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WHAT:
An exhibition on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 will highlight fine art, photography, and graphic designs created by Husson University students. The creative expressions in this show were composed in a variety of different mediums. Student drawings, paintings, pastels, photography, graphic design, set design, digital illustration, collages, assemblages, and batik prints will all be on display.

New this year: With the help of a visiting artist, students were able to expand their horizons this semester and experience new forms of expression. Printmaking, sculptures and handmade books, created by students while the artist was on campus, will also be included in this exhibition.

Also new this year: Husson's Art & Design Club will have a "Pop-Up Shop" where people can do some last minute shopping for handmade gifts, including knitted winter hats. For every knitted hat purchased, the Art & Design Club will donate another knitted hat to the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter.

The artistic expressions in this show were conceived in a variety of fine arts courses offered by Husson University’s College of Science and Humanities. In addition, video, photography and graphic design pieces made by students at Husson University’s New England School of Communications will be on display. Individual student submissions are also included.

Students from the following courses contributed work to this show:
CT 234 Advanced Lighting for Digital Filmmaking
CT 243 Video Compositing and Motion Graphics I
CT 245 Photography
CT 338 Camera in Motion
CT 345 Photography II
FA 101 Art and Human Experience
FA 110 Photography
FA 120 Drawing I
FA 125 Art for Children
FA 205 Painting I
FA 299 Integrated Arts
MC 245 Graphic Design
MC 248 Typography
MC 329 Digital Illustration

The exhibition is free and open to the public. No tickets are required


WHO:
Kathi J. Smith, an assistant professor of studio arts and art appreciation at Husson University, organized this exhibition. She will be available for interviews.

Smith joined Husson University in 2014 as an assistant professor in studio arts and art appreciation. For over 15 years, she has been practicing and educating within the discipline of art here in New England. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting and drawing, with a minor in art history from the University of Southern Maine, and a Master of Fine Arts in painting from the University of New Hampshire.

Smith’s reputation and career are rapidly growing. In 2014, she was given the Distinguished Teaching Lecturer Award at Plymouth State University. In recent years, she has participated in numerous regional and national exhibitions, and five prestigious residencies. She received a full fellowship supported by the Joan Mitchell Foundation to attend the Vermont Studio Center and has been a Fellow and Artist-in-Residence at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the Weir Farm National Historic Site in Connecticut. During In the summer of 2014, she attended the Heliker-LaHotan Foundation residency in Maine, the Alfred and Trafford Klotts International Program for artists, and a seven-week, artist-in-residency program in Brittany, France, sponsored by Maryland Institute College of Art.

Awards include a full fellowship supported by the Joan Mitchell Foundation to the Vermont Studio Center in 2011, a Distinguished Community Service Award for faculty at Husson University in 2016, and in 2014 the Distinguished Teaching Lecturer Award at Plymouth State University.

Articles featuring her work include Artscope Magazine, Kathi Smith’s New England (July 2013) as well as Maine Home + Design Expressive Impression (May 2016).

She exhibits her work in New England regularly and is represented by Greenhut Galleries in Portland. She also maintains a working studio in Bangor, Maine. Smith practices primarily in the arena of painting and drawing, though she also has facility in ceramics, printmaking, and other mediums.


WHEN:
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Refreshments will be served from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.


WHERE:
Husson University
Hart Hall - Basement
Hart Art Studio
1 College Circle
Bangor, ME 04401


WHY:
This showcase is designed to give students an opportunity to share their work with the public. It’s also an opportunity to highlight some of the exceptionally talented students at Husson University. Public exhibitions are a valuable part of the art educational experience. They serve as venues where students can exchange creative ideas with their peers and receive feedback from members of the public.


For more than 100 years, Husson University has prepared future leaders to handle the challenges of tomorrow through innovative undergraduate and graduate degrees. With a commitment to delivering affordable classroom, online and experiential learning opportunities, Husson University has come to represent superior value in higher education. Our Bangor campus and off-campus satellite education centers in Southern Maine, Wells, and Northern Maine provide advanced knowledge in business; health and education; pharmacy studies; science and humanities; as well as communication. In addition, Husson University has a robust adult learning program. According to a recent analysis by U.S. News & World Report, Husson University is the most affordable private college in New England. For more information about educational opportunities that can lead to personal and professional success, visit Husson.edu.

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