Around the Block II: Artists from Our Neighborhood

June 19–August 9, 2017

 

  • Reception: Thursday, June 22, 5–7 pm
  • Music by El Guapo
  • Opening remarks with Lisa Costello, Kelly White, and juror Gisele Atterberry at 6 pm
  • Closing Gallery Talk: August 9, 6 pm by Gisele Atterberry

Giertz Gallery, in collaboration with 40 North: Champaign County Arts Council, presents “Around the Block II: Artists from Our Neighborhood,” works of art that reflect the caliber of creative flourish that is present in east central Illinois.

Serving as juror for the exhibition is Gisele Atterberry. She is an art history faculty member in the Fine Arts Department at Joliet Junior College and co-author of the college textbook Design Essentials: A Handbook.

Gallery Director Lisa Costello called this year’s exhibit a terrific survey of artists who live in the area. “We’re pleased by the strong turnout of artists who submitted their work for the exhibit. We’re also very pleased to have Gisele Atterberry agree to be our juror. A longtime resident of Champaign, she has made an impact in the arts in Illinois. She took this responsibility very seriously and gave a lot of thought to her selection. Finally, we’re thankful for 40 North, Champaign County’s Art Council, which really helped us get the word out to local artists to submit their work! It’s a valuable resource to our community.”

Artists participating in this exhibit are:

  • Jan Adams
  • Cecilia Allen and Roger Blakley
  • Sylvia Arnstein
  • Tedra Ashley-Wannemuehler
  • Jenny Barrett
  • Sandra Batzli
  • Gary Beaumont
  • Jess Beyler
  • Jodi Birdwell
  • Harry Breen
  • Thomas Brewer
  • M Ben Cohan
  • Catherine Cunningham
  • Beth Darling
  • Pamela Ek
  • Christy Elamma
  • Mary Emmons
  • Pam Erickson
  • Jeff Evans
  • Lisa Evans
  • Carol Farnum
  • Viktoria Ford
  • Faith Gabel
  • Juanita L. Gammon
  • Lorraine Graham
  • Stacey Gross
  • Daniel Hadley
  • Sandra Hynds
  • Judy Jones
  • Larry Kanfer
  • Jan Kappes
  • Bruce Kloth
  • Carolyn Knox
  • Philip Knox
  • Rick Larimore
  • Tom Layman
  • Sue Kay Lee
  • Casey Lowry
  • Paula McCarty
  • Ann McDowell
  • Ingrid Melief
  • Melissa Mitchell
  • Pat Monigold
  • Christina Nordholm
  • Sharon Owens and David Spears
  • Jason Patterson
  • Vicki Patton
  • Shannon Percoco
  • Hilary Pope
  • Ralph Roether
  • Erin Rogers
  • Ann Rund
  • Vashoune Russell
  • Umeeta Sadarangani
  • Andrea Shields
  • David Smith
  • Lynn Smith
  • Phil Strang
  • Stephanie Sutton
  • Bonnie Switzer
  • Mohan Tracy
  • David Wantroba
  • Bryan Warsaw
  • Rosalind Faiman Weinberg
  • Nathan Westerman
  • Catherine Wiesener
  • Charles Wisseman
  • Sarah Wisseman
  • Liza Wynette

 
Atterberry expressed on her own “great pleasure” in jurying the Giertz Gallery’s second community art exhibition. “I was constantly reminded of the artistic vitality evident throughout our area. I was delighted to see submissions from veteran artists, people who have long played a prominent and valuable role in our arts community. Additionally, there were many highly skilled and thematically compelling works that were totally new to my eyes. In all, I feel the show will offer a reflection of the exciting and diverse range of interests held by artists just ‘around the block.’”

 

Image: Sylvia Arnstein, Central Illinois – Spring, oil on canvas, 15” x 30”, 2016