM INFORMATION:
In order to accurately honor all of your students, please be sure to share your list of selections with me via this google spreadsheet.  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PY2qV7C79zcmtvpxSsvA5HX4evcyNMAyaQav8XzJI0E/edit?usp=sharing   Once you have opened the spreadsheet, you simply need to create a copy of the sheet and share it back to me with your information.  Additionally, note the NFS/$ column, as Sandra would like to have this information available.  If you have not done so, please include (or share separately) the information for the ARTSPACE 144 pieces as well as their Artist’s Statements.  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZSn4jIkUKaC0nHrqjvuxnLUBif-F7dKX1EZUQggFljE  (copy, complete and re-share) PLEASE NOTE THE TABLE BELOW INDICATING WHICH SCHOOLS HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR INFORMATION.  In order to edit and print programs in a timely fashion, we need this information ASAP!   Please let me know if you have any questions!


RECEPTION: April 15th, 6-8 pm, Awards Presentation 7 pm
Please be sure to distribute the attached parent/student letter inviting those with work in the show.  I have also attached a copy of the FVC Participation Certificate to honor general participants.  Honorable Mention and Best of Show Ribbons have been hung next to the awarded pieces and at the 7:00 awards presentation on April 15th, we will hand out Honorable Mention and Best of Show certificates to those students who have received these specific recognitions.

School
Participating
$45 Show FeesPayment
Logo Designs
List of Students (for program)
Artspace 144 Information & Artist Statement
Cary-Grove
Yes
Check # 1756069
yes
yes
Crystal Lake Central
yes
Check # 1756157
yes
yes
Crystal Lake South
yes
Check # 1756157
yes
yes (X6)
Dundee-Crown
yes
Check # 118981
Grayslake Central
yes
Check #90427
Grayslake North
yes
Check #90351
yes
yes
Hampshire
yes
Check # 118981
yes
yes
Huntley
yes
Check #033089
yes
Harry D. Jacobs
yes
McHenry East
yes
Check # 62469
yes
McHenry West
yes
Check # 14564
Prairie Ridge
yes
Check # 1756157
yes
Woodstock
yes
Check #22855
yes
Woodstock North
yes
Check #4507
yes


Thank you again for all of your hard work and for what you do every day to support the fine arts!  See you soon!

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Greetings Fox Valley Art Educators!

As many of us prepare for Spring Break, I hope that no matter what your plans are for the upcoming week, that you are all looking forward to a refreshing Spring season and the excitement that the 2016 FVC Art Show has in store for us!

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the label templates, gallery set up and necessary materials provided in both the shared 2016 FVC Google Folder and the downloads section of this blog.  As in the past, schools are expected to purchase their own Avery 5160 to print artwork labels for generally gallery space.

As a reminder, set up at MCC will occur promptly between 10am and 2pm on April 4th, 2016. Although a limited supply of materials will be available, schools should bring their own hanging materials and a step ladder is recommended.  We look forward to seeing there!

If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to kbott@d127.org.

Thank you!

Kelly Bott

Monday, February 29, 2016

Congratulations to Kyle Garcia of Hampshire for his winning logo design!  Thank you to Kyle and to all those who voted!


Monday, February 22, 2016

Greetings Fox Valley Art Educators,

We are excited to announce that the 2016 FVC Art Show Logo Competition is up and running!  We have many talented students and fantastic logos to choose from, so please take a moment to view the submission slideshow (link below).  When you have finished viewing the slideshow, click the link on the last page of the slideshow to access the voting form.  Please select your top logo choice by this Friday, February 26!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CDmY-q0QYh08oncOjzFi448B82qJlb-Y20fhaABAp9A/edit?usp=sharing


We look forward to seeing your responses!

Sincerely,
GNHS Art Department

Sunday, January 17, 2016

2016 FVC Art Show: Getting Started!

Greetings Fox Valley Art Educators,

We're excited to begin the planning & preparations for the 2016 Fox Valley Conference Art Show and we look forward to seeing the exceptional artwork from all of your talented students! You should have received an e-mail providing you with the link to this blog, as well as an invitation to view a Google Folder with shared information, templates and documents. Through these methods of communication & file sharing, we hope to provide you with all of the information you will need. Though there are few changes to last year's process & procedures, please read through the information carefully, so that you can prepare everything properly. Updates will be made to the blog and google folder as information is received. Please feel free to contact kbott@d127.org with any questions or concerns. Thank you for your time and we look forward to working with you!

Sincerely,
Grayslake North Visual Arts Department

Fox Valley Conference Art Show 2016 Information


2016 Hosts: Grayslake North High School
Kelly Bott kbott@d127.org
Susan Foecking sfoecking@d127.org
Randy Sweitzer rsweitzer@d127.org


Upcoming Due Dates:
Logo Design Submissions: Tuesday, February 16th
FVC Show Fees: Wednesday, February 17th

Show Dates: Monday April 4th - Monday April 18th
Reception: Friday April 15th 6-8pm  Awards 7pm
Setup date: Monday April 4th 10am -2pm
Take down date: Monday April 18th  All work down by 2pm


Show location:
McHenry County College
8900 US Highway 14
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Gallery space in Building A in Epping Gallery, Artspace 144 & gallery


Show Fee:  $45.00
Please forward a check made out to Grayslake North High School by 2/17

Attention: Kelly Bott, FVC Art Show
Grayslake North High School
1925 North Route 83
Grayslake, Il 60030