Art Students Showcase Work at Raupp Museum

The 's 10th annual "Everybody's Got a Gift" exhibit opens Dec. 4. This year's exhibit showcases the art of ’s adult drawing and painting students at the .

The 48 artists range in age from 28 to 86, and include husbands and wives, sisters, sisters-in-law and a mother and her daughter-in-law. Although some of the artists have been painting for years, others are brand new.

"Originally, the exhibit was planned just to give the artists a chance to show their work outside of the classroom; however, it has been great to see people grow with the exhibit,” Debbie Fandrei, museum curator, said. “We have one artist who displayed a painting of her daughter as a toddler on the beach for our first show 10 years ago. Last year, she exhibited a painting that she gave her daughter as a Bat Mitzvah present.”

"Everybody’s Got A Gift" runs from Dec. 4-30. For more information, call the Raupp Museum at (847) 459-2318.

— Submitted by the Buffalo Grove Park District