'ARTrageous' opens at SUNY Orange gallery, showcases student, faculty works

Middletown — Believe it or not, Spring is officially here and its the season of rebirth.
So, that means it's time for the annual SUNY Orange student and faculty art show.
This year marks the 14th consecutive year of the annual show.
Entitled "ARTrageous," the exhibit collectively celebrates the expansive array of creative visual arts at SUNY Orange.
Artworks are varied and include drawing, painting, two dimensional and three dimensional design, comic book illustration, collages of mixed media, computer graphics, photography both traditional and digital, as well as works in new media.
The student artists best express their talents by sharing their artworks with the college and the community-at-large. In so doing, they demonstrate the multi-faceted course offerings at the college.
The faculty section of the show testifies to the diversity in skills, technique, interests of, and media used by these working artists.
The exhibit will have nearly 300 works is on display in Orange Hall Gallery from April 2 until 30. Student works are displayed on the main floor and faculty artworks are exhibited in the Loft.
If you goAt the opening reception, which is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, music students will showcase their talents during solo and in small ensembles performances.
The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
Gallery hoursGallery hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays. In addition, the gallery is open during April performances in the William and Helen Richards Theatre in Orange Hall, Fridays April 6 and 13, until 9 p.m., Saturdays, April 7, 14, and 21 from 7, to 9:30 p.m., and Sundays, April 8 and 15, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
The presentation of the exhibit is a combined effort of the professors and staff of the Arts and Communication Department in cooperation with Cultural Affairs.
For informationQuestions may be directed to 845-341-4891 or cultural@sunyorange.edu.
Go to the website at www.sunyorange.edu/culturalaffairs.
Orange Hall is located at the corner of Wawayanda and Grandview avenues (GPS: 24 Grandview Ave) on the Middletown campus of SUNY Orange.