January 21, 2011: Belhaven University Art Department presents the Mississippi Showcase Art Exhibition. Opening Reception is Thursday, January 20, 2011, from 6-8 pm in the Bitsy Irby Visual Arts and Dance Center Gallery.

Various Mississippi Artists and Belhaven Art Faculty will be exhibiting paintings, sculpture, photography, and printmaking. Some artists showing work include Belhaven faculty members Gretchen Haien, Nate Theisen, and David West. There is complimentary admission. The show will be up until February 14, 2011. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 10 am – 6 pm.

Belhaven stands among the select Christian colleges and universities that offer a unique general core curriculum encouraging the development of a personal worldview. The university believes a Christian worldview is a key to preparing men and women academically and spiritually to serve Christ Jesus in their careers, in human relationships, and in the world of ideas.

Founded in 1883, Belhaven University now serves over 3,000 students from campuses in Jackson, Memphis, Orlando, Houston, Chattanooga, Atlanta and online, offering traditional undergraduate degrees, graduate and adult degree programs, and online degree programs.