Michael Bosch poses next to his painting of a Corvallis frat house that displays the word "RAPE" in Greek style letters.
"Whenever the spring semester rolls around, I get so excited. I get to see the fantastic work of student artist," said Anne Magratten, Gallery Mentor.
Art students, faculty, and guests gathered to partake in the Juried Art Student Show award ceremony on Friday afternoon. The gallery features art from current or recent LBCC students with a wide range of style, mediums, and content.
Local artists, art groups, and school officials and faculty awarded students with different types of prizes. The President's Purchase Award is an award in which the president of LBCC chooses one piece to purchase and keep in LBCC's permanent collection, and is used for artistic resource. President Greg Hamann couldn't pick just one this year so he chose two.
"One of the things I find is I always learn something when I do this. It challenges my definition of art when choosing a piece. You enrich our lives," said Hamann. Sin Melendez and the Commuter's very own Angela Scott were honored with the award this year.
People viewing the gallery during the weeks prior to the event had the opportunity to partake by voting on which piece they liked best for the People's Choice Award. This was awarded to Michael Bosch's Frat House painting which featured bold red greek style letters spelling out "RAPE" on a monochromatic Corvallis frat house.
The event wrapped up with Magratten announcing the Student Gallery Coordinators for next year. Michael Bosch will be spending a second year as a Student Gallery Coordinator, and James-Harley Parr will be taking Sin Melendez's place to work alongside Bosch.
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