Benjamin Richter
  • Art
  • Class of 2018
  • Troy, Ill.

Student Art Selected for 2018 IHBE Exhibit

2017 Dec 14

Artwork by Benjamin Richter of McKendree University has been accepted by the Illinois Board of Higher Education for its third annual long-term James I. Applegate Student Art Exhibition at the Springfield, Ill., IHBE office throughout 2018. The exhibition is open to all students at Illinois colleges and universities, regardless of their program of study. Artwork was selected for display by a committee of IBHE employees and will reside on loan throughout 2018.

Last year's exhibit featured 75 works of art from 15 Illinois colleges and universities. it was enjoyed by the staff and hundreds of visitors.

"We are proud of our students' initiative and talents, and for the recognition of their labors, " said Amy MacLennan, associate professor of art at McKendree University and director of the McKendree Gallery of Art in Lebanon.