August 28, 2012
For Immediate Release
University Marketing & Communications: Mike Rigert (801) 863-6807
Written by: Mike Rigert (801) 863-6807
Utah Valley University?s Woodbury Art Museum will present its 2012 Faculty Showcase through Sept. 22 and will include over 80 new works by full-time and adjunct faculty with the School of the Arts? Department of Art & Visual Communications
The exhibition is free and open to the public.
The faculty show has been a long-standing tradition at UVU, and this year?s show marks the second year the event has been hosted at the Woodbury Art Museum. Works in the exhibition feature a great variety of media from all areas of the art and visual communications department, including: photography, painting and drawing, graphic design, illustration, and sculpture and ceramics.
?The faculty of the Department of Art & Visual Communications have put on an amazing show,? said Melissa Hempel, interim director and curator of the Woodbury Art Museum. ?This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to see current projects by instructors, and acts as an active link between the classroom instruction and faculty?s professional practices.?
Visitors can vote for a Viewers Choice award and the winning area will be announced at the conclusion of the exhibition.
A public reception for the exhibition also will be held on Sept. 6 from 7-9 p.m. at the Woodbury Art Museum.
UVU?s Woodbury Art Museum is open Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is located in the University Mall, 575 W. University Parkway, in Orem, on the second floor between the Gap and the former Nordstrom store that is currently vacant.
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"Pot" by Mark Talbert
"Memory in Violet Green" by Marcus Vincent
About UVU
Utah Valley University is located in Orem, Utah, and is home to more than 33,000 students. UVU began as a vocational school during World War II, and in the seven decades since has evolved into a technical school, community college, state college and, finally, a comprehensive regional teaching university. UVU is one of Utah?s largest institutions of higher learning and offers programs ranging from career training to high-demand master degrees, with emphasis on undergraduate education.
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