The Works arrives on SVCC campus

By Ethan Ainley

The 2020-21 edition of Sauk Valley Community College’s literary and arts magazine titled The Works is available online and campus for free. 

The Works features a compilation of original written and visual artwork from Sauk students, alumni, faculty, and staff that are determined by Sauk student editors.

Submission categories for The Works include but are not limited to written works such as poetry, fiction, lyrics, plays, and novel excerpts along with visual art pieces such as paintings, photographs, drawings, and sculptures.

This edition of The Works features an art contest with student and non-student winners.The list of winners are as follows: 

• Student Winner, Poetry — “Dead Star” by Nic Bullock
• Non-Student Winner, Poetry — “Easter Sunday 2020” by Ruth Montino
• Student Winner, Fiction — “Common Ground” by Elliot Casson
• Non-Student Winner, Fiction — “His Robot Companion” by Noel Berkey
• Student Winner, Digital Art — “Lazuli 1” by Yasmine Guerrero 
• Student Winner, Photography — “Passing Time” by Jessica Payne
• Non-Student Winner, Photography — “Painted Hills Close-Up, Central Oregon” by Glenn Bodish
• Student Winner, Traditional Art — Untitled by Micah Green
• Non-Student Winner, Traditional Art — “Jazz” by Debbie Thompson

To view all these art contest winners and other pieces, a free copy of The Works can be found laying around the SVCC campus. There is also a digital copy of all the editions of The Works available on SVCC’s website.

Artists who wish to submit to the 2021-22 edition of The Works should be on the lookout for a deadline this spring semester. Artists are limited to a total of four pieces of visual art and four written pieces, meaning a possible total of eight art pieces can be submitted.