INA, Ill. (April 17, 2015) - More than 110 pieces of art are on display in the Rend Lake College Theatre Lobby after the start of the 2015 Student Art Show last night. During the Awards Ceremony, approximately $1,500 was awarded in prizes, scholarships, and tuition waivers to local students. World-renown artist Najjarr Abdul-Musawwir, Lead Fine Arts Instructor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, was also on hand to judge the event and hand out the Best of Show and Best of Portfolio awards. The Student Art Show will be located in the Theatre until Friday, May 8.
Nearly two dozen high school and RLC students were awarded prizes, scholarships, and recognition Thursday night for their submissions to the 2015 Student Art Show. Pictured is, FRONT FROM LEFT, Hannah Brannan (Thompsonville), Chelsea Sprinkle (Kell), Tonya Gulliksen (Benton), Adrian Rice (Mulkeytown), Leigha Yeager (Tamaroa), and Autumn Breeze (Waltonville); BACK FROM LEFT, Bobby Harris (Zeigler), Keri Hartleb (Mulkeytown), Jessica Baird (Bluford), Casey Brandt (Mt. Vernon), Sue Good (McLeansboro), Allen H. Evans (Pinckneyville), Danny Adams (Ina), Tracey Webb (Ewing), Taylor Blankenship (Mulkeytown), Brooke Robertson (Christopher), and Logan Tharp (Norris City). Click on the image for a larger view.
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Three high school students were awarded Art Tuition Waivers to attend RLC next year. They are Autumn Breeze of Waltonville High School (WHS), Alyssa Fox of Thompsonville High School (THS), and Tonya Gulliksen of Benton Consolidated High School (BCHS).
Three High School students were awarded Art Tuition Waivers to attend Rend Lake College next year. Pictured is, FROM LEFT, Chris Kuberski, RLC Vice President of Academic Instruction; Alyssa Fox (THS); and Autumn Breeze (WHS). Not pictured is Tonya Gulliksen (BCHS). Click on the image for a larger view.
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The Rend Lake College Foundation also awarded several awards and scholarships. The RLC Foundation Art Show Award went to Sue Good (McLeansboro) for "Whirlpool Galaxy," the Dr. Evelyn Claxton Art Scholarship Award went to Allen H. Evans (Pinckneyville) for "Jekyll N. Hyde," Best of Ceramics and Sculptor went to Casey Brandt (Mt. Vernon) for "Reaching Elephant," the Adam Award went to Hannah Brannan (Thompsonville) and Keri Hartleb (Mulkeytown) for "Nude #1," and the Alyssa Award went to Keri Hartleb (Mulkeytown) for "Aura."
RLC student Casey Brandt (Mt. Vernon) also won the Purchase Award for her piece "Dark Waters." The art will be purchased by the college and hung on the walls across campus.
Casey Brandt of Mt. Vernon won the RLC Purchase Award for her piece "Dark Waters." She is pictured here with RLC's Chris Kuberski. The art will don the walls of the RLC campus after the Student Art Show ends on May 8. Click on the image for a larger view.
(ReAnne Palmer / RLC Public Information)
Judge Abdul-Musawwir said the show was very hard to judge this year as he awarded the Best of Show to Sue Good (McLeansboro) for "Path of Destruction" and Best of Portfolio to Taylor Blankenship (Mulkeytown). As an artist who has shown work on four different continents, Abdul-Musawwir said the work at RLC is "some of the best" he's ever seen.
"It's always a privilege and honor to stand before anyone and discuss the arts, because artists show a lot of potential to solve the problems of the world by being creative," said Abdul-Musawwir. "I've travelled around the world, and some of the art I've seen at this particular college is some of the best art I've seen. I hope everyone who sees this exhibit will continue to support the arts and notice all the talent we have in Southern Illinois. Art is the foundation of everything that exists. You young people are the voice of tomorrow - so let your voice be heard."
Other Art Show winners included First Place in 2D to Tracey Webb (Ewing); Second Place in 2D to Allen H. Evans (Pinckneyville); Third Place in 2D to Leigha Yeager (Tamaroa); First Place in 3D to Logan Tharp (Norris City); Second Place in 3D to Brooke Robertson (Christopher); Third Place in 3D to Leigha Yeager (Tamaroa); the Adam Lee Lorance Memorial Art Scholarship to Kaitlin Cardona-Lemire (Zeigler); Instructors Choice Awards to Danny Adams (Ina) and Bobby Harris (Zeigler); and Honorable Mentions to Danny Adams (Ina), Jessica Baird (Bluford), Hannah Brannan (Thompsonville), Keri Hartleb (Mulkeytown), Kathy Likens (Bonnie), Toddanisha Norris (Troy, Ohio), Adrian Rice (Mulkeytown), Chelsea Sprinkle (Kell), and Ashley Zinzilieta (Benton).
