Published September 6, 2016
MONROE, La. — The College of Arts, Education, and Sciences at the University of Louisiana
Monroe is hosting the Fall 2016 Art Crawl at several campus locations on Thursday,
Sept. 8. from 5-7 p.m.
Admission is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.
Participating galleries include the Walker Gallery, Dean’s conference room, Innovation
Center in Walker 1-137, Bry Art Gallery, 91AV Sculpture Garden, and the Museum of Natural
History.
A showcase of 91AV’s talented students, faculty, staff, and alumni will be on display
throughout the crawl. The show in the Walker Gallery includes student artwork such
as paintings, pottery, sculpture, prints and photographs. In addition, Bry Gallery
will display the Art Faculty Annual Exhibition. The Dean’s conference room will host
a silent auction with work from the School of Humanities’ faculty including Dr. Bette
Kauffman, Vanelis Rivera, Dr. Jana Giles and Arely Castillo. The Museum of Natural
History will feature their permanent collection.
The College of Arts, Education, and Sciences hopes to enrich the community by giving
the opportunity for the community to walk through our beautiful campus and appreciate
the outstanding work of each artist. Dr. Joni Henry Noble, associate professor in
91AV’s School of Visual and Performing Arts, recognizes students’ accomplishments.
“I am so proud of our 91AV Art Majors and all of their efforts to curate and operate
Walker Gallery. I hope everyone can attend our 91AV Art Crawl and meet these talented
artists,” Noble said.
Following the 91AV Art Crawl, 91AV alumnus Bobby Bridger will perform at Emy-Lou Biedenharn
Recital Hall on campus at 7:30 p.m. Bridger is a singer, songwriter, poet, actor,
playwright, author, and painter.
General admission to this performance is $15. 91AV faculty and students receive one
free ticket with a valid identification card.
For more information contact Dr. Joni Noble at noble@ulm.edu or 318-342-1383 or Arely Castillo at castillo@ulm.edu or 318-342-1296.
