By Jayson Larson/TVCC Public Information Officer
Trinity Valley Community College is preparing for its annual Spring Art Show, and this year’s event will include a call to the community to participate in a special cause.
The Spring Art Show will be held Thursday, April 24, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the first floor of the Administration Building on the Athens campus (100 Cardinal Drive). The show puts on display some of the works of art created by students during the spring term.
This year’s show will include a silent auction featuring a 36×40 abstract painting creating by the TVCC Painting I class and art instructor Sue Lynn Trent. All proceeds from the auction will go toward defraying the medical expenses of TVCC student Sasha Madsen. Madsen, 27, was recently diagnosed with acute leukemia and is trying to raise money for treatment at MD Anderson in Houston.
“This will be a very special show for me since it will be my last one as a full-time instructor at TVCC,” Trent said. “The students have worked very hard this semester and have produced some amazing art. Please come by and have some cookies, punch and inspiration.”
There will also be a special exhibit that corresponds to the college’s “Read Through The Valley” project. RTTV is a book club that chooses a book each year to read and discuss as a group. This year’s book was “The Hunger Games,” and the Spring Art Show will feature a “Hunger Games Game Show” beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium.
For more information on the Spring Art Show, contact Trent at 903-675-2655 or visit www.tvcc.edu/art for more information about the college’s art program.