Current Art Gallery Exhibits

Epping Gallery, artspace144, and the Student Galleries

Fox Valley Conference Art Show

April 8 – April 19, 2026

Reception and Awards Ceremony: On Thursday, April 16, from 6 to 8 p.m., awards will be presented at 6:15 p.m. in the Luecht Auditorium (B170). A reception will follow on the first floor of Building A, including Epping Gallery, artspace144, and the Student Galleries.

Free and open to the public.

• FVC Art Show Information

  Starting April 8 and running through April 19, area high school art students will showcase their work at the annual Fox Valley Conference Art Show at McHenry County College. Each school’s FVC art teachers selected a wide range of both 2D and 3D artworks exploring drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, illustration, photography, graphic design, ceramics, sculpture, and jewelry. Teachers looked for works of art with a purposeful exploration of concepts, technical media applications, imaginative expression, formal compositional qualities, and the meaning and function of the artwork.

  The 2026 Fox Valley Conference Art Exhibition is on display on the lower level of Building A. It is hanging in Epping Gallery, artspace144, and the Student Galleries, just beyond the cafeteria. The participating high schools in this juried show are Cary-Grove, Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South, Dundee-Crown, Huntley, Harry D. Jacobs, McHenry East, McHenry Upper Campus, Prairie Ridge, Hampshire, and Central High School (Burlington).

  For more information, contact the 2026 FVC Art Show hosts: Prairie Ridge High School—Aaron Cummins (email acummins@d155.org).

Galleries One and Two

MCC Student Art Exhibit

May 4 - June 4, 2026

Awards Reception: Thursday, May 7, at 6 p.m. in the MCC Conference Center, A213

Free and open to the public

• About the MCC Student Art Exhibit

  The MCC Student Art Exhibit is an annual event that offers students enrolled in credit art courses the opportunity to participate in the jury process for a college-level art competition, prepare artwork for a gallery exhibition, potentially receive awards, and view their work in a professional setting. For many of our students, the MCC Student Art Exhibit is their first time submitting artwork to a competitive jury process and, if selected, seeing it displayed in a gallery. The exhibit pieces and awards were selected by members of the MCC Art and Design Department. The entries were impressive. Thank you to all students who submitted work this year, and congratulations to the juried artists and award winners!

For more information, to request pricing, or to be added to the mailing list for upcoming exhibitions, email Trevor Power, Art Gallery Curator.