HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' ART ON DISPLAY

The 22nd annual High School Art Symposium has opened at Southeast Missouri State University Museum.

This year's exhibit showcases 114 pieces of artwork in the areas of sculpture, painting, drawing, ceramics, printmaking, photography and fibers. Nick Elfrink, a retired art teacher and high school administrator from Marble Hill, served as the juror for the show. Elfrink holds both bachelor's and master's degrees in art from Southeast Missouri State.

First-, second- and third-place awards are to be presented in each category at a ceremony planned for 3 p.m. today.

Dr. Edwin Smith, coordinator of the symposium, said 565 works were submitted for this year's exhibit, from which the 114 were selected. Entries were received from 24 Missouri high schools from St. Louis to Cooter., he said.

Works exhibited in the symposium will remain on display in the University Museum through Feb. 29. The museum is located in Memorial Hall and is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.