Welcome to the Pewaukee High School Visual Art Department. You will find many visual art resources, links to our programs, classes and more.
This website includes a great deal of helpful information. At the top you will find tabs and drop-down tabs for many of the outstanding programs and classes we offer. Students will find their assignments embedded in the class pages for each of the classes we teach. For syllabi and standards information click the Classes tab. There are lots of art galleries within this site. If you click on the class tab at the top a drop down menu will show all the classes we offer in the Visual Art Department. Each of those pages has a gallery of some of the works created by students in the course, (except for those that are new courses). There is also a chart of all the courses offered that may be helpful to plan your art future.
AP Art Exhibition is Now On Display
The 2022-23 AP Art and Design class has completed their portfolios and successfully submitted them to the College Board. As a final celebration of their work the Second Semester AP Art Exhibition is now on display in the PHS Gallery. The exhibition is fantastic and highlights their second semester sustained investigation work. Each student wrote an artist statement that accompanies the show to explain the questions they explored and the processes they used to create the works. I am so proud of them and hope you will stop by to see the exhibition and help us celebrate this monumental accomplishment.
The exhibition will be up until the A2 Exam period June 5th. Some students will be present during the PHS Community night on May 30 and 31 so definitely stop by then to ask questions and enjoy the show. Congratulations to: Lauren Shea, James Walter, Owen Borkenhagen, Lexi Gonzalez, Megan Bies, Zoe Kohler, Sol Eklund and Jae Leveille on their outstanding work. PAAC Showcase of Art Exhibition
Congratulations to Pewaukee High School Students whose work was honored with awards at the Pewaukee Area Arts Council Showcase of Art. There are a number of PHS students with work in the all digital show. The following students were given awards for their work.
Congratulations to these PHS Artists who will receive their award on Thursday, April 20 at a public reception at the Community Room at Pewaukee Public Library. 1st Place Digital/ Photo: Zoe Kohler "Joy" 3rd Place Digital/ Photo: Sol Ekland "Syzgy" 3rd Place 3D: Natalie Thousand "Dressed to Impress" Honorable Mention 3D: Maia Cornelius "Professional Fool" Honorable Mention 3D: Ava Westerman "Garden of Souls" You can view the digital exhibition at PAAC Showcase of Art Exhibition Youth Art Month Art Work
The following students had work on display at the regional Youth Art Month Exhibition sponsored by the Wisconsin Art Education Association. Work was on display at the Wilson Center for the arts in Brookfield.
Congratulations to these students for having their work displayed at the Wilson Center. James Walter, Jae Leveille, Noe West, Avery Mueller, Lexie Gonzalez, Anna Marerro, Caleb Sniff, Maia Cornelius, Drew King, Sarah Schmidt. 6 works were then chosen to go onto the State Exhibition in Madison. Congratulations to these students for having their work displayed at the State Exhibition. Jae Leveille, Noe West, Lexie Gonzalez, Anna Marerro, Caleb Sniff and Maia Cornelius Congratulations Scholastic Art Awards from 2022-23 School Year
Congratulations to the Scholastic Art Competition for the State of Wisconsin award recipients. The exhibition is highly competitive and becomes more and more challenging each year to get work accepted into and honored. This year we had 4 students awarded with 6 total award recognition.
There are 3 levels of awards in Scholastic: Gold Key is the top award and has works being considered for National recognition, Silver Key is the next award with works being awarded at the State Level and Honorable Mention is the third State Level award. Gold and Silver Key works are exhibited at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Art will be on display from February 4 - March 19, 2023 in the Milwaukee Art Museum. Congratulations to Mrs. Olson and Ms. Bjork for their assistance helping art students enter the competition. Here is the list of who received what: Megan Bies received a Silver Key for her photograph called "Untitled # 2" and an Honorable Mention for her photograph "Untitled #1". Rachel Forman received a Gold Key for her Photograph entitled "City Heights" and a Silver Key for her Photograph entitled "Stuck In The Dark" Sarah Schmidt received an Honorable Mention for her Photograph entitled “Unexplainable Dependence" Lauren Shea received an Honorable Mention for her Sculpture entitled “Under the Sea” Meet the PHS Visual Art Teachers
The Visual Art Department is home to two visual art educators. Alli Olson and Jeanne Bjork. We are both passionate about connecting the PHS Visual Art students to the many fantastic arts organizations and communities in Milwaukee and around the world. If you have questions the best way to reach us is via email. Just click our names or our pictures and it should take you directly to the email address.
Ms. Olson is co-department head and teaches Introduction to Art, Sculpture 1 & 2, Art History, AP Art History in room 115. Mrs. Bjork is co-department head and teaches AP Art and Design, Digital Photography 1 & 2, Drawing 1 and 2, Painting 1 and 2, Animation, Graphic Design, Digital Illustration and Introduction to Digital Media.
Art Club Connects to Community
Check out all the Art Club news including links to our social media sites. Click the Art Club tab at the top. Watch for announcements regarding joining. Find us on Instagram @phsarrtclub
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#phsartclubROCKS
Art Club made painted rocks to hide in the community. If you find them take a picture and post on social media with the hashtag #phsartclubROCKS
Kiwanis Club Partners with Art Students for Button and Shirt
Pewaukee High School art students designed several works for the Pewaukee Kiwanis Club. Ms. Bjork's students Livia Truong and Noe West created designs to support the Kiwanis' RiverRun event and the Summer Beach Party. Students designed a button for the RiverRun and a tee shirt design for the Beach Party. Congratulations to both these students on their excellent designs.
Art Club Completes Memory Project
The PHS Art Club and additional Art Students completed the 2023 Memory Project. This year we were partnered with children from Syria. Students created poignant portraits for the project. To learn more about the Memory Project visit their website here.
Art Vocabulary Videos
Check out this great resource on YouTube to learn art vocabulary from Phil Hanson.
Ms. Bjork Shares Her Perspective in District Publication
Ms Bjork was a featured author and published contributor to the Pewaukee School District Perspectives publication. Her article was featured as part of the Create section. She discussed the Design Process, Collaboration through Creativity and much more. To read the entire article click here.
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