Yavapai College proudly presents the next generation of painters, sculptors, and artisans at its Spring Juried Student Exhibition, May 16 – July 3 at the Prescott Campus Gallery.

Moon Bubbles, by Virginia Hyatt. Image courtesy Yavapai College.

Every year, the Spring Juried Student Exhibition performs a double service:

Student artists learn the details of packaging, presenting, and pricing their work, and community members get a generous sampling of early works from the area’s emerging artists.

The call for this year’s Spring Juried Student Exhibition got an enthusiastic response. Students submitted 160 works for consideration, from which Prescott art docents Adriene Buffington and Ann Ramsey selected 88 pieces.

The exhibition includes works from a wide variety of disciplines: paintings, drawings, ceramics, metal sculpture, woodworking, jewelry, lapidary, and printmaking. The student pieces are, by turns, colorful, intricate, intense, and whimsical.

Together, they make a collective statement about the amazing level of talent within the College’s Visual Arts programs.

The Yavapai College Art Department will combine its opening reception for the Spring Juried Student Exhibition with its End-of-Semester Celebration on Friday, May 16, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Prescott Campus Gallery. Admission is free, with food and live music, and an awards ceremony at 6 p.m.

Effusion, by Michael Brown. Image courtesy Yavapai College.

YC’s Spring Juried Student Exhibition runs Friday, May 16 through Thursday, July 3 at the Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery inside the Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center, 1100 E. Sheldon Street, on the Prescott Campus. The Gallery is open 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. (The Gallery is closed Fridays and Saturdays during the summer.)

Admission is free. For exhibit schedules or more information, please call (928) 776-2031 or visit www.yc.visualarts.com.

About Yavapai College

Yavapai College operates seven campuses and centers throughout Yavapai County and offers over 100 degrees and certificates, three baccalaureate degrees (with one more pending accreditation approval), student and community services, and cultural events and activities.

To learn more about YC, visit www.yc.edu.

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