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Material Affections: Explorations in Still Life
Giertz Gallery at Parkland College
2400 W. Bradley Ave.
Champaign, Illinois 61820
(217) 351-2485
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The Giertz Gallery at Parkland College will present Material Affections: Explorations in Still Life beginning Monday, November 16.
The exhibition highlights the ongoing vitality of still life by presenting works that honor the genre’s traditions and showcase the diverse ways artists engage with it today. The artists include Christopher Cosnowski, Sara Jahn, Rachel Kalman, Georgie Miller, Michael Pleghaar, Carrie Mae Smith, Bella Wattles, and Gwendolyn Zabicki.
The gallery will host a reception on Thursday, November 19, from 5:30–7 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6:15 p.m. Additional Artist Lectures to be announced.
The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, and noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday. The gallery will be closed from November 26–29 for Thanksgiving break, December 14 to January 3 for winter break, and on January 18 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
This exhibition will be open until Saturday, February 6, 2026.
The Giertz Gallery acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. All events in the accessible gallery are free and open to the public. Parkland College is a Section 504/ADA-compliant institution. For accommodations, please call 217/353-2338 or email accessibilityservices@parkland.edu.
Learn more about the exhibition at parkland.edu/gallery.
Image information: Christopher Cosnowski, Camay Rose, 10 x 10 inches, Oil on panel, 2025?