The LLCC Choir, under the direction of Sue Hamilton, adjunct instructor of music, performed Feb. 3 in the Illinois State Senate Chambers at the State Capitol for the ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th amendment. See a video clip of the choir performing HERE.

The James S. Murray Gallery presents “Shift,” an exhibit featuring local artist Bernie White-Hatcher’s evolving style, Feb. 9-March 5. The exhibit is open weekdays, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Bernie White-Hatcher of Springfield has lived in Illinois since 1960. Along with an ongoing pursuit of painting, she worked as a draftsman and drafting supervisor for the Bell system, a graphic designer and manager of graphics and illustration at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, and as part-time adjunct faculty at LLCC. She holds a B.A. in communications and an M.A. in arts management from the University of Illinois-Springfield. Now retired, White-Hatcher concentrates on painting.

“Shift” offers the unique opportunity to witness a sort of retrospective in transitions of one artist’s career over a period of time. White-Hatcher states, “As we age, most of us change and so does our perspective on life. How we ‘see’ things affects what we do, what we produce. As an artist, it has become evident in my work over time. The traditional landscapes I had painted began to evolve in past years, and a new look gradually emerged. Horizontal landscapes – half sky, half land – gave way to ’scapes viewed from a hill or mound. Those transitioned to aerial views, as if viewed from an airplane. The new paintings, still of land and nature, are more abstract, though in some, buildings and objects are definable.”