The Arts News Archives

In September 2022, Loyola Academy launched a partnership with Special Gifts Theatre (SGT), a not-for-profit organization that provides individuals who possess a wide array of disabilities the opportunity to experience the joy and enrichment that theatre arts can bring. Now in its third year, the SGT x LA Peer Mentor Program continues to give Ramblers the opportunity to work one-on-one with a Special Gifts Theatre buddy in the beautiful McGrath Family Performing Arts Center. Together this spring they put on a magical performance of Alice in Wonderland Jr. on March 1 and 2!

Loyola Academy's AP Studio Art & Design Exhibition, now in its fourteenth year, is an annual celebration of student work in the visual arts held at the Evanston Art Center (EAC). Many of the students exhibiting work in the show have been in art courses at Loyola for two to four years and come from the following disciplines: studio (drawing, painting), graphics, photography, and architecture. The opportunity to present in a professional gallery is a unique and valuable experience for students and takes their artwork to a larger local audience.

On Thursday, February 20, Loyola Academy alumni artists and members of our community gathered for an exciting opening of the second annual Alumni Visual Arts Exhibition, which will run through Thursday, March 20, in the McGrath Family Performing Arts Center. This exhibition celebrates the exceptional accomplishments of thirteen alumni artists who submitted their work during an open call period at the beginning of 2025.

Ramblers in Loyola's Orchesis Dance Company lit up the stage on Friday, February 7, and Saturday, February 8, during a spectacular performance in the McGrath Family Performing Arts Center. This annual performance celebrated the talent and hard work of our dancers, featuring student-choreographed routines in contemporary, jazz, and hip-hop.

Konner Sayer '26 was chosen to exhibit his work at the Drexel University Juried High School Photography Exhibition in Philadelphia. Students exhibiting in the national competition will be judged on January 22 for six national winners. The exhibit will be held from February 15 through March 6.