Arts & Culture Events

Kishwaukee College hosted the 2023 Juried High School Student Art and Creative Writing Exhibition Feb. 15, 2023, through March 1, 2023. The exhibition was open to district high school students, allowing regional artists and writers an opportunity to build their exhibition resumé by displaying their original work in a professional setting.

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The Fall 2022 Juried Student Art Exhibition invited Kishwaukee College student artists to display their original artwork in a professional gallery setting from Dec. 5-Jan. 25.

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Artists were invited to display their original artwork in a professional gallery setting.

Awards (Creative Writing

Prose

• 1^st place — "The Desolation of Icarus" by Andrew Miller, Indian Creek HS
• 2^nd Place — "Her Brotherhood" by Irish McCoy, Sycamore HS

Poetry

• 1^st Place — "Oh How We Spin" by Darion Massey, DeKalb HS
• 2^nd Place — "No One Cared Before the Flowers" by Arianna Harrison, Sycamore HS

Awards (Visual Arts)

Visual Arts Best in Show

• Displayed Suffocation by Cora Early, Sycamore HS

Black and White Drawing

• 1^st Place — 80’s Alternative by Vivianne Potts, Sycamore HS
• 2^nd Place —  Bentley by Brianna Chamoun, Sycamore HS
• 3^rd Place — “Shoe” by Dylan Benge, Rochelle HS

Color Drawing

• 1^st Place — 1^st Period Pre-Calc by Marlen Hueramo, Rochelle HS 
• 2^nd Place —  Life Ablaze by Mira Ryu, Sycamore HS
• 3^rd Place — Hands of Nature by Rachel Piscopo, Hiawatha HS
• Honorable Mention — Mr. Creatable by Uriel Valle, Rochelle HS

Painting

• 1^st Place — Tangled in Sinking Time by Chrissie Fischer, Hiawatha HS 
• 2^nd Place — On the Road by Marlen Hueramo, Rochelle HS
• 3^rd Place — Wonder Boy by Eric Briseno, Rochelle HS
• Honorable Mention — Goo-Man by Abby Johns, Sycamore HS

Sculpture/Ceramics

• 1^st Place — Modern History by Molly Sapita, Sycamore HS
• 2^nd Place — Medusa by Arianna Moser, Hiawatha HS 
• 3^rd Place — Poker Face by Loryn Heil, Sycamore HS
• Honorable Mention — Staying Safe by Lucy Bunger, Rochelle HS

Photography/Digital Media

• 1^st Place — Bow of Fruit by Alaina Leal, Rochelle HS
• 2^nd Place — Fire Hazard by Kylie Davis, Rochelle HS
• 3^rd Place — Clock by Ayla Walker, Rochelle HS
• Honorable Mention — Frozen Creek by Allie Mortenson, Rochelle HS

Mixed Media

• 1^st Place — Shades of Home by Autumn Tomlinson, Sycamore HS
• 2^nd Place — Untitled by Janis Schnurr-Trebe, Sycamore HS
• 3^rd Place — It’s an Elephant by Marisa Whaley, Rochelle HS
• Honorable Mention — Block by Katie Horn, Sycamore HS

Students enrolled in Kishwaukee College music classes performed a variety of selections for the Fall 2021 Virtual Music Recital.

Congratulations to the talented Kish students selected by the jurors to be a part of the Fall 2021 Kishwaukee College Juried Student Art Exhibition.

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Students enrolled in Kishwaukee College music classes performed a variety of selections for the Spring 2021 Virtual Music Recitals. View the entire playlist below.

High School students in the Kishwaukee College district submitted works in drawing, painting, photography, mixed media and creative writing. 

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VIRTUAL ART AWARDS

• Best In Show: Nuestra Cena de Nochebuena by Marlen Hueramo Rochelle Township HS
• 1^st Place Drawings in Black & White: Treat People with Kindness by A G, DeKalb HS
  2^nd Place Drawings in Black & White: Fine by Kiley Frankenberry, Rochelle Township HS
  3^rd Place Drawings in Black & White: Clinophobia by Azeneth Milan, Rochelle Township HS
  Honorable Mention: Succeed by Sneh Patel, DeKalb HS
• 1^st Place Drawings in Color: Sassy by Leslie Rodriguez, Rochelle Township HS
  2^nd Place Drawings in Color: Confusion Driven Fear by Autumn Tomlinson, Sycamore HS
  3^rd Place Drawings in Color: Sour Gummy Worms by Mallory Larson, Sycamore HS
  Honorable Mention: DomVi by Citlalli Alatorre, DeKalb HS
• 1^st Place Painting: Reaching Goals by Mira Ryu, Sycamore HS
  2^nd Place Painting:. . . To Freedom, From Chains . . . by Chrissie Fischer, Hiawatha HS
  3^rd Place Painting: Ball and Chain by Addison Brooks, Indian Creek HS
  Honorable Mention: Shattered by Al Belick, DeKalb HS
  Honorable Mention: Wave on the Horizon by Riley Sessler, Indian Creek HS
  Honorable Mention: Lyrical Lemonade by Kalab, Indian Creek HS
• 1^st Place Photograph: Dream Car by Aidan Camacho, DeKalb HS
  2^nd Place Photograph: The Beauty of the Flowers by Yesenia Montoya, DeKalb HS
  3^rd Place Photograph: Time Runs On by Nicole Skrzypek, Dekalb HS
  Honorable Mention: Between Shadows by Belen, DeKalb HS
  Honorable Mention: Rough Covid-19 Smile by Christopher Alatorre, DeKalb HS
• 1^st Place Digital & Mixed Media: Silenced by Mira Ryu, Sycamore HS
  2^nd Place Digital & Mixed Media: Removing the Mask by Emily Ward, Rochelle Township HS
  3^rd Place Digital & Mixed Media: Found Object Collage by Al Belick, DeKalb HS
  Honorable Mention: Statue by Kara, Rochelle Township HS
• 1^st Place Dimensional: Where the Story Ends by Marlie Hampton, Hiawatha HS

*Artist’s names are listed as requested.

CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS

• 1^st Place Poetry: Mother by Lillian Marbutt, Hiawatha HS
  2^nd Place Poetry: Chambers of Cluttered Confusion by Allyssa Peterson, Indian Creek HS
• 1^st Place Prose: A Weak Bond by Kyle Brechon, Oregon HS
  2^nd Place Prose: Picking Up Purpose by Mackenzie Brodkowicz, Oregon HS

View two Kishwaukee College Spring Student Art Exhibitions: The 2021 Spring Juried Student Exhibition and "New Normal," a theme-based, open-entry Kishwaukee College student art exhibition. Congratulations to all!

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Congratulations to the talented KC students selected by the jurors to be a part of the Fall 2020 KC Juried Student Art Exhibition.

Fall 2020 Virtual Exhibit

April is national Poetry Month. Kish held the fifth annual Kish Poetry Open Mic event, virtually.

Students enrolled in Kish’s private music classes performed selections from their semester of study in voice, piano and guitar. Sit back and enjoy the sounds of classical works and an original piece or two.

The Kish Performing Arts Club members had to cancel their spring play because of the pandemic. Instead, they put together two virtual group performances on Zoom, a reading from The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and a reading from The Humans by Matt Haig.

This video combines individual student performances, including a clarinet solo, two original poems, a song from the musical Wicked, and an uplifting monologue.

The spring student art show was conducted virtually. View the list of winners and images of artwork submitted.

2020 Spring Juried Student Virtual Art Show