DRAWING EXHIBIT TO FEATURE ARTISTS

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Fifty-one artists from each of the 50 states and District of Columbia will be represented in a touring exhibit running through March 26 at the Southeast Missouri State University Museum.

"The National Invitational Drawing Exhibition," organized by Emporia State University in Emporia, Kan., is touring under the auspices of Exhibits USA, a national division of Mid-America Arts alliance.

The show of contemporary drawing is the 14th invitational put together by Emporia State. It's the first to include such a diverse geographical survey of art in America, says curator Dan Perry.

Artists were invited to submit drawings in any medium or combination of media. The result is a variety of styles expressed in mixed media, pencil, charcoal and ball point.

The exhibit also includes some drawings from the Emporia State University Collection.

The museum is open to the public and has no admission charge. The hours are from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and on Sunday afternoons from 1-5 p.m.