Art Festivals, Competitions, and Community Involvement

Throughout the school year, VHHS and LHS students have opportunities to participate in a variety of art festivals, exhibitions, and regional & national visual art competitions. I encourage students to submit their artwork to portfolio competitions as well as scholarship opportunities. Here is a list of some of the show we participate in during the school year. Some of these opportunities are more selective than others, and all are valid for including on a college or scholarship application or resume.

The Memory Project (Fall and Spring Semesters, Drawing & Painting, Global Scholars Course)

National Scholastic Art Competition (regional and national levels)

ArtConnectEd (formerly Illinois High School Regional Art Exhibition, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL)

Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Five Freedoms Art Competition (Chicago, IL)

Central Suburban Conference Art Festival (Highland Park Art Center, Highland Park, IL)

Perspectives Gallery Photographic Juried Exhibition (Evanston, IL)

VIP Photographic Juried Exhibition (Wheeling, IL)

May AP Studio Art and All-Student Art Exhibition OR Arts in Action (VHHS & LHS)

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