Congratulations to several LLCC artists honored with awards Tuesday evening at the city-wide On My Own Time art exhibit. This year, 115 OMOT artists submitted 247 entries at 12 in-house exhibits in the Springfield area. LLCC employees were awarded 10 ribbons at the city-wide exhibit on display through Monday, Oct. 30 at the Springfield Art Association, 700 N. 4th St. The LLCC winners are:
Painting
Second Place – Greg Walbert, “The Carillon”
Honorable Mention – Judy Jozaitis, “Vilija in the Garden”
Drawing
First Place – Greg Walbert, “The Candidate”
Honorable Mention – Greg Walbert, “Jefferson-5 Cents Worth”
Mixed Media
First Place – Jan Szoke, “Urban Tulip Garden”
Photography
First Place – Esteban Cruz, “Dabbing in Style”
Honorable Mention – Tricia Kujawa, “Table with a View?”
Jewelry
First Place – Tricia Hardway, “XOC”
Other
Second Place: Ryan Roberts, “Talking It Over”
Third Place – Gary L. Wendt, “Wine Cabinet”
Participation Awards
Deanna Blackwell, “A boy will learn the way of the warrior”
Misty Hagstrom, “Reel Time”
The Springfield Area Arts Council sponsors OMOT. The purpose is to help local businesses, agencies, educational and medical institutions identify and celebrate the artistic talents of people they employ.
Congratulations to all of the talented LLCC colleagues participating in this year’s exhibits! The LLCC artwork from the city-wide exhibit will be returned to the “Inspired” exhibit in the LLCC Trutter Museum, where it will continue to be on display through Dec. 7.
Misty Hagstrom, 786-2466, misty.hagstrom@llcc.edu
Judy Jozaitis, 786-2420, judy.jozaitis@llcc.edu
Janet Semanik, 786-2217, janet.semanik@llcc.edu