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The Giertz Gallery at Parkland College is a teaching gallery which strives to serve the educational and cultural needs of a diverse audience.

The Giertz Gallery at Parkland College will be closed Monday, September 2, for Labor Day.

08/25/2026

Our Annual Art & Design Faculty Exhibition continues this week in the Gallery! This week, we are featuring the work of Josh Schutz, one of the Faculty members participating in this year's exhibition. Schutz’s work explores the intersection of furniture, functional objects, sculpture, and q***r identity. He creates objects that blur the boundaries between utility and sculpture, questioning how design can embody cultural values, curiosity, and play. Describing his approach to creating this body of work, Schutz wrote in his artist statement that he is “interested in objects that appear familiar before revealing something unexpected: a table that is also an inverted vase, or a scarf rack that can hold only a single delicate fashionable scarf. These moments are not meant to frustrate function, but to reward curiosity and encourage deeper engagement.”

For more information on the exhibition, sign up for our emails at parkland.edu/gallerymail

Images:
Josh Schutz, Courtesy, 18 x 9 x 8 inches, Stoneware, 2026, $450
Josh Schutz, Interference, 10 x 7 x 3.5 inches, Stoneware, glaze, ink, 2026, $450
Josh Schutz, Fable, 20 x 18 x 18 inches, Porcelain, wood, fringe, 2026, NFS

08/19/2026

The Giertz Gallery at Parkland College proudly presents the 2026 Art and Design Faculty Exhibition, which opened this Monday, August 17. We hope to see you at our public reception this Thursday, August 20, from 5:30–7 pm! At 6:15 pm, Matthew Watt, who teaches Drawing and Painting, will give a gallery talk. The event is free and open to all, whether you are a student at Parkland, an artist, or a member of the community.

Fall hours in our space are Monday–Wednesday, 10 am to 5 pm, Thursday, 10 am to 7 pm, and Saturday, noon to 3 pm. The 2026 Art and Design Faculty Exhibition will be on view until Saturday, September 26. For more information, sign up for our emails at parkland.edu/gallerymail

08/17/2026

Our first exhibition of the semester begins today: the highly anticipated annual Art & Design Faculty Exhibition! But before we move ahead, we would like to look back on our summer Illinois All-State Exhibition and extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us for the closing reception on July 24! It was wonderful to connect with so many artists and community members throughout the exhibition. We'd also like to thank the artists for participating, and we look forward to working with them in the future.

The Faculty Exhibition is on view until September 26, and an opening reception will be held this Thursday, August 20, from 5:30 to 7 pm. We hope to see you there!

For more information on upcoming events, sign up for our emails at parkland.edu/gallerymail

07/23/2026

This is the last day to see the Illinois All-State Juried Art Exhibition in the Gallery! Today is our final feature of the artists' works in the exhibition. To see the art in person before the show closes, please join us tonight, Thursday, July 23, for the exhibition's closing reception. The event will run from 5:30 to 7 pm, with juror Misa Jeffereis present to give final remarks. For more information on the event, sign up for our emails at parkland.edu/gallerymail. We hope to see you there!

Featured Artists:
Jenny Chernansky, Penelope's Labor, Mixed media ink jet photo transfer and string on wood
panel, 24 x 24 x .5 inches, 2024
Donald K Lake, Ground Floor, McLouth Steel, Transparent watercolor on paper, 20 x 27, 2025
Michael Aldag, Quiet Bell, Photographic print on paper, 18.5 x 26.5 inches, 2025
Carolyn Knox, Megwetch Sacred Indigena, digital print created from paper clay, oil paint, acrylic painting of 1833 Urbana, h**p board, big blue stem, 8 x 10 inches, 2025
Samuel Herndon, Contrast, Silver gelatin print, 8 x 10 inches, 2025
Maria Kunigk, Who had a Rubber Tree Knows Forever, Plaster, oil stick, acrylic, sewing threads on canvas, 37.5 x 26 inches, 2025
Natalie Troyer, Mr. Mean in 100% Cashmere, Giclee print on archival paper, 30 x 20 inches, 2025

07/21/2026

This is the last week to see the Illinois All-State Juried Art Exhibition in the Gallery! Eight of the artists' works in the exhibition are featured in today's post. The exhibition will close after Thursday, July 23. We will be holding a closing reception on Thursday, July 23. The event will run from 5:30 to 7 pm, with juror Misa Jeffereis present to give final remarks on the exhibition. We hope to see you there!

Featured Artists:
Yvette Kaiser Smith, Adaptable Architecture, 1/4" industrial wool felt, 1/8" designer wool felt, needle felted Croatian wool, Sashiko thread, graphite, grommets, 26 x 26 x 1 inches, 2025
Dan Swanson, Underwater Breathing Apparatus, XPS, polyethylene and oil on canvas, 20 x 20 x 2.5 inches, 2024
Amy Lozar, Haven, Cast glass and encaustic, 10 x 10 inches, 2026
Maria Macko, It Was Supposed to Work, Cyanotype, 32 x 24 inches, 2026
Sarah Anderson, No Outlet, Archival pigment print, 13 x 20 inches, 2026
Jerry Bleem, Explications [pas], paper shopping bag, paint samples, paper, thread; 14 page artist book, 10 x 11.5 (open), 2025
Michael Thomas, Culture Care - Restoration from the Culture Wars, Oil on canvas, 30 x 36, 2026
Mafe Cruz, Echoes Within, Film photography, 9 x 6 inches, 2023

For more information, sign up for our emails at parkland.edu/gallerymail

07/16/2026

The Illinois All-State Juried Art Exhibition continues in the Gallery this week! Today, we are featuring photos of some of the participating artists who attended the reception on Thursday, June 11th, for the reception. Artists, students, and community members can join us again in the Gallery on Thursday, July 23, from 5:30 to 7 pm, for a closing reception, during which juror Misa Jeffereis will give remarks on the exhibition. We hope to see you there!

