New This Spring- Studio Photography Course

ART 130 Studio Photography
3 - 5:45 p.m.
Mon & Weds


This course is a study in studio lighting techniques used in photography.  Hands-on experience working in a studio environment will provide creative opportunities to work in areas such as still life, portrait, and commercial work.  ART 128 - Digital Photography is a prerequisite for this class.

Art gallery wins IL museum association awards

The Parkland Art Gallery recently won two awards from the Illinois Association of Museums (IAM) for materials surrounding the 2010 National Ceramics Biennial Invitational. 

The Award of Excellence was presented to the gallery for the 2010 National Ceramics Biennial Invitational catalogue that accompanied it's exhibition of the same title.  Parkland also earned the IAM Award of Merit for an episode of the Parkland Channel (PCTV) program "For Arts' Sake" which spotlighted this year's ceramics invitational.  The awards were presented at the IAM Conference in Naperville on November 4.  The association gives Awards of Excellence for creative and professional works that use available resources and meet professional standards.

Local Artists Give Lecture!

Want to know how to start marketing your artwork online but don't know how to do it?  This Thursday, Nov. 4th at 7 p.m. local artists, Shoshanna Bauer, Matt Wondra and Phil Strang will give you tips on how to approach online marketing.  The lecture will be held at the Architecture building, 608 E. Lorado Taft Dr., Temple Buell Architecture gallery.  This lecture is free.

Viewer/ Voyeur: 20 years of photographing the figure

Come join us on Friday, November 5, 6-9 p.m., at the indi go artist co-op gallery, 9 E. University, for an artist's reception celebrating 20 years of photography by Parkland's own photography instructor, Craig McMonigal.  Craig's work will be shown at indi go from Nov. 4 - 9, for more information on the dates of times visit http://www.indi-go-art.com/

Chris Berti to give lecture!

Are you interested in showing your artwork in a gallery but don't know where to start?  If so, this is the lecture for you, Chris Berti and Carolyn Baxley will be speaking on how to get a gallery this Thursday, October 28th from 5:30 - 6:30 in the Architecture Building, 608 E. Lorado Taft Drive, Temple Buell Architecture Gallery.  This lecture is free, no registration is required.

Fine Art Finals - Midwest Scholarship Competition

 

For more information about this show visit:

www.fineartfinals.com

Art Expedition

Join us for the Art Expedition: Luc Tuymans Painting Exhibition at the
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. To register, visit
http://www2.parkland.edu/communityed/lifelong.html and click on the
2010 fall schedule. Tip: Scroll down to page 9 of the pdf to get
complete info. Hurry, registration ends October 8th!

Artist Talk in the art gallery today!

Graphic Design Instructor, Larry Ecker will be giving an artist talk about his work in the gallery today at 12 p.m. Everyone is invited, this event is free and open to the public.   

New show in the Parkland Art Gallery!

Christopher Troutman: Shifting Perspectives and Sensitive Observations
Monday, September 27- November 6, 2010
Reception: Thursday, September 30, 6-8 p.m.; Gallery Talk at 7 p.m. by the artist, Music by the Parkland Guitar Ensemble

Christopher J. Troutman is a painter whose work focuses on the human figure in urban environments viewed from extreme angles and unusual points of view. His recent drawings and paintings concentrate on the remembrance of direct observation as a vehicle for exploring the relationship between memory and pictorial expression. Constantly revising and changing compositions in mid-process, Troutman focuses on the unique gestures of human figures and amplifies the urban settings.
To see more of Troutman's work visit his website at  http://troutman.art.tripod.com/

Artist Talk - Thursday, September 9th at 12:00pm

Please join us!
Part-time Art & Design faculty member, Melinda McIntosh, will be discussing her work tomorrow at 12pm in the Parkland Art Gallery.  This is part of a High Noon lecture series that is being run in conjunction with the Parkland Art & Design Faculty Exhibition that is currently on display in the art gallery.  This event is free and open to the public.

Parkland Art & Design Faculty Exhibition Reception

Approximately 20 faculty studio artists in various media are participating in this year’s exhibition. Art enthusiasts of all ages will enjoy the versatility of the works on display, which mirrors the broad spectrum of art courses available at Parkland College. Participating artists include Louis Ballard, Chris Berti, Kiley Reed Black, Lisa Costello, Marsha Daniels, Jennifer Davis, Judy Dethmers, Larry Ecker, Stacey Gross, John Havlik, Bryan Heaton, Steven Hudson, Jamie Kruidenier, Robert Laible, Melinda McIntosh, Craig McMonigal, Laura O’Donnell, Denise Seif, Peggy Shaw, Phil Smith, Joan Stolz, Wendy VanderNoordaa, Matthew Watt, Kelly White, and Paul Young.

