AND TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER GOES...

THE COOL GUITAR! Kimberly Johnson of Wells Academy and David Ovalle of Walter Payton, both AAEP mixed media students, donated their time and their artistic skills to create two fabulous art pieces that were sold in a charity auction at Little Black Pearl on April 26th to raise funds for ChicagoCenter for Urban Life & Culture. Along with an impressive group of artists, including Jose Guerrero, Kimberly and David each embellished a plain piece of wood cut in the shape of a guitar to create a masterpiece to reflect the "Soul of the South Side." Rumor has it that one of the band members of Billy Branch and the Sons of the Blues bought one of the AAEP guitars. Congratulations to our new AAEP philanthropists!