Rowan College At Burlington County Student Art Exhibit Opens Friday

A total of 52 Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) student artists will showcase their talent and creativity in art and design in a new exhibit that opens this week. Over 120 works of art including photography, drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media, jewelry and graphic design, will be featured during the college’s 18th annual Student Art and Design Exhibition. The exhibition opens on Friday, May 5, at the college’s Enterprise Center on the Mount Laurel campus.

The free opening reception will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The exhibit will then be on display through June 23. The exhibit was coordinated by Jessica Kane, Jeff Bailey, Tiffany Ruocco, Lila Ingui and Jayne Yantz.

Following the opening reception, Rowan College at Burlington County’s Lamplight Players will perform “Godspell 2012” at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. General admission is $15. Tickets for students with a valid ID are $10. To purchase tickets, visit rcbc.edu/theatre/tickets.

The Student Art Gallery is part of the college’s overall transformation plan to create a more modernized campus experience. The plan calls for the college to create an impressive arts presence in Mount Holly by moving the gallery to the front of the college’s Mount Holly Center to improve foot traffic and the streetscape, and moving the fine arts studio, graphic design and fashion design programs to Mount Holly to join the existing culinary arts program.

The attached image was provided by Rowan College at Burlington County. It depicts Rachelle Sher, a graphics design student from Palmyra, hanging her piece 287, which she created in partnership with Tyler Mieczkowski.

“Although very relevant to all of the sad deaths that have occurred recently, it was very relevant when I grew up in the ‘60s,” Sher said of the piece’s focus on addiction. “It’s affected my life through loved ones who are still with us and sober for 14 years."