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Department of Art Juried Seniors Exhibition
Opens March 23 at the Weatherspoon

GREENSBORO, NC – Recent works by 28 BFA candidates from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro will be on exhibit from March 23 through May 4 at the Weatherspoon Art Museum. An opening reception will be hosted by the Weatherspoon Guild Sunday, March 23 at 2 p.m. Admission is free and the public is invited.

This important annual exhibition explores a broad range of artistic expression in the undergraduate senior class. The current installation is comprised of 36 objects including digital work, mixed media, painting, photography, works on paper, sculpture, and video. All submissions must have been executed during the students' senior year at UNCG. Ann Roth, Gallery Director of the Frankie G. Weems Gallery at Meredith College, served as guest juror.

Selection into the exhibition provides students with an opportunity to experience the professionalism of exhibiting artwork in a nationally-known and accredited art museum. The faculty in the art department, as well as curators and staff at the Weatherspoon Art Museum, strive to make this exhibition a positive and rewarding experience. Visit the Weatherspoon's Website by clicking here.

Seniors whose works were chosen for this year's exhibition are Chapel Hill: Justin Life, Maryah Smith-Overman, Charlotte: Michael Garrett; Goldsboro: Amanda Hampton; Greensboro: Amanda Barbe, Melissa Barnett, Jameson Bennett, Ali Della Bitta, Laura Brown, Rebecca Clodfelter, Matthew Curran, Sara Dickerson, Emily Fitch, Joseph Giampino, Leigh Johnson, Matt Nolan, Alisha Strate, Tina West; Hendersonville: Wesley Corn; Hope Mills, NC: Joseph Harry Cannon III; Knightdale: Melissa Poppe Newton: Kristin Tharpe; Randleman: Derek Toomes; Roanoke Rapids: Corey Carter; Raleigh: Susan Dickey, Keith Kissel; Rutherfordton: Susan Watson; Smithfield: Katherine Gavitt.

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS:  Spring 2003:

Randy Wray (through April 20)
Georgia O'Keeffe fromSouthern Collections (through April 27)
Seeing and Believing: The Art of Nancy Burson (through May 4)
Women Artists from the Permanent Collection (through May 11)
Henri Matisse: Prints and Bronzes (through May 25)

Hours:   Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

Admission:  Visitor parking and admission to the museum are free. Please note: on weekdays, it is necessary to display a visitor's pass to park in the museum's designated spaces.  Please request a pass from the attendant at the first floor reception desk. The museum is wheelchair accessible.

For further information about upcoming exhibitions and artists, or to request images, please contact Patti Gross at 336-334-5770 or email mpgross@uncg.edu.

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