Mossey Library is honoring more than just the written art this week.
Its second annual art show is running through Sunday. The show consists of five pieces in oil, watercolor, and photography. Students and staff can vote on which pieces will be on display for the rest of the semester.
“It’s a different venue for the art to be showcased, and I think that it adds a pop of color,” Public Service Librarian Brenna Wade said.
The show began last year at the suggestion of student library staff.
“I’m glad they started it,” said junior Elyse Hutcheson, a student worker. “I think it’s a really cool thing to have.”
Hutcheson submitted her own piece to the show: an oil painting on canvas entitled “All Things Go.”
“I painted it in the Slayton Arboretum last semester, over the course of a few weeks, so the leaves changed a lot,” Hutcheson said. “I incorporated some of the older colors and the newer colors as I went through, so that was pretty fun.”
Hutcheson said having the show benefits campus artists.
“Usually a lot of the pieces will just be sitting,” she said. “You’re just leaving them in your portfolio for whenever you need them.”
But the show also benefits campus as a whole, too.
“It’s nice to think that you’re making a difference in someone’s life,” Hutcheson said, “that they’ve seen something you’ve created and have enjoyed looking at it.
Wade said she has: “It’s extra exposure for the students, and I personally really enjoy looking at it. I can see it from my office, and I think it adds a little bright spot.”