Events of Note

Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition Opens

The University of West Georgia and the Department of Art will host their Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition from April 7 – 24 in the Main Gallery of the Humanities Building. An opening reception and awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 10, at 5 p.m. at the Main Gallery.  The event is free and the community is invited to attend.

Student artists submitted their work and those pieces chosen for display will be judged and awarded by a guest artist. Exhibited works are priced by the artists and available for purchase. 

Juror for the event will be Allen Peterson. Peterson, who recently had his exhibit on display at UWG, is a sculpture professor at the Savanna College of Art and Design in Atlanta.

The Main Gallery is located in the Humanities Building and is open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 678-839-6521.

Flute Ensemble Celebrates Spring

The Department of Music at the University of West Georgia will present a performance by the UWG Flute Ensemble on Saturday, April 12, at 3 p.m. in the Kathy Cashen Recital Hall. The event is free and the community is invited to attend.

Directed by Melanie Fuller, instructor of flute, the evening of musical excellence will feature two works titled “Spanish Love Song” composed by Ann Cameron Pearce and “Suite Opus 69” composed by Christopher Steele, which are specifically written for a six-part flute choir.

The ensemble will then break up into smaller groups to play as quartets in the styles of the baroque, jazz and modern. A performance on alto flute will also be featured in a short work for alto flute and piano titled “Sea Change” by Kathleen Valdala.

Students performing include Kira LaRue of Sharpsburg; Elizabeth Herring and Kaylee Bowder of Acworth; Stephanie Erdman of Ringgold; Lacie Craig of Hiram; and Marquita Elder of Jonesboro.

For more information, call 678-839-6516.