You are Invited to the 2015 K-12 Honors Art Exhibit

Featuring the work of West Salem Art Students in grades K-12

Public Reception:  Thursday, March 19th from 6-7:30.

Refreshments provided!

For gallery images, visit
http://www.wsalem.k12.wi.us/news/youth-art-month-k-12-honors-art-show

Nine West Salem Students to Display Art in Madison!

Nine West Salem students were chosen to have their work displayed at the Capitol Rotunda as Part of Wisconsin's Youth Art Month celebration in Madison.  

These students had their work selected from the West Central Regional Exhibit at the Heider Center in West Salem. Teachers from CESA 4 and CESA 10 were invited to exhibit their students work in the regional show.  

The Capitol Rotunda celebration will take place on Friday March 6th on the 2nd floor of the Capitol building in Madison. The following students are invited to attend this statewide exhibition, as listed by their Art Teacher.  Check out their attached pieces!

Angie Hemker

Gabby Bauer-2nd Grade

Drew Anderson-2nd Grade

Keahna Littlejohn-3rd Grade

Courtney Vesperman

Julia Barney-2nd Grade 

Adelaide Schwarz-3rd Grade

Madison MacRogers-4th Grade

Quenten Brown

Sabrina MacRogers-10th Grade

Ashley Arndt-12th Grade 

Kalia Xiong-12th Grade

Youth Art Month (YAM) was established in 1961 and is administered by the Council for Art Education and has a partnership with the National Art Education Association (NAEA). During the month of March schools around the country are celebrating and showcasing visual art in an effort to insure quality art programs for all students.

The West Salem Art Department is proud to host the West Central Regional Youth Art Exhibit.  A total of 141 pieces of art from teachers in the CESA 4 and CESA 10 areas are on display from February 2nd through February 19th.  There will be a reception on Thursday, February 19th from 6pm to 7:30 pm at the Marie W. Heider Center for the Arts Gallery in West Salem.  All artists, families and the public are welcome to attend.  Refreshments will be provided.  

West Salem Visual Arts Classic Team Takes 3rd Place at State!

On Friday April 12th, the West Salem Visual Arts Classic team competed in the state VAC competition at UW-Madison.  They competed against 7 other teams who had qualified for state.  

After the paint flew, clay dust settled, and the scores were tallied, West Salem earned the third place trophy at the State VAC competition.  This is only the second time in the team's 15 year history that a West Salem team has brought home hardware from state.

Congratulations VAC!

WSHS VAC TEAM IS HEADS TO STATE

The West Salem High School Visual Arts Classic Team is heading to the State Competition at UW- Madison Friday, April 12th.  This team advanced to state by winning the La Crosse Regional Competition in late February.  They will compete against the 7 other Regional Champions in the state.  

Teams competing in the State VAC Competition combine their scores from four categories: a Long-Term project, an On-Site project, an Art History Quiz Bowl, and a Group Critical Thinking competition. 

Good Luck to the WSHS VAC team!

WSHS Art Student of the Month--April 2013

Rachel Auna is the West Salem High School Art Department Student of the Month for April.  While Rachel creates art in the 'traditional' sense (drawing, painting, and ceramics), the true beauty of her work is manifested  when she combines her love for visual art and textiles.  This work often blurs the line between art and craft, in a witty, tongue-in-cheek manner.  Some of her art is meant to be worn, while other pieces are created from using sewing materials and techniques in a way that is meant to be viewed rather than tried on. 

Rachel's work will be on display at the Marie W. Heider Center for the Arts Gallery in West Salem.  Her work is alongside Mary Thompson, Kathy Fitchuk, and Sherri Diamon.  A reception for this work will be on Thursday, April 18th from 6-7:30pm.  The public is welcome.

Congratulations Rachel!