Parkland College Art Students Awarded in NIU Art Exhibition

Parkland students chosen for NIU Community College Art Exhibition

Several Parkland College Art and Design students were accepted into the 2021 NIU Community College Student Juried Virtual Exhibition.

The works are on display in a virtual gallery hosted by Northern Illinois University from April 2–May 7. Participating Parkland students are:

• Jane Liao, Champaign

• Alexa Harmon, Champaign

• Kathryn Lahr, Urbana

• Lauren Babcock, Urbana

• Jori Basset, Bradley

• Katy Geurts, Loda

• Grant Siegmund, St. Joseph

Six students received awards at the virtual awards ceremony and reception held on April 17. Two placed and five earned honorable mentions:

• Alexa Harmon, 1st place and Honorable Mention in Ceramics

• Lauren Babcock, 2nd place and Honorable Mention in Ceramics

• Jori Basset, Honorable Mention in Digital Art

• Katy Geurts, Honorable Mention in Ceramics

• Grant Siegmund, Honorable Mention in Ceramics

This annual juried exhibiton celebrates the creative work of young artists in community colleges within Illinois. Only artwork completed after January 1, 2019 was eligible.

[image from left, top row: Basset, Harmon; bottom row: Babcock, Geurts, Siegmund]