Michael Mallard, chair of Union's art department, said the senior art exhibit gives students professional experience as well as a chance to display their work. The purpose of the senior art exhibit is to show a student's body of work from the time they started at Union until now. It also gives them professional experience in exhibiting their work and the logistics that go into putting on an art exhibit. Mallard also said each of the seniors must write about the work and defend their pieces in an oral interview, as well as preparing a packet of information they will use when applying for jobs and graduate school. The Union University Art Gallery is open to the public from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Admission is free.