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Reveca Torres

Alum recreates iconic artwork through “Tres Fridas Project”

October 30, 2019

Harper College alumna Reveca Torres, who was paralyzed in a car accident at age 13, has teamed with two artists with disabilities to create the "Tres Fridas Project." Harper will host the exhibit, which re-imagines iconic artwork substituting the subjects with people with disabilities. Read More

President's Art Award

First-Year Student’s Work Picked for Fifth Annual President’s Art Selection Award

September 11, 2019

Teresa Hernandez is the youngest student to receive the President's Art Selection Award. Her piece, "Again and Again," was created for an assignment in Professor Perry Pollock's Drawing II class. Read More

there used to be three by Sharon Harper

Harper opens 42nd annual Small Works exhibit

August 29, 2019

Harper College is shining a spotlight on the small-scale work of artists across the country at its 42nd Annual Small Works National Juried Art Exhibition. Read More

Urn Envy by Mary Jane Kirkwood

Urn Envy Chosen for Fourth Annual President’s Art Selection Award

August 22, 2018

Mary Jane Kirkwood has been an art student at Harper for 25 years. She entered her piece, Urn Envy, in the Spring 2018 Juried Student Exhibition because she had received so many compliments on the piece, particularly the glazing. She never imagined Dr. Ender would select it for this year’s President’s Art Selection Award. Read More

Sabrina Balint

Sabrina Balint, Scholarship Recipient

October 29, 2017

Sabrina Balint is the 2016-2017 Glen Reeser Scholarship to Promote Creativity in STEM Studies recipient and the 2016-2017 Drs. Robert H. and C. Jayne Wilcox Otter Chemistry Endowed Scholarship recipient. Read More

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