2008 Year in Review

AU Gallery to Feature Student Artwork

“Not Funny,” a linoleum cut print by Mike Ernzen, is one of the artworks that will be on display in Ashford’s Cortona Art Gallery in April.

The next art exhibit in Ashford University’s Cortona Gallery will feature the artwork of seniors who will be graduating from the University’s Computer Graphic Design and Visual Arts programs. Students whose art will be on display include Patrick Lambert, Daniel Park, Mitchell Haack, Alex Riggen, Stephanie Fox and Michael Ernzen.

The exhibit will run from April 7-25 with an artists’ reception on Thursday, April 10 from 4-6 p.m.

Ernzen, a Visual Arts major, will exhibit paintings, prints, and sculpture, while the other students, all Computer Graphic Design majors, will display digital work including photos and work done with programs such as Photoshop and In-Design.

Artwork by area elementary school children will be on display in the Gallery on April 30. The works were produced by the children at Ashford through a fine arts grant.

The Cortona Gallery, located on the second floor of the University’s Clare Hall, 400 N. Bluff Blvd., is named for Sister Cortona Phelan, OSF, former president of Mount St. Clare College and former president of the Sisters of St. Francis. She influenced the quality of education at the College through her teaching of American history and her love of the arts for many years. She also served as MSC Academy Principal and as Dean of Students at the College. The free art gallery is open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on weekdays and for private showings by appointment. For further information, interested persons can call 563-242-4023.

Founded in 1918, Ashford University® is a coeducational institution regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, with programs in education, business, accounting, criminal and social justice, computer animation and graphic design, and other areas. The University offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as a range of student activities and athletics, at its Clinton campus. Online degree programs are available in education, organizational management, business administration, psychology, health care administration, criminal justice and social science. The University is known for its high quality yet highly affordable on-campus and online programs, with tuition fees among the lowest in the U.S. compared to other private institutions. Its tagline is: “Higher Education Made Affordable”SM. For more information, please visit Ashford University.

by  Editor, theCity1.com
April 3, 2008