Eating Elephants —the annual Northern Oklahoma College student art exhibition is on display through May 9 in the Eleanor Hays Art Gallery in the Kinzer Performing Arts Center at NOC Tonkawa.Visual art students Drew Dollarhide, Mikaila Kraus, Mariah Roebuck, Jayden Ryan and Amy Smith planned and organized the exhibit as part of the requirements for a credited Portfolio/Gallery Seminar at NOC. Eating Elephants highlights the original art of these five artists along with works of other students enrolled in visual art and digital imaging classes during the 2022-2023 academic year.A reception honoring all students is scheduled from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday, April 29 in the art gallery. The exhibition and reception with refreshments is free and open to the public, and Kraus adds “please come sit at our table and take a bite out of the elephant we have made!”Regular gallery hours are noon - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and during events in the KPAC. The exhibit will also be open following NOC commencement Saturday, May 6.Under the guidance of Audrey Schmitz, gallery director and art instructor, Dollarhide, Kraus, Roebuck, Ryan and Smith gained experience in developing the infrastructure of the exhibit, including choosing the show title and collaborating with NOC graphic designer Paige Larson on the poster design.With over 175 works on display, visitors will find watercolor, acrylic and oil paintings; sculptures; pastel, pencil, charcoal and ink drawings; pottery and ceramic forms; digital media; masks; bas relief tiles and mixed media works. Select items are available for purchase.
