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11 Artist Recieve Awards Acknowledging Their Semester Art Projects

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A live band filled every corner of the art gallery courtyard with soothing Jazz music, as a crowd of 150 people including faculty, students and parents, attended the 2011 Annual Student Exhibition at Pierce College.

The exhibit is on display in the Piece Collge Art Gallery and will run until Tuesday May 24.

The gallery is free to all and is opened from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Students were awarded at the gallery opening night Tuesday May 3.

A total of 85 pieces were submitted, not including multimedia, and awards were narrowed down to 11 winners including Best of Show, 1st through 3rd place winners and Honorable Mentions.

The student work was displayed all around the courtyard, allowing spectators to get a good look at each piece.

Marking the end of the school year, students from all level of art classes were given the opportunity to submit entries ranging in categories such as ceramics, portraits, sculptures as well as multimedia.

“Without the Associated Student Organization (ASO) , this exhibition would not be possible” said Pierce College Gallery Director and Assistant Professor of Art, Monika Del Bosque.

A grant from the ASO and the Foundation for Pierce College helped bring the exhibition to life.

Fine Arts major, Faranak Amirrkhiz, won 1st place with her piece called “Portrait”, a drawing inspired by her mother in law who she said is her favorite person to draw.

“I’m really happy,” said Amirkhiz. “ I love drawing and painting and everything about art excites me”.

Using another form of expression, student Klara-Monica Siclovan, achieved third place with her multimedia piece “ Schools: A War Aftermath”.

“It’s a campaign...Save the Children Organization, which focuses on situations of children education and areas of warfare,” said Siclovan. “I feel great, I’m honored and really thankful”.