JURIED STUDENT ART EXHIBITION, NORMAN AKERS EXHIBITION & TIM DOYLE VISITING ARTIST TO START APRIL 4TH AS PART OF MESSIAH FESTIVAL

LINDSBORG, KAN., March 28, 2022 – This year’s annual Messiah Juried Student Art Exhibition will take place from April 4-18, with an awards reception on Palm Sunday, April 10 at 2 pm in Mingenback Art Center on the campus of Bethany College. This year will also feature a hallway exhibition by Osage artist Norman Akers from the University of Kansas. The gallery is open 9 am-5 pm on weekdays and on Palm Sunday and Easter weekends. 

Visiting artist Tim Doyle is a Los Angeles-based sculptor whose work can be seen throughout Southern California. He will speak about his artwork at 1 pm on Thursday, April 7 in Mingenback and lead a workshop for high school art teachers on Friday, April 8 from 1-4 pm. 

The Juried Student Art Exhibition is part of the Messiah Festival of the Arts, the celebration of sacred music, theatre, and art at Bethany College.  Every year since 1882, the Bethany Oratorio Society has presented Messiah at the college. The society has performed Messiah across the plains, in Carnegie Hall, and on national television. 

For a full listing of special events and exhibits during the Messiah Festival of the Arts, visit www.messiahfestival.org. 

Bethany College, established by Swedish Lutheran immigrants in 1881, is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The mission of Bethany College is to educate, develop, and challenge individuals to reach for truth and excellence as they lead lives of faith, learning, and service. At Bethany, students join a community of dedicated educators and caring mentors who walk alongside them as they discover, explore, and navigate the path to their purpose. Bethany College is on the Web at www.bethanylb.edu and is located in Lindsborg, Kansas, the fine arts and crafts capital of the state. 

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