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 The Young Artists and Their Teachers 2011 exhibit at Lindenwood University will feature the artwork of students and staff from Hazelwood Central and Hazelwood West High schools.

   The exhibit showcases the best artwork created in the St. Louis region by high school juniors and seniors and their art teachers. The work will be displayed in the Boyle Family Gallery in the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts from now through Dec. 11

From Hazelwood Central, John Tiemann and Tracy Jay have personal work featured with that of three students – Ann White, Jeffrey Craig and Alicea Jennings.

From Hazelwood West, Rhonda Schrum and her students junior Melody Wetzel and seniors Dylan David, Jamese Randle, Kim Saunchgrow, Toni Faletti and Emily Rogers are featured.

Alison Rademaker and her students seniors Rianne Holzmeyer and Jennifer Davis will be in the show, as well as Carla Tuetken and her students juniors Megan O’Loughlin and Sajeda Issa, and seniors Maria Dlabick, Casey Thurber, Torri Muegge, Shelby Stockwell, Lia Hanenburg and Kylie Prestien.

“Hazelwood West has been represented at the exhibit for at least the past five years,” said Tuetken. “The significance of the student work on public display has several purposes. Those who are career path art students will be able to list the competitive shows they participated in; it helps the students to understand what others are creating and how others feel about their work; it gives the student work exposure outside of a regular school setting,” she said.

“It gives students opportunities for awards, scholarships or prizes; the students receive personal satisfaction and recognition knowing that their work was selected to represent their school even if their work doesn’t win at the show, and it validates the idea that art is created to be on view and gives them a sense of community,” said Tuetken.

“The significance of the teachers work on display for public view also serves several purposes. The students will see that we also create art, which validates the subject that we teach. When we put our work in a show that our students are in, it shows them that we also support their endeavors as we are willing to put our own work out for public view, and validates our subject matter to the parents, administrators and fellow teachers as professionals who not only teach, but practice art as professionals.”

Displaying work in a public exhibit is an example of the HSD value of forming partnerships with parents and community members to ensure the success of each student. (story courtesy of Hazelwood District Communications Dept.)