The annual art exhibit, which runs through September 18, features works by Parkland’s own Fine and Applied Arts department faculty in Art and Design, in sculpture, photography, metals, wood, oil, watercolor, digital media, ceramics, and other media.

In celebration of exhibit artists, a reception, with live music by The Dynamic Duo, will be held on Thursday, August 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the gallery lounge. This reception allows the public to mingle with the artists and also features a talk by Chris Berti about his work at 7 p.m.

As always, the exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

20% off at Art Coop

Today and tomorrow Art Coop is offering 20% off all regularly priced merchandise (excluding photo supplies and already discounted items).  They are located in Lincoln Square Mall and are open Mon - Thurs 9-9, Fri 10-6, Sat 8-6, and Sunday 12 -5. 

Love Photography?

Love photography and would like to know more about it's origins and influences?  Beginning this fall Parkland is offering a new art class, ART 164 History of Photography.  This class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am - 10:15am.  Register Now!

New Parkland ID Cards Required!

All students AND employees must get a NEW 7-digit Parkland ID Card!

Avoid the LONG lines! Stop by Student Life today!
Room X161
Monday-Thursdays: 8am-5pm and Tuesdays: 8am-7pm

Our new, 7-digit cards will provide access to services from...
Library (new ID needed by June 7), Fitness Center, Center for Academic Success (CAS), Computer Labs, Testing Centers, PC Print stations and MORE!

Locker Reminder

Please remember to clean out your lockers this week! Anything left in the lockers after this Friday (May 14th) will be disposed of.

Thanks!

Student Show Artwork Pick-up

Don't forget to pick up your artwork from the Art & Design student show next Monday (May 10th) or next Tuesday (May 11th)between the hours of 10am and 3pm in the Art Gallery.
Have a great Summer!

Locker Cleanout

End of Semester Locker Instructions

All lockers must be emptied by Friday, May 14, last day of finals. Leave the lock on your locker. Any contents left in lockers after this date will be disposed of.
If you are registered for summer studio art classes, you may re-register your locker now.
To re-register for the summer please e-mail Cindy Smith, before May 14, at csmith@parkland.edu, or call 351-2270.

Representative from the Art Institute of Chicago to visit

Greyson Hong from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago will be visiting Parkland on Turesday, April 27, from 9:00 - 9:30 and 12:00 - 12:30 in C138 to discuss their program.  All students are invited to attend either session.

Student Show Entries

We will be accepting entries for the 2010 Art & Design Student Juried Exhibition beginning this week.
For complete information go to, http://www2.parkland.edu/gallery/entryrules.html

2-D entries will be hand-delivered to room D028 according to the following schedule only. No work will be accepted after the deadline except by special arrangement with the instructor. 3-D entries will be hand-delivered to the S-building.

Delivery Dates and Times:
9:00 to 3:00 Monday, March 29
Tuesday, March 30
Wednesday, March 31
Thursday, April 1

Removal Dates
Unaccepted 2-D artwork must be picked up in room D028 between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13.

For complete information go to,  http://www2.parkland.edu/gallery/entryrules.html

Latino Essay Contest: win tuition waivers

Latino essay contest to award $2000 in Parkland tuition waivers

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

The Latino/a Outreach Advisory Group at Parkland College is currently accepting applications for an essay contest for the fall. Prizes for the contest are one of two tuition waivers, valued at $1,000 each, to help a new or continuing student pursue his/her education at Parkland during the fall 2010 semester.

Each applicant must present two letters of recommendation and answer three essay questions. Applications must be returned by April 15, 2010. For more information about the Latino Essay Contest, please contact Charles Larenas at 217/353-2161 or clarenas@parkland.edu.

ReArt 2010

Create a work of art from ReStore materials!

Artwork will be displayed and sold via a silent auction at the Habitat ReStore from April 13-17, 2010 for the Boneyard Arts Festival.

The ReStore will provide up to $15 Worth of items of your choosing.

Artwork must be submitted by Friday, April 9, and will become the possession of Habitat for Humanity.

Proceeds from the silent auction will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County

For more details and how to register, contact Gina Stierwalt at 217/819-5113 or development@cuhabitat.org or fill out an artist application at the ReStore register.

