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22nd annual Art Around Town exhibit will begin March 21

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Art Exhibit | Pexels by Matheus Viana

Art Exhibit | Pexels by Matheus Viana

Artwork by area elementary students will take the spotlight during the annual Art Around Town exhibit.

The event is set for March 21-29 on the mezzanine at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St., in West Plains.

It is co-sponsored by Missouri State University-West Plains’ University/Community Programs (U/CP) Department and the West Plains Council on the Arts.

This free event, in its 22nd year, will feature two- and three-dimensional pieces by children in grades kindergarten through eighth.

The artists will represent the following school districts:

  • Dora
  • Fairview
  • Glenwood
  • Howell Valley
  • Junction Hill
  • Koshkonong
  • Mountain View/Birch Tree
  • Richards
  • Thayer
  • West Plains
  • Willow Springs
Each school can display up to 30 pieces of artwork in the exhibit, organizers said.

Awards ceremony scheduled

The exhibition also will include an awards ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 26, in the civic center theater. A reception will follow on the mezzanine level for art-viewing. The works will be juried by artists from the region, organizers said.Area residents are invited to view the pieces during regular civic center hours, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.For more information about Art Around Town, call the U/CP Department at 417-255-7966 or visit the U/CP Theater and Events website.

Original source can be found here.

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