Students’ Work Featured in Next Gallery Exhibit

OMAHA – A juried exhibition of student artwork from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) will open at the UNO Art Gallery on Friday, Feb. 19 with a public reception.

The reception, which will run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and include food and drink, will take place inside the Weber Fine Arts Building, which houses the UNO Art Gallery.

Guest curator Tim Barry, a ceramic artist and building manager for Omaha’s Hot Shops Art Center, selected the works for the exhibition. Each participating student is a current studio art major.

The exhibit will run through the remainder of February and all of March, closing on Thursday, March 31.

UNO Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday excluding holidays and spring break (March 20-27). Appointments at other times are also encouraged.

All events are free and open to the public. The gallery is accessible to people with disabilities.

For a full list of upcoming exhibits, visit www.unomaha.edu/fineart/art/unoartgallery/exhibitions.htm.

Appointments or special arrangements can be made by calling or emailing the Gallery at 402.554.2796, unoartgallery@unomaha.edu.

Sidebar art (from top to bottom): "JE" by Naomi Boatman - oil on canvas, "Franklin's Court" by Rico Childs - ceramic, Untitled by Elsa Wolcott - diptych oil on canvas

For media requests, please contact:

Sam Petto, UNO Media Relations Coordinator

unonews@unomaha.edu

402.554.2704

or

Charley Reed, UNO Associate Director of Media Relations

unonews@unomaha.edu

402.554.2129

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