The art work of 32 women from
Michigan and around the country will be on exhibit at Oakland Community
College’s annual women’s juried art show.
“From Our Perspectives: A National
Women's Art Exhibition,” is September 26 - October 25, at the Smith Theatre
Gallery at the Orchard Ridge campus.
The public will have the opportunity to meet some of
the artists at the show’s opening reception from 7-9 p.m., Thursday, September
26, at the Smith Theatre Gallery. The art exhibit is open from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m., September 26-October 25, at the gallery.
Sponsored by OCC’s Womencenter, program coordinator Arlene Frank says about 700 women
artists have shown their work at the exhibit for the approximately 25 years it
has been in existence.
This year’s exhibit is juried by Lynne Avadenka, whose work is exhibited widely and is in the permanent collections at
The New York Public Library, The Jewish Museum in New York, The Detroit
Institute of Arts, The British Library in London, The Israel Museum in
Jerusalem, The Library of Congress, The Meermano Museum in The Netherlands as
well as collections in General Motors in Detroit, Doubleday Publishing in New
York and Compuware in Detroit.
“I am
honored by the opportunity to make selections from among accomplished artworks
that came from all over the United States,”
Avadenka says. “The quality of a line, a visual surprise, a
sense of mystery, the suggestion of a narrative, an unexpected color
combination, a sure hand, a lovely composition—carefully considered—guided my
choices in this year’s exhibition.”
“From Our Perspectives” is open to
women artists nationwide and accepts up to three original works in all media,
excluding video and performance. Works of art are available for purchase and artists
receive three juried cash awards. This year’s exhibit features 32 artists, 19
of them from Michigan, showing art in the form of photography, water color,
acrylic and oil paintings, sculpture, porcelain, mixed media, and textiles. There are prizes
for Best of Show, President's Award and Purchase Award.
The goal
of the women’s show is to provide a forum for women’s voices, Frank says.
“’From
Our Perspectives’ provides women artists a place to express their unique
diversity and creativity as they continue to weave the tapestry of life,” Frank
says. “Within their chosen medium, women artists share their unique viewpoint
on the material, personal, global, political, and cultural landscapes that
surround them.”
This year’s artists are:
Barbara
Neri,
of Pinckney, Ilana Houten, of Ann Arbor, Megan Cavanaugh, of Niagara Falls, NY, Ann Smith, of Plymouth, Mary
Frances, of Springfield, IL, Marion Melody, of Riverview, Laura
Makar,
of Southfield, Hanna Kozlowski-Stone,
of Sterling, KS, Margaret Davis, of
Ann Arbor, Holly Branstner, of Toledo, OH, Monika Meler, of Stockton, CA, Jillian Sokso, of Fillmore, NY, Geralyn Vankerschaever, of Detroit, Vassiliki
Daskalakis,
of DeBary, FL, Tawni Shuler, of Sheridan, WY, Amelia Spinney, of DeKalb, IL, Leslie Nichols, of Bowling Green,
KY, Suzanne Hesh, of Tucson, AZ, Mong-jane Wu, of Somerville,
MA, Morgan Ford Willingham, of Vincennes, IN,
Bonnie Wylo, of Ann Arbor, Christina
Munson,
of Chelsea, Kathleen McNamee, of
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, Coco Bruner, of Royal Oak, Kristen Eakin, of Commerce, Silke
Seybold, of Waterford, Valerie
McNeece, of Farmington, Tricia Soderberg, of Farmington Hills, Claudia Hershman, of Huntington Woods, Janis Walker, of Bloomfield, Kari Cholnoky, of Bloomfield
Hills, and Donita Simpson, of Royal
Oak.
Slide shows of recent exhibits,
including the 2012 exhibit, can be found here. Photos of
the 2013 art for exhibit will be available for viewing after the show’s
opening. For more information on “From Our Perspectives,” call 248.522.3642
or e-mail womenart@oaklandcc.edu.
Eden Konja, an instructional technologist at OCC's Highland Lakes campus, was given the Walsh College Fellowship Award to pursue a master’s
degree at Walsh College. 
OCC’s
Culinary Studies Institute has kicked off the
academic year with a bang.
GAP Inc. is
partnering with Oakland Community College this fall as a
participating company in the “GAP for Community Colleges" initiative. 
There were also a number of other $25, $50, and $100 cash
prize winners. All of our winners were very
excited to receive their prizes. Perhaps you could be next!
Oakland Community College’s Women’s Volleyball team has been ranked 10th
in the country by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).
OCC Women’s Volleyball is now 13-1, beating Macomb Community College on
Tuesday. During the span of the rankings, OCC has beaten top 10 teams Owens,
Grand Rapids, and Moraine Valley. 
“From Our Perspectives: A National
Women's Art Exhibition,” is September 26 - October 25, at the Smith Theatre
Gallery at the Orchard Ridge campus.
Alina Fernandez, the daughter of Fidel Castro, will visit OCC to
share her first-person, intimate account of growing up in Cuba. 
The Oakland Community College Womencenter is proud to sponsor Self Defense for Women, a one-day intensive workshop designed to increase self-confidence. 
Oakland Community College is holding its fourth annual student employment event “The Work Zone,” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18, on the Auburn Hills campus. 
• Join Chancellor Meyer in welcoming the Hon. Michael Warren to address the college community from noon to 1 p.m., Tuesday, September 17, in Room A-129 of the Southfield campus. Judge Warren will also speak that day from 3-4 p.m. in the Royal Oak campus Alcove. Gov. John Engler appointed Warren to the Oakland County Circuit Court in 2002. He was re-elected in 2004, 2006 and 2012. He currently serves as the Presiding Judge of the General Civil/Criminal Division. He is the author of “America’s Survival Guide, How to Stop America’s Impending Suicide by Reclaiming Our First Principles,” and is a former member of the State Board of Education and Chairman of Cornerstone Schools Association. 