2024 High School Art & Design Scholarship Exhibition

2024 High School Art & Design Scholarship ExhibitionUniversity of St. Francis Art Gallery25 E. Van Buren StreetJoliet, IL 60432 Dates: January 5, 2024, through January 26, 2024.Public Reception and Portfolio Reviews: Saturday, January 13, 2024, noon to 3 p.m. 2024 High School Art & Design Scholarship Exhibition, University of St. Francis ...
February 1, 2024
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Zachary Weber – Porcelain to Spray Paint Concoctions

The transition from traditional art studies to establishing a career as a young artist is piled high with obstacles. There is need to establish a rhythm for advancing one's investigations, the managing of connections to a growing art world network, and many unforeseen occurrences. At inception, Zachary Weber appears ...
September 22, 2023
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Jill Birschbach – Secrets of Interior Worlds

Throughout lengthy artistic careers by any serious artist there is experimentation. This can be accomplished via a deeper dive into a medium long worked with, analysis of ideas and theories, or exploring new materials and techniques. Jill Birschbach was trained as a photographer and has worked in the photography ...
February 18, 2023
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Olivia Zubko – Lifecycles of Objects & Belongings

In this post-pandemic period there are those who located the relevance of family, the importance of (often overlooked) quotidian art approaches, and how to stay busy. Olivia Zubko is one such artist. What is even more appealing is how, in youth, she is expanding dialogues in contemporary ceramics. This ...
August 13, 2022
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Nic Eckmayer – Perfect Imperfections in Stoneware

Nic Eckmayer explores a marginally tapped area of beauty through ceramics and sculpture in a process that is informed by eastern arts, natural materials, and a controlled level of chance. The artworks straddle utilitarian and fine arts strategies to produce imperfect, yet visually provocative, tactile objects. This week The ...
March 7, 2021
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