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I'm in my second year as the College Recruitment Officer, and it's gratifying to see so many of the people I helped get started here in classes and moving toward brighter futures. I'm a true education advocate, having earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of New Mexico and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Utah. I've also worked in public relations and as a newspaper reporter and a librarian.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Art for art's sake

Wall Jewelry No. 37 and No. 38 by Janet McIntyreThe campus hosted its first art gallery reception of the season last night, and it unexpectedly offered a lesson in contrasts that was kind of delightful.
Several very dignified members of the Lake Havasu City Art Guild, of which our guest artist Janet McIntyre is a member, mingled in the gallery with a couple dozen clay-smeared - and very hungry - students from instructor Alan Hall's ceramics class.
The best part was that it appear everyone had a pretty good time. Janet herself seemed to enjoy talking about her installation, "Wall Jewelry, with her art guild friends, who said they hadn't seen anything like it come out of Janet's studio before.
She also seemed fascinated by watching the reactions of the art students, who appeared to range in age from 18 to 60, and was pleased to chat one-on-one with those who sought her insights.
Part of the mission of the campus' gallery is to offer cultural enrichment to the community at large. Still, there's no doubt the gallery is really for students like Alan's to expand, twist and stimulate their developing artistic muscles.
I'm really looking forward to the next exhibit, a show of the ceramics created by these very students. That's coming in October.
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