番茄社区 University students and faculty had art pieces featured into the prestigious 28th Annual Mary S. Oakley and Lee Lindsay Artist Showcase at the Quincy Art Center in Quincy, Illinois.

HLGU students Faith Barrowclough, Amanda Finnerty, Emily Woodhurst, and Zach Woodhurst each had art featured in the show last weekend. HLGU Marketing Coordinator and Graphic Design Instructor Todd Damotte also had a piece featured.

“It was an honor for all of these students to have artwork accepted into their very first art show,” said HLGU Assistant Art Professor and Art Department Chair Tammy Emerson. “I am so proud, as they are not only wonderful artists, but amazing people in Christ as well.”

Faith Barrowclough’s acrylic piece is called In the Grove. Amanda Finnerty submitted a piece called New Life, drawn in pencil. Emily Woodhurst had two pieces: a colored pencil piece titled Myths and Legends and a mixed media piece called Spies. Zach Woodhurst featured a graphite and charcoal piece called Capturing a Moonlit Sunflower. Finally, Mr. Damotte’s mixed media piece is called Tree of Life.

These six pieces were among only 100 selected works of art from the local area to be featured in this show.

The art will be on display at the Quincy Art Center at 1515 Jersey St. in Quincy, IL until Saturday, January 7. The Art Center exhibits are free and open to the public Wednesday鈥擲aturday from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

The exhibit is on display now through October 13. The gallery will be open Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.

Casi Erin Gray, an Illinois native, works as fine artist, graphic designer and art instructor. She believes it is important for people of all ages to have a creative outlet, and is proud to be a part of her local art community.

Inspired by the beauty and details in everyday life, Gray acknowledges that her art will never compare to the magnificence of God’s words, but hopes to portray that everything has a purpose and everyone has a story.

Photographer and videographer Neil Sneed grew up in St. Peters, MO, and found he had an eye for photography in high school when he would borrow his mom鈥檚 digital camera and get creative with the photos he took. He then bought his first camera, a used, early-model Canon Rebel, and he began to see improvement in his skill.

Sneed graduated from HLGU in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Arts and an emphasis in broadcast journalism. While at HLGU, he was afforded an opportunity to work with the International Mission Board in South Africa for a semester. He and other teammates would travel across Africa capturing the lives of other missionaries on video. It was this real-world experience, along with some of the hands-on teaching of his instructors, that challenged and developed Sneed鈥檚 videography gift.

鈥淕od gave me a talent and I love being able to use it. I love telling people鈥檚 stories, and I can do that through video and photos,鈥� Sneed said.

Today, Sneed works as a promotions producer for KHQA and runs his own photo and video business. His video work with the Hannibal Police Department and HEET Initiative (Heroine Enforcement Education Treatment) has been played throughout Missouri schools and in communities in the tri-state area. For more examples of his work, visit neilsneedphotovideo.com.

For more information on the exhibit, contact Michael Chlebanowski, art department chair, at 573-629-3176 or via email at mchlebanowski@hlg.edu.

by Rebecca Sneed ’12

Eleven faculty will present various visual art presentations and a variety of music genres ranging from the Baroque to the Modern Eras.

Some titles being presented are Dvorak鈥檚 Biblical Songs, sung by Lori Scott; Una Furtiva Lagrima by Donizetti, sung by new faculty member Benjamin Kendall; Deep River sung by Nathan Hammock; Animal Ditties performed by John Francis and Jane Griffen; Meditation by Glazounoff, performed on violin by John D. Ferguson; and Two Catalan Carols, a vocal/guitar piece by Catherine Kelso.

Accompaniment for the musical pieces will be performed by Mrs. Janet Ferguson, Miss Angela Smith, and Mr. Ben Kendall.

Visual art presentations by Michael Chlebanowski and Rachel Bierly will be interspersed within the program. The Hagerman Art Gallery will also be open for further viewing of faculty art.

by Rebecca Sneed ’12

The artwork of HLGU seniors Sierra Roth and Kyla Swanson will be on display April 16-20.

First generation artists are sisters Blanche Porter Mudd, Beulah Porter Dixon, Opal Porter Foster, and Lucille Porter Cates. Second generation artists are Nancy Mudd Beckner and Martha Mudd Adrian, and third generation artists are Linda Mudd Hinds, Marybeth Mudd Baudendistal, and Becky Beckner Sims.

A wide range of art forms will be featured including oils, acrylics, pastels, watercolor, quilting, china paining, and poetry.

For more information on the exhibit, contact Michael Chlebanowski, associate professor of art, at 573-629-3176, or via email at mchlebanowski@hlg.edu.

Story by Rebecca Sneed