TYPEFACE: A new documentary by Justine Nagan

Join us for the Champaign-Urbana Premiere viewing of TYPEFACE, A new documentary by Justine Nagan.

Director Justine Nagan will present her new film in person.
Panel discussion and audience Q&A with the director following the film.

Doors open at 6:30pm
General admission $5
Parkland Students $3
Proceeds to benefit the Parkland Art Gallery
For more information call 217/351-2485

In a time when people can carry computers in their pockets and watch TV while walking down the street, TYPEFACE dares to explore the twilight of an analog craft that is freshly inspiring artists in a digital age.  The film focuses on the Hamilton Wood Type Museum in Two Rivers, WI which personifies cultural preservation, rural re-birth and the lineage of American graphic design.  At Hamilton, international artists meet retired craftsmen and together navigate the convergence of contemporary design and traditional technique. 

More info: http://gds.parkland.edu/typeface/

Coffee and Tea, Cups and Dessert: A Parkland Art Gallery Benefit

Select among dozens of beautifully crafted ceramic cups donated by Parkland College Ceramics program faculty and students, and enjoy deliciouos desserts, fine music, a silent auction, and more at "Coffee and Tea, Cups and Dessert," to support programming at the Parkland Art Gallery.

WHEN: March 11, 4 to 7pm
WHERE: Gallery Lounge
THERE IS MORE!  Music by pianist Kristina Engberg; Great Harvest Bread Company cookies, scones and muffins; a 5:30 Gallery Talk by Chris Berti and Laura O'Donnell to discuss the current exhibit; and you get to keep your cup!
 
Tickets are $25 and  available for advance purchase! Please call 217/351-2485 or e-mail lcostello@parkland.edu  for more information or to purchase tickets.

Tickets are also available for sale at the FAA desk (Thanks Donnita!) and through the Parkland Art Gallery. Please make checks out to The Parkland Art Gallery. Limited tickets available.
 
All proceeds will support Parkland Art Gallery programming.
 

Hope you can make it!

Parkland Art Student to exhibit in 2010 Illinois Community College Juried Art Exhibition

Parkland Art Student Rachel Rosenberger's digital photograph, Safety, has been selected to be on display as part of the 2010 Illinois Community College Juried Art Exhibition.  Rachel's work was selected out of nearly 250 works of art from 18 colleges throughout Illinois.  A closing reception to celebrate the show and the artists and present merit awards is scheduled for Friday, March 26, from 1 to 3 p.m.  for more information visit  http://gsuvisualartsgallery.blogspot.com/

This exhibition is free and open to the public.

Parkland Art Gallery Spring Art Expedition

Parkland Art Gallery Spring Art Expedition: The Roger Brown Study Collection and Intuit Gallery
Roger Brown was recognized for his significant contributions to the history of Chicago art and to twentieth-century American art through his distinctive, original artistic vision and his works in many mediums.
Established in 1997, the Roger Brown Study Collection (RBSC) is an artists' study collection and archive, preserved intact in a historic house museum setting. Located in Roger Brown's former home, an 1888
storefront building, the RBSC is an intimate collection that includes works by Chicago imagists and other contemporary artists, self-taught artists, folk and tribal art from many cultures, and other things Brown surrounded himself with. After lunch, we will visit Intuit Gallery for a tour of The Treasure of Ulysses Davis exhibition. This retrospective features 109 pieces, including 78 from the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation,
which acquired most of Davis's work after he died. Among the pieces owned by the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation is a group regarded as Davis's masterwork: a series of 40 carved busts of all the U.S. presidents
through George H.W. Bush.

Thu Apr 22 8am-6pm
Fee: $75 (lunch not included)
Register by Mar 15
No refunds after registration deadline
Led by Lisa Costello
Departs from Parkland College
This bus trip is a collaborative fundraising
effort between Community Education and
Parkland Art Gallery to assist with art exhibits
and programming for the Art Gallery.
To purchase tickets please contact Community
Education at 217/353-2055.

Opening Reception

Chris Berti, Associate Professor Art & Design, and Miriam Martincic will be exhibiting their latest works at the Cinema Gallery in Urbana. Stop by this
Saturday, February 27, 6-8pm for the opening reception

Artist's Opening

There will be an Artist's Opening for Steve Hudson this Friday, February 19th, from 5-8pm at the Peter Miller Gallery in Chicago. 

