{"id":1573,"date":"2017-03-29T17:02:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T17:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marcolian.com\/?p=1573"},"modified":"2017-03-29T17:02:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T17:02:42","slug":"juried-art-exhibition-showcases-student-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marcolian.com\/?p=1573","title":{"rendered":"Juried art exhibition showcases student talent"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matt Peters<\/strong>
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Each year, student artists and designers are given the opportunity to showcase their work in the art department\u2019s annual Student Exhibition. This free two-hour event takes place in the Herman Fine Arts Center\u2019s third floor Gallery, and unfailingly draws a diverse crowd of dedicated art enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

McCoy Professor of Art and Gallery 310 Director, Jolene Powell, says the exhibition is designed to simulate a real-world professional gallery experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is set up very much the same way that I would enter a show or anyone else,\u201d Powell said. \u201cBecause there\u2019s this juried side of it, [students] can put it on their resume and people can see that there was a selection process.\u201d<\/p>\n

While students are allowed to submit up to six pieces, Powell says that only half of the submissions make the cut. In keeping with the tone of real world exhibitions, Powell also brings in a guest artist to help curate the event. Awards are given in various categories.<\/p>\n

Junior studio art and graphic design major, Hailey Bennett, won the Joan Hilton Cates award for her piece \u201cThe Librarians.\u201d Hailey explained that the assignment involved choosing an unconventional object, and painting something relating to that object\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n

\u201cI chose books because I work at a library, and I thought books were kind of like people in that, when you open them up, you see more about them than you see on the cover,\u201d Bennett explained. \u201cWhat I painted was an abstract representation of different people that I work with at the library.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senior studio art major, Laken Lyon, won \u2018Best in Show\u2019 for her piece \u201cFeathered.\u201d While Lyon won two additional awards, she says the 1920s oil portrait was her favorite project.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really drawn to the 20s and 30s era, especially the fashion and makeup part of it. So it was really cool to do a portrait of a woman [representing] the part of the 20s that I am inspired by,\u201d Lyon said.<\/p>\n

Like many students, Lyon said she enjoys sharing the experience with her fellow artists.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really great to see the other artists that won because they\u2019re all my friends,\u201d Lyon said, \u201cIt\u2019s just cool to see everyone\u2019s work come together, from all different mediums and skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

The art is currently on display on Herman\u2019s third floor gallery, where it will remain for several weeks. Students are encouraged to stop in and view the artwork.<\/p>\n\r\n\t

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