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May 4 , 2009

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CSU Dominguez Hills University Gallery to Exhibit Works of Graduating Seniors

WHAT:         Annual Student Art Exhibition: B.A. Graduates
WHEN:         May 11 through 21; opening reception, 5:30 p.m. May 11
WHERE:        University Gallery, LaCorte Hall A107, CSU Dominguez Hills

(Carson, CA) – Works of art ranging from motion graphics, giant posters and web design to mixed media assemblage, ceramic sculpture and paintings, all created by 25 California State Univesity Dominguez Hills Studio Art and Design majors, will be featured in the “Annual Student Art Exhibition: B.A. Graduates” from May 11 to 21 in the University Art Gallery on campus.

One Love

The exhibition’s opening reception, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 11, will include an awards ceremony honoring student work. The City of Carson Fine Arts Commission will present the Artist of the Year Award to the student whose work faculty advisers deemed to be the best in the exhibit. Numerous other awards, including Designer of the Year, will also be handed out. The reception and award ceremony are open to the public.

“The exhibition lets the students know their work is important and worthy of displaying to the community,” said Art Department Professor Bernard Baker. “The students also gain valuable practical experience from the process of preparing, designing and installing the exhibit.” 

Peacock Poster

As part of the Art Department curriculum, each graduating art student in Studio Art and Design is required to display and install selected works they produced while at CSUDH. This year, for the first time since 1994, the students have also designed and published a 64-page full color catalogue documenting their works of art.

Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, the University Art Gallery is located in room A-107 on the first floor of LaCorte Hall on the campus of CSU Dominguez Hill, 1000 E. Victoria St, Carson. A map of campus is at www.csudh.edu/VisitUs/campusmap.shtml.

Visitor parking in campus lots is permitted with a valid parking pass. Passes are $4 and available at yellow dispensing machines adjacent to each campus lot.

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About 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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