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Student creativity displayed in The Cave
October 27, 2006
Nine students displayed their artwork at the first “Art in The Cave” exhibit and reception last Thursday.
Organized by senior Tiffanie Clark, ASPLU public relations director, and sophomore Noriko Nagane, the exhibit featured more than 20 pieces of art, including photographs, paintings and drawings, created by students from freshman to seniors.
“We’re trying to give more opportunities for students to show their art,” Clark said.
Clark and Nagane organized the exhibit because there aren’t opportunities for non-art majors to display their work on campus, Clark said. An art major herself, Clark said the only place for students to show their work is at the exhibit for graduating art majors held in the winter and spring.
“This show was open to all, not just art students,” Clark said.
The Cave was chosen as the venue for the exhibit because Nagane held a successful showing of her photography there earlier in the year. Additionally, the venue is a place for student programming, and both Clark and Nagane felt art an art show would make it a more inviting space, Clark said.
“We wanted it to be similar to coffee shops that show local artists’ work,” Clark explained.
Originally, Clark and Nagane planned to have the student art on display for a few weeks. However, the walls of The Cave are cement, and hanging the artwork meant drilling holes and damaging the walls, Clark said.
Therefore, the art was displayed on easels and only remained up for one evening. Clark said she tried to make the reception “classy” by serving crackers, Brie, fruit and sparkling cider, and having student musician Scott Fiske play classical music on the piano.
Students who showed art included Natalie Taylor, John de Mars, Sarah Curtis, Brett Patterson, Daniel Arhendt, Aimee Eggink, Jennifer Furmasu, Nagane and Clark. The students created the work within the last three years.
The Cave will hold a second art show under the theme “What’s Your Interpretation of God?” on Nov. 30. It will feature Christmas music and a coaster-making activity hosted by the Women’s Center.
For more information about the show, email caveart@plu.edu.
Photo by Brett Patterson.
“We’re trying to give more opportunities for students to show their art,” Clark said.
Clark and Nagane organized the exhibit because there aren’t opportunities for non-art majors to display their work on campus, Clark said. An art major herself, Clark said the only place for students to show their work is at the exhibit for graduating art majors held in the winter and spring.
“This show was open to all, not just art students,” Clark said.
The Cave was chosen as the venue for the exhibit because Nagane held a successful showing of her photography there earlier in the year. Additionally, the venue is a place for student programming, and both Clark and Nagane felt art an art show would make it a more inviting space, Clark said.
“We wanted it to be similar to coffee shops that show local artists’ work,” Clark explained.
Originally, Clark and Nagane planned to have the student art on display for a few weeks. However, the walls of The Cave are cement, and hanging the artwork meant drilling holes and damaging the walls, Clark said.
Therefore, the art was displayed on easels and only remained up for one evening. Clark said she tried to make the reception “classy” by serving crackers, Brie, fruit and sparkling cider, and having student musician Scott Fiske play classical music on the piano.
Students who showed art included Natalie Taylor, John de Mars, Sarah Curtis, Brett Patterson, Daniel Arhendt, Aimee Eggink, Jennifer Furmasu, Nagane and Clark. The students created the work within the last three years.
The Cave will hold a second art show under the theme “What’s Your Interpretation of God?” on Nov. 30. It will feature Christmas music and a coaster-making activity hosted by the Women’s Center.
For more information about the show, email caveart@plu.edu.
Photo by Brett Patterson.