This 41st annual juried competition includes all fine art media, work created in the last two years, and is open to artists who live or work in Lake County, Illinois.
This year's juror, Betsy Dollar grew up in a family of artists in the Chicago area. Directly from High School Betsy attended Minneapolis College of Art and Design majoring in printmaking and photography. After two years in Minneapolis, Betsy returned to Chicago to work as an industrial film animator and layout artist. Ultimately, she moved to Boulder, Colorado where she earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Fine Arts with an emphasis on printmaking and papermaking. She has been producing and showing lithographs, screen prints, handmade paper works, artist books, photographs, and installation pieces for the past forty years.
Her administrative skills emerged through owning and operating an audio-visual production company that served fortune 500 companies as well as local entrepreneurs. Additional skills developed through extensive community participation with non-profit organizations like Business and Professional Women, Family Self-Sufficiency and a variety of art and architecture organizations. She has taught art to every age group from toddlers to seniors in a variety of settings and media.
Betsy Dollar is currently the Executive Director of the Springfield Art Association. She has held this position for the past twelve years. Under her direction the SAA is re-emerging as an arts leader and transforming into a true community visual arts center that serves 100,000 people per year. With a staff of seven full-time and one part-time employees the SAA works tirelessly to enliven the visual arts in Springfield.
Download the Recent Works Exhibition catalog (PDF).
Juried Entries
The Robert T. Wright Gallery of Art wishes to thank all who entered this year's competition.
If you are interested in purchasing a piece from the exhibition please email the gallery at com.clcgallery@clcillinois.edu, include the artist name and title in your inquiry.