Peter Miller Gallery
118 N. Peoria, Chicago

Artist Call For Entries

40 North seeks entries of all media from established and emerging artists to be considered for rotating storefront exhibitions in downtown Champaign.  For more information go to, http://www.40north.org//news/?p=1426.

Boneyard Arts Festival News

40 North | 88 West - Champaign County's Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council - is accepting registrations for the 8th Annual Boneyard Arts Festival, to take place in designated Boneyard Districts throughout Champaign County the third weekend of April. 40 North invites artists of all backgrounds to partner with local businesses, arts organizations, schools and municipal offices in presenting visual arts exhibits, performances, literary or children's events. The schedule for the 2010 Boneyard Arts Festival is:

Thursday, April 15 in downtown Champaign; Friday, April 16 on the U of I campus; Saturday, April 17 in downtown Urbana; and Sunday, April 18 Out & About Champaign County.

Venues and artists who register by Monday, March 1 will have their exhibits and events included both online at www.40north.org and in the Boneyard Arts Festival Map, the official guide to the festival distributed countywide by Boneyard Title Sponsor The News-Gazette.

Registration forms are available at www.40north.org and at the 40 North offices - 1817 S. Neil St., Suite 201, Champaign - and also at Cinema Gallery and Heartland Gallery in Urbana, or by calling 217-351-9841. Registration is free to all artists. Venues pay a flat $40 fee to register and be included in the Boneyard Arts Festival map.

Photographing Your Artwork - Workshop

Parkland photography instructor, Bryan Heaton, has graciously offered to conduct a workshop on how to photograph your artwork. This workshop is open to all Parkland art students. This is valuable information to know since it can be costly to hire a professional photographer to photograph your work and many schools, as well as juried shows, require images of work.

Here are the particulars:

Friday February 19th (one week from this Friday)
from 9:30 until 11:30
in the photo room, D-021

Jac Bruno Scholarship

Jac Bruno Scholarship

Award, $100

Dealine, Friday, February 12

Applications Available  http://www2.parkland.edu/ss/financial/PConnectLinks/BrunoJac.pdf

Recipient shall be a lesbian member of Q & A or a woman who represents Parkland's lesbian/transgender community.  Must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours in a transfer program with preference given to students in women's studies, education, or arts.  Must have completed 24 hours with a GPA of 3.2 Must submit two letters of recommendation from Parkland faculty.  Recipient cannot have previously received this award. 

Steve Hudson Exhibition

Art & Design faculty member, Steve Hudson will be displaying his paintings at the North Branch Gallery in Skokie, IL.  Collected Disturbance will run from February 6 - March 27, 2010.  A reception for the artist will be held on February 6, 5-8pm.  To see more of Steve's work, visit http://shudsonart.com/.

North Branch Gallery
8149 N. Lincoln Ave.
Skokie, IL 60077
773-480-6733
northbranch@comcast.net

Art Exhibition

Former Parkland student, Jason Patterson, is having a solo exhibition at the indi go artist co-op, February 5-21. Opening reception is Friday, February 5, 7-10pm.

Writing Lab hours for spring

The following is the schedule for the Writing Lab (a service located in room D133 of CAS that helps anyone on campus with personal, professional, and academic writing): 

1. Hours are Mondays - Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. to 5:50 p.m. and Fridays 9:00 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. 

2. POWL (Parkland Online Writing Lab) hours are Mondays/Wednesdays from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Tuesdays/Thursdays from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.

News-Gazette article featuring Chris Berti

To read the Studio Visit article on Chris Berti that was in the News-Gazette on Sunday, December 27 go to the following link.http://www.news-gazette.com/entertainment/2009/12/27/studio_visit_chris_berti

Artist Reception

Strange Birds and Other Fauna
There will be an artist reception for Chris Berti on Friday, January 15, 5pm - 7pm, at the McLean County Arts Center.  This reception is in conjunction with Chris' current show, Strange Birds and Other Fauna, which will run until February 6, 2010 at the McLean County Arts Center.  2008 McLean County Arts Center, 601 N. East Street, Bloomington IL, 309.829.0011, Tuesday 10-7, Wednesday-Friday 10-5, Saturday 12-4, Sunday & Monday - Closed

Artist Lecture

Judith Sol-Dyess will provide an in-depth lecture about her work and experience as an artist on Monday, January 11 at 3:30p.m., in the gallery. Sol-Dyess received her B. F. A. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. In 1997. She has received several awards for her book covers and has exhibited her work in Spain, Chicago and St Louis.