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Venue exhibit features work from high school artists

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Venue artist and curator Gabe Colman said he does not usually accept photography in his exhibitions, but Friday’s Juried 2014 Emerging Artist Exhibit and Sale was an exception.

“I must say I was completely taken aback by all the student photos that were entered,” he said.

The Venue, Fine Art & Gifts staged an opening exhibition for promising students from Bloomington North and South High Schools as part of its local art competition.

The reception included a variety of media such as ceramics, computer graphics, wood chips and stained glass.

According to its website, thevenuebloomington.com, the Venue’s exhibition was titled and themed as the second annual exhibition of the sort.

“This is my first gallery opening of the new year, and it is a pleasure to support the Bloomington high schools’ art programs,” Colman said. “A lot of the hand-drawn pieces these students drew exhibit a great deal of emotion.”

Each of the hand-selected compositional pieces included subjects of life such as human figures, architecture, symbols and nature.

“All the artists a part of this exhibition range from freshmen to seniors,” Colman said.  

The exhibited pieces will be judged by Colman on Jan. 31, with a winner selected from each section of the gallery.

The winners will be rewarded with a cash prize sponsored by the Venue, Bloomington Water Color Society, Sorosis Club and the Bloomington North Rotary Club.

“Some of the pieces students chose to put on sale for anyone to purchase,” Colman said. “However, we are still waiting for a couple students to send in their price figures.”

The exhibit will be open for two weeks.

“These high school students certainly have a gift in the arts,” gallery viewer and Bloomington resident Gwendolyn Jenkins said. “I can certainly tell why they chose to display their work, with how adorning and thought-provoking the student artist appears to be.”

Follow reporter Anthony Broderick on Twitter @aebrodakirck.

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