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Winter 17/18

"The Art of Connection"

Artists and art teacher, Stacey Gross, share her own unique take on photography with the local art community and her students.

Art Now is a monthly television programming about local art that is made possible by volunteer members of the Public Arts Commission. Since July 2010, Art Now has featured numerous artists working in Champaign-Urbana and the surrounding areas. A joint production by the Urbana Public Arts Program and Urbana Public Television, Art Now highlights members of the Urbana's creative community and introduces local artists to the viewers of the program.

Centennial High School art teacher Stacey Gross wanted to provide her AP Studio Art students with the opportunity to learn a range of printmaking skills, so she applied for an I.D.E.A. Grant from Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation. With funding from the grant she was able to take her students on a field trip to the Nobel Ink Laboratory on the University of Illinois campus.

VIDEO: Teacher ACE Award – Stacey Gross, for 20+ years of creative and passionate approaches to merging arts and education by remaining thoughtful and attentive to the individual needs of her students, co-sponsoring Centennial’s Gay-Straight Alliance, enthusiastically encouraging her students to reach their full potential, and fostering risk taking and experimentation in their work.

And the winners are...

Teacher ACE Award – Stacey Gross, for 20+ years of creative and passionate approaches to merging arts and education by remaining thoughtful and attentive to the individual needs of her students, co-sponsoring Centennial’s Gay-Straight Alliance, enthusiastically encouraging her students to reach their full potential, and fostering risk taking and experimentation in their work.

Champaign County, IL – 40 North | 88 West proudly announces the winners of the 2016 ACE (Arts, Culture, and Education) Awards. All seven ACE Award winners embody the spirit of the local arts community with their passion, energy, and dedication to the creative culture of Champaign County. Please join us for the 2016 ACE Awards Celebration on Thursday, October 27th, 5:30pm at City Center in Champaign in honoring their outstanding contributions!

"1,000 Cranes for Peace Paste-Up is our response to the tragic events that affected us and our community over the weekend- the shooting at Pulse in Orlando and Matt Farrell's untimely death at the hand of a gun. We both felt a sense of helplessness, frustration, and sadness that weighed on us. I went to the vigil for Orlando on Tuesday night feeling really down and left just a bit better, because of the presence of friends and community, but I still had to keep convincing myself that peace would prevail."

The Illinois State Board of Education, along with the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) and the Illinois Education Association (IEA), will honor 29 educators who have been selected by their professional education organizations as the best in their fields of expertise during the 2015-16 school year. The teachers will be recognized during a luncheon Tuesday, June 21, at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.

Sky Gallery is an outlet for local artists to display their work on possibly the largest canvas in town: billboards! Sky Gallery is a unique opportunity for an artist to share their creativity with the community on a whole new level. Congratulations to these 6 artists who will have their image featured on a custom 10' x 30' billboard for 12 months starting the week of May 2, 2016! The boards will move to various locations throughout Champaign-Urbana. 

Thursday, Gross will be honored as one of the Girl Scouts of Central Illinois' six Women of Distinction for her impact in creative arts and entertainment in the community.

"Young artists crave validation and encouragement, which Stacey provides tenfold," said Kelly White, executive director of 40 North 88 West, who nominated her for the award after working with her on the Eric Show high school art competition, the ACE Awards and other programs.

Centennial High School teacher Stacey Gross has been selected as one of the 2016 Girl Scouts of Central Illinois (GSCI) Women of Distinction. Ms. Gross has been selected as the honoree in the Creative Arts and Entertainment category. Five women who have made standout contributions to the community in the areas of arts, business, education, public service, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), and lifetime volunteerism will be recognized at an annual celebration on April 21 at CityView Banquet and Meeting Center in Champaign.

The Illinois Art Education Association has named Stacey Gross of Centennial High School in Champaign, IL the 2015 Illinois Art Educator of the Year.

This award recognizes the exemplary contributions, service and achievements of one outstanding IAEA member annually. The award will be presented at the Illinois Art Education Association Conference at the Hilton Hotel in Lisle, IL on November 6th, 2015. Ms. Gross is a resident of Champaign, Illinois. Stacey Gross was selected for this award on the basis of her outstanding commitment to visual art education at the local, regional, and national level.

Alumni Spotlight: Congratulations to NCTA alumna Stacey Gross of Champaign Centennial High School, who has been recognized as the 2015 Illinois Art Educator of the Year by the Illinois Art Education Association! 

... Her colleagues and superiors recognize her progressive teaching techniques and her extraordinary advocacy for the arts. Gross claims inspiration to be the best teacher possible comes from her peers, administrators, mentors and collaborators. 

The award will be presented at the IAEA Conference in Lisle, Illinois on November 6, 2015. 

Centennial teacher Stacey Gross has been named 2015 Illinois Art Educator of the Year. The award presented by the Illinois Art Education Association shines a spotlight on one outstanding IAEA member, for exemplary contributions, service and achievement. Ms. Gross' dedication to visual arts at the local, regional, and national level is cited as the reason she was chosen as recipient. BIO LINK

When art teacher Stacey Gross and a colleague started Centennial High School's Gay Straight Alliance club 10 years ago, the global conversation about LGBT rights was at a very different point than it is today.

New mayor DEB FRANK FEINEN is due to visit the high school at 9 a.m. today to issue a proclamation saluting psychologist ONDINE GROSS and art teacher STACEY GROSS for helping a student-led organization with more than 30 members in grades 9-12.

Champaign Mayor Deb Frank Feinen and Councilman Matthew Gladney visited Centennial High School today to honor educators Ondine Gross and Stacey Gross for their work with Centennial's Gay-Straight Alliance.

The event was a part of the last faculty meeting of the year, with Feinen and Gladney speaking towards the tail end. Gladney spoke about his experience at Centennial and was proud to see the faculty backing such an important program.

Jennifer Shelby sure is right about this: Many fine artists call Champaign-Urbana home, and more people need to know about them.She helped in that regard by buying a share in the first-ever Community Supported Art program introduced last year by 40 North 88 West, the Champaign County arts council.

Look ma... my hands!!! 

One of many local artists featured in the "Art is Work" promo video from 40 North, Champaign County's arts consortium