Parkland Photography Student Wins First Place In Competition!

Congratulations to Parkland Photography Student, Dustin Jenkins, for winning first place in the "Manipulated Images" category in the Best in Show Photographic Print Competition.  This competition was sponsored by the Urbana Park District, the Campaign County Camera Club and the News-Gazette.

Parkland Photography Students Exhibiting Work!

Three of our current photography students; Jill Burlington, Dustin Jenkins, and Justin Hood, have works in  "Where We Live" an exhibition of Black and White Photography, currently on display at the Art Coop Gallery in Urbana.  This exhibit will be on display at the Art Coop until March 31, 2011. 

Curator to give talk in Art Gallery today

Thursday, February 17
11:00am in the gallery
An Insider's View on the Secret World of Jurying: Professionalism and the Art World

Chalen Phillips, Curator of Collections at the Springfield Museum and juror for the 2009 Watercolor U.S.A. Exhibtion, will give his perspective on the process of selecting judges, selecting artworks, and the importance of professionalism for the artist.

New Art & Design Class Videos

Interested in taking 2-D Design (ART121) and don't really know what it's all about?  Check out this video.
Videos about other classes we offer can be found at http://faa.parkland.edu/art-design/curriculum.html

"Divergent Paths" at Cinema Gallery

‎"Divergent Paths", a group show featuring Parkland Art Instructor, Jamie Kruidenier, as well as several current and past Parkland watercolor students, is currently on display at the Cinema Gallery. The show will run until February 26. For more information visit, http://www.cinemagallery.cc/

February 25th is the Art & Design scholarship deadline!

If you are interested in applying for one of the Art & Design scholarships offered this spring, you must turn in your paperwork to Joan Stolz, room D-025, no later than February 25, 2011. 

Underwood-Alger Scholarship
Awarded on the basis of merit to a full-time student majoring in art and design.  The scholarship - approximately $1,700 per year - covers tuition, fees, and books.

Don Lake Art Scholarship
Awarded on the basis of merit to any student pursuing a four =-year degree in an art field of study.  Full-time students must have completed at least one semester of art studio courses in Parkland College's Art and Design program.  Part-time students must have completed nine credit hours, including at least two art courses within the Parkland Art and Design program.  Covers tuition and fees for two art studio courses, plus an art supplies stipend for each art studio class.  This award must be used during the following fall semester.

Statments and portfolios (of at leat 12 pieces) due February 25, 2011.

For more information, please contact Joan Stolz (D025) or Denise Seif (D030)

Would you like to learn to photograph Artwork?

Photography instructor, Bryan Heaton, will be giving a demo/lecture on photographing artwork, Friday, February 11 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., in room D-021.

This event is free and open to all art students.