Art Alley @ Pybus

WVC Student Artists Exhibition at Pybus

Art Alley at Pybus

February 2—27, 2024

First Friday Artists’ Reception, Friday, February 2, 5:00—7:00

The WVC Art Department is honored to take over Pybus Art Alley for February to share works by some of the talented students taking our art classes. These pieces represent a glimpse into the range of media being explored in the Music and Art Center, and the breadth of student types and interests studying with us. Here, they are all growing and learning disciplines and skills that can help them to make compelling artistic expressions of their ideas and perspectives.

The MAC provides tremendous facilities, practicing professional teaching artists, and a nurturing atmosphere for development of skills and creativity. We offer instruction in a full complement of media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, design, illustration, digital design, graphic design, and art history.

Our studios are dynamic places open to a wide variety of student interests, from those simply looking to gain Humanities credits toward their associate degrees in another field, to those planning to go on to an advanced art degree or career, to local fine artists looking to further develop their already substantial practices. It is not uncommon to find 18-year-old Running Start students working alongside senior citizens from Continuing Education, all growing in their own ways, and benefitting from one another’s perspectives and influences.

Here are a few highlights from among the current WVC student-artists whose work will be on display at Pybus Art Alley:

• Eden D’Atre and Annika Ross are Running Start students, most likely going on to degrees and professions other than art. In Painting 1 class they learned about color mixing, painting techniques, and created some outstanding final projects.
• Aislyn Ross is a talented artist and writer who has taken several classes as a Running Start student in the art department. She looks to graduate from high school and WVC in the spring, and then study art at a university next year.
• Joanna Lavaun will probably end up taking nearly every class we have to offer in the art department, soaking up as much experience as possible and developing an impressive portfolio, before going on to a significant art program elsewhere.
• Carly Feddersen and Sue Edick are accomplished artists who have returned to continue their growth and professional development as non-traditional students in several of our classes, including Printmaking, Illustration, and Advanced Painting.