April 15, 2024, Garden City, NY – The 2024 Art Student Exhibition is on display at the Plaza Art Gallery at Nassau Community College until May 10, 2024. The exhibition features the work of 40 NCC student artists and includes animations, photography, ceramics, as well as illustrations, oil paintings, digital art, etchings, graphite drawings, and India ink pieces. The diverse collection of 67 artworks selected for the annual exhibit provides a glimpse into the wide range of offerings from the NCC Art Department.
Art Department Professors Claudia Cage, Christine Lawrence, Izolda Maksym, Bill Shillalies and Robert Toedter judged the competition, as did Justina Colon and Joseph Gioia from the Gallery. Additional support was provided by Art Professor Nathan Wasserbauer.
A total of 15 awards were given, including two Awards of Excellence, to Aylin Calderon Mejia for Mobile Pet Grooming Spa Website (Adobe Illustrator) and Pedro López for Subjective Beauty (ceramic).
The Art Department at NCC encourages students to explore personal expression, strong individual vision, craftsmanship, and the development of professional practice. Students can study animation, ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and more. The student’s accomplishments are celebrated during the spring semester through the adjudicated student exhibition at the Plaza Art Gallery.
The Student Exhibition runs at the Plaza Art Gallery until May 10, 2024. The Gallery is situated in the center of campus on the plaza level of the Tower and is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact gallery@ncc.edu or call (516) 572-9699.
Media Contact: Gail Mattimore | gail.mattimore@ncc.edu | (516) 572-9634
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Nassau Community College, a campus of the State University of New York, provides a
comprehensive public college experience designed to transform lives through higher
education. Serving 17,000 full-time, part-time and continuing education students,
NCC offers more than 80 programs that lead to an associate’s degree or certificate.
Through on-campus and online offerings, the College educates local and international
students, and boasts 168,000 alumni. Situated on 225 acres in Garden City, Long Island,
the college grounds reside in historic Nassau County, one of the most desirable locations
to live in the United States and an epicenter for business and careers. Since 1959,
NCC has earned a nationwide reputation for academic excellence, affordability, and
ease of transferability to four-year schools.