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KANKAKEE, IL (March 1, 2019) Over 200 students, teachers and community members joined Riverside Healthcare at the Seventh Annual Art 4 Heart event at The Majestic in Kankakee on Thursday, February 28. The reception featured artwork submitted by 50 talented high school students depicting the journey to a healthy heart through the artist's eye.

Submissions included intricate drawings, paintings, sculptures, photography and more from the following schools:

  • Bishop McNamara High School
  • Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School
  • Central High School
  • Dwight Township High School
  • Grant Park High School
  • Kankakee High School
  • Kankakee Trinity Academy
  • Manteno High School
  • Reed-Custer High School

2019 Art 4 Heart Awards and Recognition

Pictured Left to Right: Christina Loraine, Avanna Lowrey, Dr. Lynn Brown, Katherine Bell, Dale and Marilyn Pfeiffer and Gretchen Jankowski

The following awards were presented by this year's guest juror and artist, Gretchen Jankowski, Christina Loraine, Curator of Art 4 Heart, Dale and Marilyn Pfeiffer of Riverside Healthy Heroes and Dr. Lynn Brown, cardiologist at the Riverside Heart & Vascular Institute:
  • Grand Prize: Avanna Lowrey, Central High School
  • 1st Runner Up: Stephen Menard, Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School
  • 2nd Runner Up: Katherine Bell, Reed-Custer High School
  • Community Choice: Nicholas Munafo, Reed-Custer High School
  • Doctor's Recommendation: Tania Moreles, Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School

For more photos of Art 4 Heart and other Heart Month celebrations at Riverside, click here. To view video footage of this year's Art 4 Heart event, click here.

Visit RiversideHealthcare.org to learn more about Riverside's community involvement and award-winning services.

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