Creativity and talent of Slippery Rock University students were on display as the Martha Gault Art Gallery presented its annual Juried Student Art Exhibit with a reception, March 11, concluding the three-week installation featuring mixed medium art submitted by SRU art students.
Out of 90 submitted works, 49 pieces were accepted for display. The exhibit was juried by Clayton Merrell, professor of art at Carnegie Mellon University. Merrell selected five awarded artworks:
- First place: Kayla Stallings, a senior art major from Sag Harbor, New York (Pierson HS) presenting “Fur,” a sculpture submission.
- Second place: Alexa Rivero, a senior art major from Uniontown (Laurel Highlands HS) presenting “Under Occupation,” a painting submission.
- Third place: Nora Weitzel, a junior art major from Oakmont (Riverview HS) presenting “Together” and “Delicate,” an intaglio printmaking submission.
- Honorable mention: Emily Fuller, a junior art major from Irwin (Boone Grove HS) presenting “Freaky Cheese,” a fiber art submission.
- Honorable mention: Veronica Yeschke, a senior art major from West View (North Hills HS) presenting “The Big Picture,” a ceramics submission.
The Martha Gault Art Gallery is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts, the Art Department, and by the Slippery Rock Student Government Association. More information about the Martha Gault Art Gallery is available on the gallery’s webpage. More information about the art major at SRU is available on the program’s webpage.
