PAINTING THE TOWN. Karen Ruhland, Junior, sits on a campus curb to paint the landscape. Art majors speht their entire college career preparing for their senior art show. - Photo by Jeff Montgomery . Jason A. Foster - Russellville , AR Alicia Fowler - Searcy, AR Bryan Eric Frazie r - Onazaska, WI Paul French - Nashville, TN Dena L. Fritcher - Lillian, TX Michael D. Fuller - Monett, MO Ak i Fukasawa - Japan Blake Allen Gadberr y - Hope, AR Jeffrey Lee Gal y an - West Liberty, KY Kristy Leigh Gardne r - El Dorado, AR James N. Gas s iott - Tulsa, OK Jan Miche ll e Ge n t r y - Ft. Worth , TX Larry Shane Geor g e - Maumelle, AR Sheri L. Ghent - Searcy, AR Preparing for the big show A ccording to Senior Art major Bob Foster, the Senior Art Exhibit is "one of the most important days of an art major's career. It is almost like getting married!" The planning of the student's individual art shows began with signing up for "senior seminar," a class that taught the students to focus on selecting and organizing their creative works for the senior art exhibit. The exhibit was a prerequisite for graduation. The works put on display were required to be "their own well-designed college work," said Don Robinson, chairman of the Art Department. "The time put into a show is tremendous," said Foster. Depending upon the size of the art, between 35 and 45 quality pieces must be presented. Those often reflect not only the student's best work, but the student's personality. "It is rather strange because it was exposing a part of yourself," said Christina Boaz. Students were not limited to the type of art they could display and were encouraged to present groups in both two and three dimensional art to provide a variety of subjects. The students were also responsible for advertising their own shows. The word was often spread through invitations, posters and radio and newspaper ads. Students were given the option of holding a reception on the Sunday prior to their weeklong show. The students artists were often apprehensive prior to the showing. "It is not just a grade; it is facing up to possible criticism and a chance to sell some of their work," said Greg Clayton, Assistant Professor of Art. " It allows the students to step out and show themselves and their talent off." - Kate Barnes Torrey L. Gibson - Judsonia, AR Valerie L. Gilliam - Sherwood , AR Michael Ray Gilroy - Millington, TN Ryan A. Gjov ig - Kagilof. AK Deborah Leigh Glover - Canada Timothy Lee Glove r - Gainesville, GA James Kevin Goldman - Searcy, AR Freshmen 197
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