94th ANNUAL STUDENT ART EXHIBITION SLATED AT FRED JONES JR. MUSEUM OF ART

kh/1-30-08

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                         

CONTACT: Kristal J. Hamm, (405) 325-3178
                                    

        NORMAN – Students from the University of Oklahoma’s School of Art are making final preparations for the 94th Annual School of Art Students’ Exhibition at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Always an inspired display of student works ranging from traditional to cutting-edge media, the School of Art Students’ exhibition publicly showcases the talent and artwork produced by the students at the OU School of Art throughout the school year said Mary Jo Watson, director of the OU School of Art and Art History. The exhibition also gives young artists the experience of submitting works to a juried exhibition in a professional museum setting.

        The opening, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, in the museum’s Nancy Johnston Records Gallery on the museum’s lower level. Live music, pizza and other refreshments will be served. Numerous awards, given to students for the finest works in a variety of categories, will be announced at 8 p.m. The awards this year total over $7,000, and one work will be selected for the T.G. Mays Purchase Award. This work will become part of the museum’s permanent collection, and is selected by the museum staff and the juror.

        Aaron W. Jones, arts education director for the Oklahoma Arts Council of Art, will serve as juror for this year's award-winning student works.  Jones earned his master of arts degree in art history from OU in 2001.

        The exhibition will remain on view through Sunday, April 6. A complete list of participants and works is available by visiting  www.ou.edu/fjjma/exhibitions.
Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The museum is closed on Mondays. Museum admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for children 6 to 17, $2 for OU faculty and staff, and free to OU students with valid ID, Museum Association members and children under 6. Admission is free to the public on Tuesdays.

        For information or accommodations on the basis of disability, please call the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at (405) 325-4938.

        For information contact Kristal J. Hamm (405) 325-3178 or khamm@ou.edu.   

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