Events - 10/1/15

Jackson County Campus Celebrates 50 Years of Art with Exhibit

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jackson County Campus library is celebrating 50 years of art at the campus with a special exhibit that opened on September 29. The exhibit includes 59 pieces of art created by current and former employees and students.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jackson County Campus library is celebrating 50 years of art at the campus with a special exhibit that opened on September 29. The exhibit includes 59 pieces of art created by current and former employees and students.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jackson County Campus is celebrating 50 Years of Art with a special exhibit at the campus library. The exhibit opened September 29 with a reception, and will run through December 11.

The exhibit consists of 59 pieces of art created by current and former employees and students and celebrates a half-century of fine art on the Jackson County Campus. Part of the 50-year anniversary celebration for the college’s Coast campuses, the exhibit includes 38 drawings and paintings, three blow glass/sand-etched pieces, 16 ceramic pieces, a steampunk floor lamp, and a wooden table.  Materials for the art include oil, acrylic, spray paint, watercolor, ceramics, cut-paper, wood and metal.

The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Gwendolyn Carter at (228) 497-7715 or gwendolyn.carter@mgccc.edu.

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