The Parkland College Graphic Design Student Juried
Exhibition will be on display at the Parkland Art Gallery Monday, May 12
through Thursday, June 7. A reception honoring the students will be held on
Wednesday, May 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the gallery lounge with an awards
ceremony scheduled for 7 p.m.
As with all events in the handicapped-accessible gallery,
the exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
To coincide with the exhibition, a gallery talk has been
scheduled for Thursday, May 15 at 1pm. Gretchen Wieshuber, who teaches
Typography at Parkland College and also owns her own design studio called
Studio 2D, will present a talk “Designers and the Creative Process” and will
expand upon the idea of harnessing the power of the creative process.
“Designers are paid to be creative day in and day out. We can't wait around for
inspiration to hit when deadlines loom, so we have a process that leads us
dependably to creative solutions to problems. Anyone can use this process for
any problem
Parkland Art Gallery spring hours are Monday through
Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday from 10a.m. to 3p.m., and Saturday from
12p.m. to 2p.m. The gallery will be closed May 26 in observance of Memorial
Day. To find the Gallery when classes are in session, use the M parking lots,
enter through any door, and follow the ramps uphill to the highest point, where
the gallery is located. This program is partially supported by a grant from the
Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. For more information, call Parkland Art
Gallery Office at 217/351-2485 or visit our website at
www.parkland.edu/gallery.
Reception: Thursday, April 17, 6–8 p.m., gallery lounge,
with awards ceremony at 7 p.m.
Musical performance by the Parkland Guitar Ensemble
The 2014
Parkland College Art and Design Student Juried Exhibition will be held April 14
through May 3 in the Parkland Art Gallery. Audiences will enjoy an impressive
body of student work in photography, painting, drawing, metals, sculpture,
three-dimensional design, two-dimensional
design, color theory, and ceramics.
For this
year’s exhibit, Parkland Art and Design faculty will select approximately 200
works from among 400+ entries. Many of these earn artistic awards, which will
be announced during the exhibit’s reception on Thursday, April 17. Students
taking art classes in the current academic year, beginning with summer 2013, are
eligible to submit artwork.
“What I enjoy most is seeing the variety of artwork that our
students produce,” said Craig McMonigal, an instructor in photography, art appreciation,
and history of photography. McMonigal is one among many Parkland faculty and students who look forward to this
event each spring. “As a faculty, we each only see a microcosm of what
our students can do, and this exhibit shows their diversity and
professionalism. I love the fact that we get to show off to the community our
talented students.”
As students planning on a profession in the arts begin their
career path at Parkland, this exhibition allows them to showcase their
extensive talent as well as the exploration processes they have experienced
throughout their studies in Art and Design, according to gallery director Lisa
Costello.
“It introduces them to professional practices they will
encounter in their field as well, such as working with a gallery, preparing
their work for exhibition, and engaging in the jurying process that is essential
for an emerging artist,” Costello said. “This is a necessary component for
resume building and establishing themselves as practicing artists once they
graduate or transfer to a four-year college.”
During
the April 17 reception and awards ceremony, scheduled in the Parkland Art
Gallery lounge from 6 to 8 p.m., Jordan
Kay and the Parkland Guitar Ensemble will provide music.
The 7 p.m. awards ceremony will highlight students whose artwork showed distinction.
Student artists will receive gifts made possible by the generosity of private donors.
Among these are Merit Awards, Purchase Awards, The Parkland President Award,
The David M. and Shirley A. Jones Student Art Award, The Metals Award for Jewelry/Metalsmith,
The Fine and Applied Arts Chair Award, the Parkland Art and Design Faculty
Award, The Blair Kling Memorial Art Award, The Library Purchase Award, and an
Art Coop supplies award.
Parkland
Art and Design students are eligible to earn scholarships, which are also
announced during the reception; these include the Don Lake Art Scholarship, the
Underwood-Alger Scholarship, and the Robert Ralph Ford Memorial Art Scholarship.
