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Senior thesis exhibitions
on display at Melvin Gallery

LAKELAND, Fla. (March 26, 2002) - Florida Southern College's art department presents its Senior Thesis Exhibitions in the Melvin Gallery beginning April 9 and running through April 26. This year, the art department will present two exhibits, dividing the displays between the works of the graphic design students and the painting and drawing students.

The graphic design students will display their works from April 9-15, with an opening night reception at 7 p.m. The juried exhibit will include examples of both print and web design work (computers will be set up in the gallery).

The exhibit of studio art majors will begin April 16 and run through April 26. Leslie Lerner, Chair of the Painting Department of the Ringling School of Art will jury this show on opening night and will choose the recipients of the John R. Reuter Art Awards. John Reuter, a former English professor at the college, has provided for $1,000 in annual awards for graduating studio art students. The awards will be announced at 8 p.m.

The Melvin Gallery is open weekdays from 1 to 4 p.m. and before and during intermissions of most FSC Festival of Fine Arts performances. Admission is free.

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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