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Everything creative at Hinsdale Middle School Art! Art & Digital Media classes taught by Theresa McGee & Carolyn Zolecki

11/07/2025

🎉 Huge Congratulations to Our HMS Artists! 🎉
We are incredibly proud to announce that several HMS students were honored at the prestigious Chicagoland 4×5 Art Show, featuring over 2,000 submissions from schools across the region. Their creativity, dedication, and artistic voice stood out in an exceptionally competitive field.

Please join us in celebrating these talented young artists for their incredible achievements and hard work!

10/27/2025

🎨 Big congratulations to our amazing artists! 🎨

💻 Jovith Subramanian (now a freshman) had his original animation, created using Photoshop and Adobe After Effects, selected by a panel of judges from the Illinois Art Education Association as among the best in Illinois for the Student Animation Showcase! His work demonstrates exceptional creativity, storytelling, and technical skill.

👏 Wally Konsoer (now in 8th grade) and Serenity Vaden (now a freshman) were also chosen by a panel of IAEA judges for the prestigious Illinois Arts Education Traveling Exhibition—an honor awarded to only 45 students statewide as the top young artists in Illinois! Their artwork will travel to locations across the state throughout the year, including Hinsdale Hospital.

We’re so proud of these talented artists for representing our school and community with creativity, innovation, and excellence! 🌟

05/18/2025

We’re proud to share that 21 student artists from HMS represented our school at the District Art Show! Their creativity, skill, and individuality shone through every piece, whether it was paint, pencil, or digital art created in Photoshop.
Art gave these students something powerful: a way to express who they are and how they see the world. It helped them grow as thinkers and creators. And in a sea of students with similar academic achievements, creativity set them apart. It gave them a voice—and a step up.
“Art is how we tell our stories when words fall short.”
We couldn’t be prouder of these outstanding young artists and the role creativity continues to play in shaping confident, original thinkers.
Check out the video with all student artists representing D181:
https://vimeo.com/1084863329/a52b0c5c60?share=copy

05/07/2025

Digital Media 2 students had an incredible day exploring creativity in action! We toured the special effects studios at Columbia College, gaining firsthand insight into the world of film and visual effects. Then we hit downtown Chicago for an art and architecture photo safari—snapping images, studying design, and seeing the city through a creative lens. Along the way, we spotted some digital art enhanced with augmented reality in Millennium Park. A full day of inspiration, exploration, and visual storytelling!

03/11/2025

🎉 Huge congratulations to Ella Kessler (7th grade) and Lily Claire Barber (8th grade)! 🎉

Out of 2,500+ National Art Honor Society (NAHS) and National Junior Art Honor Society (NJAHS) entries, only 131 artworks were selected at the middle and high school levels—an incredible achievement! But there’s even more exciting news…

🏆 Ella’s artwork earned the highest score in the NJAHS drawing category and was awarded "Best in Show!" 👏

We couldn’t be prouder of both of you! The gallery is now live—check out their amazing work here: https://www.arteducators.org/national-art-honor-societies/articles/2400-2025-njahs-juried-exhibition

11/08/2024

🎉 What an inspiring night at the Chicagoland 4x5 awards ceremony! The energy in the room was electric as we celebrated these young artists and their outstanding work. From bold 2D creations to intricate 3D pieces, the level of talent and creativity was simply breathtaking. 🏆✨

It’s always a joy to see students shine on such an incredible stage. Congratulations to all the award winners and participants—you’ve truly raised the bar! 💫

11/01/2024

Thank you, District 181, for reducing art class sizes from as many as 31 to a cap of 25 students! With this support, our students reached new heights at the regional art show, where awards jumped from an average of 7 to 17 this year! More personal attention helped every young artist—winner or not—grow, create, and feel truly seen. Smaller classes empower students to take risks, build skills, and feel a stronger sense of belonging in our school. 🎨💪

Thank you for championing the arts and helping our students shine! 🖌️✨

05/21/2024

Congratulations to the HMS students represented in the d181 art show! Outstanding work! https://vimeo.com/946670422/f665547178?share=copy =0

05/04/2024

A few of our stops along our Digital Media photo safari in the loop. Students applied photo and video skills taught in class while learning a bit about art and architecture in Chicago- it was a great day!

11/10/2023

Congratulations to these amazing HMS artists for their outstanding representation in the Chicagoland 4x5! Our students took home six awards this year!

10/31/2023

Special congratulations to two HMS students, Lias Katz (now in 9th grade) and Marilyn O'Day (8th grade), who had artwork chosen for the IAEA - Illinois Art Education Association student show! Their artwork was chosen to represent 45 of the best of the best from over 500 exemplary works of art state-wide. Only a few were chosen per grade level K-12. It will be coming to Hinsdale Hospital in June! Congratulations!

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100 S Garfield Street
Hinsdale, IL
60521

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