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Showcasing student art
BY IAN VAN ORDEN
Held once a year, Clackamas Community
College’ s student art show h igh ligh ts
creations from various students in the
art department. No matter their medium,
each student is given the opportunity to
submit work to potentially be displayed
for all to see.
This year, the exhibit opened in the
A lexan d er G allery o f th e N iem eyer
building on M ay 16. A lm o st all o f the
subm itted w ork w ill be displayed in
the gallery, w ith o nly a h an d fu l o f
additional pieces being placed in the
school’ s art departm ent. According to
Kate Simmons, the gallery director, many
different artistic mediums will be present,
including painting, sculpture, drawings,
ceramics, jewelry and photography.
T he g a lle ry also o ffe r s un iq u e
experiences for the sch o ol’ s gallery
management class. The event is, in part,
organized by the students of thé class,
allowing them a real-world opportunity
to use the information they have learned
so far.
“ It’s a great opportunity for students to
start spearheading their professional art
career if they are interested in that,” said
Simmons. “ Participating in the Alexander
Gallery is contributing in the development
of their artist resum e?’
The students involved also seem to
appreciate the opportunity.
“1 really enjoy p articipating in the
student art show,” said Reny Simon, one
of the student artists participating in the
show. “ This is my second year submitting
work into it. I love seeing all the work that
students have submitted. I have three big
paintings in the show this year. ”
Steve M ysinger, a sculptor, said, “ I
think the art show offers a chance for
fellow artists to share their art and give
the public, as well as other students, a
chance to see the quality o f education
arid passing o f information provided by
talented creative students.”
He also praised the college’ s art staff,
statin g th at he believes they o ffer a
positive influence on upconiing artists.
H is su b m issio n s th is year in clud e
“ H unting Osprey,” “ Generations” and
“ Hands holding the Tree of L ife.”
Ori the art show’ s opening day, Derek
Franklin, an assistant art professor and
the program director for art at Marylhurst
The exhibit, available for viewing until
June 8 in the Alexander Gallery of the
Niemeyer building, showcases student
work created within the last year.
U n iversity, was invited to judge the
artwork. Prizes, in the form of gift cards
to an art store of their choice, were given
to the artists of the winning pieces and a
forum was held that allowed the artists
to discuss the professor’ s process in
selecting the pieces.
The A rt Show w ill be available for
viewing through June 8. Anyone interested
in the arts are encouraged to come and
view the striking artwork created by the
students.
LEE HUTCHISON ART EXCELLENCE AWARDS
First place in this year’s art show went to
Dianne Storrs for her “ Twisted Sister.”
Second place w ent to W arren ‘ Reny’
Simon for “ Demolish Zoo.” Third place
went to Weston Warner’ s “ Verte C afé.”
In addition to the general awards^
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there were also awards given to specific
mediums. These included Briana Irwin’ s
“ Restlessness” for painting, Guillermo
Castaned a’ s “ U n titled ” fo r ceram ics,
Blake Trone’ s “ U n titled ‘ m ask ’ ” for
scu lp tu re, Tony A llenes “ D efen ded
M o u n tain ” for jew elry/m etals, Tena
B en ed ict’ s “ C au g h t in a W eb ” for
drawing, Kristi Date’s “ Mikado Maze” for
animation, Robin Nenow’s “ Rapunzel” for
digital graphics, Nicole Kruger’ s “ Folded”
for photography, M ike Britt’ s “ Sportz
Boyz” for film , Kami Shattuck’ s “ Light
Red” for watercolor, and Madeline Ford’s
“ Cloudline” for printm aking. Several
pieces also recieved honorable mentions.
Congratulations to a ll o f this year’ s
winning pieces!