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An art exhibition and silent benefit auction kicked off Friday at the University of Maine’s Carnegie Hall. The auction’s proceeds will go to aid displaced artists left in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
The art exhibition is a compilation of work done by a senior capstone class, consisting of 16 students, in the art department. The exhibition will display a wide array of artwork, paintings, sculptures, photographs, interior designs and furniture designs.
Samuel Van Aken, the class’s professor, is eager for the exhibition.
“The students are just excited,” Van Aken said, when asked what he was most looking forward to. “It’s the first time they’ll be exhibiting their work.”
Van Aken also teaches sculpture and video installation classes at the university.
Van Aken said the capstone class had the last say in donating its proceeds from the auction to help artists of Hurricane Katrina get back on their feet.
“As a group, they decided to have the auction and where the money would go,” said Van Aken.
Senior art major Crystal Burgess will be exhibiting two pieces for the show.
“My pieces took me all semester,” said Burgess. “I am excited to get my work out there and into the world.
“I hope that people purchase some of our work to help,” she said.
Tyler McPhee, a graduate art student, will also be exhibiting a piece in the art show. McPhee’s piece is called “Persistence.” His interpretation of the piece is a commonality between how humans and plants both need light to subsist and that it represents the different states of becoming.
“I think the art program and faculty here gives us a lot of great opportunities for learning in and outside of the classroom,” said Mia Dow, a senior art major. The experiences give you new ideas and new avenues to explore.”
There will be an opening reception 5-7 p.m. Dec. 16, but the exhibition will be on display starting tomorrow and ending Feb. 3. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Availability will be from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. on weekdays.
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