Finally, the winner of the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Scholarship will
be announced.
Merit
awardees, scholarship recipients, and certificate winners retain possession of
their work, while purchase awards become part of the Parkland College Permanent
Collection.
All events in the handicapped-accessible gallery are free
and open to the public. Regular gallery hours are Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–7
p.m., Friday 10 a.m.–3 p.m., and Saturday, noon–2 p.m.
To find the gallery when classes are in session, we suggest
using the M parking lots. Enter through any door and follow the ramps uphill to
the highest point, where the gallery is located. The gallery windows overlook
the outdoor fountain area. This exhibit is partially supported by a grant from
the Illinois Arts Council, A state agency. For more information, call Lisa
Costello, gallery director, at 217/351-2485or
visit the gallery website at www.parkland.edu/gallery.
The Parkland College Graphic Design Student Juried
Exhibition will be on display at the Parkland Art Gallery Monday, May 12
through Thursday, June 7. A reception honoring the students will be held on
Wednesday, May 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the gallery lounge with an awards
ceremony scheduled for 7 p.m.
As with all events in the handicapped-accessible gallery,
the exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
The juried exhibit highlights work completed by students in
the current academic year, beginning with summer 2013. Jury members include the
Graphic Design faculty and local industry professionals who generously
volunteer their time. This year’s judges are Teresa Ellis, Senior Design
Director at Surface 51, and Jan Troutt, Vice President of Publishing Services
at Precision Graphics.
Works in the exhibit showcase the creative solutions to
design problems that students are presented with throughout the year.
Traditional print media, website design, animation and motion will be featured
in the Gallery. These projects are all portfolio samples created in the graphic
design studio classes, which might include logos, branding, packaging, menus,
books, publications, posters, brochures, websites, video, film title graphics
and TV commercials, to name a few examples.
During the May 14 reception, an awards ceremony honoring
2014 Graphic Design student achievements will take place at 7 p.m.A number of monetary awards will be given at
that time; Graphic Design Program Director Paul Young will present the awards.
Local clients often contribute funds for these awards; in
this way, the exhibit highlights the service learning that is an important
element of Parkland's Graphic Design curriculum. Monetary awards include the
Dr. David M. and Shirley A. Jones Student Art Award for a work of outstanding
artistic achievement; the Graphic Design Best of Show Award; the Fine and
Applied Arts Department Chair Award; Parkland College Marketing and Public
Relations Department Award of Excellence; and the President's Award for
Excellence. Other awards are given by clients and supporters of the Design
program and include the Electric Pictures Award of Excellence, Surface 51 Award
of Excellence, Studio 2D Design Strategy Award, Six Demon Studio Award for Excellence in Web Design, Viktoria
Ford Award of Excellence, Larry Ecker Award for Typographic Excellence, Public
Art League Award of Excellence, and the Presence Covenant Medical Center Award
for Excellence in Design, among others.
“This year's exhibition will be a nice mix of traditional
print projects and new digital media experiments. Expect to see creative work
in branding, advertising, illustration and packaging as well as unique web
sites, kinetic motion graphics and dynamic interactive design” Young said.
“Our faculty jury seeks out the most imaginative, inspiring,
distinctive, innovative, unusual and memorable pieces for display in the
gallery. Considering that the work comes from a two-year program, we're
constantly impressed by the energy, dedication and drive of our students.”
To coincide with the exhibition, a gallery talk has been scheduled
for Thursday, May 15 at 1pm. Gretchen Wieshuber, who teaches Typography at
Parkland College and also owns her own design studio called Studio 2D, will present
a talk “Designers
and the Creative Process” and will expand upon the idea of harnessing the power
of the creative process. “Designers are paid to be creative day in and day out.
We can't wait around for inspiration to hit when deadlines loom, so we have a
process that leads us dependably to creative solutions to problems. Anyone can
use this process for any problem.”
