Plainfield Academy principal and artist Tod Schnowske will show his newest work of at 4 p.m. April 4 as part of a special event benefiting District 202 students and the Plainfield League.
Schnowske will unveil a 120-square-foot painting at the Edward Hospital Medical Office Building, 24600 W. 127th St. The work will be permanently displayed at the facility, which is owned by BremnerDuke Healthcare Real Estate.
In addition, 10 similar pieces, each about 16 inches by 20 inches, will be available for purchase for $100 each. The community is invited to attend the event, called "Public Arts, and Community Service x 2." The event will include entertainment and refreshments.
From the proceeds of the sale of the 10 pieces, the Kiwanis Club will receive $500 to be given to District 202 graduating students. The other $500 will go to the Plainfield League, which promotes education and community participation in the fine arts.
After searching for five years for an "ambitious public opportunity," Schnowske said he settled on Edward Hospital because is therapeutic.
"Edward Hospital believes in displaying visually therapeutic elements such as fine and large fish aquariums," Schnowske said. " is a healer, and it can be very motivational, inspiring and even act as a catalyst for socialization."
Schnowske joined District 202 in 2001 as a service learning coordinator. In 2004, he was named principal of Plainfield Academy, the district's alternative school.
He has a bachelor's degree in fine from Northern Illinois University and worked for two years for a Chicago architectural firm before returning to school to pursue a degree in education.
"I have been passionately in love with the visual arts for as long as I can remember. is my salvation," Schnowske said.
Schnowske enjoys mixing mediums such as photography, projected light, graphic , oil paints and found objects. His work features flowing colors and unique textures of paint.
"I paint in a free style that reminds me of flowing water," Schnowske said.
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