Art Event To Give Peek-and-Purchase Advantage

April 06, 2022

Close to 100 pieces of student art will be on display and available for purchase during this year’s juried art show at Wayne Community College on the morning of Friday, April 8.

*Student artist Reese Brown’s painting of a bear will be on display in the juried art show.*

The first-view event will be held from 10 a.m.-noon. For $10, patrons can view juried original art and meet the artists who created the pieces. The first hour of the event is for viewing only, appropriate for deciding which pieces to buy, organizers say. Art can be purchased after 11 a.m.

The location for the juried show is the Student Lounge in the Wayne Learning Center (building with flags in front) on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro.

All proceeds from the sale will go to the Foundation of Wayne Community College’s Fine Arts Fund which provides scholarships and enrichment activities.

The show’s judges are WCC Information Systems Technology Department Chair Glenn Royster and Wayne County Art Teachers and Wayne County Arts Council Board of Directors Members Donna Amos and Anna Hinson. They will award first through third prizes. There will also be the People’s Choice Award.

The juried pieces will be joined by others created by WCC Drawing, Painting, and Design students to form an exhibition in the Atrium of the Wayne Learning Center from April 25 to 29.

The pinnacle of the event is the Spring Fine Arts Festival, set for 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 28 in the Atrium of the Wayne Learning Center. The winning pieces from the juried show will be announced. The remaining original art and prints of past student works can also be purchased that evening.

The festival is free and open to the public.

For more information about the event or the art program at Wayne Community College, contact Angie Waller at 919-739-6843 or arwaller@www.waynecc.edu.

Wayne Community College encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. Anyone who anticipates needing accommodation or has questions about access can contact the college’s disability counselor at 919-739-6729. Please allow sufficient time to arrange accommodation.

Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 10,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 165 college credit programs. WCC’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.