An array of art from the annual 好色先生 Juried Community Art Exhibition will be on display through July 31 in the Fine and Performing Arts Center鈥檚 (FPAC) Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery and atrium, 9000 W. College Parkway in Palos Hills.
Photos, paintings, drawings and works from artists in the community were judged by Jacob Boglio, a painter and sculptor who is a teaching artist at Art on Sedgwick and an adjunct instructor of sculpture at Trinity Christian College. The following awards were presented during a reception on June 1:
First place 鈥� Peter Bosy, of Orland Park, for graphite on paper, 鈥淐elebrate鈥�
Second place 鈥� Kristine Christensen, of Oak Forest, for metal, 鈥淪pillover鈥�
Third place 鈥� Carl Tocwish, of Hometown, for marker and pastel, 鈥淒owntown Chicago鈥�
Honorable mention 鈥� Dijon Barrett, of Blue Island, for mixed media sculpture and paint, 鈥淐alder鈥檚 Flamingo鈥�
Honorable mention 鈥� Carol Melnyk, of Indian Head Park, for oil and acrylic on canvas, 鈥淭ape Wants to be Art鈥�
Honorable mention 鈥� Jane Erlandson, of Gilberts, for mixed media, 鈥淩eserved鈥�
The gallery is open Mon. through Thurs., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets to FPAC shows, visit or call (708) 974-5500.
For news media inquiries, contact Maura Vizza, Moraine Valley communications specialist and sports information coordinator, at (708) 974-5742 or Vizzam@morainevalley.edu.
