FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The University of Saint Francis School of Creative Arts will hold its 43rd Annual High School Art Exhibition from Feb. 28 through March 20.
Artwork will be on display in the John P. Weatherhead Gallery in the Mimi and Ian Rolland Art and Visual Communication Center, located just off Leesburg Road on the USF campus, 2701 Spring St.
A reception will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 28, with an awards ceremony to follow at 7 p.m.
The exhibition features student work from high schools throughout Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois. Works are first juried by the students’ high school teachers to a selection of 10 works by each school, which are then judged by a regional artist at the School of Creative Arts. Cash awards are given to the top artists as selected by the exhibition judge.
Special thanks to award sponsors United Art and Education, Papier’s Creative Framing, Crestwoods Frame Shop and Gallery, and Northside Galleries and Custom Framing.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
For more information about exhibits and events, contact the School of Creative Arts at 260-399-8064.
The University of Saint Francis is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 70 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the School of Health Sciences, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership and School of Creative Arts. In addition to its traditional programs, USF designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. USF Downtown houses the university’s business and music technology programs while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis campus experience includes 16 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships, and is recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution. Approximately 2,200 students from a broad geographic region attend USF.