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Shepherd University Department of Contemporary Art and Theater will present Senior Exhibits

Author: ITP News Desk | Published: 02/08/2010 | 25 Views | Short URL: http://www.inthepanhandle.com/local/n/6502

SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV—During the month of April, the Shepherd University Department of Contemporary Art and Theater will present the graduating bachelor of fine art (BFA) majors in photography, computer imagery, painting, printmaking, and sculpture in their senior exhibits. Contemporary art openings and events will be occurring every weekend featuring a variety of media, stylistic approaches, and conceptually driven art works by students whose next step may be graduate school or professional careers in the arts. Shepherd is the only school in the Eastern Panhandle to offer the BFA degree.

The senior exhibits are scheduled as follows:
April 1-7, 5-7 p.m., painting and drawing by Chelsea Hosey, Little Birch, and Brittany Smith, Clinton, Virginia, the Shepherd Scarborough Library Reading Room.
April 2, 6-9 p.m., photography by Ben Schonberger, Leesburg, Virginia, Photoworks, Leesburg, Virginia.
April 9, 5-8 p.m., photography by Challee Blackwelder, Manassas, Virginia, Mellow Moods, Shepherdstown.
April 9, 6-9 p.m., and April 10, 2-7 p.m., photography by LaJuan Bennett, Waldorf, Maryland, and Kyle Schmitz, Springfield, Virginia, the War Memorial Building, Shepherdstown.
April 9, 6-9 p.m., photography by Shanna Mueller, Winchester, Virginia; Austin Phillips, Martinsburg; and Kate Farrell, Centreville, Virginia, 200 Princess Street, Shepherdstown.
April 16, 6-11 p.m., and April 17, 1-5 p.m., sculpture by Daniel Stotler, Berkeley Springs, the Historic Shepherdstown Museum, Shepherdstown.
April 16, 6-8 p.m., photography by Lauren Brown, Williamsport, Maryland, and Lindsay Ives, Ashburn, Virginia, the War Memorial Building.
April 17, 6-9 p.m., photography by Lindsay Kumpf, Ashburn, Virginia, and Holly White, Stephens City, Virginia, the War Memorial Building.
April 30, 5-9 p.m., and May 1, noon-4 p.m., photography, printmaking, and drawing by Erin Lutz, Alexandria, Virginia, and Lindsay Mitchell, Charlottesville, Virginia, the Hodges Building, Shepherdstown.
April 30, 7-10 p.m., photography by Carissa Guyot, Charles Town, the War Memorial Building.

The department and students within the BFA programs at Shepherd have been recognized with regional and national awards and the program has been recognized as a Program of Distinction by the state of West Virginia.

For more information, contact Rhonda Smith, chair of the Department of Contemporary Art and Theater, at 304-876-5294 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).