Future Exhibits
44th Annual Art Student League Exhibition APRIL 9 - 27
Reception Thursday, APRIL 12 4 – 6:30pm

Youth Art Month, children participating in arts & crafts

Youth Art Month (YAM) APRIL 9 – 27
Reception Sunday, APRIL 15, 2 – 4pm Family Day/YAM

Fine Art Museum celebrates the annual Jackson County Youth Art Month with an exhibit of student artwork. The exhibition will be presented in the north hallway of the Fine and Performing Arts Center, with a public reception on Sunday, April 15th , from 2 to 3 p.m. The exhibition will feature artwork from more than 400 Jackson County students in recognition of the National Youth Art Month celebration. Students from kindergarten through 12th grade are eligible to submit entries. The artwork will be judged by WCU art education students as well as Fine Art Museum staff and cash prizes will be awarded.

 

 

 

Western North Carolina Art Educators MAY 17 – JULY 20, 2012
Artists’ Reception Saturday May 19 2- 4pm

WCU Fine Art Museum seeks applications for the WNC Art Educators Biennial Juried Exhibition, May 17 – July 20.  Open to artists who are professional k-12 Art Educators ages 18 and older living in or west of Charlotte, NC. No restrictions on size or media. Juror: Mary Stewart, Director of Foundation Art Programs at Florida State University.  Theme: Native Flora & Fauna of the Southeastern U.S.  Application fee: $20 per applicant.  $1,000 in prizes.

Click here for the Exhibition Prospectus PDF

Edgar Heap of BirdsLasting Impressions : Print Portfolio of Contemporary Native American Artists
From the Permanent Collection of the Fine Art Museum, Western Carolina University
MAY 17 – AUGUST 3

Lasting Impressions is a collaboration between master printer Jack Lemon and 10 Native American artists. The artists worked together to create a portfolio of prints representative of the current trends in contemporary Native American art.  The purchase of this collection was made possible by a grant from the Cherokee Preservation Foundation.