TMCC Faculty Candace Garlock and Miles Hall Triumph at Reno Tahoe International Art Awards
Bravo to the College and TMCC Fine Arts Faculty Candace Garlock and Miles Hall for their talents at the Reno Tahoe International Art Awards! Receiving Artistic Excellence in Mixed Media: 2D, Garlock, and Oil & Acrylic, Hall, while TMCC earned a Best of Show, Galleries & Features trophy, empowered our community’s originality and elevated the program through a refreshing night of celebration and reverie.
A 'Daily Nodes' showcase by Candace Garlock.
Reno Tahoe has become a destination for inspired mediums and cultural exhibitions. Thousands travel from our local airport across the country for business, family, or vacation, stopping to notice Northern Nevada’s natural beauty, city exploits, and visual treasures from citizen’s craft. To discern meaning from a stranger’s abilities is the joy of imagination in its purest form. A $1,200 cash prize is a splendid bonus, but the gift lies in the pieces. Whether pastels, paintings, drawings, printmaking, photography, or sculptures, there’s symmetry and perspective to divine yourself.
“I appreciate the interconnectedness of everything, exploring relationships: humanity with environments, animals, and humans. There are two distinct bodies of work in this submission. Daily Nodes is important in the evolution of the other I’m finishing for Fallon, NV, overlapping with lots of texture and line in a collaboration of mixed, experimental beauty,” said Garlock.
“I usually work in multiples because of my printmaking background. I love to mix media. There is accessibility to what I can afford, recycle, and reform. I’m constantly reexamining and building from project extras. I have to create artist proofs, so extras get repurposed into new works. What you are experiencing when you look at this presentation is my thought process in the last year and a half. I hope I have conveyed that lineage of iconography and meaning,” continued Garlock.
A Miles Hall painting.
Garlock and Hall’s caliber shines because of their passion, manifesting intrinsic emotional and mental sagas into designs that observers can respond to. It can be demanding to broadcast your truth in civic spaces, but liberating, too. These artists translate the chapters of their lives into stunning portrayals. A powerful, selfless gesture we can learn from.
“I want my work to return you, as the viewer, to the look and feel of the real world and the sensuality of paint in all its various inflections. I want to take you somewhere extraordinary and unexpected, even if that means somewhere as familiar as your backyard. Inversely, when I am working with an abstract space or idea, I’m still aiming to present you directly with the texture of vision: how light strikes a certain cloud form, how rust clings to old metal, how old architecture feels left behind, or grittily functional, and how people’s faces and gestures can express something essential about their experience,” said Hall.
“I am currently working on two bodies of work, one of which documents my neighborhood in Reno, along with the places and people I encounter there that seem to have been left behind by current developments in the city. This Is Reno. The greatest connecting thread between each series is the process of seeing, drawing, and painting. What can I discover as I re-observe the subject and the painting itself? I have tried not to shy away from such questions, even when striving to answer them all together results in contradictions and inadequacies,” continued Hall.
TMCC students, faculty, and staff pose for a photo in an art gallery.
“Working in the Reno-Tahoe area is energizing, not because of the location, but those living here. I’ve been lucky to share my art-making techniques with students, colleagues, and friends. I work in different media, and it’s accepted. I don’t have to be a printmaker, ceramist, or painter alone. I can do it all. No judgment. I find it very refreshing. This sphere is my sanctuary. This art scene offers so much, and there is a place for anyone to find their tribe,” said Garlock.
Don’t miss Garlock’s work, Citizens of That Other Space, opening Friday, Dec. 6, 6–8 p.m. this month at the Savage Mystic Gallery! Showing on Wednesday–Sunday, Noon–6 p.m.
TMCC Marketing and Communications Office Win Five NCMPR Medallion Awards
Another impressive year for the TMCC Marketing and Communications Office (MCO), collecting five National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) awards from the District 6 region! The three bronze and two gold medals are proudly featured in team headquarters, achieving this recognition through discipline and partnership. The relationships coworkers cultivate are evident in cross-departmental projects, uplifting social media expressions, event attendance, outreach, and composing meaningful stories reflecting the College’s universal vision: student success.
NCMPR awards won by the Marketing and Communications Office.
Here are the categories in which MCO won distinctions:
- Government or Community Relations Campaign: Gold
- Logo Wear: Gold
- Academic Catalog or Class Schedule: Bronze
- E-Newsletter: Bronze
- Video Shorts (series): Bronze
Whether flyers, catalogs, newsletters, photography, videography, or TMCC swag, MCO considers every angle to ensure your campaigns align with your intended audience and you obtain results. Higher education divisions’ proposals are rewarding to witness when they experience worthwhile, measurable victories for their programs, enrollment, and completion. Associates contribute unique skills, inviting diverse perspectives and streamlining workplace flow for an integrated plan to tackle every venture. Ingenuity and acclimation to novel ideas and tools for advancing the profession increase modern understanding. How do we incorporate evolving industry standards and revolutionary concepts like artificial intelligence into our field to provide the best product? Our community merits our undivided energy, a quality we uphold together.
“These awards are a reflection of a well-balanced team with recognized expertise in important areas of marketing and communications for a community college experiencing enrollment growth – digital and printed academic catalogs, e-news with links to long-form stories, logo wear that generates school spirit and pride, video shorts for a growing social media audience, co-branding and advertising with partners,” said Kylie Rowe, Executive Director of Institutional Research, Marketing, and Web Services.
“I feel fortunate to lead a team that cares about people first and enjoys collaborating across campus, leaning on the knowledge and skills we can access in our college community. I’m proud to support them and am thrilled to see their hard work pay off in regional recognition among our counterparts,” continued Rowe.
TMCC President Dr. Karin Hilgersom Joins America Is All In Leaders Circle
Congratulations to TMCC President Dr. Karin Hilgersom, who now serves as an America Is All In Leaders Circle member! This pioneering organization collaborates with individuals in the public and private sectors, including the federal government, to develop a national climate strategy.
As a newly christened ambassador, Hilgersom shared our community’s environmentally friendly initiatives during New York’s annual Climate Week, including strategies preparing students for careers in clean energy. Highlighting our purpose as a green campus and remaining diligent in our pursuits for the natural world, she joins a virtuous colleagues circle to correct the crisis and secure a prosperous, equitable, and sustainable future for generations.
America Is All In aims to cut all U.S. emissions by half in 2030, meeting the obligations of the Paris Agreement, a legally binding international treaty to reduce greenhouse gases and adapt to the impacts of global warming. It extends an inclusive commitment, stirring institutions, populations, and economic sectors to unify in their actions. Earth cries for our support, and Hilgersom represents TMCC’s voice in this struggle. Set an example for others to follow, and throughout our pledge, with honest, eco-friendly allies, we may preserve its abundance as the caretakers it deserves.
For more information, please visit the Fine Arts, MCO, and President’s Office websites.