Immediately following fall break, the LaHaye Student Union lobby will house artwork from aspiring artists from the Liberty community.
The annual Student Activities Art Expo is for artists interested in showcasing their work with the possibility of snagging an Amazon gift card for their efforts. Artwork will be displayed in the LaHaye Student Union lobby in Green Hall Oct. 10-12 from 1-5 p.m.
According to Erin Cleveland, assistant director of Student Activities, the artists are free to choose any theme for their piece. Artists may submit up to two pieces. There are three categories — fine art, photography and digital media.
While students majoring in art will display their work in a gallery as part of their degree, Cleveland said that part of the goal of the Art Expo is to provide a place for all students to display their work, regardless of major.
“Art Expo is a place for students who may or may not be in an art major to showcase their work,” Cleveland said. “We accept photography, fine art and digital media.”
Students who are interested in entering the Art Expo should submit their work to the Student Activities Office in GH 2900 by Oct. 8 at 5 p.m.
Cleveland hopes other students will enjoy seeing the display.
“I hope (students) will see artwork that they love on their normal walk by the LaHaye lobby,” Cleveland said.
Passing students will be able to stop by and vote on their favorite piece in each category.
Student Activities hosts an art expo in the LaHaye Event Space on October 17, 2015. (Photo by Jessie Rogers)
Two winners in each category will receive Amazon gift cards – a $100 gift card for each first-place winner, and a $50 gift card for each second-place winner. The winners will be announced after the expo closes.
According to the Student Activities website, artwork should be labeled with the artist’s name and email and the name of the piece. Photography should be framed and matted, while hanging work must have a durable hanging mechanism on the back, such as a hook or wire.
The expo is free for students to enter, and participants do not need to attend the
expo itself.
Cleveland explained that changes to the event are based on feedback from
previous expos.
“Pretty much every semester, we change up the event to be better than the last time,” Cleveland said. “We just added the showcase portion a couple years ago, and now that is solely what the event will be based on event surveys we’ve had in the past.”
In the past, the Art Expo was a formal event, but now, the event is designed to
simply showcase students’ work.
I always love looking at the artwork — students at Liberty are so talented,” Cleveland said.
More information on the Art Expo can be found at www.liberty.edu/campusrec/studentactivities/.