Lane Students at All-City Art Show

Some of this year’s best sculptures by Lane students will be exhibited at an IIT gallery in April and May. Please join us for opening night from 4-7pm, Monday, April 13th at Hermann Hall Conference Center – 3241 S. Federal Street. The following students will have their work on display and won medals for their outstanding achievements in ceramics, sculpture, and design objects: MaryCate Banaszkiewicz – silver medal, Barbara Boksa – silver medal, Amy Chemeleck – silver medal, Emina Mahmutovic – 2 silver medals, Kayla Marty – silver portfolio medal, Inela Masic – silver medal, Patrick O’Carroll 2 gold medals, Odette Ramirez – silver portfolio medal, Geri Raymundo – gold medal, Maria Rusnaczyk – gold medal, Kelly Segarra – 3 gold medals & 1 silver medal, Nermana Smajlovic – gold medal, Arielle Trinidad – 2 gold medals, Jazmin Villegas – gold medal, & Sarah Whitehouse – silver medal.

Lane Alum Tara O'Hara at BFA Show

This week and next you can see the work of current BFA graduates from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, including tens of graceful ceramic bottles created by Lane '05 graduate Tara O'Hara, who has been studying ceramics and art at SAIC for the past four years. Her work is shown among over two hundred other graduates working in a variety of media. The show is open until April 3rd, and located at 37 S. State Street, downtown. It is on the 7th Floor and open from 11am-6pm, Tuesday-Saturday. Congratulations, Tara. Your work is amazing and we are so proud of you!!!

Snow Days 2009

A couple weeks ago, two groups of Lane art students finished creating impressive six foot sculptures made from snow as part of the first ever "Snow Days Chicago" event. On the corner of Michigan and Balbo in downtown Chicago (where the sculptures have slowly been melting), the teams carved out their designs in sub-freezing temperatures. They did a fantastic job. Check out the pictures by clicking on the heading "Snow Days" above. One team, including Patrick O'Carroll (captain), Drea Gonzalez, Sara Mitchell, Juline Planthabar, & Arielle Trinidad, carved a roaring lion from the block of frozen snow. The other team, including Kayla Marty (captain), Maria Curiel, Odette Ramirez, Kelly Segarra, and Nermana Smajlovic, sculpted an upside-down head being held there by a hand. On our first day of sculpting, it was warm & rainy, so we went to the Spertus Museum and the Art Institute for the day. Then these dedicated students sculpted all day on Lincoln's Day, then came back the next night to work until past midnight, when the temperatures were cold enough to do detail work. We met a lot of great professional sculptors at the event and it was one of the best experiences ever. Much thanks to Anne Hickey from the Mayor's Office, and Nancy Cortes from the Office of Art Education at CPS, for inviting us to participate in this awesome event. It was SO much fun!!! I hope they do it again next year!