“New Beginnings” student exhibit on display at Ouachita
September 04, 2012 - Ryleigh Salmon
“New Beginnings,” an art exhibit featuring new and returning Art and Design students,
is on display now through Sept. 12 at Ouachita Baptist University’s Verser Theatre
Gallery.
“The exhibit is intended as one way Art and Design students can get to know each other,”
said Donnie Copeland, assistant professor of Art and Design and chair of OBU’s Department
of Art and Design. “Many are beginning their college experience here, taking new classes
and learning new disciplines.”
Works on display include paintings, drawings, photographs and other media featuring
a variety of styles, techniques and themes.
“Visitors will be pleasantly surprised by the diversity and quality of the exhibit,”
Copeland noted.
Students included in the exhibit are: Erica Armstrong, a sophomore studio art and
psychology major from Haskell, Ark.; Emily Coles, a junior mass communications and
graphic design major from Plano, Texas; Michael Connell, a junior graphic design and
computer science major from Little Rock, Ark.; Molly Freel, a freshman mass communications
and graphic design major from Nashville, Ark.; Kelsey Frink, a junior early childhood
education major from Marion, Mass.; Mary Ruth Gomez, a freshman chemistry and biology
major from Conway, Ark.; Rachel Gregory, a senior English major from Malvern, Ark.;
Emily Grigsby, a freshman studio art and mass communications major from Austin, Ark.;
Libby Harrington, a junior studio art and business administration/marketing major
from Hot Springs, Ark.; Melanie Herring, a freshman dietetics & nutrition and art
major from Woodlawn, Ark.; David Hickernell, a junior graphic design major from Crystal
Lake, Ill.; Katie Hopmann, a junior studio art major from Cypress, Texas; Andrea Lock,
a senior studio art major from Stuttgart, Ark.; Adam Oakes, a junior graphic design
and computer science major from Campbell, Texas; Courtney Sharp, a senior studio art
major from Cherokee Village, Ark.; Aly Smith, a sophomore mass communication and graphic
design major from Sherwood, Ark.; and Grace Thomas, a senior studio art major from
Rogers, Ark.
The exhibit is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday
through Friday. The exhibit is also available during evenings when other School of
Fine Arts events are held in Verser Theatre. For more information, contact the School
of Fine Arts at (870) 245-5129.
By Ryleigh Salmon
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