An array of art from the annual Moraine Valley Community College Juried Community Art Exhibition will be on display through July 31 in the Fine and Performing Arts Center’s (FPAC) Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery and atrium, 9000 W. College Parkway in Palos Hills.
Photos, paintings, drawings and works from artists in the community were judged by Jacob Boglio, a painter and sculptor who is a teaching artist at Art on Sedgwick and an adjunct instructor of sculpture at Trinity Christian College. The following awards were presented during a reception on June 1:
First place – Peter Bosy, of Orland Park, for graphite on paper, “Celebrate”
First place in the Moraine Valley Community College Juried Community Art Exhibition is “Celebrate” by Peter Bosy.
Second place – Kristine Christensen, of Oak Forest, for metal, “Spillover”
Second place in the Moraine Valley Community College Juried Community Art Exhibition is “Spillover” by Kristine Christensen.
Third place – Carl Tocwish, of Hometown, for marker and pastel, “Downtown Chicago”
Third place in the Moraine Valley Community College Juried Community Art Exhibition is “Downtown Chicago” by Carl Tocwish.
Honorable mention – Dijon Barrett, of Blue Island, for mixed media sculpture and paint, “Calder’s Flamingo”
One of three honorable mentions in the Moraine Valley Community College Juried Community Art Exhibition, “Calder’s Flamingo” by Dijon Barrett.
Honorable mention – Carol Melnyk, of Indian Head Park, for oil and acrylic on canvas, “Tape Wants to be Art”
One of three honorable mentions in the Moraine Valley Community College Juried Community Art Exhibition, “Tape Wants to be Art” by Carol Melnyk.
Honorable mention – Jane Erlandson, of Gilberts, for mixed media, “Reserved”
One of three honorable mentions in the Moraine Valley Community College Juried Community Art Exhibition, “Reserved” by Jane Erlandson.
The gallery is open Mon. through Thurs., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets to FPAC shows, visit morainevalley.edu/fpac or call (708) 974-5500.
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