January 26, 2012 (Jackson) - The Student Invitational Art Exhibition will showcase a variety of artwork from Belhaven freshmen to seniors from the Visual Art Department. Students are working hard and around the clock to have their work picked to be on display for the art premiere.
The opening reception for this popular and highly anticipated art exhibition will be at the Gallery in Bitsy Irby Visual Arts and Dance Center on Saturday, February 11 from 2:00-4:00 P.M.
Dr. Melissa Hause, Associate Professor of Art History and Dean of the Honors College, said, “The Belhaven faculty are thrilled to observe the students’ growth and artistic maturity in the works submitted for exhibition in this annual student show.”
This annual exhibition of student works highlight a wide range of styles and media including drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and mixed media. Admission is free to the art exhibition.
”This student exhibition is the culmination of the Visual Art Department’s annual Practicum period, a part of the year when visual arts majors engage in concentrated, individualized pursuit of an authentic art-making process. Through intensive mentoring by faculty, the students use Practicum to deepen their immersion in their chosen media, learn and practice sustained artistic focus, and identify their individual voice as an artist,” adds Dr. Hause.
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.