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| Federated Club District Juried Art Show opens at KWU CONTACT:
Leslie Eikleberry, Director of Public Relations, 785-827-5541
ext. 1127 The Gallery on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University is hosting the annual juried art show sponsored by the 6th District General Federation of Women's Club. The show, which opened today, will run through February 25. Thirteen schools from central and northwest Kansas are participating in this year's event. More than 400 works were submitted. Juror and KWU Art Department Chair Brad Anderson selected 72 pieces for the show. “There were many fine works submitted for the show and if space allowed I could have easily included another 50 pieces,” Anderson said. There is a wide variety of media in the exhibit, including drawing, painting, photography, computer graphics, ceramics, sculpture, and mixed media. The subject matter varies from traditional landscape and architectural drawing to post modern integration of image and text using mixed media. “The content of work at this level is often challenging,” Anderson said. “The emotions of students this age runs high and many use art as an outlet to express themselves or find release.” Schools included in this year's exhibit are: Colby High School Two brown bag lunch gallery talks will be held in conjunction with this exhibition: noon-1 p.m. Tuesday (February 8) and noon-1 p.m. February 22. Students from Ell-Saline will be at the gallery talk on Tuesday and Lakewood Middle School art students plan to attend the talk on February 22. Representatives from the local Federated Women's Clubs also will be attending both events. Anderson will facilitate the open discussion. Drinks and a light dessert will be provided. There is no charge for the discussion and groups of six or more are encouraged to call in advance to let the gallery know they are coming. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday or by appointment. For more information, please call Anderson at 785-827-5541 ext. 5164. The following pieces are on display from February 2-25th in The Gallery in Sam’s Hall of Fine Arts. Colby High School Ell-Saline Junior-Senior
High School Hill City High School Lakewood Middle School Minneapolis High School Norton High School Phillipsburg High School Plainville High School Sacred Heart junior-senior
High Salina High School Central Salina High School South Southeast of Saline High
School St. John’s Military
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