• e -;::::::--– Seniors display art collections in SteDhen's gallery I tV/ The mood was light at the reception for the sen ior arc show ofseniors "J was amazed by the amount of people who wrote and told me Lindsay Hickerson and Jefferey Shelton on Oct. 3. Lively music how they were moved to tears and deeply touched by (he artwork," said played in the Stevens Art Gallery where each of them was displaying Davidson, whose pieces reflected a strong spiritual theme. "I know that 14 pieces of art they had prepared throughout the past fouf years. these responses are nOt a reflection of my ability as an anise, but rather it Hickerson and Shelcon said theywere relieved to have finally reached this is because the message that was presenced is so powerful." culminacing event in their experience as an majors. Choosing the works to includewas~so an importam srep in planning Organizing a quality senior art show was time consuming and often a senior show. The number of pieces that were included va ried and stressful. The studems were required to independendy determine the depended on many faccars, such as whether or nO[ the scudem shared logiscics of preparing their work, arrange their pieces in the gallery and the gallery and rhe size of their artwork. advenise the show. Shelcon said the process was often exhausting. Dr. John Keller, professor and chair of the arr departmem, said th is "This past week, I got about rwo hours of sleep per night," Shel ton year's graduacing an majors were the last to have the chance to host these said about the dme it tOok to wo rk on a show. individual art shows. Hickerson said preparing a theme was challengi ng and the mosr rime consuming part of the experience. She and Shelton decided on "The Hands of an An ist" as their theme. Tessa Davidson featured more than 30 pieces of an in a separate gaJlery during rhe same week. Davidson, whose theme was "Sharing the Word with the World," said her family came from North Carolina to help her set up for her solo show. "We all spent a good eight hours setting up the lighdng, hanging the pictures and preparing for the reception," she said. The students' work was well worth the effort, though, and many felt sense of accomplishment following their exhibition. Looking at art in the Steven's Art Gallery on Oct. 8, seniors Josh Granberg and Chris Campbell, and juniorsTravis Trull and Lauren Greek attend an open– ing show for seniors Stefanie Sanderson and lindsay Richardson. Senior art students sent invitations to friends and family to attend their shows' opening night. -Courtesy of Michael Landon people "Beginning next year, we will be assigning the show dares," Keller said. "We are moving CO group shows within majors." T his year, art students were able to reserve a Steven's Art Gallery for themselves, or share it with one or two other anists. After rhis year, however, Keller said there would be one interior design show, one graphic design show and one fine arts show. Shelcon expressed his hopes that his art show would reflect well on him and on rhe entire department. "Hopefully [the viewers] will see the time I put inco it," Shelcon said. "They'll see (hat there's good work from our art department." -Molly Morris Using child's art as a theme, senior Stefanie Sanderson displays her artwork in the Steven's Art Gallery on Oct. 9. "It was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but the most memorable and enjoyable," Sanderson said. -Jon Byron
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