Students at Avoca West had the opportunity to work with Creative Arts Professionals at our annual “Art in Action” day event. Our dedicated and talented director Patrice Bazianos, coordinated this incredible day. I would like to acknowledge and thank her and the following people (listed below) for giving their time and talents in order to make this interactive learning experience possible for our students.

Nicki Scozia – Avoca West Art Teacher

Creative Arts Volunteers

Choreography – Fisher Dance Studio

Theater – Josh Rubin /New Trier Theater Dept.

Mural Paining – Mirtes Zwierzynski & JoEllen Kerwin

Oil Pastel Resist – Julie Rice & Jill Hersh & Phyllis Ruttenberg

Art Direction and Advertising – Jim Nawrocki

Heart Felt Sewing – MJ Ernst & Denise Kingwill

Birdhouse Design -  Tru Bazianos

Illustration/Monster Truck Design – Neil Vandenberg

Cardboard Sculpture – Shannon Goff & Tom Lauerman

Origami  “Cranes For Peace” – Denise Wirth,  Faith Zelinsky

Watercolor Painting – Marge Graham

Air Brush Design – Vallie Petterson & Jennifer Petterson – Paasche Airbrush Company

Acrylic Painting-  Laurie Walker
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Art in Action Parent Volunteers

Judy Scobie
Dena Pavlopoulos
Traci Lee
Martha Pollack
Wendy Price
Michelle Rowe
Jill Wolfe
Judi Conaghan
Viki Rivkin
Diane Becker
Mary Vasiliadis
Stacey Wipperfurth
Norzaini Zulkefi
Sharon Formicolla
Sheri Cole
Natalie Zawrazky
Anne Nagle