ART DEPARTMENT

The art department at Grosse Pointe South High School is a strong and unique department. Being one of the largest high school art departments in the state, it offers a wide range of courses that include a variety of both 2 and 3 dimensional media. A student may enroll in a course to fulfill the fine arts graduation requirement or may enroll in many courses during their four year high school program and graduate with a portfolio of art work from one or several areas.

The department consists of 4 full time staff members and 2 part time teachers.

                           The current courses offerings are:

1. Concepts and materials in art                                                   6. Communication Design                                             

2. Problems in Ceramics                                                              7. Design with Metals

3. Fibers with Design                                                                   8. Photography    

4. Computer Graphics                                                                  9. Design with Sculpture                                              

5. Drawing and Painting                                                               10. Survey of art history                                      

Annually our students win a number of local and national awards and honors. Below is listing of the most recent awards that our students have received.

1997 SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS

For the past several years, South High School art students have won more awards than any other high school in the Wayne and Oakland county region. Below is a list of the winners in the 1997 Southeastern Michigan Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition which was held in February at the Summit Place Mall in Waterford, Michigan.

               BEST OF SHOW                                                  

                       Meghan B.; Sara D.

               SENIOR ART PORTFOLIOS NOMINATED FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION

                       Andy G.; Meghan B.; Sara D.; Emilia K.; Julie K.

                SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIOS NOMINATED FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION

                       Danielle C.; Karen K.

                SPECIAL AWARDS

                       Karen K.; Emilia K.; Julie K.

                 REGIONAL AWARD WINNERS

                 GOLD KEY

• Meghan B. (Drawing); Joseph D. (Drawing); Sara D. (Drawing, Sculpture); Karen K. (Mixed media, Photography); Emilia K. (Drawing); Matthew M. (Ceramics); Jessica P. (2 Photography); Courtney R. (Photography)

                 SILVER KEY 

• Derek B. (Photography); Meghan B. (Textile & Fiber Design); Danielle C. (Drawing); Scott C. (Drawing); Brian D. (Photography); Joseph D. (Drawing); Mathew H. (Photography); Karen K. (Photography 2); Julie K. (Mixed Media) Sarah K. (Mixed Media); Elizabeth K. (Ceramics); Emilia K. (4 Drawing, Painting); Elizabeth L. (2 Photography); Elyse M. (Drawing); Jessica P. (2 Photography); Jeremy P. (Photography); Kelly R. (2 Drawing); Courtney R. (2 Photography); William S. (Photography); John T. (2 Sculpture); Gianna T. (Drawing); Lindsay T. (2 Photography)

                 CERTIFICATE

• Rebecca A. (2 Ceramics); Derek B. (Photography); Meghan B. (Jewelry); Kristen B. (Printmaking); Danielle C. (Photography); Brian D. (Photography); Joseph D. (Drawing); Sara D. (2 Drawing, 2 Sculpture); Adam G. (Photography); Andy G. (2 Drawing); Karen K. (2 Photography); Julie K. (Mixed Media); Sarah K. (2 Drawing); Elizabeth K. (Drawing); Emilia K. (Painting); Dara O. (2 Photography); Rebecca P. (Drawing); Christy P. (Jewelry); Jeremy P. (2 Photography); Patricia R. (Ceramics); Kelly R. (Drawing); Courtney R. (Photography); Jacqueline S. (Drawing); Ganbold S. (Ceramics); William S. (Photography); Holly T. (Drawing); Lindsay T. (Photography)

                   NATIONAL AWARDS

• Portfolio nomination: Emilia K.

                 OTHER AWARDS AND HONORS

• Sara D. Maryland Institute Scholarship

                 GREAT FRAME UP

Award winners

This local gallery and framing shop hosted an exhibition for students at South High. Twenty five art students had work framed and on display for three weeks. An opening Reception was held in April for students, parents, and community art patrons. A cash award was given to one student in the five art categories of drawing, painting, photography, mixed media, and graphic design. The winners are pictured above.

                ART FEST

On May 6-8, the art department held the annual ART FEST exhibition of student art work.  This 16th Annual Art Fest was sponsored by the Art Department and the Mother's Club. Over two hundred pieces of  work were on display in Cleminson Hall. An opening reception was held during the evening of May 6 for students, parents, art patrons, and alumni.

Many awards were presented to students for individual pieces of art work. Former students, parents, professional artists, and arts organizations generously donated honors and cash awards to our art students in all media categories.

ART FEST '97 was an outstanding exhibition that showcases the excellent work of our fine staff and talented students. The continued and excellent support of the South High's Mother's Club made possible the awards ceremony, selling of the art works, and the operation of the gallery during show dates.

This page was last updated June 10, 1997.                                                    Look for updates in the fall of 1997.

Questions and comments should be sent to summerj@gps.gp.k12.mi.us