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Juried Student Exhibition at UT Tyler Meadows Gallery Begins April 27

The 2009 Juried Student Exhibition at The University of Texas at Tyler Meadows Gallery will be April 27 – Aug. 14, Ray Sikes, Meadows Gallery coordinator, announced.

The annual public exhibition features work from UT Tyler students. Each student has submitted up to three two- or three-dimensional pieces to be juried by university art faculty.

A public opening reception will be 6 – 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30 at the gallery.

The Meadows Gallery is located in the UT Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

During the reception, cash prizes will be given to the best pieces in the exhibition. Awards include Best of Show, Best Two-Dimensional Work, Best Three-Dimensional Work and several honorable mention awards.  

For the second year, a faculty selection committee will present a promising art student the Christopher Lyon Memorial Scholarship, which is named after the late husband of Alexis Serio, UT Tyler assistant professor of art history.

For more information, contact Sikes, 903.566.7237 or rsikes@uttyler.edu.

One of the 15 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler offers excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. Nearly 90 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 6,000 high-ability students at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine.