This semester's Student Art Show displayed a diverse spread of work, created by the just as diverse students of UAF.  Talent was shown in all sorts of mediums, from traditional arts of painting and drawing to the closer-to-home Alaskan Native arts, such as woodcarving and beadwork. The number of different mediums and variety within the mediums was truly remarkable, considering the limited resources of the University.

The walls of the gallery were covered mainly with paintings with some carvings, etchings, and prints making an appearance as well.  Two of Valerie Cline's paintings that were not included in her B.F.A. thesis show that inhabited the gallery the last few weeks, made an appearance.

Sprouting up across the gallery floor were large metal sculptures, ranging from the abstract to the practical. A wooden bench pressed up against a wall of prints and paintings looked just like a comfortable place to sit until you noticed the intricately carved metal back. 

The artworks were not just limited to the confines of the gallery.  The pieces spilled out from the gallery, flowing out towards the Great Hall and along the display cases lining the hall outside the Art Office.

Between the Art Department and the Great Hall was a display case filled with ceramic pieces of varying uses and colors, from a brilliant blue eating set with matching chopsticks to a natural aged-looking brown vessel.

Along the side of the Art Office door, jewelry of all types and sizes was laid out. The earrings, pendants, rings and necklaces shined with detail begging to be inspected with a closer eye. On the opposite wall, running the length of the hallway, display cases sit full of drawings, prints and a few paintings. Prints and etchings seemed to be the main focus here.  Lining the bottom of some of the display cases were metal sculptures and castings, including an interesting cast of what appeared to be two Styrofoam cups balanced together.

The lighting in the gallery and the layout of the pieces throughout the gallery and the display cases kept your eyes and body moving, trying to capture all the different items, while at the same time inviting you in closer to take a more detailed look.

The Student Art Show is going on now in the Art Gallery adjacent to the Great Hall.  The show will end on Dec. 16.

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