AREA HIGH SCHOOL ARTS SYMPOSIUM OPENS SUNDAY

The 18th annual High School Arts Symposium will open with a reception at 2 p.m. Sunday at the University Museum.

The exhibit will showcase the best recent artwork created by students from area high schools. Art teachers from most Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois high schools have assembled the work.

Juror Herb Wickham is a retired high schools art teacher and Southeast alumnus.

He has selected 72 works from 541 entries.

Wickham will present awards for excellence in sculpture, ceramics, fibers, photography, printmaking, drawing and painting.

The awards presentation is scheduled fro 3 p.m. Sunday.

The exhibit will be on display through Feb. 29.

The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and by appointment in the evenings and on weekends.

For more information, call (573) 651-2260.