Monday, April 17, 2017

Three Clemson University Art Majors Win Awards in the 5th Annual Collegiate Invitational Art Exhibition at The Spartanburg County Public Library

Comoedus Rocketus, ceramic, plywood, spray paint, 2016, Johnny Murphy
Three Clemson University Art majors - Regan Carson (BFA in Art, painting, 2016), Megan Huble (BFA in Art candidate, drawing), and Johnny Murphy (BFA in Art, ceramics, 2016) - have won awards in the 5th Annual Collegiate Invitational Art Exhibition at the Spartanburg Headquarters Library on Church Street.

The exhibition runs from March 10 - April 27, and contains works by following Clemson University Art Department BFA Candidates and Alumni:  Mary Michelle Baghdaddy, Casey Bunda, Regan Carson, Megan Huble, Lorelei Sanders.  It also features works by the following Clemson University Art Department faculty members: Kathleen Thum and Valerie Zimany.

The Abandoned, oil on panel, 2016, Regan Carson
The institutions participating are: Anderson University, Clemson University, Converse College, Greenville Technical College, Lander University, North Greenville University, Spartanburg Methodist College, and USC Upstate.


The reception and awards ceremony is open to the public:

Saturday, April 22nd, from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Awards at 8:00 pm

Headquarters Library, 151 South Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29306
Untitled, graphite on paper, 18 x 24 inches, 2016, Megan Hueble
This event will include live music, hors d'oeuvres, and lots of student art. Join the Library in celebrating the hard work of local students and support the future artists of our
community.


For more information call 864-285-9091 or email mirandas@infodepot.org

http://www.spartanburglibraries.org/ 

For more information about Clemson's BFA in Art Program, and to apply, please go to: http://www.clemson.edu/degrees/art. 

To learn more about Clemson University's Master of Fine Arts in Art program and to apply, please go to: http://www.clemson.edu/graduate/academics/program-details.html?m_id=Visual-Arts.