Artisans 10+ Exhibition

Artisans 10+ invites you to our upcoming exhibition, "Branching Out,"
to be held at the Springer Cultural Center from Friday, October 19
through Wednesday November 21.

The opening reception is Friday, October 19, 6-8 PM, with music by
the string trio, the Port Consort (Fred Lawrence, Ron Laszewski, &
Geoff Muckenhirn)  Artists' talks at ~6:45 PM.

Members of the Artisans 10+ group are Sandra Batzli, Lisle Casper,
Judy Jones, Jamie Kruidenier, Jana Mason, Mary McDonald, Ann
McDowell, Dot Replinger, Ann Rund, and Bonnie Switzer.

The Springer Cultural Center is at 301 Randolph Street (corner of
Randolph and Church with parking on  the north side of the building);
hours are Mon-Thurs 8am-9pm, Fri 8am-5:30pm, Sat 9am-3 pm.  Entrance
is on the west side.

The Cardboard is Back!

Every Fall  our 3-D Design students do a cardboard project and this year is no exception. Stop by the display case outside of C118 and check out the work. This display is always a great hit with students, faculty and community members who are on campus.

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Visit

Come to the Art Gallery on Wednesday, September 19 at 12pm to learn more about MIAD's transfer student admissions process and merit scholarships!

New "For Arts Sake" videos

Two new "For Arts Sake" videos have been released this month. You can view them on PCTV or click the following links to watch the videos.

 View Lori Larusso's video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIHWRz4cynU&feature=share&list=PLUlKFETZknNw6XfqWe2yYlGXA7AqnuVDb

Lexington, Kentucky, resident Lori Larusso was born in Massillon, Ohio. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts and a minor in Women's Studies. She earned a master's degree in the fine arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art's graduate interdisciplinary program, the Mount Royal School of Art.

View Kenneth Hall's video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV5C0V44B0U&feature=share&list=PLUlKFETZknNw6XfqWe2yYlGXA7AqnuVDb

An assistant professor at the University of Northern Iowa in Painting and Drawing, Hall received a BFA from Columbus College of Art and Design in 2004 and an MFA from Miami University in 2007. His paintings combine realism with gestural forms to give new meaning to imagery that sometimes include recognizable figures from famous paintings. Each painted surface reveals another space, and through swirling, smearing, and pixilation of the media, Hall manipulates each image so that there is a struggle to clearly see what is in the forefront of the picture plane.

Meet Jillian Nickell today!

Meet Jillian Nickell online in this interview,
http://www.smilepolitely.com/arts/jillian_nickell_and_her_illustrations/ then come meet her in person at noon today in C118 at Parkland College.
This event is free and open to the public.

MEET THE PROS - NEW SEASON!

MEET THE PROS a continuing free lecture series where you can meet graphic designers, web designers, graphic artists, illustrators, photographers, animators, application developers, programmers and other industry professionals in the commercial art world begins its second season on September 5 at 12pm in room C118 at Parkland College. Local artist, illustrator and teacher, Jillian Nickell will kick off the season by discussing her journey from UofI grad in Art Education to working in graphic design, illustration and screen printing.

Art & Design Faculty Exhibition Reception

Join us tonight from 6-8 p.m. in the Art Gallery as we gather to celebrate the exhibiting Parkland Art & Design faculty. There will be food, live music by Big Bluestem and of course, great art! The reception will allow the public to mingle with the artists and hear Professor Joan Stolz talk about her work at 7pm.

Library Purchases Student Artwork

The Parkland Library recently purchased a painting from this year's student exhibition and did a very nice blog posting on it. Visit http://parklandcollegelibrary.blogspot.com/ to read the article and see the purchased piece.

Winners of the "Standing Room Only" exhibit

The following were the winners of the "Standing Room Only" event that was held last Friday in the Gallery Lounge. This was a temporary exhibit of chairs produced by students in the 3-D design class and was held in support of the Boneyard Arts Festival.

The winner of the Best Chair, as voted on by the public was #6, Justin Klett, for his puzzle chair. Justin won a $25.00 Art Coop gift card.

Other Winners:
$25.00 iTunes gift card - Anna Coates
Planetarium tickets - Susan Siebert
Planetarium tickets - Chelsea Kalk
Planetarium tickets - Allison Huckstadt
Planetarium tickets - Julia Galaway
Planetarium tickets - Ruta Rauber
Planetarium tickets - Eric Shine

Art & Design Student Juried Exhibition on Channel 3

Channel 3 was in the Art Gallery yesterday reporting on the Art and Design Student Juried Exhibition.  To see the segments visit http://illinoishomepage.net and look under "The Morning Show" on the right hand side of the screen. We "like" it, will you?

2012 Illinois Community College Juried Exhibition photos

Click to see photos of the artworks included in the 2012 Illinois Community College Juried Exhibition.

Parkland Art & Design students in Govenor's State University Exhibition

Illinois Community College Juried Exhibition
February 13 - March 3, 2012
Govenors State University

The Illinois Community College Juried Exhibition celebrates the creative work of young artists. The show includes artwork by 34 student artists representing seven Illinois community colleges. The following Parkland Art students were accepted into this year's Illinois Community College Juried Exhibition held in the Visual Arts Gallery at Governors State University: 
 Kyle Dunn
 Ruta Rauber
 Eric Shine
 Amanda Mulcahy
 Amy Wagner 

A closing reception to celebrate the show and the artists will be held on Saturday, March 3, from 1 to 5 p.m., in E-Lounge. The awards presentation and juror talk will take place from 3 to 4 p.m. More than $1,500 in prize money will be awarded.

For more information about this exhibit visit http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/school-news/31042-governors-state-university-hosts-juried-student-art-exhibition.html

The Coffeehouse Portrait Project

The Coffeehouse Portrait Project: 
portrait sketches of staff and patrons of the Coffeehouse in Normal By Phil Smith

Drawings were done in charcoal and chalk on gray paper. Each person represented in the show came to the artist's studio and sat for about two hours while their portrait was drawn from direct observation.

Phil Smith is an instructor of Art Appreciation at Parkland College. His work will be on display February 12 through March 11 at the Coffeehouse, 114 E. Beaufort Street, in uptown Normal, Illinois.
An artist's reception will be held at the Coffeehouse Saturday, February 18 at 1:00 p.m.