CHESTER and MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – Fanciful, realistic, eye-catching, multi-dimensional and creative – these are just a few ways to describe the wide array of art on display for the 2016 John Tyler Community College Juried Student Art Show. The show, made up of nearly 100 pieces in a variety of mediums, showcases the talents and skills of Tyler’s art students. “The quality of artwork in this exhibition showcases why our students enjoy such a high level of success transferring into four-year visual art programs and even directly into art-related professions,” says Colin Ferguson, professor of art at the College.
This year’s exhibit was juried by Pam Turner, an associate professor in the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University and the department chair of Kinetic Imaging. Turner is a multi-media artist who works in experimental animation, and she serves on Tyler’s Visual Arts Advisory Board. Turner announced the winners of this year’s Juried Student Art Show during an opening reception on April 15, 2016. The winners are as follows (zip codes are in parentheses):
Best in Show
Flower Child by Terry Lynn Smith (23834)
Plaza Artists Materials Award
The Man at the Cafe by Jack Hippchen (23060)
Clayworks Supplies Ceramics Award
Circle Cups by Quinton Mason (23111)
Richmond Camera Photography Award
Untitled by Peyton Curry (23112)
JTCC Midlothian Campus Bookstore Award
Adderall Chic by Caleb Green (23235)
Jonathan R. Burnley Graphic Design Award
Mongrel Fitness by Marie Samantha M. Moore (23112)
Karen Gammon Drawing Award
Beaded Back by Joanna Pottle (23060)
J. Wade Ferrell Award
The Place I’d Like to Live by Katrina Tilbury (23831)
Honorable Mentions
Evening Light by Cecile Amos (23947)
April Blooms by April Painter (23231)
Desert Throttle Up by Kimberly Swope (23114)
Wired by Amy Bales (23237)
The community is invited to visit John Tyler Community College to enjoy the 2016 Juried Student Art Show. The exhibit will remain on display through May 6, 2016. It is located at the Midlothian Campus on the second floor of Eliades Hall.
Those interested in taking an art course at John Tyler are invited to explore the College’s class offerings at http://www.jtcc.edu/schedule. Registration for both the summer and fall semesters is currently underway. Visit www.jtcc.edu for more information on how to get started at Tyler.
John Tyler Community College is the fifth largest of the 23 community colleges in Virginia. With campuses in Chester and Midlothian and off-campus classrooms throughout the area, John Tyler offers affordable, quality programs for students who want to earn a degree or certificate, transfer to a four-year college or university, train for the workforce, or switch careers. The College, which served nearly 13,800 students during the 2014-15 academic year, offers 20 associate degrees, six certificates, and 38 career studies certificates. The institution also serves more than 13,000 non-credit trainees and over 1,000 companies and government agencies annually through the Community College Workforce Alliance.
