Parkland College Art and Design Student Juried
Exhibition 2015
Monday, April 13 –
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Giertz Gallery at
Parkland College
Reception: Thursday,
April 16, 6–8 p.m., Gallery Lounge
Awards ceremony at 7
p.m.
Musical Performance by
the Parkland Guitar Ensemble
Shania Sears
Pessimistic Dreams
16” x 20”
Digital
Print
2014
The 2015 Parkland College Art and Design Student Juried Exhibition will
be held April 13 through May 2 in the Giertz 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 16. Students taking art classes in the current academic year, beginning
with summer 2014, were eligible to submit artwork.
“It’s a great
opportunity for students to begin the process of exhibiting their work,” said
Peggy Shaw, Art Faculty in digital and darkroom photography and video. Shaw is one among many Parkland faculty
and students who look forward to this event each spring. “This exhibition
allows the Art Department to show off the diverse talents of our students to
the rest of the community.”
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 16 reception and awards ceremony, scheduled in the
gallery lounge from 6 to 8pm, the Parkland Guitar Ensemble will provide music. An awards ceremony at 7:00 will recognize students
whose artwork shows remarkable distinction.
Student artists will receive monetary awards including The Parkland
President Award, The David M. and Shirley A. Jones Student Art Award, The
Metals Award for Jewelry/Metalsmithing, The Fine and Applied Arts Chair Award,
the Parkland Art and Design Faculty Award, The Blair Kling Memorial Art Award, and
The Library Purchase Award. In addition
to these awards there will also be an Art Coop Award for Sustained Studio
Excellence, which allows students to purchase art supplies.
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 Student Art 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., and Saturday, noon–2 p.m.
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