Located in Jefferson Lawn.

Join LSA, NCC Slip Club, and NCC Art + Design for a Talavera Tile painting workshop. Tiles are “make and take” and refreshments will be provided.

Featuring NCC student presentations!

Looking to prep for the holiday season and support NCC students at the same time? Then come visit the Holiday Art & Design Sale in the lobby area of the Wentz Science Center.

Wednesday, October 25th 4pm,

Wentz Science Center, Room 101

Marlon Tobias is a New York born multi-disciplinary artist whose work is informed by the historical relationship between the communities he represents and the spaces they’ve inhabited.

Through an archival and ethnographical lens, Marlon explores themes of erasure, the Black, rural southern tradition, the intersections of spirituality, religion, and place, domesticity, and the complexities within a family and community.

https://www.marlontobiasart.com/

WHEN: Professor Shannon will leave from the Naperville Metra Station at 10:15am: return home on your own schedule

IMPORTANT:

• Students should purchase their own Metra tickets

• Bring your NCC Student ID for free admission to the museum

• Professor Shannon will give a gallery talk in the North Sculpture Garden at 1:00 pm and 2:40 pm (optional)

For more infomation visit https://northcentralartanddesign.com/aicuniversitypartners

DUE Date:

September 22nd

Apply here: Form Link

The Art & Design Department invites you to get together to enjoy some pizza and hear about peer research, and information about the Art and Design Department courses next year.

The field trip is open to all NCC students with valid Illinois ID. There is no advanced RSVP required, but students who plan to attend should meet Professor Sage at Meiley Swallow Hall at 10:50 am OR at the Naperville Metra Station at 11 am.
 
Admission to the museum is free for Illinois residents, but students need to bring money for Metra fare and lunch in Downtown Chicago. There are NO LARGE BAGS allowed inside the MCA, so pack lightly.

Contact Professor Cordero or Professor Sage with questions.

North Central College Art and Design students, please join the department faculty for a field trip to the 1871 Innovation Hub. 1871 is a non-profit digital startup incubator located in the Merchandise Mart, Chicago. 1871 has become a significant hub of Chicago's technology and entrepreneurial ecosystem and hosts over 200 companies and nationally recognized accelerators, industry-specific incubators, and tech talent schools.

Trip itinerary:
9:15 am: Metra train leaves Naperville (arrive at 10:31 am at Union Station). Walk to Merchandise Mart
11 am: a tour of 1871
11:45 pm: career advice talks by the industry
Lunch break (to attend afternoon classes, you can take the train back to Naperville at 12:33, 1:33, or 2:30)
1:30 pm: visit design studios downtown
4:00, 4:30, 4:50, 5:00 pm Express trains: Return for evening classes

Please RSVP below. 1871 needs the list of attendees for the tour.

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=6Hs0d1hh2UCTO0TSdqX43vDVJN2WGhlBjivFbcMiBQdUNENOVzkwVEo4TEZNRlZMSFRaNjEzRTZYNi4u

The itinerary will include lunch at Revival Food Hall in downtown Chicago, free admission to the Art Institute and its featured exhibitions and an optional guided tour by Professor Shannon of the architectural fragments gallery.

Where do we meet? Students traveling from Naperville can either meet Professor Sage in the central lobby of Meiley Swallow Hall at 10:45 am OR they can meet Professor Sage at the Metra Station at 11:00 am on 10/21/22.

Who can attend the field trip? All North Central Students are eligible to attend this field trip as long as they bring their NCC ID, so invite friends if you wish

How much does the trip cost? Admission to the museum is free with a NCC ID, however you should bring enough money for lunch downtown and round trip Metra Fare

What to bring: Your NCC ID. Pack lightly as large bags are required to be checked at coat check at the AIC

Questions? Reach out to Professors Sage or Cordero with questions.

4 - 6 pm

Oesterle Library Gallery

6:30pm

Madden Theatre, Fine Arts Center 171 E. Chicago Avenue Naperville, IL

In conversation with Blair Kamin: Long time Chicago Tribune architecture critic, Blair Kamin, will discuss architecture, equity, and historic preservation with Associate Professor of Art History Lindsay E. Shannon.

This event is free to the public in conjunction with the current exhibition “Mid-Century Modern at North Central College”

Field trip to Art Institute to see Bisa Butler exhibition together.

Train ticket is included. (If preferred you can drive and meet us there.)

Meet at Metra station at 12:15 pm.

Return at any time: Check Metra BNSF train schedule.

Virtual Artist Talk: Sam Kirk

http://iamsamkirk.com/

7:30 pm

Click here to join the talk

Sam Kirk is Chicago based multidisciplinary artist, who explores culture and identity politics. Her artwork focuses on a variety of intersections which encompass a call to celebrate differences and enact change. Vivid and powerful images of women, members of the LGBTQIA community, and those who have historically been underrepresented are celebrated in narratives that share the journeys that have made them who they are. 

Artwork featured is by @iamsamkirk © 2021SamKirk