Student Art Exhibit Opens At Bucks County Community College

NEWTOWN, PA — The Arts and Communication Department at Bucks County Community College presents the 58th Annual Student Art Exhibition on view through Tuesday, May 9 in the Hicks Art Center.

The exhibition showcases work created by students in the Arts and Communication Department during fall 2022 and spring 2023. Medias include ceramics, digital media, drawing, film, fine woodworking, glass, graphic design, jewelry, music, painting, printmaking, photography, 2D design, 3D design, video, and web design.

Photo montage of works by students Lily Miles, Tina Pennypacker, Tony Patti, Julia Anthony, Satya Jacobs, Daniel Moyer, Emmie Kochanowicz, Crystal Grey and Arriana Saunders.

The public is invited to the exhibition reception, open studios, student art and craft sale, and the art scholarship and award ceremony on Sunday, April 30 from 1-4 p.m. The schedule and locations for April 30 are as follows:

• 58th Annual Student Exhibition Reception, 1 to 4 p.m. at the Hicks Art Center. At 2 p.m., an arts scholarship and award cemetery will be held.
• Student Art and Craft Sale, 1 to 4 p.m. in the 3-D Courtyard (weather permitting) or 3-D Arts 001.
• Open Studios, 1 to 4 p.m. in the Hicks Art Center. Ceramics Wheel-throwing and Hand-building, Room 001; Fine Woodworking, Room 130; Jewelry, Room 111; Photography, Rooms 118 & 120; Printmaking, Room 106; Sculpture, Foundry and Glass, 3-D Building.
• Glass Blowing Demonstration, 1 to 4 p.m., 3-D Arts Building 010. James Labold and students demonstrate Glassblowing techniques throughout the afternoon.
• Wood Turning Demonstration, 1 to 2 p.m. at the Hicks Art Center, Room 130. Janine Wang will show her expertise in the art of wood turning.
• Bronze Pour Demonstration, 3 p.m. at the 3-D Arts Building, Metal Foundry. Jon Burns guides a team of artists through the process of casting bronze sculpture.

For additional information, visit hicksgallery.bucks.edu or call 215-968-8425. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on the following Saturdays from 12 -4 p.m. during the exhibition: April 29 and May 6.

Hicks Art Center Gallery at Bucks County Community College provides a varied series of curated art exhibitions and related programming in support of the Arts & Communication Department and as an important educational and cultural resource for the community. The Gallery is located at 275 Swamp Road, Newtown 18940 in the Hicks Art Center on the Newtown campus of Bucks County Community College.