McHenry County College (MCC) will be hosting an exhibit of student art May 1 – June 8 in Galleries One and Two, located inside and outside the library respectively.
The MCC Student Art Exhibit is an annual event that gives students enrolled in credit art courses the opportunity to participate in the jury process for an art competition. Students get the chance to exhibit at the college level, prepare artwork for presentation in a gallery, view their work in a professional setting, and potentially receive awards. For many students, this is the first time submitting artwork to a competitive jury process and, if selected, seeing their artwork hanging in a gallery.
The pieces in the exhibit and the awards were chosen by members of the MCC Art Department and representatives from the Ryan Long Memorial Scholarship Fund. More than 175 pieces were submitted by MCC students, 36 of which were selected for exhibition. The works include ceramics, drawings, graphic design, jewelry, paintings, photography, sculpture, and video.
There will be an awards reception Wednesday, May 3 at 6 p.m. in the MCC Library, Room A212. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, to request pricing, or to be added to the mailing list for upcoming exhibitions, contact Trevor Power, gallery curator, at (815) 455-8785 or
tpower@mchenry.edu.
