Corrected: Seven Marietta College students to exhibit at annual Senior Art Show starting April 21st

Artwork will remain on display in Hermann Fine Arts Center until May 7th

Please Note: Corrected reference to number of students in the art show from eight to seven.

Marietta, Ohio (04/11/2017) — Marietta College's Art Department is excited to present a group exhibition of new works created by artists and designers in the Class of 2017.

"Made," the Senior Art & Design Capstone Exhibition, will run from April 21st-May 7th in the Atrium Gallery on the third floor of the Hermann Fine Arts Center.

An opening reception will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, April 21st. The artists, designers and their professors will be present during the reception. Both the reception and exhibition are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are weekdays from 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

Seven Marietta College seniors will be featured in the show: Ashley Montgomery (Senecaville, Ohio), Jordi Light (Fayetteville, West Virginia), Caroline Sigmon (Hickory, North Carolina), Kat Watkins (Boardman, Ohio), Laken Lyon (Zanesville, Ohio), Cassie Wint (Wooster, Ohio) and Rachel McKown (Dungannon, Ohio).

Each student presents an individual exhibition based on the skills, interests and inspirations she has developed over the past four years. The exhibitions include a variety of mediums in both studio art and graphic design.

The Hermann Fine Arts Center is handicapped accessible. For more information: (740) 376-4688.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy begun in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers 45 majors and has been listed among Barron's Best Buys in College Education and Peterson's Competitive Colleges, and has been recognized as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com.

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