WU Fine Arts Hosts Student Art Exhibition

The Waynesburg University Department of Fine Arts hosted a gallery student show in the Benedum Fine Arts Gallery. The opening reception was held April 17 from 5:30 to 7:30pm.

“This show [featured] work made by University students currently enrolled in visual arts classes,” Emily Wiedner, associate professor of fine arts, said. “These classes are Ceramics, Jewelry and Metals, Watercolor, Drawing, Art in Elementary School and Digital Art.”

This annual exhibition presents an opportunity for both the students who made the pieces and the students coming to see them.

“This show provides a full-circle experience for students on what it feels like to be an artist, from the making of the work to exhibiting it,” Wiedner said. “It’s also an opportunity to share with the rest of campus what our students have been working on all semester.”

The student art show ran from Monday, April 17, through Friday, April 28.

Each manuscript is connected to its own story. Through the prose, “Floating Girl (Angel of War)” expresses anger surrounding the effects of war on children, while “The Appalachian Archive” and “Broken” embody a sense of awe.

In “Broken,” that sense of awe is illustrated through the old man’s poems written to God.

“That is the inspiration—feeling God’s presence, being moved to awe and responding in words,” explained Dr. Randolph on what inspired him to write his most recent published book. “The poems are written, let’s say, from inside the poet’s heart and everyday experiences, to God.”

For those interested in pursuing a degree in creative writing and publishing their own written works, Dr. Randolph suggests becoming immersed in the craft through reading and writing.

“I would advise anyone interested in creative writing to write and write more, not to stop, and to read and read more,” added Dr. Randolph. “It is ok to write from the heart. It is also ok to learn from other writers about the craft.”

In addition to publishing three poetry manuscripts, Dr. Randolph’s work has been published in nearly 40 journals worldwide throughout his academic career. He was a Fulbright Teaching Scholar in both Finland and Greece. For over 12 years, he was also a Commissioned Ruling Elder for the Greensboro Presbyterian Church.

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