Art Club
Row 1: Amy Santner, Cheyenne Southard, Paige Abbott, Shayna Ferrell, Ashley Miller, Evie Mouzakis, Kaitlyn Linker; Row 2: Mr. Mike Pitassi, Yeritsel Garcia, Inga Mereness, Cody Jennings, Northina Goeddeke, Victoria Zaraza, Bridget Dillion, Raegan Bullis; Row 3: Robin Cronin, Molly Andersen, Benjamin Seerveld, Troy Collins, Shelby Baker, Michael Seerveld, Dylan Aitken, Mr. Paul Boland
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Advisors: Mr. Paul Boland, Mr. Pitassi
What is Art Club? Art Club is a service organization made up of students who enjoy making art, being around art, and installing art in and around BFHS.
Who can join Art Club?
Anyone may join Art Club at any time throughout the year.
What Field Trips does Art Club sponsor?
Art Club has used donations to sponsor the following experiences for its members:
*Architectural Boat Tour on the Chicago River and Lake Michigan
*Chicago Cultural Center and Art Institute of Chicago
*The Milwaukee Art Museum, Madison's Contemporary Museum of Art
*Madison's Chazen Gallery of Art
*Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD)
*School of the Art Institute
*UW-Madison's Art Department
When and How Often does Art Club meet? Art Club meets most Mondays after school in the 2D Art Room E33.
What kinds of activities does Art Club participate in?
*Art Club designs, paints, and cleans up the front circle entrance windows for Homecoming as well as hang streamers in the front foyer.
*Art Club decorates the school with seasonal installation art pieces several times throughout the school year.
*As a service to the school, Art Club often helps construct, paint, and hang banners up to promote school activities and/or honor sports teams going to a state tournament.
*Art Club takes part in all-school initiatives to raise funds for global crises, such as hurricane victims, etc.
How does Art Club raise money for their field trips? Art Club sells concessions 4 times a year, has a booth at several events throughout the year where they offer ceramics to the public for a donation, and Art Club receives a donation from the Walworth Fontana Rotary Club for providing face painting at their August Corn and Brat Festival.
The Art Club also offers a scholarship for graduating members.
Art club also feels that they should help the younger artists at our local grade schools by buying materials for Art Teachers.