Art Academy Exhibit

Art Academy Exhibit 2016

Student art works from the Art Academy , Art Reach, and Painting with the Elderly workshops will be on display at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, 32 North Main Street, August 7- 29, with an opening reception on First Friday, August 7th from 5- 9 p.m. The Art Council is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 a.m. -- 4 p.m.

The Art Academy summer workshops are engaging and creative experiences in a wide variety of media for ages 6- adult held in the Southeast Missouri State University's Art Department's art studios, Art Reach sessions are afterschool art programs designed to empower underserved students ages 6- 15 held at four different locations in the community, and Painting with the Elderly are exploratory workshops at five retirement centers.

This year's exhibit will include student's work in ceramics, felted and mixed media sculptures, gelli, foam, and lithography prints, watercolor and acrylic paintings, collages, and drawings. In addition, the students created a collaborative sculpture, mosaic mural, and quilt. Following the exhibit, the mosaic mural will be donated to The Bridge and the quilt to the Women's Safe House.

For more information, please contact Carol Horst, coordinator, at chorst@semo.edu.