THE BRIGHT SIDE
Works of art!
Artwork by high school students will be featured at the annual Student Art Show presented at Gallery 223 by the Geneva Lake Arts Foundation on Thursday- Sunday, April 10-13, 2025, at Gallery 223 in downtown Lake Geneva. Students participating in the show attend Badger High School in Lake Geneva, Big Foot High School in Walworth, Catholic Central High School in Burlington, Delavan-Darien High School in Delavan, and the schools in East Troy, Elkhorn, Whitewater, and Williams Bay.
Each school was invited to submit 10 pieces of art. The exhibit will be highlighted by a reception from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Gallery 223, located at 223 Broad St. in Lake Geneva. During the event, awards will be presented to outstanding student artists. The foundation will award $1,000 in prizes to an emerging artist and for merit awards, according to a news release. The $750 Neal and Dotsy Heffernan Memorial Award for the best of show will be presented by a Lake Geneva Rotary Club representative. The other honors are the $500 Louis Mergener Memorial Award for outstanding work, $500 Martin Smith Memorial Award for creative work, and $500 John Larson Memorial Award for innovative work.
The judges are Lisa Dukowitz of Burlington and Caroll Pearson of Lake Geneva. Both are former high school art teachers and award-winning artists who are members of the foundation.
Place of the Week
Prom season is here, and Yerkes Observatory is the perfect backdrop for pictures.
