CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – Parkland College will be holding its annual juried Student Art and Design Exhibition for 2025.

The exhibition will be held in Giertz Gallery at Parkland College from April 14 to May 10. The student body of work include photography, painting, drawing, figure drawing, metals, three-dimensional design, two-dimensional design, color theory, graphic design, and ceramics. Faculty will choose 180 works from over 350 entries for this year’s exhibit. The opening reception will be on Thursday, April 17, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The gallery lounge will include an awards ceremony at 6:15 p.m.

“Our students are people from all walks of life engaging in the experience of creating and perceiving visual art. Some are just beginning to learn a new craft, and others have been at it for a while,” said art faculty member Matthew Watt, “All of them are part of a community that forms in our studio classrooms every semester to reshape their raw experiences into something communicable and engaging. It is an essential part of the art & design program to hold this yearly student exhibition. Students, Faculty and the larger community that attends are always a bit more elevated by it.”

“It introduces them to professional practices they will encounter in their field, such as working with a gallery, preparing their work for exhibition, and engaging in the jurying process – all essential for an emerging artist,” said gallery director Lisa Costello. “This is necessary for resume building and establishing themselves as practicing artists once they graduate in their career program or transfer to a four-year college.”

Spring gallery hours are Monday through Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; and Saturday, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.