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High School Seminar

Each year, area high school art instructors are invited to bring their students to Parkland College to try out new materials and techniques. This unique experience exposes many of the participants to materials they may have not known existed, as most schools have limited resources for art supplies.  The Parkland Art Faculty provides instruction and demonstrations to get the students started.

12th Annual High School Art Seminar
November 16 •  9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Close to 200 high school students and their instructors from 11 schools in our area are expected to come and explore artistic techniques during Parkland’s 11th annual High School Art Seminar. The event will be held at the Parkland Art Gallery and in the art classrooms.

Students will be taking exploring ceramics and design as a part of our current exhibition Wisdom and Folly: Works by Vince Palacios. The seminar will also include a lecture by Vince Palacios,who will be coming from Western University. He will discuss his ceramic pieces and what influences his work in the theater at 10:00 and 11:00 in the Parkland Theater.  Students will also participate in two workshops exploring ceramic tiles and works on paper. Each workshop will be an hour long and will include demonstrations from volunteering Parkland Art Faculty as well as time to experiment with the materials. Students will also have an opportunity to participate in a gallery discussion, visit the art facilities on campus, and enjoy refreshments.

The Parkland Art Gallery received an Illinois Arts Council Grant and a Target Foundation Grant to help host this event and provides hands-on workshops for our high school artists and their instructors. Schnuck’s will provide refreshments for the workshop.

If you have any questions, feel free to call us at the gallery office, 351-2485.

Programs at the Parkland Art Gallery are partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a State agency.

Annual Art Expedition

The payment deadline for Parkland Art Gallery's Annual Art Expedition to the Indianapolis Museum of Art has been extended, from February 1 to February 22.

This bus trip will be held on Friday, March 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will
include a Spotlight Tour of the IMA's contemporary galleries. IMA's
wide-ranging collection includes installations, paintings, sculpture,
photography, works on paper, video, and one of the nation's leading
collections of studio glass.

After the tour for our group, individuals will have free time to eat lunch at
Puck's or the IMA Cafe and browse the museum gift shop and bookstore.
Additional time is allotted for viewing the permanent galleries to see the
other cultural and artistic treasures from the museum's vast holdings.
Exhibits on display include: Hats of Africa: From Asante to Zulu; Omer Fast:
Godville; Ingrid Calame: Traces of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Kenneth
Tyler: Tamarind, Gemini Gel and Tyler Graphics; Paris Posters: The Art of the
Streets; and works from the Permanent Collection.

The Indianapolis Museum of Art will give each person on the fieldtrip four
Special Exhibition complimentary passes to be used at a later date--a great
bonus!

The expedition fee is $40 per person; to purchase tickets, please contact
Community Education at 217/351-2546 or visit room A184. Register by February 22.

The trip is a collaborative fundraising effort between Community Education
and Parkland Art Gallery to assist with art exhibits and programming for the
Art Gallery.

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