Bethel Pre­sents Se­nior Art Show

MISHAWAKA – Bethel is putting on its Se­nior Art Show to dis­play the work of its grad­u­at­ing class of art ma­jors. Start­ing on April 19, stu­dents will be able to pe­ruse the ex­hibits in the Weaver Gallery and Great Hall, and the ex­hibits are to re­main open un­til grad­u­a­tion on May 7.

There are two main parts to the art show. The first por­tion is the se­niors’ work be­ing pre­sented in the Weaver Gallery, and the sec­ond part is the work of stu­dents from art courses dis­played in the Great Hall. The works dis­played in this sec­ond por­tion were hand­picked by pro­fes­sors for in­di­vid­ual art courses and were all cre­ated dur­ing this school year.

Bethel’s Se­nior Art Show is sim­i­lar to the kind put on by every col­lege art pro­gram around the coun­try, as it is a re­quire­ment of every art ma­jor to pro­duce a the­sis ex­hi­bi­tion. The se­niors’ works on dis­play were cre­ated specif­i­cally for this ex­hi­bi­tion through the The­sis 1 and The­sis 2 courses. Each body of work was de­signed with a spe­cific theme in mind and will be ac­com­pa­nied by a brief de­scrip­tion in the ex­hibit. 

The work out­side the Weaver Gallery in the Great Hall will be ac­com­pa­nied by the artist’s name and the class in which it was cre­ated. These pieces are from courses such as Draw­ing I, Ce­ram­ics, and 3D Art.

As­sis­tant Pro­fes­sor of Art Chad Jay is ex­cited for the art show.

“I’m re­ally proud of all my stu­dents and what they’ve ac­com­plished this year,” said Jay.