Student creations in HSL

by Genevieve Aulett guest writer

On Sunday. April 6, the student art exhibit opened with a reception in Holy Spirit library. The featured works ranged from portraits and sculptures to watercolor paintings and collages and were created by 20 undergraduate students. Thirty-one pieces filled the fine arts gallery in the librnry. However, only lO students came to the opening reception.

In addition, most of the students who attended the event had works featured in the exhibit.

Senior Tammy Smoll, an art administrator who organized the event said, "More fine arts professors should encourage their students to submit work for the show. If the student show is to continue, we need more participation and enthusiasm from the teachers and students."

Below: An acrylic painting, entitled "Broken Mirror,"by senior Carleen Rollo. This painting is currently on display in the Holy Spirit library.

Dr. Adeline Bethany, fine arts department chair, said she felt more teachers should support the art exhibit.

Most of the artwork on display was made by students with a major in art. However, some works were made by non-art majors. The majority of the pieces are available for sale. The artists ranged from first-year students to seniors.

First-year student Miguel Williams, one of the featured mtists, said he enjoys the art classes and the chance to display his works because it provides an opportunity for true hands-on experience.

To have a piece put on display in the student art exhibit, a student must have taken an art course at Cabrini during that academic year. The student art exhibit will be on display from now until Sunday, April 20 in the fine arts gallery on the second floor of the Holy Spirit library.