2008 Juried Student Art Exhibition ‘Art Matters’ Opening April 8
Contact: Krista Molnar-Smith, 581-3258; George Manlove, 581-3756
ORONO –“Art Matters,” the 2008 Juried Student Art Exhibition in the Department of Art at the University of Maine, is opening April 8 and runs through May 2 at Lord Hall Galleries on the UMaine campus with a collection of about 100 diverse pieces by as many as 85 students.
An opening reception, which will feature a student award ceremony and an art auction to benefit refugees in Darfur, will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 11. The event is free and open to the public.
As part of a service-learning project, students in professor Laurie Hicks’ Topics in Art Education class have organized a silent art auction to benefit Help Darfur Now. The nonprofit organization aims to raise awareness of genocide in Darfur, Sudan, as well as funding for humanitarian aid in the region. The auction includes work by UMaine students and faculty, including Orono artist Michael Lewis.
The end-of-semester show includes paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography and digital art. Students may submit more than one piece. This semester, seven Department of Art faculty members considered about 350 pieces and selected 100 for the show, according to Majo Keleshian, Lord Hall Galleries manager.
Lord Hall is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays; exhibits are free.
For information, Keleshian can be reached at 581-3267. For information on the auction, Hicks can be reached at 581-3247.