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.