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May 2, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CSU Dominguez Hills Student Art
Exhibition
Slated for May 14-21 in University Gallery
(Carson, CA)— Works
of art ranging from motion graphics and web design to sculpture
and paintings, all created by studio art and design majors at
California State University, Dominguez Hills, will be featured
in the Annual Student Art Exhibition: B.A. Graduates from May
14 to 21 in the University Art Gallery on campus.
The exhibition features the works of 22 art and design majors,
the conclusion of four years of their artistic labor. Each artist
is represented by several works, which range from multi-media installations
to photography, sculptures and paintings. This variety of media
and extremely diverse content contribute to a moving and inspiring
exhibition. Oil, clay, plaster, film, animation and large scale
digital photography are but a few of the materials employed by
the artists.
Also on display will be preliminary sketches for a large-scale
mural project for the Watts Health Center, coordinated by visual
arts professor Gilah Yelin Hirsch and her painting students.
At the exhibition’s opening reception, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14, student awards for the 2007-08 year will be
handed out. The City of Carson Fine Arts Commission will present
the 2008 Student Artist of the Year Award to the student with the
best work in the exhibit, as determined by faculty advisors. Several
Excellence in Design Awards and the Excellence in Studio Art Award
also will be presented. These awards are sponsored by local businesses,
including Standard Wire and Cable, RR Donnelly, New Age Electronics
Inc., Walser’s Art Supply and Lyon’s Art Supply.
Academic Achievement Award will be handed out, as well, to students
who have received honors in the major, and the art student volunteers
working with Professor Hirsch on Watts Health Center mural will
be recognized during the reception for their participation in the
project.
The public is invited to attend the opening
reception and is welcome to view the exhibition through May 21.
The University Art Gallery,
on the main floor of the university’s LaCorte Hall, is open
Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
CSU Dominguez Hills is located at 1000 E. Victoria St., in Carson.
LaCorte Hall is on the west side of campus off Toro Center Drive/Tamcliff
Street.
Visitor parking is permitted in all campus lots with a valid parking
pass. Day passes are $3 and available at the yellow dispensing
machines at the perimeter of each campus lot.
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CSU Dominguez Hills -- California
State University, Dominguez Hills is a highly diverse,
urban university located in the South Bay, primarily
serving the
Los Angeles metropolitan area. The university prides itself
on its outstanding faculty and friendly, student-centered
environment.
Known for excellence in teacher education, nursing, psychology,
business administration, and digital media arts, new degree
programs include computer science, criminal justice,
recreation and leisure
studies, social work, and communication disorders. On campus
is the Home Depot Center, a multi-purpose sports complex
that hosts
world-class soccer, tennis, track and field, lacrosse, and
cycling.
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