Official Press Release

Student Art Exhibition At The FrameUp Gallery on the Square
The Big Five and The Big Apple

On August 28th, works of digital photography and drawing created by University of Mississippi students will be exhibited at the FrameUp Gallery. The exhibition will feature the work created during two different Studio Art on Location courses in New York and Tanzania.

Draw! New York, taught by Lou Haney, Assistant Professor of Art and the Foundations Coordinator, focused on New York City as their subject. Using city sites from which to draw such as Central Park, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Greek and Roman sculpture at the Metropolitan Museum and architecture like the Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan students explored all the city had to offer. Students also experienced contemporary and modern art through visits to the Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney, and Brooklyn Museum of Art. To get a sneak peek of their experiences while in New York check out their blog site at http://www.drawnewyork.blogspot.com/.

Digital Photography on Safari was taught by Assistant Professor of Art Brooke White and focused digital travel photography in Tanzania. During their ten days of travel, the Olé Miss safari group visited five game parks including, Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park, Lake Eyasi and Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater. The group saw and photographed many native animals, including all of the Big Five, which include lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. In addition to seeing many animals unique to this region, the class spent a day with the Hadzabe tribe learning about their culture and enjoying songs. Students also learned about the cultural and ecological history of the host country, and had the opportunity to dance with the Masaai. Over the ten-day class, each student was asked to create a digital portfolio that reflected his or her own personal expression. Their results will be featured at this exhibition. To get a seek peek of one students’ work check out their blog site at: http://www.lunartwilyght.blogspot.com/

All are invited to the exhibition’s opening reception of The Big Five and The Big Apple on Friday August, 28th from 5-7pm, food and refreshments will be available. Come see what Tanzania and New York City look like through the eyes of twelve OleMiss students. This exhibition runs through September 8th and is open daily from 9am to 5pm.

BONUS: Two works created by Professor Lou Haney and Professor Brooke White will be raffled off that evening to raise money for the Student Art Association. Cash and check accepted