For more information, sign up for our emails at parkland.edu/gallerymail

07/14/2026

The Illinois All-State Juried Art Exhibition continues this week in the Gallery! In today’s post, we are featuring some of the works in the exhibition. There are just two weeks left to view the show, which closes after July 23. We will be holding a closing reception on the last day of the exhibition, Thursday, July 23. The event will run from 5:30 to 7 pm, with juror Misa Jeffereis present to give final remarks on the exhibition. For more information, sign up for our emails at parkland.edu/gallerymail

Featured Artists:
April Behnke, Primary Play, Flashe and acrylic on canvas, 20 x 20 inches, 2024
Viktoria Ford, Spine, Porcelain, black velvet underglaze, 30 x 6 x6 inches, 2025
Diane DeLeonardo, The Barn, Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, 2026
Paula McCarty, Under a Pink Moon, Oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches, 2026
Teron (TeJay) Bowman, Burnout, Mixed media, 42 x 36 inches, 2025
Jeff Evans, No Trespassing, Archival inkjet print, 11 x 14 inches, 2025
Stacey Gross, Melting ICE, cyanotype on fabric, 8 x 8 inches, 2026
Ellie Henderson, Installation view of The Tools That Teach, Ceramic clay, 8 x 11 x 4 inches, 2026

07/07/2026

The Illinois All-State Juried Art Exhibition continues this week in the Gallery! The exhibition will be on view until July 23. In today’s post, we are featuring images of several artists' works in the exhibition! Giertz Gallery will be open this week, Monday through Wednesday, from 10 am to 5 pm, and Thursday from 10 am to 7 pm. During the summer, we are closed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. For more information about the show, sign up for our emails at parkland.edu/gallerymail

Featured Artists:
Rosalyn Schwartz, Broken Still Life, Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches, 2024
Mel Watkin, Birdland: Crow, Drawing on collaged security paper, 31 x 38 inches, 2025
Ruth Lantz, The Wood that Remains, Acrylic and Flashe on canvas over panel, 14 x 11 inches, 2026
Charissa Lansing, Final Days (from the portfolio- Remembering Mom), Inkjet print on archival paper, 5 x 4 inches, 2026
Gary Beaumont, Blue Ice Planet, Porcelain clay with mutiple glaze firings and multi-media highlights, 21 diameter x 3 inches depth, 2026
Annika Keckhaver, Alligator, Ink, acrylic, and kozo paper on a canvas made from linen pants, 12 x 18, 2024
John Odum, Rebuilt Shadow, Paint on wood, 27.5 x 27.5 x 4.5 inches, 2025

06/30/2026

The Illinois All-State Juried Art Exhibition continues this week in the Gallery! Please keep in mind that we will be closed on Thursday, July 2, in observance of Independence Day. After this short closure, the exhibition will be on view in the Gallery until July 23. In today’s post, we are featuring images of eight of the artists' works in the exhibition, which showcases artists working in Illinois.

Featured Artists:
Rajee Aryal, SOS, Acrylic and archival latex print on organza and canvas, 20 x 20 inches, 2025
Adrienne Elyse Meyers, Flickers, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 28 x 24 inches, 2025
Sarah Eckstine, Symptomatic, Archival inkject print from large format negative, 32 x 26 inches, 2024
Sherri Denault, A Tethered Rhythm, Amate paper, encaustic, jute twine, painted cheesecloth, paper cordage, wood beads and a stone, 36 x 34 inches, 2024
Francesca Bertani, Carrie, Oil on canvas, 10 x 15 inches, 2025
Christopher Hiltz, PORERA, Archival digital print, 24 x 36, 2025
Grant Thomas, 13. jacob's ladder, Ink and marker on paper, 11 x 6.75, 2025
Taylor Pasquale, Country Views, Stoneware, Slips, Glaze, 7 x 6 x 4 inches, 2025

For more information about the show, sign up for our emails at parkland.edu/gallerymail

06/23/2026

Today, we would like to thank everyone who stopped by the Gallery for the reception of the Illinois All-State Juried Art Exhibition on Thursday, June 11th! We appreciate everyone’s interest in the work on display and hope that the exhibition not only reflects the strength of the Illinois artistic community but also further inspires more creative work in our state. If you didn’t get a chance to join us at the reception or would like to take a second look at the work, stop by the Gallery this week during our open hours!

For more information on our programming, sign up for our emails at parkland.edu/gallerymail

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2400 W Bradley Avenue
Champaign, IL
61821

Telephone

+12173512485

Website

http://www.parkland.edu/gallery

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