Art Jubilee

ART JUBILEE is the biggest event of the year for the OPSU Art Dept. Bryan Test, David Elder, Yvonne Sangster, Larry Wiggins, and Brent Shoulders put in a lot of time and effort to make this event a success. And the Images art club members get involved too.

One of the highlights for me is the student art show. I love to see how creative these students can be. Here are a few examples from this year's show. I didn't necessarily pick the winners or the ones that I thought were the best; I picked the ones that would photograph best.

Art week at OPSU

Collin Rosebrook doing some serious welding during his metal sculpture demo.

Actually art goes on constantly at OPSU, but the second week of April the place really jumps. It is the time for ART JUBILEE. First of all guests are invited. This year the guest artists were Collin Rosebrook and Danny Gamble. They both did artist demos; pics to follow. High school students & teachers are invited; several hundred usually show up. The students attend demos, enter contests, make art, and see what a campus art dept. is like. Watch for the pics over the next few days.

Art Jubilee

OPSU was all abuzz with activity this week as the Art Jubilee took over the campus. High School students from a three state area (500 plus) arrived to be exposed to art demonstrated by a great faculty and guest artists. Workshops started on Tuesday with Carol Beesley from OU Norman showing students how to use oil sticks. Wednesday Alex & Mandy Gregory, ceramic artists from Amarillo, demonstrated: slab construction, wheel throwing and Raku firing.

There was art judging including the sidewalk chalk art (pics from last year's Jubilee) with prizes and certificates awarded. These kids have a rare opportunity to be exposed to a small campus with a talented and enthusiastic faculty. I hope they went home inspired.