Coos Art Museum invites you to attend the opening reception for its 2014 Biennial Student Art Exhibit and Vision 2014 High School Art Competition, Friday March 2 from 3 to 5 pm. After 5, Museum doors will remain open until 7:30 pm to accommodate the March Wine Walk and all visitors are welcome to view the galleries. This every other year Student Art Exhibit features artworks created by students, preschool through 12, from Coos, Curry, and Western Douglas counties from March 7 through April 12. The exhibition is being held in the Maggie Karl and Perkins Galleries on the first floor of the Museum. The exhibition, like the reception, is open to the public and is free of charge. The last Biennial Student Art Exhibit was an extraordinary experience with 1,051 works on display representing 22 regional schools. Both the numbers and the quality of works were impressive. This exhibition is sponsored in part by grants from the Coquille Tribal Community Fund, Coos County Cultural Coalition and The Autzen Foundation. Come and be prepared to be amazed by the works produced by our young local artists. Also from March 7 through April 12 the Museum will be exhibiting VISION 2014, its annual high school art competition underwritten by Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation. Coastal high schools as well as high schools in Douglas, Josephine and Jackson counties have submitted entries. Best of Show, 1st and 2nd place winners will receive both cash purchase awards and a two year tuition waiver to attend Southwestern. First through forth places, for each grade level, will receive cash awards. The exhibition is on the upper floor of the Museum, is open to the public, and is free of charge. For more information on VISION 2014 or on Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation, log onto www.socc.edu/foundation, email: foudation@socc.edu.
