Sonoma State's Department of Art and Art History's First Annual Open House will be held from 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 21 in conjunction with Seawolf Day.
The department is eager to welcome community members, art supporters and students, as well as anyone curious about the work being created in the campus art world.
A wide array of special activities will be held throughout the afternoon including guided department tours with students and alumni, as well as student exhibitions.
Studios will be open to observe and speak with artists at work and ceramics students will put on a fashion show.
Art history students will give presentations on their current research and demonstrations in printmaking. Ceramic students offer visitors a first-hand experience with faculty.
The highlight of the open house will be a guided lecture of the exhibition "Migration|Immigration" with Chinese-born artist Hung Lui at 2 p.m. in the Art Gallery with a reception to follow.
For thirty years, Sonoma State's Department of Art and Art History has been the hub of visual art on campus and in Sonoma County.
"As a center of creativity and experimentation the department provides students with the foundation for a lifetime of visual arts study and presence," says Department Chair Stephen Galloway.
"Our majors offer in-depth education in the technique, concept and history of art."
Free parking in Lot A adjacent to the Department is available throughout the event.
Visit the website for additional information on department events throughout the school year.
For more information, contact: Stephen Galloway, Department Chair, www.sonoma.edu/art, (707) 664-3046, or stephen.galloway@sonoma.edu.
The Office of Admissions and Student Recruitment hosts Seawolf Day as an open-house for all freshmen and transfer applicants. Approximately 4,000 visitors are expected to tour the campus on March 21.
ABOVE, painting studio in Art Department will be part of tour on Saturday.
