Arts Quincy Magazine

9th Annual
Student
Show &
Sell Open
Through
May 14
JWCC art students pictured include (clockwise) Madison Beck,
Andrew Myers and McCartney Lewis who will showcase work in
the 9th Annual Student Show and Sell.
STUDENT SHOW AND SELL
March 29 - May 14
Heath Center Art Gallery
John Wood Community College
artgallery@jwcc.edu
John Wood Community College’s ninth annual Student
“Show and Sell” Spring Exhibit in the Heath Center Art
Gallery is underway. The display features visual art in various
media by current students.
“The purpose of the exhibit is to showcase the students’ best
artwork and for them to gain experience not only showing
their work, but to gain insight into pricing their work for
the value that has been put into it,” says Jenna Seaborn,
Gallery Curator. “Enthusiasts, collectors and members of the
community are invited to browse the exhibit and purchase
exceptional art by these talented students.”
THE OTHER ROOM
May 21-July 23
Quincy Art Center, 1515 Jersey St.
quincyartcenter.org
Exhibits at the Quincy
Art Center May 21-July
23, “The Other Room,”
curated by Robert
Powell, Independent
Art Contractor and
Artist of St. Louis, MO.
Robert Powell is the
Founder and Executive
Director of Portfolio
Gallery and Education
Center, St. Louis. His
curation of, “The Other
Room,” includes work
by artists Stanwyck
Cromwell, Anthony High,
Ed Johnetta Miller, Dean
Mitchell, Lonnie Powell
and Sandra Smith.
VISUAL ARTS
‘The Other Room’ Exhibits
African American Artists
‘Allegories of time,’ by Stanwyck Cromwell
“I am pleased to present The Other Room at the Quincy Art
Center,” Powell said. “Throughout my thirty-one years of presenting
art in an effort to foster a greater awareness of art created by
African American artists, I have asked exhibit viewers to name five
nationally-known African American visual artists, living or dead
that are as common as Picasso, Warhol, Dali, Koon and Monet.
Most cannot! The exhibit will feature art of artists that mainstream
publications have often overlooked,” he said.
“The Other Room,” features artists who have all received national,
and in some cases, international recognition. This African American
created-art showcases people seeking to tell their stories and
share memories of their journey through this time and space,
according to Powell.
This exhibit will be on display in person at the Quincy Art Center
and online at quincyartcenter.org. Hours are 1-4 pm on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday and by appointment. Call
217-223-5900 for further details.
Some pieces are for sale and students keep the majority
of the proceeds to jump start their art and design careers.
The college does retain a portion of each sale to enhance
the arts education program at JWCC through the JWCC
Foundation. The gallery is planning an award reception for
the artists with a date to be determined. The exhibit is open
through May 14.
For more information about the exhibit or to purchase
artwork, contact Jenna Seaborn, Heath Center Art Gallery
Curator, at artgallery@jwcc.edu or 217-653-3246. The Heath
Center Art Gallery is located on the lower-level of the Paul
Heath Fine Arts Center and is open during normal college
hours. Learn more about the college at jwcc.edu.
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