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April Issue 2010
Western Carolina
University in Cullowhee, NC, Offer Two Student Exhibits
Brooke Mercier
David Wilson
Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC, is presenting two new exhibits featuring works by WCU students including: the Art Students' League 2010 Exhibit, on view at the Fine Art Museum and a competition between selected students to paint a portrait of the late Josefina Niggli, on view in the FAPAC Gallery 130, adjacent to the Fine Art Museum's Star Lobby, Both exhibits are on view from Apr. 7 through May 5, 2010.
Based on the strength
of previous work, six graduate and undergraduate students from
the School of Art and Design were invited to create portraits
of the late Josefina Niggli, an author, actress and former WCU
drama instructor whom the university is honoring with a yearlong
series of events. These finalists were encouraged to create portraits
that, while highly expressive, would reflect a "recognizable
characterization" of Niggli and faithfully express her "dynamic
persona," according to competition guidelines.
A five-member committee of WCU faculty and staff will select the
winning entry. That portrait will become part of the College of
Fine and Performing Art's collection and will be installed permanently
in the lobby of Niggli Theatre. The artist will receive a $500
purchase award.
For further information
check our NC Institutional Gallery listings, call the Museum at
828/227-2553 or visit (www.wcu.edu/fapac/galleries).
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