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.

Lockers for spring semester

To all of our current art students:
If you currently have a locker and want to keep it for the spring semester (you must be taking a studio art class in the spring) you can reserve it now by emailing artlockers@parkland.edu.  Any lockers not renewed must be cleaned out by the last day of finals Frid., 12/16.  Anything left in the lockers after that time will be disposed of.

Thanks!
The Art Program

                         Click on the cups and watch them dance!

Coffee and Tea, Cups and Dessert Event Tickets on Sale Now!

Tickets are on sale from 11am - 2pm today, Monday, Dec. 5 in the X-wing of the college, credit cards (except for AMEX) accepted! If you are unable to get your ticket today, they may be purchased in the Parkland Art Gallery, through the Fine and Applied Arts office in C120a, or through the Art Gallery office by calling 217/351-2485 or emailing lcostello@parkland.edu.

The event will be held on Thursday, Dec. 8, from 4-7pm in the Art Gallery Lounge at Parkland College

A $30 donation allows you to Choose from among dozens of creative handmade cups donated by Parkland College Ceramics program faculty and students as well as tasty desserts provided by Great Harvest Bread Company and coffee provided by Herriott’s Columbia Street Roastery . Tea will also be served. Guests will appreciate the soothing sounds of Guitar Army while they visit the "State of the Art 2011-2012: National Biennial Ceramics Invitational" exhibit, curated by Suze Lindsay. This exhibit, which runs through February 4, features the work of 10 artists from across the U.S. Many of these works will be available for sale during the event.  To round out the evening’s festivities there will also be a silent auction of both student and faculty ceramic work.
Tickets to the gallery benefit are available for advance purchase; cups will be chosen on a first come first serve basis. All proceeds will support Parkland Art Gallery exhibition.

All Steamed Up - An Invitational holiday teapot show

All Steamed Up - An Invitational holiday teapot show, will be held December 3 - January 21 at Cinema Gallery in Urbana.  Several of our Parkland art instructors, Chris Berti, Laura O'Donnell and Louis Ballard will be participating in what is sure to be a really fun show.  For more information visit http://www.cinemagallery.cc/

PechaKucha Volume 8

Thu, Nov 03, 2011 starting at 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 

Hear speedy stories, information from adept presenters 

Experience a lightning round of presentations from brilliant (and eclectic) minds when PechaKucha returns to Champaign-Urbana, on Thursday, November 3 at the William M. Staerkel Planetarium. "PechaKucha Volume 8" includes nine diverse speakers telling their stories and sharing their passions. Speakers include Eric Burton, Lisa Bralts-Kelly, Tina Childress, Joanne Manaster, Brian Mertz, Charles Mueller, Tyler Penrod, Nicki Werner, and Sarah Zehr, with Emcee Tim Kuehlhorn. For more information on topics that will be presented, visit the CUDO event page (http://thecudo.org/pecha-kucha-8/).

 

Doors open at 6 p.m.; tickets are $7 and are available for purchase at 40 North or the Parkland Art Gallery. This event is sponsored by the Champaign-Urbana Design Org. (CUDO) and the Parkland Art Gallery.

" McMahan, Monigold, Mulcahy" Show

Our own Parkland art students; Sophie McMahan, Patricia Monigold, and Amanda Mulcahy will be showing their latest work at the Art Coop from October 14 through November 13.  A reception for the artists will be on Friday, October 14, 7-9pm.  We'd love to have you come out and support these hardworking artists!

Lori Larusso to Speak

Artist, Lori Larusso, will be speaking tomorrow (10/6) at 1:15pm in the Art Gallery.  If you are unable to attend this talk you will have another chance to hear her speak that same night during the reception, which runs from 6-8pm in the Art Gallery.  These events are free and open to the public.

Larusso’s paintings contain interior spaces and manicured semi-private outdoor spaces that suggest a relative level of comfort and social acceptance. Confidently defined, the architecture represented through image sometimes confirms and sometimes questions the stability of the situation. The commonality of the image is encouraged by the absence of personal information.Including only necessary information to complete the idea and composition, the edge of the painted image defines the edge of the support. Moving outside of the traditional rectangular format, the interaction of the painting with the wall becomes a relevant aspect to the work.

Negative/positive space issues arise and become significant, as well as actual shadows cast onto the wall from the piece versus painted shadows in the piece. The flat image lends itself to intentionality of mark making. Her representations of generic and stereotypical middle America remind us of the culture we maintain on a daily basis through our every action. Our ideals are often a reflection of the way we wish things were, rather than a product of the way we actually experience them. This conflict is in direct connection to the representational image.

Photography Show Reception

Parkland photography instructor, Craig McMonigal, along with Dr. Ian Wang have co-curated a photography show at the Illini Union Gallery with an opening reception this Friday at 5-7pm. They selected work from their personal collections and have come up with an eclectic mix of known and unknown photographers. Subjects range from still-life, nudes, portraits and landscapes.
Hope to see you there!

Representative from SAIC visiting this Wednesday

Andrea Tarry from School of the Art Institute of Chicago will be visiting campus on Wednesday, September 21st to speak with any interested students about transferring. She is also willing to look at student portfolios. We will be meeting at 4 PM in D017. Any students who might be interested in a BFA would benefit.

We have a couple of art openings to announce this week. If you happen to be in Chicago this weekend, Art & Design instructor, Steve Hudson, will have an opening at the Peter Miller Gallery on Friday, September 9th. Also on September 9, Artisans 10+, which includes several Parkland Art & Design students as well as watercolor instructor, Jamie Kruidenier, will have an opening reception from 6-8pm at the Art Coop in Lincoln Square. Come on out, we'd love to see you!

Lots of Info for the beginning of the semester!!!

There is a lot of information to give out at the beginning of the semester, so here we go...

If you need a locker in the D-building or S-building contact csmith@parkland.edu to register to use one.  You must provide your name, the building you want the locker in, a phone number, and an email account that you can be contacted at.  These lockers are only for students taking art classes!  Lockers are given out on a semester basis so you must contact Cindy at the end of the semester if you are taking an art class the next semester and want to keep the locker, otherwise anything left will be disposed of and the lock changed.

The Art & Design Faculty Show is up and running in the Art Gallery and the reception for that show will be next Thursday, Sept. 1st, from 6 - 8 pm.  Photo/Video instructor Peggy Shaw will be giving an artist talk at 7 p.m. and music will be provided by The Chris Reyman Trio.  The event is free and it's a good way to get to know the faculty.

One of our Parkland art alumni, Bonnie Switzer, is having a show at the Urbana City Building as part of Urbana's "Artist of the Corridor" program. Her paintings will be on display until Sept. 30.  There will be a public reception from 4-5 p.m. on Thurs., September 1. You are invited!!  Also if you are at the Urbana Farmer's Market on Saturdays, the City Building is just across vine street and the building is open on Sat. mornings.


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