Make time today to stop by and view the latest exhibit at the Trutter Museum. You can still be one of the first 50 visitors to receive a gift certificate good for two free cookies at LLCC’s Bistro Verde! (A $3 minimum purchase at Bistro Verde is required to use gift certificate.)

The current exhibit, “Inspired,” features the work of LLCC faculty and staff created for the On My Own Time art program.  Thirteen entries received first place ribbons, and four of those went on to earn first place awards in the recent citywide exhibit.

The Trutter Museum’s formal hours are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by calling 786-2217. Cookie certificates may be redeemed any Tuesday or Thursday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. through Nov. 16.

The first 50 visitors to stop by and view the latest exhibit at the Trutter Museum today or tomorrow will receive a gift certificate good for two free cookies at LLCC’s Bistro Verde! (A $3 minimum purchase at Bistro Verde is required to use gift certificate.)

The current exhibit, “Inspired,” features the work of LLCC faculty and staff created for the On My Own Time art program.  Thirteen entries received first place ribbons, and four of those went on to earn first place awards in the recent citywide exhibit.

The Trutter Museum’s formal hours are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by calling 786-2217. Cookie certificates may be redeemed any Tuesday or Thursday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. through Nov. 16.

Hope to see you soon!

The LLCC community is invited to the opening reception for “Inspired – ‘On My Own Time’ artwork created by LLCC faculty, staff and friends” Thursday, Sept. 21 from 4-6 p.m. at the Trutter Museum. This diverse exhibit features 38 pieces of artwork ranging from delicate jewelry to handcrafted furniture. Refreshments and light hors d’oeuvres will be served.

OMOT is a program of the Springfield Area Arts Council offering individuals the opportunity to display original art created outside the office. The Trutter Museum is proud to present this one-of-a-kind display celebrating LLCC’s own, as well as the creativity of Phil Trutter who had a lifelong love affair with art.

Misty Hagstrom, 786.2466, misty.hagstrom@llcc.edu
Judy Jozaitis, 786.2420, judy.jozaitis@llcc.edu
Janet Semanik, 786.2217, janet.semanik@llcc.edu

LLCC faculty and staff are invited to stop by the Trutter Museum Thursday between Noon and 2 p.m. for coffee and cookies, and to visit the new exhibit, “Trutter:  Black and White.”  The exhibit features black and white photographs of Phil Trutter’s architecture, which include local schools, Capital Airport and the Municipal Center.  Black and white artifacts from the Trutter collection are also featured.  More at http://llccfoundation.org/trutter-museum.

The museum always welcomes students and classes interested history, anthropology, art history, architecture or museum studies among others.  Some of the items from the 100+ countries the Trutters visited may also be brought to classrooms for faculty to include in lectures.  For more information, contact Janet at 6-2217.

LLCC’s in-house OMOT exhibit will be Fri., Oct. 14-26 in Menard Hall, Student Services Atrium. The opening reception will be Friday, Oct. 14, 3-4:30. Light refreshments will be served.

Be sure to stop by the exhibit and vote for your favorite piece for LLCC’s People’s Choice award.  The winning artist will receive a $50 Visa gift card courtesy of the Trutter Museum. Voting will conclude at the end of the in-house exhibit.

Springfield Area Arts Council’s OMOT program provides an opportunity for LLCC employees to display original art that has been created outside the office. Judges for the city-wide exhibit will be provided by the Springfield Area Arts Council during Oct. 17-21. The first place awards from each in-house exhibit will be displayed in the city-wide exhibit at the Springfield Art Association (SAA), 700 North Fourth Street, from December 2-21. The city-wide awards, as well as the best of show award will be announced at a reception at the SAA for all OMOT participants to be held on December 6, from 6-8 p.m.

Contact Misty Hagstrom at 786.2466 or misty.hagstrom@llcc.edu with questions.

The Philip and Mary Kathryn Trutter Museum at LLCC is celebrating the opening of a new exhibit, “Trutter: Black and White,” today, Sept. 30. The opening reception is being held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Trutter Center on the Springfield campus. The public is invited.   Also, a display in the LLCC Library opened today featuring artwork of the late Lillian Scalzo recently donated to the Trutter Museum.

“Trutter: Black and White” is the seventh exhibit in the museum and is being sponsored by Frye-Williamson Press, Inc. This exhibit will feature photographs of Springfield landmarks designed by Philip Trutter and his associates during his career as an architect, as well as black and white artifacts collected by the Trutters during their worldwide travels.

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