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An exhibit on display through July 31 at the University of Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµAPP – Fort Smith will feature pastel paintings by local artist Judy Howard, with a reception set for early May.
The exhibit, titled “Quiet Places Along the Way,â€� features paintings depicting natural landscapes, most of which portray scenes in northwest Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµAPP. A reception will be held from 5-6 p.m. May 10 in the Reynolds Room hallway of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, located at 800 N. 49th Street.
“I like to study what I call the quiet places — a field along an old highway, the edge of a pond, an old gravel road, a small creek — scenes that most people drive by and don’t notice much,� Howard’s artist statement states. “Landscapes can transport the viewer to new places or evoke memories of places already visited, and they often have a calming, refreshing effect.�
A Fort Smith native, Howard taught art at Van Buren Junior High School before working as a publications artist at UAFS when it was Westark Community College. In 1997, she and her husband moved to Fayetteville, where she served as a graphic designer and project manager for the Division of Agriculture at the University of Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµAPP at Fayetteville for 18 years before retiring.
She is a member of the Ozark Pastel Society, Artists of Northwest Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµAPP, and Plein Air Painters of the Ozarks.
Exhibit hours are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Fridays. For more information about the exhibit, contact the UAFS Box Office at 479-788-7300. The exhibit is sponsored by the Chancellor’s Coalition for the Visual Arts.
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