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Event: College Student Art Exhibit at Gretchen Charlton Art Gallery

Date: May 27 - June 25, 2004

Time: May 27, 2004: 6:30pm - 8:30pm - Opening Reception
7:00pm - Juror's Awards

Location: Provena Heritage Village
901 North Entrance
Kankakee, IL 60901

Contact: Linda Powles, Gallery Director

Phone: 815-939-4506

The Gretchen Charlton Art Gallery is accepting work for its Fourth Annual
Juried College Student Art Exhibit. Artwork previously shown at Gretchen
Art Gallery will not be accepted. Artists may submit up to two works with a
$15.00 nonrefundable fee per work (2 for $25.00, limit two). This exhibit is
open to college and university students who are currently enrolled for
spring, summer, or fall semester of 2004.

Acceptable media must be two-dimensional no larger than four feet tall and
six feet wide. Work may include drawings, paintings, mixed media,
printmaking, digital imagery and photography. All entries must be framed
and wired for hanging. Artwork that needs protection should be covered with
Plexiglas, not glass. A prospectus stating further requirements is
available upon request from Linda Powles, Gallery Director, Provena Heritage
Village, 901 North Entrance Avenue, Kankakee, IL.

The show will open May 27 and run through June 25, 2004. There will be
opening reception on May 27, 2004 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm with Juror's Awards
presentation at 7:00pm. The First Place award is $200.00, Second Place
$125.00 and Third Place $75.00.

Work may be submitted May 13-17, 2004 from 9:00am - 5:00pm on weekdays, and
9:00am - 1:00pm on the weekend. No late entries will be accepted.
Following the close of the show, work must be picked up between June 26-30,
2004.

Art can be delivered to the reception desk at Provena Heritage Village or
mailed to the Gallery. For further information, please contact Linda Powles
at Provena Heritage Village at 815-939-4506.

The Gretchen Charlton Art Gallery is free and open daily to the public. The
Gallery is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide
opportunity for members of the community, as well as the resident of Provena
Heritage Village, to learn and develop a deeper appreciation of the arts.

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