Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition Set for April 3-17 at Lyon College Kresge Gallery; Reception is April 10
BATESVILLE, Arkansas – Lyon College will showcase the artistic achievements of its students during the annual juried student art exhibition, set for April 3-17 in the Kresge Gallery in the Alphin Building on the Lyon College campus, 2300 Highland Rd., Batesville.
A reception honoring the selected student artists and award recipients will be held Thursday, April 10, from 5-6:30 p.m., with the awards presentation at 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
The exhibition features 20 artworks by 14 students. It highlights a diverse array of pieces created over the past academic year and provides students with the opportunity to participate in a professional exhibition. A qualified juror selects the artwork and determines artistic merit awards, including the prestigious Presidential Purchase Award.
“The annual student exhibition is an exciting opportunity for our students to showcase their talents and gain real-world experience in the professional art world,” said Carly Dahl, Kresge Gallery interim director at Lyon College. “We are proud to celebrate their creativity and hard work.”
This year’s exhibition will be curated by professional artist Aneesah Rahman, programs director and director of curation at the Arts & Science Center in Pine Bluff. A Little Rock-based artist, Rahman has been creating art for most of her life. She holds both undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Rahman is currently represented at The ARTSpace on Main in Pine Bluff and Art DeCentrale in Springdale. Her work has been exhibited throughout Arkansas, including at Brandon House Cultural and Performing Arts Center and INTERFORM. A former art teacher at Mohammed Schools in Little Rock, she has been featured in multiple publications, including the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, The Idle Class Magazine, and Women United ART Movement Magazine.
For more information, contact Carly Dahl at Carly.Dahl@Lyon.edu.
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Lyon College will showcase the artistic achievements of its students during the annual juried student art exhibition, set for April 3-17 in the Kresge Gallery in the Alphin Building on the Lyon College campus, 2300 Highland Rd., Batesville.
Cathy Drew is a lifelong resident of the region that she loves to promote. She was born in downtown Batesville in the late ’60s, located in one of the eight counties she now enjoys encouraging people to visit.
Drew became associated with the Ozark Gateway Region in 1990 while working at the ad agency (The Media Market Inc.). The agency handled marketing for the regional association, where she and her co-workers produced an annual tabloid publication. She began working as the Ozark Gateway Region director in June 2000.
After Drew became director, she took the region to the next level by helping the tourism organization create a new website and moved it from the old newspaper paper tabloid publication to a color magazine format. She helped open a visitor center for the Ozark Gateway, allowing visitors to pick up information from the entire state 24/7. Over the years, Drew has helped the organization meet new marketing goals, such as in- and out-of-state marketing, assuring that all 100,000 copies of their magazines are distributed each year.
In 2016, she assisted in creating the first Ozark Gateway Region Golf Classic. The tournament continues to grow each year, allowing the organization to expand its co-op program and helping each county have dedicated promotion. Drew stays busy at Ozark Gateway as the ad sales manager, magazine editor, day-to-day office operations, trade show representative, and magazine distribution representative, all while ensuring that the region is represented all over Arkansas and southern Missouri.
Drew was featured in several local and statewide publications over the years, as well as the 1997 cover of the Ozark Gateway Region tabloid, along with her then 4-year-old son, Jon. She has received several awards, such as the Batesville Rotarian of the Year in 2010 and a three-time Paul Harris Fellow.
She also has served as an Independence County election commissioner for several years. She now serves as their co-election coordinator, helping with behind-the-scenes management of voting equipment, day-to-day election deadlines, and poll worker training.
Drew is Batesville Rotary Club Past President, and is the Rotary Clubs’ current membership chair.
In March of 2018, Drew was honored with induction into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame for her many years of dedicated service to the tourism industry.