Student art awards to be presented Monday
The Department of Art is hosting the 2009 Fine Art Juried Student Exhibition and will present the Joyce and Roger Lethander Awards in Art and Dean's Choice Award on Monday, March 30. The exhibition is located in Biggin Gallery, 101 Biggin Hall, and features artwork by art majors including drawing, painting, sculpture and photography. Guest juror Ron Platt, curator of modern and contemporary art at the Birmingham, Ala., Museum of Art, will present a talk at 3 p.m. in 005 Biggin Hall (art history auditorium). An opening reception will commence in Biggin Hall foyer following the juror's talk and awards presentation; it will run through 6 p.m. Platt will select award winners for the Joyce and Roger Lethander Awards in Art including the prestigious annual purchase award. Students will be awarded more than $3,000 in art awards. College of Liberal Arts Dean Anne-Katrin Gramberg will announce her decision for the Dean's Choice Award following the juror's presentation. The exhibition will run through April 7. For more information, contact Barb Bondy at 844-3483 or bondybj@auburn.edu.