By KRISTEN KIRTLEY
Assistant Editor
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Wisdom Family Foundation Visual Arts Program had several events going on this week.
The Art Society’s Annual Student Art Show began on Monday in the library on campus and will end at the end of March.
On Wednesday, representatives from the University of Oklahoma’s Art Program visited for an artist’s demonstration and talk at the Science Amphitheatre.
The event was open to both the campus and the public.
Following the talk and demonstration, another demonstration took place for glass slumping technique at 6:55 p.m. in Room 325 Jesse Dunn Annex during the Fundamentals of 3D and Sculpture class.
This event was also open to both the campus and the public.
Glass slumping is a technique where you shape the glass over a mold and it is formed in a kiln.
The mold can be ceramic, sand or metal.
Leticia Bajuyo, assistant professor of sculpture in the School of Visual Arts at OU, and Emma Moorman, who is currently earning her master of fine art in sculpture, led the demonstration.
Although Bajuyo now resides in Oklahoma, she is originally from Metropolis, a town that is located on the border of Illinois and Kentucky.
Moorman is originally from Fort Worth, Texas, and has already earned a bachelor of science in visualization with a focus in 3D animation and graphic design.
An art exhibit that will be displaying a variety of work from OU artists will begin on today and be available for viewing until April 5.
The exhibit will take place in the new gallery space for the Visual Arts Program.
A reception will also take place today, outside of the new gallery space, which is located in room 218 of Jesse Dunn.
The reception will begin at 5 p.m., and the exhibit will be open for viewing from Monday-Thursday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. until April 5.
“It’s great to have the opportunity to interact with artists of Oklahoma and around the United States,” said Thomas Cornell, assistant professor of visual arts in the Department of Fine Arts at NWOSU.
Cornell said one of the goals for the Visual Arts Program is to give students the opportunity to meet a variety of artists from different places around the nation. This first show, he said, is a great first step in the process for introducing more art to campus.