Parkland Art Gallery spring hours are Monday through
Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday from 10a.m. to 3p.m., and Saturday from
12p.m. to 2p.m. The gallery will be closed May 26 in observance of Memorial
Day. To find the Gallery when classes are in session, use the M parking lots,
enter through any door, and follow the ramps uphill to the highest point, where
the gallery is located. This program is partially supported by a grant from the
Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. For more information, call Parkland Art
Gallery Office at 217/351-2485 or visit our website at
www.parkland.edu/gallery.
The Parkland College Graphic Design Student Juried
Exhibition will be on display at the Parkland Art Gallery Monday, May 12
through Thursday, June 7. A reception honoring the students will be held on
Wednesday, May 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the gallery lounge with an awards
ceremony scheduled for 7 p.m.
As with all events in the handicapped-accessible gallery,
the exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
The juried exhibit highlights work completed by students in
the current academic year, beginning with summer 2013. Jury members include the
Graphic Design faculty and local industry professionals who generously
volunteer their time. This year’s judges are Teresa Ellis, Senior Design
Director at Surface 51, and Jan Troutt, Vice President of Publishing Services
at Precision Graphics.
Works in the exhibit showcase the creative solutions to
design problems that students are presented with throughout the year.
Traditional print media, website design, animation and motion will be featured
in the Gallery. These projects are all portfolio samples created in the graphic
design studio classes, which might include logos, branding, packaging, menus,
books, publications, posters, brochures, websites, video, film title graphics
and TV commercials, to name a few examples.
During the May 14 reception, an awards ceremony honoring
2014 Graphic Design student achievements will take place at 7 p.m.A number of monetary awards will be given at
that time; Graphic Design Program Director Paul Young will present the awards.
Local clients often contribute funds for these awards; in
this way, the exhibit highlights the service learning that is an important
element of Parkland's Graphic Design curriculum. Monetary awards include the
Dr. David M. and Shirley A. Jones Student Art Award for a work of outstanding
artistic achievement; the Graphic Design Best of Show Award; the Fine and
Applied Arts Department Chair Award; Parkland College Marketing and Public
Relations Department Award of Excellence; and the President's Award for
Excellence. Other awards are given by clients and supporters of the Design
program and include the Electric Pictures Award of Excellence, Surface 51 Award
of Excellence, Studio 2D Design Strategy Award, Six Demon Studio Award for Excellence in Web Design, Viktoria
Ford Award of Excellence, Larry Ecker Award for Typographic Excellence, Public
Art League Award of Excellence, and the Presence Covenant Medical Center Award
for Excellence in Design, among others.
“This year's exhibition will be a nice mix of traditional
print projects and new digital media experiments. Expect to see creative work
in branding, advertising, illustration and packaging as well as unique web
sites, kinetic motion graphics and dynamic interactive design” Young said.
“Our faculty jury seeks out the most imaginative, inspiring,
distinctive, innovative, unusual and memorable pieces for display in the
gallery. Considering that the work comes from a two-year program, we're
constantly impressed by the energy, dedication and drive of our students.”
To coincide with the exhibition, a gallery talk has been scheduled
for Thursday, May 15 at 1pm. Gretchen Wieshuber, who teaches Typography at
Parkland College and also owns her own design studio called Studio 2D, will present
a talk “Designers
and the Creative Process” and will expand upon the idea of harnessing the power
of the creative process. “Designers are paid to be creative day in and day out.
We can't wait around for inspiration to hit when deadlines loom, so we have a
process that leads us dependably to creative solutions to problems. Anyone can
use this process for any problem.”
Parkland Art Gallery spring hours are Monday through
Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday from 10a.m. to 3p.m., and Saturday from
12p.m. to 2p.m. The gallery will be closed May 26 in observance of Memorial
Day. To find the Gallery when classes are in session, use the M parking lots,
enter through any door, and follow the ramps uphill to the highest point, where
the gallery is located. This program is partially supported by a grant from the
Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. For more information, call Parkland Art
Gallery Office at 217/351-2485 or visit our website at
www.parkland.edu/gallery.
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