Library art exhibit showcases District 25 students

Excitement filled the Marketplace at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library on Monday, May 4, as more than 150 Arlington Heights students, parents and teachers got a first glimpse at the 2015 District 25 Art Show. An annual event at the library for 23 years, this year's exhibit features 200 works of art curated from seven Arlington Heights elementary schools and two middle schools. Pieces range from illustrations and mixed media to self-portraits and 3D art.

"Each project has a concept or historical element attached to it," explains Brenda Miller, an art teacher at Westgate Elementary School and the team leader of the District 25 art teachers. "The students selected for the show are the ones who best grasped the concepts and their pieces display originality, craftsmanship and creativity. It is remarkable and wonderful to see what the kids produce when they have a steady diet of art."

The students' efforts fill ten colorful panels in the Marketplace and two display cases near the Dunton Street entrance of the library. The District 25 Art Show runs through the end of May.