Tuesday, May 25, 2010

MCC Sring Art Talent On Exhibit Until June 9

Rick Neubauer of McHenry won first place for his oil on canvas title, "Prime Factor", in the McHenry County College Spring 2010 Art Exhibit that runs through June 9 in Gallery One in the MCC Library.
Thirty-six MCC students had their artwork selected for the exhibit which is open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Mondy through Friday on the campus at 8900 US Highway 14,  Crystal Lake.
Second Place went to Debra Virgens, McHenry for her ceramic piece titled "Lucies," and Nancy Bingham, Woodstock, took third place with her untitled oil on canvas.
Honorable mentions were awarded to Reidin Dintzner, Woodstock, for "Windows to  Space and Time", a copper, steel and brass piece; Wyatt Goins, Woodstock, for "Self Portrait," an oil on canvas piece; Andy Lechner, McHenry, for his ceramic work, "Desert Flight," and Jeanette Sergel, Woodstock for "Lava", digital photography.
Scholarship award recipients include: Andy Lechner, Art Re-Entry Scholarship; Patt Mills, Harvard, and Bobbie Schroeder, Spring Grove, Ryan Long Memorial Award recipients; Maggie Burns, Crystal Lake, Julie White memorial Scholarship, Dylan Bond, Crystal Lake, Exploration in Photography Scholarship and Kelsey Marsh, Johnsburg, Exploration in Photography Scholarship.
Art Department Purchase Award  recipients include: Belen Ashley, Fox  River Grove, ceramics; Jessica Carrera, Harvard, oil on canvas; Patricia Eagle,  Crystal Lake, metals; Michael Garcia, Union, digital print; Greg Luper, Crystal Lake, digital print and Patricia Volkommer, Woodstock, ceramics.
Wyatt Goins also designed this year's student art exhibit postcard and poster.
Judges included Jessica Gondek, associate professor at Loyola University, Chicago and Peter Van Ael, Jack Olson gallery coordinator and Museum Studies faculty at Northern Illinois University, Dekalb.

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