April 10–May 6, 2017
- Reception: April 13, 5-7 pm, Gallery Lounge
- Music by the Parkland Guitar Ensemble
- Awards ceremony at 6:00 pm
Audiences will enjoy an impressive body of student work, including photography, painting, drawing, metals, sculpture, three-dimensional design, two-dimensional design, color theory, and ceramics. Parkland Art and Design faculty will select about 180 works from among 350+ entries. Eligible students took art classes beginning in summer 2016.
Art and design associate professor Matthew Watt is among many Parkland art and design faculty who look forward to this event each spring, along with students. "Making art is rigorous work; it takes grit to make it happen," Watt said. "I am always impressed with what our students can accomplish."
Students planning on a career in the arts begin their career path at Parkland College. This exhibition allows them to showcase their extensive talent. As well as the exploration processes they have experienced throughout their studies. "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."
We will recognize students whose artwork shows remarkable distinction during the reception. Student artists will receive monetary awards, including the Parkland President Award, the David M. and Shirley A. Jones Student Art Award. In addition to the Metals Award for Jewelry/Metalsmithing, and the Fine and Applied Arts Chair Award. As well as the Parkland Art and Design Faculty Award and the Blair Kling Memorial Art Award. There will also be an Art Coop Award for Sustained Studio Excellence. This allows students to purchase art supplies.
Parkland Art and Design students are eligible to earn scholarships. These are also announced during the reception. They 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. Purchase awards become part of the Parkland College Student Art Collection.
Image: Neda Sroka, Maquette for St. Sebastian, terra cota, 18" x 8" x 8", 2016, from Sculpture II